U.S. Route 79

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U.S. Route 79
Length:	855[1] mi (1,376 km)
Formed:	1935[1]
South end:	I-35 at Round Rock, TX
Major junctions:	I-20 at Shreveport, LA I-45 at Buffalo, TX I-55 near Memphis, TN I-24 at Clarksville, TN
North end:	US 68 at Russellville, KY
United States Numbered Highways

U.S. Route 79 is a north-south United States highway. The route is actually a northeast-southwest diagonal, with both east-west segments and north-south segments equally mixed.

US 79, US 68, and Interstate 24/US 62 are the primary east-west access points for the Land Between the Lakes recreation area straddling the Kentucky/Tennessee border.

Contents 1 Termini 2 Historic termini 3 States traversed 4 Notable cities on the route 5 By-Pass U.S. Highway 79 6 Business U.S. Highway 79 7 References

[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Russellville, Kentucky at an intersection with Business U.S. Highway 68. Its southern terminus is in Round Rock, Texas at an intersection with Interstate 35, 10 miles (16 km) north of Austin.^[2]

[edit] Historic termini

Until 1944, US 79's northern terminus was in West Memphis, Arkansas. Even then, the route was diagonal enough that it could have been numbered odd or even. Until 1991, US 79's southern terminus was in Austin, Texas.

[edit] States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• Arkansas (most of its route was originally Highway 3)
• Louisiana
• Texas

[edit] Notable cities on the route

• Shreveport, Louisiana
• Pine Bluff, Arkansas
• Memphis, Tennessee
• Clarksville, Tennessee

[edit] By-Pass U.S. Highway 79

• Humboldt, Tennessee

[edit] Business U.S. Highway 79

• Pine Bluff, Arkansas
• Stuttgart, Arkansas
• Altheimer, Arkansas
• Fordyce, Arkansas
• Magnolia, Arkansas
• Camden, Arkansas
• Bearden, Arkansas
• Camden, Arkansas

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 1 March 2006.
2. ^ Endpoints of US highways

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