U.S. Route 34

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U.S. Route 34
Length: 1122 mi[1] (1806 km)
Formed: 1926[1]
West end: US 40 in Granby, CO
Major
junctions:		 I-25 at Loveland, CO
I-80 near Lincoln, NE
I-35 near Osceola, IA
I-74 at Galesburg, IL
East end: Illinois Route 43 in Berwyn, IL
United States Numbered Highways

U.S. Route 34 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1,122 miles (1,806 km) from the western suburbs of Chicago to north-central Colorado. Through Rocky Mountain National Park it is known as the Trail Ridge Road where it reaches 12,183 ft (3,713 m), making it the highest paved through highway in the United States.

U.S. Route 34 becomes a toll road for a short distance in Colorado, where it passes through Rocky Mountain National Park.

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[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is Berwyn, Illinois at Illinois Route 43. Its western terminus is Granby, Colorado at U.S. Route 40.

Before Interstate 55 was completed in greater Chicago, US 34 coincided with U.S. Route 66 at its eastern end, mostly along Ogden Avenue. A few years after US 66 was wholly decommissioned as a numbered route in Illinois, so was US 34 east of its current eastern terminus.

[edit] States traversed

Major cities

U.S. Route 34 passes through the following states:

[edit] Colorado

Main article: U.S. Route 34 in Colorado

In the state of Colorado, U.S. Route 34 runs north from Granby through Rocky Mountain National Park. It passes through Estes Park, Loveland and Greeley before entering Nebraska east of Wray.

[edit] Mountain Passes

Route 34 transverses Fall River Pass and Milner Pass in the Front Range of Colorado.

[edit] Nebraska

Main article: U.S. Route 34 in Nebraska

In the state of Nebraska, U.S. Route 34 is a major east-west arterial surface road along the southern portion of Nebraska. It enters Nebraska west of Haigler and is multiplexed with other routes for the majority of its routing. U.S. 34 passes through Hastings and Lincoln before entering Iowa east of Plattsmouth.

[edit] Iowa

Main article: U.S. Route 34 in Iowa

In the state of Iowa, U.S. Route 34 is a major east-west arterial surface road in across south-central Iowa. It enters Iowa west of Pacific Junction. U.S. 34 passes through Ottumwa and Burlington before crossing the Mississippi River into Illinois.

[edit] Illinois

U.S. 34 in western Illinois
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U.S. 34 in western Illinois
Main article: U.S. Route 34 in Illinois

In the state of Illinois, U.S. Route 34 enters from the Mississippi River across from Burlington, Iowa. It passes through or around the cities of Galesburg, Oswego and Naperville, and continues in a largely southwest-northeast direction to its eastern terminus in Chicago.[2] Throughout Chicago and its suburbs, the highway is known as "Ogden Avenue", after William Butler Ogden, Chicago's first mayor.

[edit] Intersections with Interstate highways

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
  2. ^ Illinois Highway Ends: US 34


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