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EspañolU.S. ROUTE 19
(Redirected from U.S. Route 19E)
'U.S. Route 19' is a north-south United States highway. Despite encroaching Interstate highways, the route has remained a long-haul route, connecting Lake Erie with the Gulf of Mexico.
As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Erie, Pennsylvania, at an intersection with U.S. Route 20 about a mile from the shores of Lake Erie. Its southern terminus is in Memphis, Florida, south of Tampa at an intersection with U.S. Route 41.[2]
According to a ''Dateline NBC'' study, part of US 19 in Florida is the most dangerous road in the United States. A Florida Highway Patrol test period beginning in 1998 and ending in 2003, as mandated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, showed the stretch of US 19 from Pasco County to Pinellas County to average approximately 52 deaths a year, or 262 deaths in the 5 year duration of the study. 100 of these deaths were pedestrian related making US 19 the #1 worst road to walk on in these two counties.[3]
US 19 remains independent of I-75, even as the routes converge on Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida. The route is co-signed with US 27 between Capps and Perry, Alternate U.S. 27 between Perry and Chiefland, US 98 between Perry and Chassahowitzka, and Interstate 275 over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge over the mouth of Tampa Bay.
US 19 also has a bannered alternate route which is located on the original path of US 19. It begins in Holiday just shy of the Pinellas County line, enters the county in Tarpon Springs, runs along the Intracoastal Waterway through Dunedin, Clearwater, and Largo, heads due south into Seminole, and turns east to meet up with its parent in St. Petersburg. State Road 595 also follows this path, but extends past US 19 into downtown St. Petersburg.
US Alt 19 has been permanently rerouted as of the week of January 27, 2007 in Clearwater and Largo. When approaching from Dunedin, Alt 19 now travels down Myrtle St instead of continuing down Ft. Harrison and is multiplexed with SR 60 on Court/Chestnut St. and heads East to Missouri Ave. Alt. US 19/SR 60 is multiplexed from Myrtle Ave to Missouri Ave. Alt 19 then travels down Missouri Ave to Largo to meet at W.Bay/E. Bay Drive to meet its former configuration. Currently, signage has been reflected to this change from north to south but the city of Largo has not updated the changed path of Alt. 19 as of February 2007. New mileage will have to be slightly recalcuated to reflect the new mileage of US Alt 19 in Pinellas County.
The secret designation for US 19 in Florida, beteween Perry and Memphis, is State Road 55. Between Perry and Capps, it follows State Road 20, and between Capps and the Georgia border, it follows State Road 57.
Currently, US 19 between Clearwater and Pinellas Park is getting a freeway-style upgrade ([1] [2]), due to the cancellation of an extension on Interstate 375 in the late 1970s.
US 19 pursues an independent path in Georgia, with Interstate 75 as much as 50 miles (80 km) away. It is concurrent with U.S. Route 41 in downtown Atlanta continuing south through Clayton County, GA where it is known as Tara Boulevard through the western tip of Henry County, GA and Hampton, GA passing Atlanta Motor Speedway where it is known as Bear Creek Boulevard and splitting away from US 41 In Griffin, GA. It continues its southern route passing though Albany before exiting Georgia from Thomas County. Between downtown Atlanta and I-285, it overlaps State Route 9 (Roswell Road). Between Interstate 285 and Dahlonega, Georgia, it has a concurrency with State Route 400.
The split routes join together and are co-signed or closely parallel Interstate 26 and Interstate 40 until I-40 veers north, leaving US 19 to head into the Great Smoky Mountains. US 19 passes through the Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation.
As of 2004, US 19 splits into 'US 19E' and 'US 19W' in Bluff City, Tennessee. The routes rejoin in rural Yancey County, North Carolina. While US 19W heads directly for Interstate 26 in Johnson City, Tennessee, US 19E takes a 70-mile (113 km) path through the Great Smoky Mountains. US 19W doesn't completely avoid the mountains, however. It breaks off of I-26 shortly before the Tennessee-North Carolina border, and takes a tortuous path through the mountains of Yancey County, North Carolina.
US 19 breaks away from the interstate, but alternate route US 19W is co-signed with Interstate 26 for much of its Tennessee length. US 19E in Tennessee is the same highway as State Route 37.
Main articles: U.S. Route 19 in Virginia
It is paralleled by Interstate 81, 10-20 miles (16-32 km) distant across a mountain ridge.
Closely paralleled by Interstate 79, Interstate 64, and Interstate 77, except for the Corridor L segment, east of Charleston.
US 19 crosses the New River Gorge Bridge north of Fayetteville.
It is closely paralleled by Interstate 79 for its entire length. Its northern terminus runs through the city of Erie crossing its downtown and suburban areas before heading towards Interstate 79. It runs close to the heart of Pittsburgh and traverses the West End Bridge with a great view of Downtown Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle, Point State Park, and Heinz Field.
A Truck 19 designation exists in Pittsburgh, running from Wexford, Pennsylvania to Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Interestingly enough, while both of that route's terminuses are with the regular U.S. 19, the two routes actually intersect near the Fort Pitt Tunnel on Pittsburgh's West End.
Prior to US Highway Numbering System, US 19 was West Virginia Route 4.
The planned St. Petersburg-Clearwater Expressway, or Pinellas Beltway, would have followed the current alignment of "Alt 19" from I-275 to Clearwater, Florida. The intersection of Seminole Boulevard and Bay Pines Boulevard is a remenent of this proposed road. The beltway road was proposed in 1974, but dead by 1980.[4]
★ List of U.S. Routes
★ U.S. Route 119
★ U.S. Route 219
★ U.S. Route 319
★ U.S. Route 19E
★ U.S. Route 19W
★ U.S. Route 19 Business in Dahlonega, Georgia
★ U.S. Route 19 Truck in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1. US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
2. Endpoints of US highways
3. MSNBC report on America's deadliest roads
4. Pinellas Beltway/St. Petersburg Clearwater Expressway reference
'U.S. Route 19' is a north-south United States highway. Despite encroaching Interstate highways, the route has remained a long-haul route, connecting Lake Erie with the Gulf of Mexico.
As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Erie, Pennsylvania, at an intersection with U.S. Route 20 about a mile from the shores of Lake Erie. Its southern terminus is in Memphis, Florida, south of Tampa at an intersection with U.S. Route 41.[2]
| Contents |
| Route description |
| Florida |
| Georgia |
| North Carolina |
| Tennessee |
| Virginia |
| West Virginia |
| Pennsylvania |
| History |
| See also |
| Related U.S. Routes |
| Bannered and suffexed routes |
| References |
Route description
Florida
According to a ''Dateline NBC'' study, part of US 19 in Florida is the most dangerous road in the United States. A Florida Highway Patrol test period beginning in 1998 and ending in 2003, as mandated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, showed the stretch of US 19 from Pasco County to Pinellas County to average approximately 52 deaths a year, or 262 deaths in the 5 year duration of the study. 100 of these deaths were pedestrian related making US 19 the #1 worst road to walk on in these two counties.[3]
US 19 remains independent of I-75, even as the routes converge on Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida. The route is co-signed with US 27 between Capps and Perry, Alternate U.S. 27 between Perry and Chiefland, US 98 between Perry and Chassahowitzka, and Interstate 275 over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge over the mouth of Tampa Bay.
US 19 also has a bannered alternate route which is located on the original path of US 19. It begins in Holiday just shy of the Pinellas County line, enters the county in Tarpon Springs, runs along the Intracoastal Waterway through Dunedin, Clearwater, and Largo, heads due south into Seminole, and turns east to meet up with its parent in St. Petersburg. State Road 595 also follows this path, but extends past US 19 into downtown St. Petersburg.
US Alt 19 has been permanently rerouted as of the week of January 27, 2007 in Clearwater and Largo. When approaching from Dunedin, Alt 19 now travels down Myrtle St instead of continuing down Ft. Harrison and is multiplexed with SR 60 on Court/Chestnut St. and heads East to Missouri Ave. Alt. US 19/SR 60 is multiplexed from Myrtle Ave to Missouri Ave. Alt 19 then travels down Missouri Ave to Largo to meet at W.Bay/E. Bay Drive to meet its former configuration. Currently, signage has been reflected to this change from north to south but the city of Largo has not updated the changed path of Alt. 19 as of February 2007. New mileage will have to be slightly recalcuated to reflect the new mileage of US Alt 19 in Pinellas County.
The secret designation for US 19 in Florida, beteween Perry and Memphis, is State Road 55. Between Perry and Capps, it follows State Road 20, and between Capps and the Georgia border, it follows State Road 57.
Currently, US 19 between Clearwater and Pinellas Park is getting a freeway-style upgrade ([1] [2]), due to the cancellation of an extension on Interstate 375 in the late 1970s.
Georgia
US 19 pursues an independent path in Georgia, with Interstate 75 as much as 50 miles (80 km) away. It is concurrent with U.S. Route 41 in downtown Atlanta continuing south through Clayton County, GA where it is known as Tara Boulevard through the western tip of Henry County, GA and Hampton, GA passing Atlanta Motor Speedway where it is known as Bear Creek Boulevard and splitting away from US 41 In Griffin, GA. It continues its southern route passing though Albany before exiting Georgia from Thomas County. Between downtown Atlanta and I-285, it overlaps State Route 9 (Roswell Road). Between Interstate 285 and Dahlonega, Georgia, it has a concurrency with State Route 400.
North Carolina
The split routes join together and are co-signed or closely parallel Interstate 26 and Interstate 40 until I-40 veers north, leaving US 19 to head into the Great Smoky Mountains. US 19 passes through the Eastern Cherokee Indian Reservation.
Tennessee
As of 2004, US 19 splits into 'US 19E' and 'US 19W' in Bluff City, Tennessee. The routes rejoin in rural Yancey County, North Carolina. While US 19W heads directly for Interstate 26 in Johnson City, Tennessee, US 19E takes a 70-mile (113 km) path through the Great Smoky Mountains. US 19W doesn't completely avoid the mountains, however. It breaks off of I-26 shortly before the Tennessee-North Carolina border, and takes a tortuous path through the mountains of Yancey County, North Carolina.
US 19 breaks away from the interstate, but alternate route US 19W is co-signed with Interstate 26 for much of its Tennessee length. US 19E in Tennessee is the same highway as State Route 37.
Virginia
Main articles: U.S. Route 19 in Virginia
It is paralleled by Interstate 81, 10-20 miles (16-32 km) distant across a mountain ridge.
West Virginia
New River Gorge Bridge
Closely paralleled by Interstate 79, Interstate 64, and Interstate 77, except for the Corridor L segment, east of Charleston.
US 19 crosses the New River Gorge Bridge north of Fayetteville.
Pennsylvania
It is closely paralleled by Interstate 79 for its entire length. Its northern terminus runs through the city of Erie crossing its downtown and suburban areas before heading towards Interstate 79. It runs close to the heart of Pittsburgh and traverses the West End Bridge with a great view of Downtown Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle, Point State Park, and Heinz Field.
A Truck 19 designation exists in Pittsburgh, running from Wexford, Pennsylvania to Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Interestingly enough, while both of that route's terminuses are with the regular U.S. 19, the two routes actually intersect near the Fort Pitt Tunnel on Pittsburgh's West End.
History
Prior to US Highway Numbering System, US 19 was West Virginia Route 4.
The planned St. Petersburg-Clearwater Expressway, or Pinellas Beltway, would have followed the current alignment of "Alt 19" from I-275 to Clearwater, Florida. The intersection of Seminole Boulevard and Bay Pines Boulevard is a remenent of this proposed road. The beltway road was proposed in 1974, but dead by 1980.[4]
See also
★ List of U.S. Routes
Related U.S. Routes
★ U.S. Route 119
★ U.S. Route 219
★ U.S. Route 319
Bannered and suffexed routes
★ U.S. Route 19E
★ U.S. Route 19W
★ U.S. Route 19 Business in Dahlonega, Georgia
★ U.S. Route 19 Truck in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
References
1. US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
2. Endpoints of US highways
3. MSNBC report on America's deadliest roads
4. Pinellas Beltway/St. Petersburg Clearwater Expressway reference
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