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EspañolU.S. ROUTE 59
'U.S. Route 59' is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in parts of Texas). A latecomer to the US numbered route system, U.S. 59 is now a border-to-border route. It parallels U.S. Route 75 for nearly its entire route, never much more than 100 miles away, until it veers southwest in Houston, Texas. Its number is out of place since U.S. 59 is either concurrent with or entirely west of U.S. Route 71.
The highway's northern terminus is nine miles north of Lancaster, Minnesota, at the Canadian border, where it continues as Highway 59. Its southern terminus is in Laredo, Texas, at an interchange with Interstate 35 and U.S. Route 83 just north of the Mexican border.
| Contents |
| Route description |
| Texas |
| Arkansas |
| Oklahoma |
| Kansas |
| Missouri |
| Iowa |
| Minnesota |
| History |
| Historic termini |
| Future Plans |
| Major intersections |
| See also |
| Bannered routes |
| Related U.S. Routes |
| References |
| External links |
Route description
Texas
Main articles: U.S. Route 59 in Texas
US 59 passes through Houston and many other cities.
Arkansas
In Arkansas, US 59 is concurrent with U.S. Route 71 from Interstate 30 at Texarkana to Acorn, and with U.S. Route 270 from Acorn to the Oklahoma state line.
Oklahoma
US 59 and U.S. Route 412 are co-signed for 10 miles in Delaware County, Oklahoma.
Kansas
U.S. 59 passes through Lawrence, Kansas, home of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The street name of U.S. 59 in Lawrence is Iowa Street. It goes north to Nortonville, then northeast to Atchison, where it crosses the Missouri River over the Amelia Earhart Bridge. There are currently plans to rebuild US-59 between Lawrence and Ottawa as a divided highway, as the current road has been one of the most dangerous stretches of highway in the state.[1]
Missouri
In Missouri, U.S. 59 roughly follows the Missouri River in the northwest corner of the state, from its entrance at Winthrop. In Saint Joseph the highway is paired with Interstate 229 through downtown. U.S. 59 departs from I-229 as Saint Joseph Avenue, joining with U.S. Route 71 at Interstate 29. The two highways then separate in Savannah. U.S. 59 then follows Interstate 29 very closely until turning northward at Craig. It exits the state ten miles north of Tarkio.
Iowa
In Iowa, U.S. 59 is a main north-south artery in the far western part of the state. It enters Iowa south of Shenandoah and junctions Interstate 80 at Avoca. It passes through the county seats of Harlan, Denison, and Cherokee. Except for small stretches of expressway near Avoca, Denison, and Holstein, the entire length of U.S. 59 in Iowa is an undivided two-lane road. U.S. 59 exits the state near Hawkeye Point, the highest point in the state of Iowa.
Minnesota
U.S. 59 enters Minnesota south of Worthington. It passes through rural western Minnesota for its entire length in the state. Some cities along the way include Marshall, Clarkfield, Montevideo, and Morris. U.S. 59 overlaps Interstate 94 in the Fergus Falls area. North of Fergus Falls, U.S. 59 passes through Detroit Lakes and Thief River Falls before ending at the Canadian border north of Lancaster
The Minnesota section of US 59 is legally defined as all or part of Routes 265, 16, 17, 88, 66, 144, 3, 30, and 174 in Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.115(19), (75), and (196) and 161.114(2).[2][3]
History
In 1934, a coalition of government officials from Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota agreed to sign the current U.S. Route 59 as Highway 73 in an attempt to extend U.S. Route 73 north from Atchison, Kansas. However, AASHO approved the route as U.S. Route 59 instead.[4]
U.S. 59 originally crossed into North Dakota at Pembina until the early 1950s.
Historic termini
Before the 1960s, U.S. 59 headed northwest to U.S. 75, crossed the Red River of the North at St. Vincent and terminated at U.S. 81 in Pembina, North Dakota. A new highway and border crossing was built north of Lancaster on the present alignment. The former segment of U.S. 59 between Lancaster and U.S. 75 became Kittson County 6, and the extremely short segment between U.S. 75 and U.S. 81 became Minnesota State Highway 171 and North Dakota Highway 59. ND Route 59 still exists in Pembina from the MN-ND border to Interstate 29.
From 1934 to 1935, the U.S. 59 designation referred to a 50-mile-long route across southeastern Minnesota, from Lake City, Minnesota to the Iowa border just short of Chester, Iowa. That entire route is now part of U.S. Route 63, and nowhere close to the present U.S. 59, established in 1935.
Future Plans
A large portion of U.S. 59 is proposed to become part of the future extension of Interstate 69 through Texas, allowing the current alignment and right-of-way to be upgraded without the need for extensive eminent domain proceedings.[5]
Major intersections
U.S. Route 59 between Marshall and Jefferson, Texas.
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See also
Bannered routes
★ U.S. Route 59 Business in Carthage, Texas
★ U.S. Route 59 Business in Cleveland, Texas
★ U.S. Route 59 Business in Lufkin, Texas
★ U.S. Route 59 Business in Nacogdoches, Texas
★ ''U.S. Route 59 Business'' in Texarkana, Texas
★ U.S. Route 59 Business in Victoria, Texas
Related U.S. Routes
★ U.S. Route 159
★ U.S. Route 259
References
1. Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways: From US 1 to (US 830). 9 March 2006.
2. 161.115, Minnesota Statutes 2006
3. 161.114, Minnesota Statutes 2006
4. Iowa Highways - US 73
5. [2]
External links
★ US-59 endpoint photos
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