U.S. Highway 70

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United States Highway 70 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles (3,838 km) from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. As can be derived from its number, it is a major east-west highway of the Southern and Southwestern United States. It formerly ran from coast to coast, with the current Eastern terminus near the Atlantic Ocean in North Carolina, and the former Western terminus near the Pacific Ocean in California. Prior to the completion of the Interstate system, Highway 70 was sometimes referred to as the "Broadway of America," due to its status as one of the main east-west thoroughfares in the nation.

Contents 1 Termini 2 Alternate routes 3 States traversed 4 Notable cities on the route 5 Related U.S. routes 6 See also 7 Source and external link

Termini

As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is Atlantic, North Carolina. Its western terminus is Globe, Arizona at U.S. Highway 60.

Originally it reached downtown Los Angeles even though it was duplexed with U.S. Highway 99 and/or U.S. Highway 60 throughout its course west of Globe, Arizona. Beginning in 1964 it was decommissioned in favor of Interstate 10 or US 60.

Alternate routes

US 70 has two additional branches in Tennessee, US 70N and US 70S. This split is unique, in that it is the only existing instance of a N/S split of a U.S. highway. Further, US 70 does not "disappear" at these splits; thus, these two highways serve as additional branches of the main route. US 70N begins in Lebanon, just east of Nashville, and ends in Crossville; US 70S begins in Pegram, just west of Nashville, and ends in Sparta (a few miles west of Crossville). Historically, both split routes began in Pegram and ended in Crossville.

States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

• North Carolina
• Tennessee
• Arkansas
• Oklahoma
• Texas
• New Mexico
• Arizona

Notable cities on the route

• Goldsboro, North Carolina
• Raleigh, North Carolina
• Durham, North Carolina
• Greensboro, North Carolina
• Hickory, North Carolina
• Asheville, North Carolina
• Knoxville, Tennessee
• Nashville, Tennessee
• Jackson, Tennessee
• Memphis, Tennessee
• Little Rock, Arkansas
• Hot Springs, Arkansas
• Durant, Oklahoma
• Ardmore, Oklahoma
• Plainview, Texas
• Roswell, New Mexico
• Alamogordo, New Mexico
• Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Safford, Arizona
• Globe, Arizona

Related U.S. routes

• U.S. Highway 170
• U.S. Highway 270
• U.S. Highway 370
• U.S. Highway 470

See also

• List of U.S. Highways

Source and external link

• U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz)

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