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Wikipedia / U.S. Route 62

U.S. Route62 or U.S. Highway62 (US62) is an east–west United States Highway in the southern and northeastern United States. It runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border. It is the only east–west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Canada. Parts of US62 follow what once was the Ozark Trail, including the historic bridge across the South Canadian River in Newcastle, Oklahoma.

This bridge was damaged beyond repair by the 2013 Moore tornado that struck Newcastle and Moore, Oklahoma. The highway is signed north–south in New York and Pennsylvania, reflecting its directional orientation in both states, and is signed east–west for the remainder of its course.

Route description

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West Texas

US62 has two separate segments in Texas, separated by a portion in New Mexico with the first section in Texas from its terminus in El Paso to the state line in the Guadalupe Mountains. Through El Paso, US62 begins at the Santa Fe Street Bridge, and follows Santa Fe Street, then Paisano Drive.

At the Paisano Drive underpass for I-10 (I-10 exit 23B), US62 runs concurrently with US 180, while US180 ends its concurrency with I-10. The route then follows Montana Avenue, continuing the concurrency with US180 until Seminole. Before exiting Texas, the route passes through the Salt Flats of Texas, the southern base of Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

New Mexico

Through New Mexico, US62 is entirely concurrent with US 180. The highway continues past Carlsbad Caverns National Park and White's City into the city of Carlsbad. In Carlsbad, US 285 joins US62/US180 for approximately , then heads east to Hobbs. US62 comes within of the WIPP Plant while also coming across several State Highway termini: New Mexico State Road 360 (NM360), NM 176, NM 243, NM 529, NM 483, and NM 8 along the stretch. US62 comes into Hobbs along Marland Boulevard. After coming close to Hobbs High School's Watson Stadium, US62 leaves Hobbs going east to the Texas–New Mexico state line.

Texas Panhandle

After re-entering Texas, US62 continues east through Seminole where US180 heads east towards Lamesa and US62 turns north northeast along a concurrency with US 385 through Seagraves and Brownfield. In Brownfield, US62 picks up US 82/US 380 from Plains for a four-way concurrency for about two blocks, where US380 heads east toward Tahoka. US385 drops off approximately later to head northwest toward Levelland. US82 continues as a concurrency with US62 into Lubbock.

US62 splits from US82 and joins with State Highway 114 (SH114) for approximately along the campus of Texas Tech University's southern border. On the east side of Lubbock, US82 joins back into US62/SH114 and then continues east passes through Lorenzo, then leaves off the concurrency and forms a spur around Ralls, locally known as the "US62 Loop".

The route then turns north to form a concurrency with SH 207 up to Floydada, where US 70 joins in for east and then SH207 turns north of the east side of Floydada. US62/US70 then east through Matador to Paducah, and north again dropping off US70 and gaining US 83 through Childress to a point to the north of Childress where it turns east alone, before crossing the Texas–Oklahoma border west of Hollis.

Oklahoma

US62 runs east from the Texas border across Southwest Oklahoma through Hollis, Gould and Altus and then continues east bypassing the communities of Headrick, Snyder, Indiahoma and Cache into Lawton. On the north side of Lawton, US62 joins I-44 as a concurrent route for through the Fort Sill Military Reservation and then splits on its own at Exit 46 near Medicine Park to continue north through Apache then north and east toward Anadarko.

From Anadarko, US62 runs east through Verden to Chickasha and northeast through Blanchard and then Newcastle before returning to a concurrent route with I-44 into Oklahoma City and then with I-240 and I-35 through much of the city before leaving I-35 at Northeast 23rd Street (exit 130) east of the Oklahoma State Capitol. It leaves Oklahoma City at 23rd street and heads east through Midwest City, Spencer, Nicoma Park, Choctaw, Harrah, Meeker and Boley to Okemah. At Okemah, US62 overlaps I-40 for to Henryetta. US62 then leaves I-40 to continue north to Okmulgee and east to Muskogee, and heads northeast through Fort Gibson and Tahlequah and into Arkansas.

In addition to sections of I-44, I-240, I-35 and I-40, US62 also runs concurrent with other UShighways over its miles across Oklahoma including US281 from Lawton to Anadarko and US277 from Lawton north about 11 miles (both including the I-44 concurrency north of Lawton), US81 in the Chickasha city limits, a second US277 concurrency from Chickasha to Newcastle, US75 from Henryetta to Okmulgee, US64 from an intersection near Taft to Muskogee and US69 in the Muskogee city limits. US62 business routes are designated through the cities of Snyder and Muskogee.

Arkansas

In the state of Arkansas, US62 runs from the Oklahoma border near Summers east to the Missouri border in St. Francis, serving the northern portion of the state. The route passes through several cities and towns, including Fayetteville, Springdale, Bentonville, and Rogers. US62 runs concurrently with several highways in Arkansas including I-49 and US 71 between Fayetteville and Bentonville, US 412 through much of the state, US 65 in the Harrison area, and with US 63 and US 67 (Future I-57 corridor) in northeast Arkansas.

Missouri

US62 enters Missouri from Arkansas at Whitaker Place, and proceeds more or less easterly across the Missouri Bootheel via Malden to New Madrid. Between Malden and New Madrid, US62 was designated as Route82 in 1922. The part southwest of Campbell was designated as Route93 in 1930. The part from Malden to Campbell was unnumbered until it became US62. At New Madrid US62 begins a concurrency with US61. The combined US61/62 goes north as far as Sikeston, where US62 resumes its easterly direction. From Sikeston US62 runs east to Charleston, where it is concurrent with Business I-57 for a short distance. After crossing I-57, US62 becomes concurrent with US60, this concurrency continues until US60/62 leaves Missouri by way of the Mississippi River bridge into Cairo, Illinois.

Illinois

US 62 overlaps US 60 for its entire length, , in Illinois. It crosses Illinois at its very southern tip between the Mississippi and Ohio rivers at Cairo. US62 enters Illinois from Missouri by means of a bridge over the Mississippi River, turning east at US 51 with US51 joining the concurrency. The three routes immediately cross into Kentucky via the Cairo Ohio River Bridge.

Kentucky

US62 runs right through the tourist section of Western Kentucky; between the cities of Paducah and Eddyville, it passes Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, two large manmade lakes. From there US62 heads east through the cities of Princeton, Central City, Beaver Dam, Leitchfield, Elizabethtown, Bardstown, Lawrenceburg and Midway.

For much of this portion, US62 is paralleled by portions of the Kentucky Parkway System, including the Western Kentucky Parkway (I-69) and the Bluegrass Parkway, which have taken most long-distance and freight traffic off the old US62 route. After passing through Georgetown and Cynthiana it leaves Kentucky in Maysville over the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge.

US62 is the only US Highway to cross the Ohio River twice. It crosses the Ohio River between Illinois and Kentucky, connecting the far western region of Kentucky with the southern tip of Illinois. Its other crossing over the Ohio River connects the northeastern Kentucky city of Maysville and the southwestern Ohio village of Aberdeen.

Ohio

US62 enters Ohio from Kentucky, crossing the Ohio River at Aberdeen. After the river crossing, the highway follows US 52 until Ripley and US68 until just east of Georgetown. From there, US62 enters the towns of Russellville, Hillsboro, and Washington Court House. In Washington Court House, US62 meets up with State Route 3 (SR3) and continues all the way into Columbus, passing through the towns of Mount Sterling, Orient, Harrisburg, and Grove City. After heading toward downtown Columbus, US62 diverts from SR3 onto US 40 (Broad Street) for a few blocks to Nelson Road.

US62 runs concurrently with I-670 near John Glenn Columbus International Airport until the eastern side of I-270 where US62 heads toward Gahanna, New Albany, Johnstown, Utica, Millersburg, and Navarre. About north of Navarre, US62 joins up with US 30 into Canton, where US62 heads north along I-77. The highway passes West Lawn Cemetery and the President William McKinley memorial and tomb in Canton. At exit107B on I-77, US62 heads northeast to Alliance, and Youngstown. It leaves Ohio near Hubbard and enters Pennsylvania near the interchange for I-80.

Pennsylvania

US62 enters Pennsylvania from Ohio in Sharon. Also, at the Ohio–Pennsylvania state line, signage for US62 changes from an east–west to north–south. US62 also runs north-northeast from the Ohio border towards New York. US62 passes through Mercer and runs across country to Franklin.

At this point US62 enters the Allegheny River valley and follows this river for . US62 crosses the river at Oil City, at Tionesta, and twice again in the Warren area, once near Buckaloons Recreational Area in the Allegheny Islands Wilderness region, where it is concurrent with US 6 for a short distance.

New York

While most of the route is an east–west route, US62 takes a north–south directionality in Pennsylvania and New York. It is signed north–south in northern Pennsylvania and New York.

US62 enters New York State from Pennsylvania in Chautauqua County, south of Frewsburg, past which it intersects with I-86 (Southern Tier Expressway). Following a northeasterly course, US62 enters Cattaraugus County, crosses Cattaraugus Creek to enter Erie County and passes through the village of Gowanda, taking a more northerly direction. At the village of Hamburg, US62 turns northeast, passing Buffalo Raceway and the Erie County Fair, New York State Thruway (I-90), continues northward through Lackawanna as South Park Avenue and passes through Buffalo as South Park Avenue and Bailey Avenue. The Bailey Avenue section from New York State Route 5 (NY5) at the Buffalo city line to NY 324 is maintained by Erie County as County Road 152.

US62 briefly overlaps NY324 (Sheridan Drive) in the town of Amherst, and turns northward as Niagara Falls Boulevard, intersects I-290, then exits Erie County and enters Niagara County, as US62 crosses the Erie Canal / Tonawanda Creek and travels into the town of Wheatfield. The highway intersects NY 425 and turns to the northwest intersecting NY 265 and I-190. On the east side of Niagara Falls the route diverges into US62 and its parallel route, Business US 62, (formerly NY62A).

Within the city of Niagara Falls, US62 runs "backwards", bearing west for several miles as Ferry Avenue southbound (eastbound) and Walnut Avenue northbound (westbound) and terminates on Main Street, while is still signed north–south. The northern (eastern) terminus for both US62 and Business US62 is at NY 104 (Main Street), less than from the Rainbow Bridge and U.S. Customs. The Rainbow Bridge then crosses the Niagara River into Canada, offering side-views of the famous Niagara Falls.

In 2009, Legislation was proposed in the NY State Legislature for a bill (S.6277-A/A.9939-A) designating all of US Route 62 in New York State as the "National Veterans Highway". The measure was sponsored by then Senator William Stachowski, and Assemblyperson Francine Delmonte as proposed by the Sons of the American Legion Post 880 as a way to salute and commemorate the service and sacrifice of all veterans of the US. The Bill was signed into law by Governor David Paterson in July 2010. The designation runs from the Pennsylvania State Line south of Frewsburg, NY to a northern terminus near the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, NY. Designations have also been successful in Illinois and Kentucky to this point.

Future

In Ohio, there are plans to reroute US62 onto a divided highway from Alliance to Salem, part of a larger relocation of both US62 and SR 14, then from downtown Youngstown to I-80 as part of the "Hubbard Arterial". Parts of the highway have long been completed to the north of Alliance and Salem; the portion northwest of Alliance is known in documents as US62T, while the portion north of Salem not already carrying US62 is known as SR14T; neither carries a posted route, instead only carrying trailblazer markers indicating routes intersected at the termini.

Major intersections

  1. Texas

  2. Benito Juárez Street and at the Mexican border in El Paso. US62/US85 travels concurrently through the city.

  3. in El Paso

  4. in El Paso

  5. in El Paso. US62/US180 travel concurrently to Seminole, with an approximate concurrency through New Mexico in-between.

  6. New Mexico

  7. in Carlsbad. The highways have a concurrency north.

  8. Texas

  9. in Seminole. US62/US385 travel concurrently to Brownfield.

  10. in Brownfield. US62/US82 travels concurrently to Lubbock. US62/US380 travels concurrently through the city.

  11. in Lubbock

  12. in Lubbock

  13. in Lubbock. The highways travel concurrently to southwest of Ralls.

  14. in Floydada. The highways travel concurrently to Paducah.

  15. in Paducah. US62/US83 travels concurrently to south-southeast of Wellington.

  16. in Childress

  17. Oklahoma

  18. in Altus

  19. in Snyder

  20. in Lawton. I-44/US62 travels concurrently to east of Medicine Park. US62/US277 travels concurrently to north of Fort Sill. US62/US281 travels concurrently to Anadarko.

  21. in Chickasha. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

  22. in Chickasha. US62/US277 travels concurrently to Newcastle.

  23. in Chickasha

  24. in Newcastle. I-44/US62 travels concurrently to Oklahoma City.

  25. in Oklahoma City. I-240/US62 travels concurrently through the city.

  26. in Oklahoma City. I-35/US62/US77 travels concurrently through the city.

  27. in Oklahoma City. I-40/US62/US270 travels concurrently through the city.

  28. in Jacktown

  29. in Prague

  30. in Okemah. The highways travel concurrently to Henryetta.

  31. northeast of Clearview. The highways travel concurrently to Okmulgee.

  32. in Henryetta

  33. north-northeast of Boynton. The highways travel concurrently to Muskogee.

  34. in Muskogee. US62/US69 travel concurrently through the city.

  35. in Westville

  36. Arkansas

  37. in Fayetteville. The highways travel concurrently to Bentonville.

  38. in Springdale

  39. in Alpena. The highways travel concurrently to Imboden.

  40. in Bear Creek Springs. The highways travel concurrently to Bellefonte.

  41. in Ash Flat

  42. in Hardy. The highways travel concurrently to Imboden.

  43. in Pocahontas. The highways travel concurrently to Corning.

  44. in Piggott

  45. Missouri

  46. southwest of Howardville. The highways travel concurrently to Sikeston.

  47. in New Madrid. US 61-62 are also known as , I-55 exit 44.

  48. north of New Madrid, I-55 exit 49.

  49. in Sikeston

  50. in Miner, I-55 exit 67.

  51. in Charleston. BL I-57 forms a concurrency for to I-57 on the east side of Charleston.

  52. in Charleston. US 60-62 travels concurrently to Wickliffe, Kentucky, with a short Illinois segment in-between.

  53. Illinois

  54. in Cairo. The highways travel concurrently to Bardwell.

  55. Kentucky

  56. in Paducah

  57. in Paducah. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

  58. in Paducah. The highways travel concurrently to Riverview.

  59. in Calvert City

  60. in Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park. The highways travel concurrently to Eddyville.

  61. in Kuttawa

  62. in Eddyville

  63. in Nortonville

  64. in Central City

  65. in Beaver Dam. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

  66. in Elizabethtown

  67. in Elizabethtown

  68. in Bardstown. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

  69. in Bardstown. US62/US150 travels concurrently through the city.

  70. in Lawrenceburg

  71. in Versailles. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

  72. in Midway. The highways travel concurrently to northwest of Lexington.

  73. northwest of Lexington

  74. in Georgetown

  75. in Georgetown

  76. in Georgetown

  77. southwest of Cynthiana. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

  78. Ohio

  79. in Aberdeen. The highways travel concurrently to Ripley.

  80. in Aberdeen. The highways travel concurrently to Redoak.

  81. in Hillsboro

  82. in Washington Court House

  83. in Washington Court House. The highways travel concurrently for through the city.

  84. northeast of Harrisburg, I-71 exit 94.

  85. northeast of Harrisburg

  86. in Grove City, I-270 exit 2.

  87. in Columbus, I-70 exit 98A from westbound, no eastbound exit onto US 62/SR3 and no entrance directly onto I-70 from US 62/SR3.

  88. in Columbus. The highways travel concurrently for .

  89. in Columbus. US 40 travels concurrently with US 62 and SR3 for before SR3 heads toward Cleveland. US 40 continues before heading toward Reynoldsburg

  90. in Columbus, I-71 exit 108B.

  91. in Columbus, I-670 exit 7. The highways travel concurrently to west of Gahanna.

  92. in Gahanna

  93. in Millwood

  94. in Wilmot. The highways travel concurrently through the village for

  95. in Massillion. The highways travel concurrently to Canton.

  96. in Canton. I-77/US 62 travels concurrently through the city to exit 107B.

  97. in Canfield

  98. in Youngstown

  99. in Youngstown

  100. north of Hubbard; I-80 exit 234

  101. Pennsylvania

  102. in Mercer. The highways travel concurrently to north of Mercer.

  103. southwest of Jackson Center

  104. in Franklin. The highways travel concurrently through the city.

  105. east-southeast of Youngsville. The highways travel concurrently to Warren.

  106. New York

  107. in Frewsburg

  108. in Kennedy

  109. in Gowanda

  110. near Hamburg

  111. near Blasdell

  112. in Buffalo

  113. in Buffalo

  114. near Amherst

  115. in Amherst

  116. in Niagara Falls

  117. in Niagara Falls

Special routes

US62 has special and suffixed routes in several states.

See also

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