 U.S. Route 29 | ||||
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 US 29 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 1,043.3 mi (1,679.0 km) | |||
| Existed | November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11)[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   US 90 /US 98 atPensacola, FL | |||
| Major intersections |
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| North end |  MD 99 at Ellicott City, MD | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| States | Florida,Alabama,Georgia,South Carolina,North Carolina,Virginia,District of Columbia,Maryland | |||
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U.S. Route 29 orU.S. Highway 29 (US 29) is a north–southUnited States Numbered Highway that runs for 1,043.3 miles (1,679.0 km) fromPensacola, Florida, toEllicott City, Maryland, just west ofBaltimore, Maryland, in theEastern United States, connecting theFlorida Panhandle to theWashington–Baltimore combined statistical area. The highway takes on an overall northeast–southwest direction, from its southern terminus atUS 90 andUS 98 in Pensacola to its northern terminus atMaryland Route 99 (MD 99) in Ellicott City.
The section of US 29 betweenGreensboro, North Carolina, andDanville, Virginia, has been designated asFuture Interstate 785 (Future I-785) and has received future Interstate signs in several locations along that route. It will become an official Interstate Highway once improvements have been completed.
FromAuburn, Alabama, to Greensboro,I-85 runs parallel to US 29, which serves primarily as a local route along that stretch.
| mi | km | |
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| FL | 43.7 | 70.3 |
| AL | 227.2 | 365.6 |
| GA | 211.0 | 339.6 |
| SC | 110.2 | 177.3 |
| NC | 168.7 | 271.5 |
| VA | 248.0 | 399.1 |
| DC | 8.6 | 13.8 |
| MD | 25.9 | 41.7 |
| Total | 1,043.3 | 1,679.0 |
US 29 begins atUS 90 andUS 98 in downtownPensacola, Florida. Throughout the state, US 29 is twinned with the unsignedState Road 95 (SR 95).
The entire route in Florida runs withinEscambia County. From its terminus north toSR 296, it is known as North Palafox Street. From this point, it is known as Pensacola Boulevard north to Ten Mile Road, approximately one mile (1.6 km) north ofUS 90 Alternate. Between SR 296 and theMolino community, US 29 runs parallel to its former routing, which is nowCounty Road 95A. This former routing continues the name North Palafox Street from SR 296 north to Ten Mile Road.
US 29, internally designated by theAlabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) asState Route 15 (SR 15), is a southwest-northeaststate highway across the southeastern part of the U.S. state ofAlabama. SR 15 ends inBrewton at a junction withUS 31 (SR 3) andSR 41, but US 29 continues west with US 31/SR 3 toFlomaton and south onSR 113 to theFlorida state line.
US 29/SR 15 traverses Alabama in a general northeast–southwest path. It has never been a major route in the state; its significance was completely overshadowed with the completion ofI-65 andI-85 during the 1970s. Today, US 29/SR 15 serves primarily to connect numerous smaller towns and cities in the southwest, south-central, and eastern parts of Alabama, notably passing nearTroy,Tuskegee, andAuburn universities in the east.
US 29 no longer passes through downtown Auburn or downtownOpelika. The U.S. Highway is concurrent with I-85 from exit 51, south of Auburn, to exit 64, northeast of Opelika. This change was made by ALDOT in the 1990s. Route markers have been appropriately relocated since then.
US 29 passes through the northern portion ofGeorgia, starting inHart County towardAthens andGwinnett County and then onward toAtlanta. The highway passes by notable universities, such asGeorgia Tech andEmory University in Atlanta and theUniversity of Georgia in Athens. US 29 meanders throughHartwell and theLake Hartwell region near theSouth Carolina border. FromWest Point, (just south ofLaGrange) at the Alabama–Georgia state line toDowntown Atlanta,SR 8 andSR 14 are paired with US 29 at various points in the state. US 29 to the southwest of Atlanta has been named Roosevelt Highway, sinceFranklin D. Roosevelt made his final journey northward from Warm Springs along this stretch of highway. Large crowds gathered along US 29 on this day in April 1945 to pay their final respects to the deceased president. Unfortunately, for those who waited along the highway, they missed seeing the president's body being transported back toWashington DC on a train that ran on nearby tracks.
InSouth Carolina, US 29 maintains a northeasterly routing, passing throughAnderson,Greenville, andSpartanburg.
From Greenville throughGreer, US 29 is known as Wade Hampton Boulevard. It is a major commercial artery for both Greer andTaylors. A six-lane highway, the road forms the western border ofBob Jones University and then passes nearChick Springs, amineral springs that served as the focus of a small but important resort community during the 19th century.
US 29 was built as the main highway between Greenville and the other city of northwestern South Carolina, Spartanburg. The construction of I-85, connecting Greenville to Spartanburg, left US 29 underused until recent decades.
InNorth Carolina, US 29 connects the cities ofGastonia,Charlotte,Concord,Salisbury,High Point,Greensboro, andReidsville. US 29 routes through Charlotte alongTryon Street, one of the main arteries that runs throughUptown Charlotte.NASCAR'sCharlotte Motor Speedway is on US 29 where Charlotte and Concord border. After leaving theCharlotte metropolitan area, the road stays parallel withI-85 and concurrent withUS 70 and serves as a secondary highway for cities along the Interstate. It stays parallel with I-85 for another 40 miles (64 km) before branching off inGreensboro and heading north towardsReidsville and then toVirginia towardsDanville. US 29 fromLexington to the Virginia border is considered to be acontrolled-access highway.
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InVirginia, part of US 29 is named theLee Highway. US 29 connects the historic small cities and large towns of west-central Virginia, includingDanville,Lynchburg,Charlottesville,Culpeper, andWarrenton, withFairfax,Falls Church,Arlington, andWashington DC to the northeast and with North Carolina to the southwest.
Along its route in Virginia, US 29 provides significant access to and from several major colleges and universities, including theUniversity of Virginia in Charlottesville,George Mason University in Fairfax,Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, andLiberty University,University of Lynchburg, andRandolph College in Lynchburg.
US 29 entersWashington DC via theKey Bridge adjacent toGeorgetown University. The designation turns east onto theWhitehurst Freeway, bypassingGeorgetown to the south. Upon crossingRock Creek, the freeway ends, becoming the at-gradeK Street. US 29 remains on K Street to 11th Street, where US 29 turns north onto 11th for seven blocks. AtRhode Island Avenue, US 29 turns right. US 29 northbound turns left at 6th Street (touching US 1 where it turns from Rhode Island Avenue to 6th Street); it follows 6th Street for two blocks and then turns left onto Florida Avenue, where it then turns right ontoGeorgia Avenue. US 29 southbound at this point, however, follows7th Street to Rhode Island Avenue. The route maintains a northerly routing as it passes through northern Washington DC and entersMaryland. During its alignment with Georgia Avenue, US 29 bypasses theHoward University campus to the west.
InMaryland, US 29 turns northeast onto Colesville Road, intersects theCapital Beltway (I-495), becomes Columbia Pike, and intersectsNew Hampshire Avenue (MD 650),MD 200 (Intercounty Connector),MD 198,MD 32,MD 175,MD 100, Maryland Route 103,US 40, andI-70 before terminating atMD 99 in northernEllicott City.
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Warrenton Turnpike is the former name of US 29 throughPrince William County, Virginia. This is the name that was used for this road during theU.S. Civil War. Although the road has been expanded pastManassas into four lanes, it remains a rural two lane highway throughManassas National Battlefield Park, whereI-66 carries through traffic. On either side of the road through the battlefield, split rail fences define property borders. The route has also been called the Bill-Beth Highway as it was the name of the children of the original highway developer.
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.svg) U.S. Route 170 | |
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| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina–Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Existed | 1926–1931[2] |
U.S. Route 170 (US 170) was the portion of US 29 fromUS 70 atCharlotte, North Carolina, northeast toLynchburg, Virginia, from 1926 until 1931, when US 29 became part of the route. The US 170 designation was then removed and the route remained as US 29 only.[2]
The freeway stretch of US 29 traveling southwest fromGreensboro toLexington, North Carolina, is currently also signed asI-85 Business (I-85 Bus.) and US 70. On October 5, 2019, theNorth Carolina Department of Transportation submitted an application toAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and was granted approval, for the removal of the I-85 Bus. designation from the freeway,[3] and the rerouting of US 70 between Greensboro and Thomasville,[4] leaving US 29 on the route. This plan, according to the state, will simplify overhead signage on the freeway and eliminate the confusion between I-85 and I-85 Bus.[citation needed]
US 90 /US 98 inPensacola
I-10 on theBrent–Ensley line
US 31 inFlomaton. The highways travel concurrently toBrewton.
US 84 inAndalusia. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 331 inBrantley. The highways travel concurrently toLuverne.
US 231 inTroy
US 82 inUnion Springs. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 80 inTuskegee. The highways travel concurrently toTuskegee National Forest.
I-85 inAuburn. The highways travel concurrently toOpelika.
US 280 inOpelika. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 280 /US 431 in OpelikaI-85 on theValley–Lanett city line
US 27 inLaGrange. The highways travel concurrently through the city.I-85 inGrantvilleI-85 south ofEast Newnan
I-285 southwest ofCollege Park
US 19 /US 41 inAtlanta. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 78 /US 278 in Atlanta. US 29/US 78 travel concurrently to theScottdale–North Decatur city line. US 29/US 278 travel concurrently toDruid Hills.
US 23 in Atlanta. The highways travel concurrently toDecatur.I-285 inTuckerUS 78 southeast ofBogart. The highways travel concurrently toAthens.
US 129 /US 441 inAthens. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 76 /US 178 inAnderson. The highways travel concurrently through the city.I-85 west ofPiedmont. The highways travel concurrently to south-southwest ofDunean.
I-85 /I-185 south-southwest ofDunean
US 25 south-southwest of Dunean
US 123 inGreenvilleI-85 inStartex
I-26 west ofSpartanburgI-85 northeast ofBlacksburgI-85 southwest ofKings Mountain. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
I-85 /US 74 in Kings Mountain. US 29/US 74 travel concurrently toCharlotte.
US 321 inGastonia
I-485 west ofCharlotte
I-77 /US 21 in Charlotte
I-277 in CharlotteI-485 northeast of Charlotte
US 601 inConcord. The highways travel concurrently through the city.I-85 /US 601 in Concord
US 70 /US 601 inSalisbury. US 29/US 70 travel concurrently toThomasville.
I-85 /US 52 northeast ofSpencer. The highways travel concurrently toLexington.
US 64 in Lexington. The highways travel concurrently through the city.US 70 in Thomasville
I-74 inHigh PointI-85 south-southwest ofGreensboro. The highways travel concurrently to southwest of Greensboro.
I-73 /US 421 in Greensboro
I-40 /US 220 in Greensboro. The highways travel concurrently through the city.US 70 /US 220 in Greensboro.
I-785 /I-840 in Greensboro
US 158 east ofReidsville
US 58 on theVirginia state line atDanville. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 58 /US 360 in Danville
US 460 south ofLynchburg. The highways travel concurrently to east of Lynchburg.
US 501 in Lynchburg. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 60 inAmherst
I-64 west-southwest ofCharlottesville
US 250 west-northwest of Charlottesville. The highways travel concurrently to Charlottesville.
US 33 inRuckersville
US 15 south-southwest ofCulpeper. The highways travel concurrently toGainesville.
US 522 south-southeast of Culpeper
US 17 inOpal. The highways travel concurrently toWarrenton.
I-66 inGainesvilleI-66 inCentreville
US 50 inFairfax. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
I-495 on theMerrifield–West Falls Church city lineI-66 inArlingtonI-66 in ArlingtonI-66 in ArlingtonI-66 inWashington, D.C.
US 1 in WashingtonI-495 inSilver Spring
US 40 inEllicott City
I-70 in Ellicott CityMD 99 in Ellicott City
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| ←US 27 | FL | → SR 29 | ||
← I-95 |  | → SR 97 | ||
← SR 28 | AL | → SR 30 | ||
Routes initalics are no longer a part of the system. Highlighted routes are considered main routes of the system. |
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