U.S. ROUTE 79

(Redirected from U.S. Highway 79)

'U.S. Route 79' is a north-south United States highway. The route is actually a northeast-southwest diagonal, with both east-west segments and north-south segments equally mixed.
US 79, US 68, and Interstate 24/US 62 are the primary east-west access points for the Land Between the Lakes recreation area straddling the Kentucky/Tennessee border.

Contents

Termini

Historic termini

Route description

Major cities

By-Pass U.S. Highway 79

Business U.S. Highway 79

References

Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Russellville, Kentucky, at an intersection with Business U.S. Highway 68. Its southern terminus is in Round Rock, Texas, at an intersection with Interstate 35, 10 miles (16 km) north of Austin.^[3]

Historic termini

Until 1944, US 79's northern terminus was in West Memphis, Arkansas. Even then, the route was diagonal enough that it could have been numbered odd or even. Until
1991, US 79's southern terminus was in Austin, Texas.

Route description

The highway passes through the following states:

★ Kentucky

★ Tennessee

★ Arkansas (most of its route was originally Highway 3)

★ Louisiana

★ Texas

Major cities

★ Shreveport, Louisiana

★ Pine Bluff, Arkansas

★ Memphis, Tennessee

★ Clarksville, Tennessee

By-Pass U.S. Highway 79

★ Humboldt, Tennessee

Business U.S. Highway 79

★ Pine Bluff, Arkansas

★ Stuttgart, Arkansas

★ Altheimer, Arkansas

★ Fordyce, Arkansas

★ Magnolia, Arkansas

★ Camden, Arkansas

★ Bearden, Arkansas

★ Camden, Arkansas

References

1. Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 1 March 2006.
2. Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 1 March 2006.
3. Endpoints of US highways