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 U.S. Route 24 | ||||
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 US 24 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 1,563.82 mi (2,516.72 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926[citation needed]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   I-70 /US 6 nearMinturn, CO | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |  I-75 nearClarkston, MI | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| States | Colorado,Kansas,Missouri,Illinois,Indiana,Ohio,Michigan | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 24 orU.S. Highway 24 (US 24) is one of the originalUnited States Numbered Highways of 1926 which runs east and west for most of its routing.[1] It originally ran fromPontiac, Michigan, in the east toKansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is inIndependence Township, Michigan, at an intersection withInterstate 75 (I-75), and its western terminus is nearMinturn, Colorado, at an intersection withI-70. The highway transitions from north–south to east–west signage at the Ohio–Michigan state line.
| mi | km | |
|---|---|---|
| CO | 327.18 | 526.55[2] |
| KS | 435.95 | 701.59[3] |
| MO | 215.56 | 346.91[4] |
| IL | 255.13 | 410.59[5] |
| IN | 166.85 | 268.52[6] |
| OH | 83.33 | 134.11[7] |
| MI | 79.83 | 128.47[8] |
| Total | 1,563.82 | 2,516.72 |
InColorado, US 24 begins at the interchange of I-70 andUS 6 (exit 171) nearMinturn. From this interchange, US 24 proceeds southeast through Minturn and continues south to theContinental Divide atTennessee Pass. It continues south toJohnson Village and then joins withUS 285 northbound toTrout Creek Pass. After the pass, US 24 separates from US 285 and continues east toColorado Springs and then northeast toLimon, where US 24 joins I-70 for most of the rest of its routing to theKansas state line.
When the U.S. Numbered Highway System was started in 1926, US 24 in Colorado was designatedUS 40S. It began inGrand Junction and went east along the current I-70 corridor to Minturn, from which it followed the current route to Limon. From Limon east to the Kansas border, the current US 24 was designatedUS 40N. US 40S west of Limon and US 40N east of Limon received the US 24 designation in 1936, when US 24 was extended west from Kansas City, Missouri. The segment between Grand Junction and Minturn was decommissioned in 1975.
InKansas, US 24 enters from Colorado west ofKanorado; it overlaps I-70 for 45 miles (72 km) toColby. US 24 does not meet I-70 again untilKansas City. On December 1, 2008, US 24 was rerouted southward onUS 73 to I-70 west of Kansas City, continuing east on I-70 on the final 16 miles (26 km) in Kansas.[9] US 24 servesManhattan, as well as the northern sides ofTopeka andLawrence.
The original designation for the current US 24 route in Kansas wasUS 40N. It went from the Colorado border to Manhattan. In 1936, US 24 received its current designation after an extension west from Kansas City.
In Kansas, US 24 is merged withUS 59 fromWilliamstown to a place in northern Lawrence called Teepee Junction. From there, it is merged withUS 40 until Kansas City.
InMissouri, US 24 servesKansas City,Independence,Buckner,Lexington,Waverly,Carrollton,Keytesville,Moberly,Madison,Monroe City,Palmyra, andWest Quincy. It runs concurrently withUS 65 between Waverly and Carrollton, passing over theMissouri River via theWaverly Bridge when concurrent. After becoming a two-lane road, it is then concurrent withRoute 5 in Keytesville (where it is called Jackson Street) and then passes by the city ofHuntsville before turning into a four-lane highway and crossingUS 63 at Moberly. It is finally concurrent (for the third time) withUS 36 east of Monroe City and withUS 61 from south ofPalmyra to West Quincy. The segment shared with US 61 is part of theAvenue of the Saints.
Along the route within Independence is theHarry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum.
Crossing intoIllinois, US 24 uses the pairing of the cable-stayedBayview Bridge (westbound) and the olderQuincy Memorial Bridge (eastbound) over theMississippi River inQuincy. As of 2006[update], it is the main arterial highway from Quincy northeast toPeoria. Between these two cities, the highway follows the old Peoria to Quincy stage coach route. US 24 travels onto theShade–Lohmann Bridge onI-474 to bypass Peoria, and it gets off at exit 9.
InEast Peoria, US 24 forms awrong-way concurrency withIllinois Route 116 andUS 150 as it parallels theIllinois River. From East Peoria, US 24 runs directly east (parallel to theToledo, Peoria and Western Railway) through a number of small towns en route toIndiana. US 24 crosses into Indiana at the state line east ofSheldon.
InIndiana, US 24 runs east from theIllinois state line toHuntington. At Huntington, US 24 turns northeast and runs toFort Wayne; it then overlapsI-69 andI-469 to bypass the city before enteringOhio at the state line east of Fort Wayne. The segment of US 24 betweenLogansport andToledo, Ohio, is part of theHoosier Heartland Industrial Corridor project of theIntermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act.
From Fort Wayne, US 24 follows the path of the Maumee River toward Toledo. InOhio, the roadway enters the state east ofWoodburn, Indiana, nearAntwerp. Between the Indiana state line and Toledo, this portion of the roadway is known as the Fort to Port segment of the Hoosier Heartland Industrial Corridor.
Between Napoleon and Toledo, modern US 24 lies north of the Maumee River as a highway built toInterstate Highway standards. Just north of Waterville is the site of the Battle of Fallen Timbers of 1794. General Anthony Wayne after constructing a trail from Fort Wayne to (Fort) Defiance, fought and defeated a Native American consortium, thus opening northern Ohio to white settlement. At a point on Toledo's north side, US 24 veers from northeast–southwest to true north–south, turning on to Telegraph Road, while Detroit Avenue continues as a city street that connects toM-125 (Dixie Highway) at the Michigan border.
The path through Toledo of US 24 follows the course of old US 25, old US 25 being farther away from the course of north–south I-75. Partially truncated as a state route, what had been US 24 was renumbered asState Route 25 where it remained a state highway, and US 25 in greater Toledo became US 24.
InMichigan, US 24 enters fromToledo, Ohio, and serves the city ofMonroe andMetro Detroit, where it is known asTelegraph Road. It continues north through the western edge of Detroit. It passes through Michigan's "mixing bowl", which is whereI-696 (Walter P. Reuther Freeway),M-10 (John C. Lodge Freeway/Northwestern Highway), and Lahser Road intersect. US 24 continues north along Telegraph Road as the border betweenWaterford andPontiac until its intersection with Dixie Highway where it travels to the northwest until its termination atI-75 inIndependence Township.
BetweenDixie Highway inPontiac, Michigan, and Laskey Road inToledo, Ohio, the highway is known as Telegraph Road, named before the highway system existed after the telegraph wires to which it once ran parallel.Mark Knopfler of the rock bandDire Straits wrote the song "Telegraph Road" about the development and decay of the road, which he spotted en route to a concert. It is a major surface route through western areas ofMetro Detroit.
US 24 (Telegraph Road) along the west edge ofDetroit, Michigan, was one of the first roads whereMichigan left turns were implemented. This pattern was introduced at the time of, or soon after, its widening to a six- to eight-lane divided highway between 1960 and 1963. Several otherchannelization techniques are also used; for instance, theM-153 (Ford Road) intersection includes a southboundjughandle and a cutoff for northbound left-turning traffic.[10]
US 24 from Minturn toLimon, Colorado, is a former route of US 40S. Between Limon andManhattan, Kansas, US 24 follows the old route ofUS 40N. Between Manhattan and Topeka, Kansas US 24 follows the original route of US 40.
US 24 followed State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas until December 1, 2008, when it was rerouted ontoK-7 andI-70.
From 2008 to 2012, US 24 from Fort Wayne to Toledo was mostly expanded to Interstate standards as part of an overall "Fort to Port" project, in reference to Fort Wayne and the port of Toledo.[11]
As of 2021, US 24 has been moved to follow I-435 south and I-70 west in Kansas City, Missouri; the original US 24 that used to follow Independence Avenue is nowUS 24 Business.[12]
I-70 /US 6 northwest ofMinturn
US 285 inJohnson Village. The highways travel concurrently toAntero Junction.
I-25 /US 85 /US 87 inColorado Springs. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 40 /US 287 inLimon. The highways travel concurrently to east of Limon.I-70 in LimonI-70 east of Limon. The highways travel concurrently toSeibert.
US 385 inBurlington. The highways travel concurrently through the city.I-70 in Burlington. The highways travel concurrently to south-southwest ofLevant, Kansas.
US 83 south-southeast ofGem
US 283 inHill City
US 183 inStockton
US 281 inOsborne. The highways travel concurrently to south ofPortis.
US 81 east ofGlasco
US 77 inRiley. The highways travel concurrently to east of Riley.
US 75 inTopeka
US 59 inWilliamstown. The highways travel concurrently toLawrence.US 40 /US 59 inLawrence. US 24/US 40 travel concurrently toKansas City, Missouri.
US 73 on theKansas City–Bonner Springs city line. The highways travel concurrently into Bonner Springs proper.I-70 /US 73 in Bonner Springs. I-70/US 24 travel concurrently toKansas City, Missouri.
I-435 on the Kansas City–Edwardsville city line
I-635 in Kansas City
US 69 in Kansas City. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
I-670 in Kansas City
US 69 /US 169 in Kansas City. US 24/US 169 travel concurrently toKansas City, Missouri.
I-35 inKansas City. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
I-29 /I-35 /I-70 /US 40 /US 71 in Kansas CityI-435 in Kansas City
US 65 east ofWaverly. The highways travel concurrently toCarrollton.
US 63 inMoberly
US 36 inMonroe City. The highways travel concurrently to northeast ofRensselaer.
US 61 south ofPalmyra. The highways travel concurrently toTaylor.
I-172 south ofBloomfield
US 67 inRushville
US 136 northeast ofBeaty. The highways travel concurrently toDuncan Mills.
I-474 on thePeoria–Bartonville line. I-474/US 24 travel concurrently toCreve Coeur.
US 150 inEast Peoria. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
I-74 in East Peoria
I-39 /US 51 inEl Paso
I-55 inChenoa
I-57 inGilman
US 45 in Gilman. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 52 inSheldon. The highways travel concurrently toKentland, Indiana.
US 41 /US 52 inKentland
US 231 inRemington. The highways travel concurrently toWolcott.
I-65 east of Remington
US 421 inReynolds. The highways travel concurrently toMonticello.
US 35 west ofLogansport. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of Logansport.
US 31 inPeru Township
US 224 inHuntington
I-69 /US 33 inFort Wayne. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 30 /US 33 in Fort Wayne. US 24/US 30 travel concurrently to east ofNew Haven.
US 27 in Fort Wayne
I-69 /I-469 in Fort Wayne. I-469/US 24 travel concurrently to east ofNew Haven.
US 127 inEmerald TownshipUS 6 inNapoleon Township. The highways travel concurrently toLiberty Township.
I-475 /US 23 inMaumee
US 20 in Maumee.I-75 inToledo
I-275 inAsh Township
I-94 inTaylor
US 12 inDearborn
I-96 inRedford Charter Township
I-696 inSouthfieldI-75 inSpringfield Township
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