U.S. Route 82 is an east-west United States highway. What started as a 1932 addition to the systemDroz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 19 March 2006. across central Mississippi and southern Arkansas eventually became a 1,609 mile (2,589 km) route extending from the White Sands of New Mexico to Georgia's Atlantic coast.

Termini

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As of 2006, the highway's eastern terminus is in Brunswick, Georgia at an intersection with Interstate 95. It is co-signed for its last half mile with U.S. Route 17. Its western terminus is in Alamogordo, New Mexico at an intersection with U.S. Route 54 and U.S. Route 70 (though some signs continue the route to Interstate 25 in Las Cruces).Endpoints of US highways

Historic termini

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The east ends of US 82 and U.S. Route 84 were swapped in 1989 after the roads around Waycross, Georgia were reconfigured.

States traversed

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The highway passes through the following states:

• Georgia. Throughout much of southern Georgia, U.S. 82 is paired with Georgia State Route 520 and designated as "Corridor Z" and "South Georgia Parkway." West of Dawson, U.S. 82 is paired with Georgia Hwy 50, the historic State Route number for U.S. 82 in Georgia.
• Alabama. Throughout Alabama, U.S. 82 is paired with unsigned Alabama State Route 6.
• Mississippi
• Arkansas
• Texas
• New Mexico

Related state routes

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• Mississippi State Highway 182 designates the old two-lane highway for US 82 where the current US 82 occupies a new right-of-way.
• Texas State Highway 56 designates the old route for US 82 between Whitesboro, Texas and Honey Grove, Texas.

U.S. Route 82 Business

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• Paris, Texas
• Albany, Georgia

References

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U.S. Highway System | U.S. Highways in Georgia | U.S. Highways in Alabama | U.S. Highways in Mississippi | U.S. Highways in Arkansas | U.S. Highways in Texas | U.S. Highways in New Mexico