U.S. Route 29

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U.S. Route 29
Length:	1,036 mi[1] (1,667 km)
Formed:	1926[1]
South end:	US 90/98 at Pensacola, FL
Major junctions:	I-85 near Auburn, AL I-75/ I-85 at Atlanta, GA I-26 near Spartanburg, SC I-77 at Charlotte, NC I-85 at Concord, NC I-40 at Greensboro, NC I-64 at Charlottesville, VA I-66 at Arlington, VA I-70 at Ellicott City, MD
North end:	MD 99 at Ellicott City, MD
United States Numbered Highways

United States Highway 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,036 miles (1,667 km) from the western suburbs of Baltimore to Pensacola, Florida. From Greensboro, North Carolina to Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. 29 is paralleled by Interstate 85, and as such serves primarily as a local route.

Contents 1 Termini 2 History 3 States traversed 4 Major cities and intersections 5 Related U.S. routes 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is Ellicott City, Maryland, at Maryland Route 99. Its southern terminus is Pensacola, Florida, at U.S. Route 90 and U.S. Route 98.

A section of U.S. 29 between Greensboro, North Carolina and Danville, Virginia has been designated as Future Interstate 785 and has received Future Interstate shields in several locations on that route. It will become an official interstate once improvements are completed.

[edit] History

Warrenton Turnpike is the former name of Route 29 through Prince William County, Virginia. This is the name that was used for this road during the American Civil War. Although the road has been expanded past Manassas into four lanes, it remains a rural two lane highway through Manassas National Battlefield Park, where Interstate 66 carries through traffic. On either side of the road through the battlefield, split rail fences define property borders.

The portion of US 29 from U.S. Route 70 at Charlotte, North Carolina northeast to Lynchburg, Virginia was U.S. Route 170 from 1926 until 1931, when US 29 was extended over it.^[2]

[edit] States traversed

The highway passes through the following states and DC:

• Maryland
• District of Columbia (Georgia Avenue and K Street)
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia
• Alabama. In Alabama, this route is paired with unsigned State Route 15.
• Florida. In Florida, this route is paired with unsigned State Road 95.

[edit] Major cities and intersections

Major cities

Ellicott City, Maryland Columbia, Maryland Silver Spring, Maryland Washington, D.C. Arlington, Virginia Fairfax, Virginia Warrenton, Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Lynchburg, Virginia Danville, Virginia Greensboro, North Carolina Concord, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Spartanburg, South Carolina Greenville, South Carolina Anderson, South Carolina Hartwell, Georgia Athens, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Newnan, Georgia Lagrange, Georgia Royston, Georgia Opelika, Alabama Auburn, Alabama Tuskegee, Alabama Troy, Alabama Andalusia, Alabama Brewton, Alabama Pensacola, Florida

• Interstate 70 at Ellicott City, Maryland
• U.S. Route 40 at Ellicott City
• Maryland Route 100 at Ellicott City
• Maryland Route 32 at Columbia, Maryland
• Maryland Route 650 (New Hampshire Avenue) at White Oak, Maryland
• Interstate 495 at Silver Spring, Maryland
• U.S. Route 1 at Washington, DC
• U.S. Route 50 at Fairfax, Virginia
• State Route 28 at Centreville, Virginia
• Interstate 66 at Gainesville, Virginia
• U.S. Route 15 at Gainesville. The two routes overlap until they split at Culpeper
• U.S. Route 211 at Warrenton, Virginia
• U.S. Route 17 at Warrenton. U.S. 17 overlaps with U.S. 15 and U.S. 29 until it splits off at Opal
• U.S. Route 522 at Culpeper, Virginia
• U.S. Route 33 at Ruckersville, Virginia
• Interstate 64 at Charlottesville, Virginia
• U.S. Route 250 at Charlottesville
• U.S. Route 60 at Amherst, Virginia
• U.S. Route 221, U.S. Route 460, and U.S. Route 501 at Lynchburg, Virginia
• U.S. Route 58 and U.S. Route 360 at Danville, Virginia
• Interstate 40 at Greensboro, North Carolina
• U.S. Route 70 at Salisbury. The two routes overlap until they split at Greensboro
• U.S. Route 421 at Greensboro
• The first of many junctions with Interstate 85 at Greensboro
• U.S. Route 52 at Lexington, North Carolina. The two routes overlap until they split at Salisbury
• U.S. Route 601 at Salisbury, North Carolina. The two routes overlap until they split at Concord
• Interstate 485 at Charlotte, North Carolina
• Interstate 77 and U.S. Route 21 at Charlotte
• U.S. Route 74 at Charlotte. The two routes overlap until they split at Gastonia
• U.S. Route 521 at Charlotte
• U.S. Route 321 at Gastonia, North Carolina
• U.S. Route 176 and U.S. Route 221 at Spartanburg, South Carolina
• Interstate 26 at Spartanburg
• U.S. Route 25, U.S. Route 123 and U.S. Route 276 at Greenville, South Carolina
• U.S. Route 76 and U.S. Route 178 at Anderson, South Carolina
• Georgia Route 77 at Hartwell, Georgia
• Georgia Route 17 at Royston, Georgia
• U.S. Route 78, U.S. Route 129 and U.S. Route 441 at Athens, Georgia
• Interstate 285 at Rehoboth, Georgia
• U.S. Route 78 at Decatur, Georgia
• U.S. Route 23 at Decatur, Georgia
• U.S. Route 278 at Druid Hills, Georgia
• Interstate 75/Interstate 85 (the Downtown Connector) in Atlanta
• U.S. Route 19 and U.S. Route 41 in Atlanta
• Alternate U.S. Route 27 at Newnan, Georgia
• U.S. Route 27 at Lagrange, Georgia
• U.S. Route 431 at Opelika, Alabama
• U.S. Route 280 at Opelika. The two routes overlap with Interstate 85 between Exits 62 and 58, where U.S. 280 splits. U.S. 29 remains overlapped with I-85 until Exit 51 (College Street/State Route 147) in Auburn, Alabama
• U.S. Route 80 near Auburn. The two routes overlap until they split at Tuskegee
• U.S. Route 82 at Union Springs, Alabama
• U.S. Route 231 at Troy, Alabama
• U.S. Route 331 at Luverne, Alabama. The two routes overlap until they split at Brantley
• U.S. Route 84 at Andalusia, Alabama
• U.S. Route 31 at Brewton, Alabama. The two routes overlap until they split at Flomaton
• Interstate 10 at Ensley, Florida
• U.S. Route 90 and U.S. Route 98 in downtown Pensacola, Florida. This is the southern terminus of U.S. 29

[edit] Related U.S. routes

• U.S. Route 129

[edit] See also

• U.S. Route 29 in Virginia
• Francis Scott Key Bridge (Washington)
• K Street (Washington, DC)
• Lee Highway
• List of U.S. Routes
• Whitehurst Freeway

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
2. ^ Federal Highway Administration, U.S. 29 Maryland to Florida

Browse numbered routes
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