U.S. Route 63

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U.S. Route 63
Length:	1,286[1] mi (2,070 km)
Formed:	1926[1]
South end:	I-20 at Ruston, LA
Major junctions:	US 82 at El Dorado, AR I-55 at Gilmore, AR US 60 at Willow Springs, MO I-44 at Rolla, MO US 50 at Jefferson City, MO I-70 at Columbia, MO I-80 at Malcom, IA US 20 at Waterloo, IA I-90 near Rochester, MN I-94 at Baldwin, WI
North end:	US 2 at Benoit, WI
United States Numbered Highways U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Highway 63 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles (2,070 km) from northern Wisconsin to northern Louisiana.

Contents 1 Termini 2 States traversed 3 Legal Definition 4 Business U.S. Highway 63 5 Cities 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is Benoit, Wisconsin at U.S. Highway 2, about 60 miles east of Duluth, Minnesota. Its southern terminus is Ruston, Louisiana at Interstate 20.

[edit] States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

• Wisconsin
• Minnesota
• Iowa
• Missouri
• Arkansas
• Louisiana

[edit] Legal Definition

The Minnesota section of U.S. 63 is defined as Routes 59 and 161 in Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.114(2) and 161.115(92).[1],[2]

[edit] Business U.S. Highway 63

• Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
• Warren, Arkansas
• Willow Springs, Missouri
• Jonesboro, Arkansas
• Pine Bluff, Arkansas
• Hardy, Arkansas
• Bono, Arkansas
• New Hampton, Iowa
• Moberly, Missouri
• West Plains, Missouri
• Willow Springs, Missouri

[edit] Cities

Notable cities along the route include:

• Red Wing, Minnesota
• Rochester, Minnesota
• Waterloo, Iowa
• Oskaloosa, Iowa
• Ottumwa, Iowa
• Kirksville, Missouri
• Macon, Missouri
• Columbia, Missouri
• Jefferson City, Missouri
• Rolla, Missouri
• West Plains, Missouri
• Jonesboro, Arkansas
• Pine Bluff, Arkansas

[edit] External links

• US 63 Construction Project in Missouri

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).

Browse numbered routes
< Route US 62	MO		Route I-64 >
< IA 62	IA		IA 64 >
< MN 62	MN		MN 64 >
< WIS 62	WI		WIS 64 >

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