 U.S. Route 67 | ||||
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 US 67 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 1,560 mi[citation needed] (2,510 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926[citation needed]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Fed. 16 at theMexican Border atPresidio, TX | |||
| Major intersections |
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| North end |   US 52 /Iowa 64 atSabula, IA | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| States | Texas,Arkansas,Missouri,Illinois,Iowa | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 67 is a major north–southU.S. highway which extends for 1,560 miles (2,511 km) in theCentral United States. The southern terminus of the route is at theUnited States-Mexico border inPresidio, Texas, where it continues south asMexican Federal Highway 16 upon crossing theRio Grande. The northern terminus is atU.S. Route 52 inSabula, Iowa. US 67 crosses theMississippi River twice along its routing. The first crossing is atWest Alton, Missouri, where US 67 uses theClark Bridge to reachAlton, Illinois. About 240 miles (390 km) to the north, US 67 crosses the river again at theRock Island Centennial Bridge betweenRock Island, Illinois, andDavenport, Iowa. Additionally, the route crosses theMissouri River via theLewis Bridge a few miles southwest of the Clark Bridge.
| mi[1] | km | |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 766 | 1233 |
| AR | 325 | 523 |
| MO | 201 | 323 |
| IL | 212 | 341 |
| IA | 56 | 90 |
| Total | 1560 | 2511 |
Throughout Texas, US 67 runs in a primarily northeast–southwest manner, apparently violating the norms for numbering U.S. highways as odd-numbered routes are typically north–south in orientation, because prevailing north–south versus prevailing east–west designation is determined by the ultimate termini as the route traverses multiple states.
US 67 is part of theLa Entrada al Pacifico international trade corridor from its southern terminus to an intersection withU.S. Route 385 inMcCamey, where the corridor follows US 385 toOdessa.
Between Dallas and Weaver in easternHopkins County, the highway runsconcurrently withInterstate 30, and is unsigned between Dallas andRoyse City. From Weaver east to the Arkansas state line inTexarkana, US 67 runs parallel to I-30. East of theInterstate 35E/Interstate 30 "mixmaster" inDowntown Dallas, U.S. Route 67 follows Interstate 30. West of the "mixmaster," U.S. 67 follows I-35E south throughOak Cliff. Along this portion, the Route 67 shield is also alongside the Interstate shield. Just north of Kiest Boulevard, U.S. Route 67 breaks off from Interstate 35E and maintains controlled-access ("Interstate grade") status down toMidlothian, where it becomes a four-lane divided highway to the western edge ofCleburne. The route fromAlpine toSan Angelo was a previous route ofSH 99.
Though it passes through the heart ofthe Ozarks, the highest elevation along US 67 is the last 150 miles betweenFort Stockton andPresidio. Below Fort Stockton, US 67 passes the Sierra Del Norte range at 6810 ft. West of Alpine, US 67 passes near the Twin Sisters (6116 and 6134 ft), Ranger Peak (6256 ft), and Paisano Peak (6091 ft) before going through Paisano Pass (5,180 ft). East ofMarfa are views of Twin Mountains (6681 and 6910 ft), Goat Mountain (6642 ft), Cathedral Peak (6867 ft), and Cienega Mountain (6565 ft). The Puertacitas Mountains (6350 ft) and theDavis Mountains (8371 ft) can be seen from theMarfa lights observatory to the north. The Davis Mountains are the highest elevation near US 67. Thirty miles south of Marfa, US 67 reaches its highest point at 5428 ft, with Chinatti Peak (7732 ft) seen to the southwest.[2]
In Arkansas, US 67 runs parallel with Interstate 30 fromTexarkana toBenton, where it then runs concurrently with I-30 toNorth Little Rock. It then runs concurrent withInterstate 57 north toUS 412 inWalnut Ridge, where I-57 and the freeway ends and the road becomes a five-lane undivided highway toPocahontas. After Pocahontas, the road returns to a two-lane alignment north to the state line.
In 2009, a bill was introduced to rename the portion of US 67. The bill, by Rep. J.R. Rogers of Walnut Ridge, designates US 67 in Jackson, Lawrence, and Randolph Counties as "Rock 'n' Roll Highway 67." BesidesElvis Presley andJohnny Cash, the bill notes thatRoy Orbison,Jerry Lee Lewis, andFats Domino played at clubs along that stretch of highway.
Going from south to north, US 67 entersMissouri at theArkansas state line. About 10 miles (16 km) north of the state line, it intersectsUS 160. At the southwest corner ofPoplar Bluff, Business Route 67 goes into Poplar Bluff while US 67 bypasses Poplar Bluff to the west on a freeway-grade highway. It then joinsUS 60 at the northwest corner of Poplar Bluff. Both 60 and 67 then follow a four-lane route to an interchange about 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Poplar Bluff, where US 60 heads west towardSpringfield, while US 67 heads north to St. Louis.
Construction is complete to divide the highway through Wayne, Madison, and Butler Counties, including bypasses aroundGreenville andCherokee Pass. The new divided highway opened on August 19, 2011, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Additionally, MoDOT has extended the divided highway south to US 160 south of Poplar Bluff.
From Fredericktown, US 67 passes throughFarmington, where an existing interchange withRoute 221 was converted to adiverging diamond interchange in September 2012.[3] US 67 then proceeds throughPark Hills,Desloge, andBonne Terre. About 25 miles (40 km) north of Bonne Terre, US 67 crossesInterstate 55 and entersFestus andCrystal City and picks up US 61. This becomes known as Truman Boulevard in Festus and Crystal City, Highway 61-67 fromHerculaneum toImperial, and Jeffco Boulevard fromArnold until it exitsJefferson County and entersSt. Louis County, over the Meramec River where it becomes Lemay Ferry Road.
When US 67/61 reachesSt. Louis County, It travels Lemay Ferry Road (Route 267) until it reachesLindbergh Boulevard. There, it overlaps Lindbergh Boulevard (known as Kirkwood Road inKirkwood). US 61 then turns west onto I-64/US 40 West towards Wentzville. Lindbergh, named for aviatorCharles Lindbergh, continues north through Frontenac, Ladue, Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights, Bridgeton, Hazelwood andFlorissant until it reaches Lewis & Clark Boulevard (Route 367). From there, it continues straight north toWest Alton, Missouri and then crosses theMississippi River on the Clark Bridge and entersAlton, Illinois.
The only vehicular tunnel in Missouri is located on US 67 atSt. Louis Lambert International Airport, where the road tunnels under Runway 11/29.
In the state ofIllinois, US 67 runs north from theClark Bridge inAlton, passing throughJerseyville, then through theForgottonia region of western Illinois. It runs near the cities ofJacksonville,Beardstown, throughMacomb, and nearMonmouth before crossing into Iowa across theRock Island Centennial Bridge.
US 67 enters Iowa inDavenport. It follows an alignment throughBettendorf andClinton which parallels the Mississippi River. NearSabula, US 67 meetsU.S. Route 52 andIowa Highway 64 and ends.
Fed. 16 at thePresidio–Ojinaga International Bridge atPresidio
US 90 inMarfa. The highways travel concurrently to east-northeast ofAlpine.
I-10 west ofFort Stockton. The highways travel concurrently to east-southeast of Fort Stockton.
US 285 in Fort Stockton
US 385 in Fort Stockton. The highways travel concurrently toMcCamey.
US 87 /US 277 inSan Angelo. US 67/US 277 travels concurrently to northeast of San Angelo.
US 83 inBallinger. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Ballinger.
US 84 /US 283 inSanta Anna. US 67/US 84 travels concurrently toEarly. US 67/US 283 travels concurrently through Santa Anna.
US 377 inBrownwood. The highways travel concurrently toStephenville.
US 183 in Early
US 281 in Stephenville
I-35W inAlvarado
US 287 inMidlothian
I-20 inDallas
I-35E in Dallas. The highways travel concurrently through Dallas.
I-30 /I-35E in Dallas. I-30/US 67 travels concurrently to west-southwest ofSaltillo.
I-45 /I-345 /US 75 in Dallas
US 80 on the Dallas–Mesquite city line
I-635 in Mesquite
US 69 /US 380 inGreenville
US 271 inMount Pleasant
US 259 inOmaha
I-369 /US 59 inTexarkana
US 82 in Texarkana. The highways travel concurrently toTexarkana, Arkansas.
US 71 on the Arkansas state line. The highways travel concurrently to Texarkana, Arkansas.I-30 northeast ofMandeville
US 278 inHope
US 371 inPrescott. The highways travel concurrently through Prescott.
US 270 east ofPerlaI-30 northwest ofTraskwood
I-30 /US 70 southwest ofBenton. The highways travel concurrently toNorth Little Rock.
I-430 inLittle Rock
I-530 /US 65 /US 167 in Little Rock. US 65/US 67 travels concurrently to North Little Rock. US 67/US 167 travels concurrently toBald Knob.
I-630 in Little Rock
I-30 /I-40 /I-57 /US 65 in North Little Rock. I-40/US 67 travels concurrently through North Little Rock. I-57/US 67 will travel concurrently to northwest ofPoplar Bluff, Missouri.
US 64 inBeebe. The highways travel concurrently to Bald Knob.
US 78 west ofCash
US 63 inHoxie. The highways travel concurrently toWalnut Ridge.
US 412 in Walnut Ridge
US 62 inPocahontas. The highways travel concurrently toCorning.
US 160 east ofFairdealing
Future I-57 /US 60 northwest ofPoplar Bluff. The highways travel concurrently to south-southwest ofHendrickson.
I-55 inFestus
US 61 in Festus. The highways travel concurrently to theFrontenac–Ladue city line.
I-255 inMehlville
US 50 in Mehlville. The highways travel concurrently to theSunsest Hills–Kirkwood city line.I-55 on theConcord–Mehlville–Green Park city line
I-44 /US 50 on the Sunset Hills–Kirkwood city line
I-64 /US 40 /US 61 on the Frontenac–Ladue city line
I-70 inBridgeton
I-270 inHazelwood
I-72 /US 36 southwest ofSouth Jacksonville
US 24 inRushville
US 136 east ofMacomb. The highways travel concurrently to Macomb.
US 34 south-southwest ofMonmouth. The highways travel concurrently to Monmouth.
I-74 /US 6 inBettendorf
I-80 inLe Claire
US 30 inClinton. The highways travel concurrently through Clinton.US 52 west ofSabulaU.S. Route 167 is the only auxiliary route of US 67. US 167 stretches fromAbbeville, LA toAsh Flat, AR and intersects US 67 atBald Knob, AR.
US 67 has numerous business routes in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois.
| Browse numbered routes | ||||
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← FM 66 | TX | → SH 67 | ||
← Route 66 | MO | → Route 68 | ||
← US 66 | IL | → IL 68 | ||
| ←US 65 | IA | →US 69 | ||
Routes initalics are no longer a part of the system. Highlighted routes are considered main routes of the system. |
