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EspañolU.S. ROUTE 78
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'U.S. Highway 78' is an east-west United States highway that runs for 715 miles (1,151 km) from Memphis, Tennessee, to Charleston, South Carolina. Between Memphis and Birmingham, Alabama, it is being upgraded to become Interstate 22.
The highway's western terminus is at Second Street (southbound State Route 14) in Memphis, Tennessee. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 17 in Charleston, South Carolina.
U.S. Highway 78 runs along Linden Avenue, Somerville Street,
E. H. Crump Boulevard, and Lamar Avenue through Memphis, Tennessee. Between Memphis and Tupelo, Mississippi, the highway is designated Elvis Presley Memorial Highway. In Tennessee, US 78 is also known as Pigeon Roost Road, and some aborted sections of the highway in Mississippi also claim this name.
This section of U.S. 78 is defined in Mississippi Code Annotated § 65-3-3. This section is completely controlled-access freeway from the Tennessee state line all the way to Jasper, Alabama which is not part of the mainline national freeway network, but is on its way of becoming Interstate 22 in the future.
U.S. 78 is paired throughout the state with State Route 4. Except for completed sections of Corridor X (Future I-22), State Route 4 is an unmarked route. As of July 2007, U.S. 78 is routed along Corridor X between the Mississippi state line and Jasper, a distance of 65 miles.
There is another short freeway portion east of Atlanta, leading from just inside (west of) I-285 (the Perimeter) eastward to the suburb of Stone Mountain, Georgia. This portion is named the Stone Mountain Freeway, and has an excellent view of Stone Mountain while traveling eastbound.
In western Alabama, the historical name of U.S. 78 is the Bankhead Highway. It is also known by this name in portions of Atlanta, and the Bankhead neighborhood takes its name from that stretch of road. Also, the old section of U.S. 78 (now MS-178) that runs through downtown New Albany, Mississippi is named as Bankhead Street.
There is a freeway portion of US 78 that begins from the Tennessee / Mississippi border near southeast Memphis and continues through Mississippi to Jasper, Alabama, and the freeway is under construction all the way to Birmingham, Alabama, where it will junction with Interstate 65 and U.S. Highway 31. Although there are major Interstate highways near this freeway's endpoints, it is a discrete segment of controlled-access freeway. This will change over the next few years as it is upgraded to become the new Interstate 22.
★ U.S. Routes 51, 61, 64, 70, 72, and 79 at Memphis, Tennessee
★ Interstate 240 at Memphis
★ U.S. Route 45 at Tupelo, Mississippi
★ U.S. Routes 43 and 278 at Hamilton, Alabama
★ Interstate 20/59 in Birmingham, Alabama near Birmingham-Southern College
★ Interstate 65 in Birmingham
★ U.S. Route 11 at Birmingham. The two routes share a mutliplex for four miles leading into Birmingham’s downtown
★ U.S. Routes 31 and 280 at Birmingham
★ Interstate 20 at Eden, Alabama. I-20 and U.S. 78 are multiplexed between Exit 153 and 156 Chula Vista, Alabama. I-20 and U.S. 78 also junction east of Pell City, Alabama
★ U.S. Route 27 at Bremen, Georgia
★ Interstate 285 at Atlanta
★ U.S. Route 29 at Atlanta. The two routes overlap until they split in Decatur
★ U.S. Route 19 and U.S. Route 41 in Atlanta
★ Interstate 75/85 (the Downtown Connector) in Atlanta
★ U.S. Route 23 in Atlanta. The two routes overlap through portions of the city
★ Interstate 285 at Clarkston, Georgia
★ U.S. Routes 29, 129 and 441 at Athens, Georgia
★ Interstate 20 at Thomson, Georgia
★ U.S. Route 1 at Augusta, Georgia. The two routes overlap until they split in Aiken, South Carolina
★ Interstate 520 at Augusta
★ U.S. Route 25 at Augusta
★ U.S. Route 21 at Branchville, South Carolina
★ U.S. Route 15 at St. George
★ Interstate 26 in Charleston, South Carolina
★ U.S. Route 52 in Charleston
★ Interstate 22
★ U.S. Route 178
★ U.S. Route 278
★ U.S. Route 378
1. US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
★ Evermore Community Improvement District
★ High Priority Corridors @ aaroads.com
★ Highway 78 CID
'U.S. Highway 78' is an east-west United States highway that runs for 715 miles (1,151 km) from Memphis, Tennessee, to Charleston, South Carolina. Between Memphis and Birmingham, Alabama, it is being upgraded to become Interstate 22.
The highway's western terminus is at Second Street (southbound State Route 14) in Memphis, Tennessee. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 17 in Charleston, South Carolina.
Route description
Tennessee
Map showing the west end of US 78 in downtown Memphis.
U.S. Highway 78 runs along Linden Avenue, Somerville Street,
E. H. Crump Boulevard, and Lamar Avenue through Memphis, Tennessee. Between Memphis and Tupelo, Mississippi, the highway is designated Elvis Presley Memorial Highway. In Tennessee, US 78 is also known as Pigeon Roost Road, and some aborted sections of the highway in Mississippi also claim this name.
Mississippi
This section of U.S. 78 is defined in Mississippi Code Annotated § 65-3-3. This section is completely controlled-access freeway from the Tennessee state line all the way to Jasper, Alabama which is not part of the mainline national freeway network, but is on its way of becoming Interstate 22 in the future.
Alabama
U.S. 78 is paired throughout the state with State Route 4. Except for completed sections of Corridor X (Future I-22), State Route 4 is an unmarked route. As of July 2007, U.S. 78 is routed along Corridor X between the Mississippi state line and Jasper, a distance of 65 miles.
Georgia
There is another short freeway portion east of Atlanta, leading from just inside (west of) I-285 (the Perimeter) eastward to the suburb of Stone Mountain, Georgia. This portion is named the Stone Mountain Freeway, and has an excellent view of Stone Mountain while traveling eastbound.
South Carolina
History
In western Alabama, the historical name of U.S. 78 is the Bankhead Highway. It is also known by this name in portions of Atlanta, and the Bankhead neighborhood takes its name from that stretch of road. Also, the old section of U.S. 78 (now MS-178) that runs through downtown New Albany, Mississippi is named as Bankhead Street.
Future
There is a freeway portion of US 78 that begins from the Tennessee / Mississippi border near southeast Memphis and continues through Mississippi to Jasper, Alabama, and the freeway is under construction all the way to Birmingham, Alabama, where it will junction with Interstate 65 and U.S. Highway 31. Although there are major Interstate highways near this freeway's endpoints, it is a discrete segment of controlled-access freeway. This will change over the next few years as it is upgraded to become the new Interstate 22.
Major intersections
Tennessee
★ U.S. Routes 51, 61, 64, 70, 72, and 79 at Memphis, Tennessee
★ Interstate 240 at Memphis
Mississippi
★ U.S. Route 45 at Tupelo, Mississippi
Alabama
★ U.S. Routes 43 and 278 at Hamilton, Alabama
★ Interstate 20/59 in Birmingham, Alabama near Birmingham-Southern College
★ Interstate 65 in Birmingham
★ U.S. Route 11 at Birmingham. The two routes share a mutliplex for four miles leading into Birmingham’s downtown
★ U.S. Routes 31 and 280 at Birmingham
★ Interstate 20 at Eden, Alabama. I-20 and U.S. 78 are multiplexed between Exit 153 and 156 Chula Vista, Alabama. I-20 and U.S. 78 also junction east of Pell City, Alabama
Georgia
★ U.S. Route 27 at Bremen, Georgia
★ Interstate 285 at Atlanta
★ U.S. Route 29 at Atlanta. The two routes overlap until they split in Decatur
★ U.S. Route 19 and U.S. Route 41 in Atlanta
★ Interstate 75/85 (the Downtown Connector) in Atlanta
★ U.S. Route 23 in Atlanta. The two routes overlap through portions of the city
★ Interstate 285 at Clarkston, Georgia
★ U.S. Routes 29, 129 and 441 at Athens, Georgia
★ Interstate 20 at Thomson, Georgia
★ U.S. Route 1 at Augusta, Georgia. The two routes overlap until they split in Aiken, South Carolina
★ Interstate 520 at Augusta
★ U.S. Route 25 at Augusta
South Carolina
★ U.S. Route 21 at Branchville, South Carolina
★ U.S. Route 15 at St. George
★ Interstate 26 in Charleston, South Carolina
★ U.S. Route 52 in Charleston
See also
★ Interstate 22
Related U.S. Routes
★ U.S. Route 178
★ U.S. Route 278
★ U.S. Route 378
References
1. US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
External links
★ Evermore Community Improvement District
★ High Priority Corridors @ aaroads.com
★ Highway 78 CID
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