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EspañolU.S. ROUTE 2
'U.S. Route 2' is an east-west U.S. Route spanning 2,579 miles across the northern continental United States. US 2 is split into two segments connected by way of roadways in southern Canada, a route that was once marked as "To US 2". The two portions of US 2 were not designed to be directly connected, as unlike some routes that have been truncated because of encroaching Interstate highways, US 2 has been split since it was commissioned in the original 1926 highway plan.
The westernmost terminus of the route is at State Route 529 (Maple Street) in Everett, Washington. The easternmost terminus is at Interstate 95 in Houlton, Maine. The eastern terminus of the western segment is at Interstate 75 in St. Ignace, Michigan. The western terminus of the eastern segment is at U.S. Route 11 in Rouses Point, New York.
As its number indicates, it is the northernmost east-west U.S. Route in the country.
Route description
Western segment
|-
|WA || 331 || 533
|-
|ID || 80 || 129
|-
|MT || 664 || 1068
|-
|ND || 354 || 570
|-
|MN || 264 || 425
|-
|WI || 120 || 193
|-
|MI || 306 || 492
|-
|Total || 2119 || 3410
|}
The western segment of US 2 extends from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan across the northern tier of the lower 48 states.
The Adventure Cycling Association's Northern Tier bicycle touring route follows or parallels US 2 for over 600 miles (965 km), most notably a 550 mile (885 km) stretch between Columbia Falls, Montana and Williston, North Dakota.
Washington
From its terminus at SR 529 in Everett, US 2 runs along California Street westbound and Hewitt Avenue eastbound.[2].[3] The roadway then ascends to a short freeway, and has an interchange with Interstate 5 0.13 miles east of this terminus.
Legally, the Washington section of U.S. 2 is defined at Washington Revised Code § 47.17.005.[4]
Idaho
Montana
North Dakota
In Rugby, North Dakota, the highway passes the location designated in 1931 as the geographical center of North America. The monument marking the geographic center had to be relocated in 1971 when Route 2 was converted from 2 lanes to 4 lanes.[5]
Minnesota
The portion of US 2 from Cass Lake to Bemidji is officially designated the 'Paul Bunyan Expressway'.
At the crossing between Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wisc., the highway crosses the Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge, about 8,300 feet (2,500 m) in length—roughly 11,800 feet (3,600 m) in length when the above land approaches are included.
Legally, the Minnesota section of U.S. 2 is defined as Routes 8 and 203 in Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.114(2) and
161.115(134).[6][7]
Wisconsin
Michigan
Eastern segment
|-
|NY || 1 || 2
|-
|VT || 151 || 241
|-
|NH || 35 || 58
|-
|ME || 273 || 439
|-
|Total || 460 || 740
|}
The eastern segment of US 2 traverses the northern New England states.[8]
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
History
Michigan
US 2 was built in 1957 and coincided with the construction of other present-day segments of I-75 (Fenton-Clio Expressway and Detroit-Toledo Expressway). It never had an official name.
The original termini of this expressway were Castle Rock (near St. Ignace) and M-123 (near Moran). As I-75 closed its discontiguous gaps along with the construction of the Mackinac Bridge, this segment of freeway became part of I-75 and the national freeway system. US 2 ran concurrent with I-75 until 1984 when US 2 was truncated to the south end to avoid duplication of signage.
When the US-2 freeway and the Mackinac Bridge had a gap present, the end of the highway feeding to/from the Mackinac Bridge had a simple trumpet junction at US-2. When that freeway gap was filled in, the ramp from the trumpet that headed from US 2 westbound to southbound converted to a ramp for (present-day I-75) northbound to reduce concrete/asphalt obliteration.
In 1971, US 2 was realigned on a new eight mile expressway bypassing Escanaba, Michigan. MDOT documents show that it was originally intended to be a full freeway, but the grade separations were never built. On westbound US-2 just west of I-75, a sign warns motorists that the route is not a freeway and should not be traveled on as if it were.
Canada
Until 1984, the east end of the west segment was on I-75 at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (south of the Canadian border). The west end of the east segment was, and still is, just south of the border.
Until the 1960s at the latest, a route marked as 'TO US 2' was minimally signed along the Trans-Canada Highway and other roads through Ontario and Quebec, linking the two segments. The connection used roughly followed Highway 17 in Ontario and Autoroute 40 and Autoroute 15 in Quebec.[9]
Eastern segment
Before being designated as US 2, most of the current alignment was called 'New England Interstate Route 15' from Danville, Vermont eastward to Maine. The portion of the old Route 15 that did not become part of US 2 was designated as Vermont Route 15.
Other sections of US 2 in Vermont that were not part of New England Route 15 were parts of other former New England Interstate routes: Route 18 between Montpelier and Danville; Route 14 between Burlington and Montpelier; and Route 30 between Alburgh and Burlington.
Major intersections
★ Interstate 5 in Everett, Washington
★ U.S. Route 97 near Cashmere, Washington
★ Interstate 90/U.S. Route 395/U.S. Route 195 in Spokane, Washington
★ U.S. Route 95 in Sandpoint, Idaho
★ U.S. Route 93 in Kalispell, Montana
★ U.S. Route 89 in Browning, Montana
★ Interstate 15 in Shelby, Montana
★ Interstate 29 in Grand Forks, North Dakota
★ Interstate 35 in Duluth, Minnesota
★ U.S. Route 51 in Hurley, Wisconsin
See also
Suffixed routes
★ U.S. Route 2A in Maine
Related routes
★ ''U.S. Route 102''
★ U.S. Route 202
★ U.S. Route 302
References
1. US Highways From US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz.
2. State Highway Log, Washington State Department of Transportation, 2005 B
3. Endpoints of US highways: Western Segment
4. Washington Revised Code § 47.17.005
5. Rugby Area Chamber of Commerce, Geographical Center of North America
6. Minnesota Statute § 161.114
7. Minnesota Statute § 161.115
8. Endpoints of US highways: Eastern Segment
9.
External links
★ US-2 endpoint photos
★ Michigan US-2 endpoint photos
★ Former Michigan US-2 eastern terminus (now I-75 Northern Terminus)
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