U.S. Route 15

U.S. Route 15 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 794 miles from central New York to southern South Carolina.

Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is Painted Post, New York at Interstate 86 and New York State Highways 15 & 17. From here it used to continue north to Rochester, New York but has since been decommissioned and is now New York State Route 15. Its southern terminus is Walterboro, South Carolina at U.S. Route 17 Alternate (South Carolina).

Interesting facts

The segment between Williamsport, Pennsylvania and the New York state line near Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania will be redesignated as Interstate 99. The section of US Route 15 between the state line and Presho, New York will also be upgraded to interstate standards and will presumably link I-99 with I-86 near Painted Post, New York. The interchange of US 15 and I-86 is currently being upgraded to meet interstate standards. This is an effort to complete the U.S. 220 bypass starting in Bedford, Pennsylvania at the turnpike to connect with Interstates 80 and 180. U.S. 11 and 15 are duplexed beginning near Sunbury, Pennsylvania to Camp Hill, Pennsylvania along the Susquehanna River. Around the Frederick, Maryland area, it is duplexed with U.S. 340.

States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

New York

Part of Future Interstate 99

Pennsylvania

Concurrent with U.S. Route 11 from Shamokin Dam to Camp Hill. Bypasses historic Gettysburg.

Maryland

Concurrences include U.S. Route 40 in Frederick, then U.S. Route 340 from Frederick to north of Jefferson.

Virginia

Concurrencies include U.S. Route 29 from Gainesville to Culpeper, U.S. Route 17 from Warenton to Opal, U.S. Route 33 in the vicinity of Gordonsville, U.S. Route 460 around Farmsville, U.S. Route 360 from Keysville to Williesburg, and U.S. Route 58 around Clarksville.

North Carolina

From Oxford to Durham, US 15 runs parallel to Interstate 85, until it becomes concurrent with U.S. Route 501 throughout most of the rest of the state. South of Laurinburg, it's concurrent with U.S. Route 401 instead.

South Carolina

Continues the concurrency with U.S. Route 401 until taking another one with U.S. Route 52 in Society Hill South of there, U.S. Route 52/401, will break away. Besides a short concurrency with U.S. Route 521 in Sumter, it's also concurrent with U.S. Route 301 then Interstate 95 between Exits 102 and 93. Runs along the east side of I-95 until its terminus at ALT US 17 in Walterboro.

Notable cities on the route

References

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