U.S. Route 69

U.S. Route 69 is a north–south United States highway. When it was first created, it was only 150 miles (241 km) long, but it has since been expanded into a Minnesota to Texas cross-country route. The highway's southern terminus (as well as those of US 287 and US 96) is in Port Arthur, Texas at an intersection with State Highway 87. Its northern terminus is in Albert Lea, Minnesota at Minnesota State Highway 13.

Route description

Texas

US 69 begins at its southern terminus with SH 87 in Port Arthur. This intersection is also the southern terminus for US 96 and US 287, which are concurrent with US 69. US 69, US 96, and US 287 continue in a northwest, then west, route until its intersection with Interstate 10 in southern Beaumont. At this intersection, US 69, US 96, and US 287 merge with I-10. I-10/US 69/US 96/US 287 continue in a northerly direction through Beaumont for several miles. Just after the intersection with US 90, I-10 splits from the multiplex and resumes its easterly course, leaving US 69, US 96, and US 287 heading northwest through Beaumont. US 69 north of I-10 is also known officially known as Eastex Freeway, and is an official evacuation route, just as Interstate 69/US 59 heading north from Houston is known as Eastex Freeway as well.

U.S. Route 431

U.S. Route 431 is a spur of U.S. Route 31. It currently runs for 556 miles (895 km) from Owensboro, Kentucky at U.S. Route 60 to Dothan, Alabama, at U.S. Route 231 and U.S. Route 84.

Route description

Alabama

U.S. 431 is paired with unsigned State Route 1 throughout almost all of Alabama, with the exception Dothan, where it is paired with unsigned State Route 210. Within Dothan, AL 1 is also paired with US 231 between the Florida State Line and the Dothan Loop, and US Business Routes 231 and 431 in Dothan, Alabama.

The route takes a rather meandering path through southeast Alabama. It heads in a northeast direction to pass through Phenix City near the Georgia state line, then cuts back to the west to pass through Opelika; the portion between Phenix City and Opelika is concurrent with U.S. Route 280. From Opelika, US 431 swings back and forth between northwest and northeast as it works its way through the southern extent of the Appalachian Mountains, then turning northwest to pass through the Talladega National Forest, arriving at a junction with Interstate 20 a few miles east of Oxford. The combined routes travel westward from Exit 191 into Oxford, where US 431 splits off at Exit 188 and heads northward through Oxford and the adjacent city of Anniston; through this section the route is named Veterans Memorial Parkway.

U.S. Route 190

U.S. Route 190, also known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway, is an east–west United States highway in Louisiana and Texas. It evolved from the shortest of intrastate routes in 1926 to a length comparable to a main Interstate Highway route, leading from the swamps and pine forests of Louisiana to the West Texas desert.

Route description

Texas

The western terminus is at a point where US 190 intersects with Interstate 10, a few miles east of Bakersfield and 20 mi (32 km) west of the town of Iraan, in the middle of Pecos County.

It runs east through Texas Hill Country speckled with sage brush, intersecting with State Highway 305, crossing into Schleicher County, and intersecting with U.S. Route 277 in Eldorado. Just outside Eldorado was where the raid of the Yearning for Zion Ranch gained national attention. US 190 continues east into Menard County, intersecting State Highway 864, and passing a few miles north of Fort McKavett State Historic Site, entering Menard and intersecting with U.S. Route 83 north a short distance.

List of highways numbered 59

The following highways are numbered 59:

International

European route E59

Canada

China

G59 Expressway

India

Iran

Road 59

United Kingdom

British A59

United States

Interstate 59

U.S. Route 59

Alabama State Route 59

Arkansas Highway 59

• Arkansas Highway 59 Business
• Arkansas Highway 59 Spur

Arkansas Highway 59 Business

Arkansas Highway 59 Spur

California State Route 59

Colorado State Highway 59

Connecticut Route 59

Florida State Road 59

Georgia State Route 59

Illinois Route 59

• Illinois Route 59A (former)

Illinois Route 59A (former)

Indiana State Road 59

Kentucky Route 59

Louisiana Highway 59

Maryland Route 59 (former)

M-59 (Michigan highway)

Missouri Route 59

Montana Highway 59

Nebraska Highway 59

Nevada State Route 59 (former)

New Jersey Route 59

New Mexico State Road 59

New York State Route 59

North Carolina Highway 59

North Dakota Highway 59

Ohio State Route 59

Oklahoma State Highway 59

• Oklahoma State Highway 59A
• Oklahoma State Highway 59B

Wisconsin Highway 59

State Trunk Highway 59 (often called Highway 59, STH 59 or WIS 59) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs east–west in southeast Wisconsin from Milwaukee to Monroe.

The eastern and southern portion of the bypass highway around Waukesha (Wisconsin Highway 59/164) is dedicated as the Les Paul Parkway in honor of Les Paul.

References

Missouri Route 59

Route 59 is a highway in southwest Missouri running from Interstate 44/Interstate 49/U.S. Route 71 at Fidelity to the Arkansas state line where it continues as Highway 59. It replaced a large section of U.S. Route 71 and Alternate US 71 in sections. The first section was between Lanagan and the Arkansas state line when US 71 was moved down the former Route 88. In the 1990s, US 71 was moved and upgraded to interstate standards from Neosho to Lanagan and Route 59 was extended north to Neosho. When US 71 was moved east of Joplin in the late 1990s, Alternate US 71 was deleted, and Route 59 was extended north to replace that highway. The highway was numbered after Arkansas Highway 59.

Route description

Route 59 is a two-lane highway for its entire length except for a short section in southern Neosho where it forms a concurrency with Business US 71.

The highway begins at I-44/I-49/US 71 in Fidelity and heads south. There is an interchange with the northern junction with U.S. Route 60 northeast of Neosho. The road remains two-lane (US 60 is also two-lane here) for the interchange, which was built due to numerous accidents at the former intersection. The two highways then run concurrent to the south side of Neosho. About three miles (5 km) south of the 59/60 interchange is the northern junction of Route 86, which continues west about one half mile later. Route 59 then curves west where it splits off from US 60 at Business I-49. Route 59 then unites with southbound Business I-49 for about two miles (3 km) until Business I-49 turns off west. Route 59 begins to turn into a windy road as it heads into McDonald County. South of Goodman is a partial interchange with I-49/US 71.

U.S. Route 59 in Oklahoma

U.S. Highway 59 (US-59) heads along the eastern portion of the state of Oklahoma. US-59's 216.47-mile (348.37 km) route through Oklahoma takes it through the mountainous terrain of the eastern Oklahoma Ouachitas and Ozarks. US-59 serves several lakes and towns through Oklahoma's Green Country, including Grand Lake, a major recreation center. The route enters the state from Arkansas near Fogel, Arkansas, and ends at the Kansas state line south of Chetopa, Kansas.

US-59 was first designated in Oklahoma around 1935. The highway's route at that time was largely the same as it is today; however, between the Afton area and Welch, US-59 passed through Vinita instead following the modern-day route passing east of it. US-59 was changed to follow the present-day route in 1951. Since then, US-59 has undergone only minor adjustments, many of which eliminated curves and provided a more direct route for travelers using the highway to traverse eastern Oklahoma.

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