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U.S. Route 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.
Termini
As of 2006, the highway's eastern terminus is Atlantic, North Carolina (outside of Beaufort, 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.
Additionally, there is an Alternate US 70 between Brownsville and Huntingdon. Signage along this route and most maps show it as US 70A.
States traversed
The highway passes through the following states:
Business US 70
- Glenwood, Arkansas
- Hugo, Oklahoma
- Hot Springs, Arkansas
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- DeQueen, Arkansas
- Smithfield, North Carolina
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Alamogordo, New Mexico
- New Bern, North Carolina
- Kinston, North Carolina
- Goldsboro, North Carolina
- Smithfield, North Carolina
- Durham, North Carolina
- Hillsborough, North Carolina
- Lexington, North Carolina
- Morganton, North Carolina
- Marshall, North Carolina
- Dickson, Tennessee
- Camden, Tennessee
- Huntingdon, Tennessee
- Pomona, California Decommissioned
Notable cities on the route
- Goldsboro, North Carolina Information On Goldsboro, NC
- 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
See also
References
External links
U.S. Highway System | U.S. Highways in North Carolina | U.S. Highways in Tennessee | U.S. Highways in Arkansas | U.S. Highways in Oklahoma | U.S. Highways in Texas | U.S. Highways in New Mexico | U.S. Highways in Arizona | U.S. Highways in California | Interstate 10
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