 U.S. Route 64 | ||||
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 US 64 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 2,281 mi[citation needed] (3,671 km) | |||
| Existed | 1926–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 160 atTeec Nos Pos, AZ | |||
| Major intersections | ||||
| East end |   US 158 /NC 12 atWhalebone Junction, NC | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| States | Arizona,New Mexico,Oklahoma,Arkansas,Tennessee,North Carolina | |||
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U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–westUnited States highway that runs for 2,281 miles (3,672 km) fromNags Head in easternNorth Carolina to just southwest of theFour Corners in northeastArizona. The western terminus is atU.S. Route 160 inTeec Nos Pos, Arizona. The highway's eastern terminus is atNC 12 andU.S. Route 158 atWhalebone Junction, North Carolina. Major cities served along US 64's route includeTulsa, Oklahoma,Conway, Arkansas,Memphis andChattanooga, Tennessee, andRaleigh andRocky Mount, North Carolina.
| mi | km | |
|---|---|---|
| AZ | 4.16 | 6.69 |
| NM | 425.76 | 685.19 |
| OK | 591.17 | 951.40 |
| AR | 246.35 | 396.46 |
| TN | 404.1 | 650.3 |
| NC | 604 | 972 |
| Total | 2,281 | 3,671 |
US 64's western terminus isTeec Nos Pos, Arizona, atUS 160. From there, it runs southeast through sparse ranch land for about 4.16 miles (6.69 km) to the New Mexico state line.
Within New Mexico, US 64 runs throughFarmington,Taos,Angel Fire,Eagle Nest,Cimarron, andRaton. As it runs through Raton, it is co-signed withU.S. Route 87. It continues through toClayton, where US 87 is replaced by U.S. Routes56 and412. The three routes then run concurrently intoOklahoma.
It is one of the roads on theTrails of the Ancients Byway, one of the designatedNew Mexico Scenic Byways.[1] At Angel Fire, US 64 runs past theVietnam Veterans Memorial State Park.
Although US 64 does not technically cross intoTexas, the New Mexico-Texas border does reach the shoulder of US 64 outside of Clayton at36°30′01″N103°02′31″W / 36.500352°N 103.041922°W /36.500352; -103.041922.
Heading into the Oklahoma Panhandle, the three conjoined routes pick up a fourth two miles (3 km) southwest ofBoise City, asUS-385 merges from the south. In Boise City, US-385 departs to the north along withU.S. 287, which replaces US-385 in the four-way concurrency on the way out of town to the east, before departing itself to the southeast two miles (3 km) outside of town. Shortly thereafter, US-56 also departs the route, heading northeast intoKansas, while US-64 and US-412 continue their journey due east towardGuymon.
Near Guymon, the route turns due south to approach the town. US-412 then heads due east, while US-64 veers from due south to northeast, joining up withUS-54. These two routes remain together for about 20 miles (32 km), splitting atHooker, with US-54 continuing northeast into Kansas while US-64 again veers due east. AtTurpin, US-64 turns left, running north withUS-83; three miles (5 km) later, it again turns east, joiningUS-270 while US-83 and westbound US-270 continue north toLiberal, Kansas. Twenty miles (32 km) to the east, US-270 departs to the south, and US-64 finally runs solo for a significant stretch save for very short concurrencies withUS-283 nearRosston,US-183 throughBuffalo, andUS-281 inAlva.
NearPond Creek, US-64 turns south, joined byUS-60 andUS-81. US-64 splits off just north ofEnid, jogging through the city before rejoining US-412 on the east side of town. The two routes remain together until they meetInterstate 35, which US-64 joins briefly southbound while US-412 continues east, becoming theCimarron Turnpike. US-64 departs I-35 at Perry, intersecting the parallelUS-77 before continuing east.
On either side ofMorrison the route intersectsUS-177 and US-412 (again) before passing throughPawnee andCleveland. It then veers southeast, rejoining US-412 yet again to head intoTulsa.
Indowntown Tulsa, the route diverges from US-412 for the final time. It briefly (and separately) is concurrent withInterstate 244 andUS-75 before bearing southeast through the city while joiningOK-51, intersectingInterstate 44 before briefly joining the southernmost five miles (8 km) ofUS-169, disjoining OK-51 running southbound on the eastern edge of the city. It then proceeds south, crossing theCreek Turnpike, then crosses theArkansas River inBixby before turning to the southeast.
After passing throughHaskell, US-64 andUS-62 meet head-on, north–south; they join and head east towardMuskogee. The routes disengage at the intersection withUS-69, with US-64 bearing south out of the center of town. AtWarner, the route turns eastward again, where it will run parallel toInterstate 40 for the remainder of its path through Oklahoma. It passes throughWebbers Falls,Gore,Vian,Sallisaw (where it has a brief concurrence withUS-59),Muldrow, andRoland before leaving the state.
The route entersArkansas inFort Smith and crosses theArkansas River. The route continues followingInterstate 40 throughClarksville,Russellville, andConway, where I-40 turns south and US 64 continues east. US 64 runs withInterstate 57 along with bothUS 67 andUS 167 nearSearcy before passing through rural Eastern Arkansas fields. US 64 runs east toMarion andWest Memphis, where it meets I-40 andInterstate 55 to continue east over theMississippi River on theMemphis & Arkansas Bridge toMemphis, Tennessee. A segment of US 64 in Crittenden County is also known as Military Road and is the oldest road in the state. It was surveyed for the removal of Native Tribes known of as the Trail of Tears. A historical marker inMarion notes this information.
US 64 enters Tennessee on theMemphis-Arkansas Bridge atMemphis. The route shares the bridge withInterstate 55 and U.S. Routes61,70, and79. The route traverses several streets in Memphis before becoming a rural divided highway in easternShelby County. The highway runs directly to the east through thecounty seats of Tennessee's most southern counties. US 64 then continues on pastLawrenceburg, the largest city on theAlabama state line betweenMemphis andInterstate 65, toChattanooga. Then US 64 runs from Chattanooga toCleveland, where it duplexes withUS 74 to theNorth Carolina state line. TheTennessee Department of Transportation is currently working to expand the highway to four lanes across the state. The easternmost portion of the highway in Tennessee is theOcoee Scenic Byway, a winding, two-lane road through theOcoee Rivergorge inPolk County. The steep terrain around the highway is subject tolandslides, such as the massive slide in November 2009 that closed the highway for several months.[2]
US 64 enters North Carolina inCherokee County, west ofMurphy. The highway serves the cities ofBrevard,Hendersonville,Rutherfordton, Morganton,Lenoir,Statesville,Lexington,Asheboro,Siler City, Pittsboro,Cary,Raleigh,Rocky Mount,Tarboro,Williamston, andManteo.
The segment fromFranklin toHighlands is a mountainous two-lane road limited to moderate-sized trucks. Large trucks are routed viaTruck US 64 (US 23/441 and US 74) toSylva, andAsheville.
Interstate 40 travels throughStatesville on a route originally designed in 1950 as a bypass of US 64, intersecting with Interstate 77 at what was once intended to be a bypass of US 21.
Within the Raleigh city limits, US 64 follows the southern section of theBeltline. In 2006 a major section known as theKnightdale Bypass opened to ease traffic. After it was completed, US 64 became a dividedfreeway betweenCary andWilliamston, and carried at least four lanes between Asheboro andColumbia.
US 64 serves as a gateway to theOuter Banks, ending atNags Head where it meetsU.S. Route 158 andNC 12.
US 64 extends a total of 604 miles (972 km) from the state's western border to the Outer Banks. It is the longest highway in North Carolina; a common way to express coverage of the entire state is to say, "from Murphy to Manteo". US 64 runs through both.
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 U.S. Highway 485 | |
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| Location | Santa Fe–Raton, New Mexico |
| Existed | 1926–1931[3] |
U.S. Route 485 (US 485) was commissioned in 1926, looping west ofUS 85 betweenSanta Fe andRaton, New Mexico. In 1931, it became an extension of US 64.[3] In 1959, theArizona Department of Transportation submitted a proposal to extend US 64 west fromSanta Fe, New Mexico toUS 89 nearTuba City, Arizona, which was rejected.[4] The portion south ofTaos was removed in 1974, when US 64 was realigned and extended toFarmington, and becameNM 68.
US 160 inTeec Nos Pos
US 491 inShiprock. The highways travel concurrently through Shiprock.
US 550 inBloomfield. The highways travel concurrently through Bloomfield.
US 84 east ofMonero. The highways travel concurrently to south-southwest ofTierra Amarilla.
US 285 inTres Piedras
I-25 /US 85 south ofRaton. The highways travel concurrently to Raton.
I-25 /US 85 /US 87 in Raton. US 64/US 87 travels concurrently toClayton.
US 56 /US 87 /US 412 in Clayton. US 56/US 64 travels concurrently to east-northeast ofBoise City, Oklahoma. US 64/US 412 travels concurrently toGuymon.
US 385 southwest of Boise City. The highways travel concurrently to Boise City.
US 287 east of Boise City
US 54 in Guymon. The highways travel concurrently toHooker.
US 83 inTurpin. The highways travel concurrently to north of Turpin.
US 83 /US 270 north of Turpin. US 64/US 270 travel concurrently toForgan.
US 283 northwest ofRosston. The highways travel concurrently to east of Rosston.
US 183 inBuffalo. The highways travel concurrently to north-northeast of Buffalo.
US 281 inAlva. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 60 /US 81 west ofPond Creek. The highways travel concurrently to theEnid–North Enid city line.US 412 in Enid. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest ofPerry.
I-35 /US 412 north-northwest of Perry. I-35/US 64 travels concurrently to Perry.
US 77 in Perry. The highways travel concurrently through Perry.
US 177 west-southwest ofMorrisonUS 412 east of MorrisonUS 412 inWestport. The highways travel concurrently toTulsa.
I-244 /US 75 in Tulsa. The highways travel concurrently through Tulsa.
I-244 /I-444 /US 75 /US 412 in Tulsa. I-444 and US 64 have a hidden concurrency through Tulsa.
I-44 in Tulsa
US 169 in Tulsa. The highways travel concurrently through Tulsa.
US 62 north-northeast ofBoynton. The highways travel concurrently toMuskogee.
US 62 /US 69 in Muskogee. The highways travel concurrently through Muskogee.
US 266 inWarner
US 59 inSallisaw. The highways travel concurrently through Sallisaw.
I-40 in SallisawI-40 south-southwest ofRoland
I-540 /US 71 inVan BurenI-40 inClarksvilleI-40 inLamarI-40 inLondon
I-40 /US 65 inConway
I-57 /US 67 /US 167 inBeebe. The highways travel concurrently toBald Knob.
US 49 inFair Oaks
I-55 /US 61 /US 63 inMarion. I-55/US 61/US 64 travels concurrently toMemphis, Tennessee. US 63/US 64 travels concurrently toWest Memphis.
I-40 /US 63 /US 79 in West Memphis. I-40/US 64 travels concurrently through West Memphis. US 64/US 79 travels concurrently to the Memphis–Bartlett, Tennessee city line.
US 70 in West Memphis. The highways travel concurrently to the Memphis–Bartlett, Tennessee city line.
US 78 in Memphis
US 51 in Memphis. The highways travel concurrently through Memphis.
I-240 in Memphis
US 72 in MemphisI-40 in MemphisI-40 on the Memphis–Bartlett city line
I-269 inEads
US 45 inSelmer. The highways travel concurrently through Selmer.
US 43 inLawrenceburg
US 31 inPulaski
I-65 west ofFrankewing
US 231 /US 431 inFayetteville. US 64/US 231 travels concurrently through Fayetteville.
US 41A inWinchester
I-24 southwest ofPelham. The highways travel concurrently toKimball.I-24 /US 72 in Kimball. US 64/US 72 travels concurrently toChattanooga.
US 41 inJasper. The highways travel concurrently to Chattanooga.I-24 in Chattanooga
US 11 in Chattanooga. The highways travel concurrently toCleveland.
US 27 in ChattanoogaI-24 in Chattanooga
US 41 /US 76 in Chattanooga. The highways travel concurrently through Chattanooga.
I-75 in Chattanooga. The highways travel concurrently to north ofCollegedale.
US 74 inEast Cleveland. The highways travel concurrently toMurphy, North Carolina.
US 411 inOcoee
US 19 /US 129 southwest of Murphy. The highways travel concurrently to Murphy.
US 23 /US 441 inFranklin. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of Franklin.
US 178 northwest ofRosman
US 276 inBrevard. The highways travel concurrently through Brevard.
I-26 /US 25 /US 74 inHendersonville
US 221 inRutherfordtonI-40 inMorgantonUS 70 in Morganton. The highways travel concurrently through Morganton.
US 321 inLenoirI-40 inStatesvilleUS 70 in Statesville
US 21 in Statesville. The highways travel concurrently through Statesville.I-40 in StatesvilleI-40 east-northeast of StatesvilleI-40 west-northwest ofMocksville
US 601 in Mocksville. The highways travel concurrently through Mocksville.US 158 /US 601 in Mocksville
US 52 inLexington
US 29 /US 70 in Lexington. The highways travel concurrently through Lexington.
I-85 east-southeast of Lexington
I-73 /I-74 /US 220 inAsheboro
US 421 inSiler City
US 15 /US 501 north ofPittsboro
NC 540 inApex
US 1 inCary. The highways travel concurrently toRaleigh.
I-40 /I-440 /US 1 in Raleigh. I-40/US 64 travels concurrently through Raleigh.
US 70 /US 401 in RaleighI-40 /I-440 in Raleigh. I-440/US 64 travels concurrently through Raleigh.
I-87 /I-440 /US 264 in Raleigh. I-87/US 64 travels concurrently east fromI-440 to Rolesville Road inWendell. Future I-87 is slated to continue concurrently with US 64/US 264 in the near future.I-540 inKnightdale. US 64/US 264 continues concurrently toZebulon.US 264 “The 64 Split” inZebulon. US 64/Future I-87 continues parallel to and north of US 264.
I-95 /Future I-87 inRocky Mount
US 301 in Rocky Mount
US 258 inTarboro. The highways travel concurrently toPrinceville.
US 13 north ofBethel. The highways travel concurrently toWilliamston.
US 17 south of Williamston. The highways travel concurrently for approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km).US 264 southwest ofManns HarborUS 158 /NC 12 inNags HeadThere are several sections of Business US 64 serving more as alternate routes of the main highway. While they go through towns and cities, they often run numerous miles through rural areas and often pass through more than one city.
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← SR 63 | AZ | → SR 64 | ||
← NM 63 | NM | → NM 65 | ||
← SH-63 | OK | → SH-65 | ||
Routes initalics are no longer a part of the system. Highlighted routes are considered main routes of the system. |
