U.S. Highway 78

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United States Highway 78 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 715 miles (1,151 km) from Memphis, Tennessee to Charleston, South Carolina.

Contents 1 Termini 2 States traversed 3 Notable cities on the route 4 Freeway sections 5 Names 6 Related U.S. routes 7 Source and external links

Termini

As of 2005, the highway's western terminus is at U.S. Highway 64 / Second Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Highway 17 in Charleston, South Carolina.

States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

• South Carolina
• Georgia
• Alabama
• Mississippi
• Tennessee

Notable cities on the route

• Charleston, South Carolina
• Augusta, Georgia
• Athens, Georgia
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Anniston, Alabama
• Birmingham, Alabama
• Tupelo, Mississippi
• Memphis, Tennessee

Freeway sections

There is a freeway portion of US 78 that begins from the Tennessee / Mississippi border near southeast Memphis and continues through Mississippi to Winfield, Alabama. A bypass of Jasper, Alabama has already been completed, and the freeway is under construction all the way to Birmingham, Alabama. Although there are major Interstate highways near this freeway's endpoints, it is a discrete segment of controlled-access freeway. This will change over the next few years as it is upgraded to become the new Interstate 22.

There is another short freeway portion east of Atlanta, leading from just inside (west of) I-285 (the Perimeter) eastward to the suburb of Stone Mountain, Georgia. This portion is named the Stone Mountain Freeway, and has an excellent view of Stone Mountain while traveling eastbound.

Names

U.S. Highway 78 runs along Linden Avenue, Somerville Street, E. H. Crump Boulevard, and Lamar Avenue through Memphis, Tennessee. Between Memphis and Tupelo, Mississippi, the highway is designated Elvis Presley Memorial Highway. In Tennessee, US 78 is also known as Pigeon Roost Road, and some aborted sections of the highway in Mississippi also claim this name.

Related U.S. routes

• U.S. Highway 178
• U.S. Highway 278
• U.S. Highway 378
• list of U.S. Highways

Source and external links

• U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz)
• High Priority Corridors @ aaroads.com

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