U.S. Route 67

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U.S. Route 67
Length: 1,560 mi[1] (2,511 km)
Formed: 1926[1]
West end: Presidio, TX at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Major
junctions:		 I-10 near Fort Stockton, TX
I-35 at Alvarado, TX
// I-20/I-35E/I-30 at Dallas, TX

I-30 at Benton, AR
I-40 at North Little Rock, AR
I-55 at Festus, MO
// I-64/I-44/I-70 at St. Louis, MO
I-72 at Jacksonville, IL
US 34 at Monmouth, IL
I-74 from Moline, IL to Bettendorf, IA
I-80 near Le Claire, IA
North end: US 52 at Sabula, IA
United States Numbered Highways
U.S. Routes - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 67 extends from the highway's northern terminus in Sabula, Iowa at the intersection with U.S. Route 52 to its southern terminus in Presidio, Texas, at the Rio Grande - the United States–Mexico border.

The highway's current northern terminus is in Sabula, Iowa at an intersection with U.S. Route 52. Its southern terminus is in Presidio, Texas, at the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), where it continues south from Ojinaga, Chihuahua, as Mexican Federal Highway 16.

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[edit] States traversed

Major cities

U.S. 67 passes through the following states:

[edit] Texas

US 67 is a part if the La Entrada al Pacifico international trade corridor to it's intersection with US 385 where it follows US 385 to Odessa, Texas.

[edit] Arkansas

In Arkansas, U.S. Route 67 is a freeway from Little Rock to Newport.

[edit] Missouri

[edit] St. Louis County

When US-67 reaches St. Louis County, It travels Lewis & Clark Boulevard (Missouri Route 367) until it reaches Lindbergh Boulevard. There it travels Lindbergh Boulevard (known as Kirkwood Road in Kirkwood and Highway 67 in Florissant) until it reaches Lemay Ferry Road (Missouri Route 267). There it takes Lemay Ferry Road to the County border with Jefferson County where it becomes Jeffco Boulevard.

[edit] Illinois

Main article: U.S. Route 67 in Illinois

In the state of Illinois, U.S. 67 runs north from the Clark Bridge in Alton through the Forgottonia region of western Illinois. It runs near the cities of Jacksonville, Beardstown, Macomb and Monmouth before crossing into Iowa across the Rock Island Centennial Bridge.

[edit] Iowa

[edit] History

US 67 is one of the older US highway corridors in Madison County, Missouri. The northern terminus of US 67 was in Missouri under the original US highway numbering scheme of 1926, likely due to limited bridge crossings over the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. By 1932, with a Mississippi River crossing route determined, US 67 was extended north along Illinois Route 3 to Rock Island, Illinois.

Even though the old Clark Bridge had been opened to traffic across the Mississippi River at Alton in 1928, US 67 originally crossed the Mississippi River with US 66 via the McKinley Bridge from St. Louis to Venice. From Venice, US 67 headed north along what had been IL 3 via Alton to Rock Island, Illinois. The original route of IL 3 from Alton to Jacksonville that became US 67 went through East Newbern, Jerseyville, and Carrollton.

US 67 had several routes over the years. The Illinois section was likely not included in original US highways in 1926, due to limited bridge crossings. The history of US-67 through Illinois is almost as storied as the famous highway to its east U.S. Route 66 that follows the old Illinois Route 4.

[edit] Changes to Routing

The northern terminus was at Alt. US 61 near Fredericktown, Missouri, in 1926. The route was extended north on Illinois Route 3 (through western Illinois) to its northern terminus in Rock Island, Illinois by 1932. Sometime after 1940, US 67 was routed into Madison County. Then, it was co-signed with Route 66 as both routes went across the McKinley Bridge.

By the mid 1940s, US 67 had been rerouted from St. Louis to Alton via the Lewis Bridge over the Missouri River and the Clark Bridge (formerly the Old Clark Bridge) over the Mississippi River. The Alton to Jerseyville section now passed through Godfrey and Delhi. By the mid 1950s, a more direct route for US 67 from Godfrey towards Jacksonville via Greenfield had opened. Heading north from Downtown Alton, US 67 was rerouted via an abandoned railroad grade to the north end of town.

Between Fort Bellefontaine, Missouri (near Lewis Bridge) and south of St. Louis, US-67 followed 2 different routes. US-67 originally followed Lewis and Clark Blvd. south to St. Louis. Alternative US-67 turned west on Lindbergh Blvd. through Florissant, MO and past Lambert/St. Louis Int'l airport. The Alt US-67 was rebadged as Route 267 along Lindburgh Blvd. In late 1960s these routes were "flipped" with US-67 proceeding through Florissant and Hazelwood.

In 1962 another reroute occurred, due to the completion of a new river bridge over the Illinois River at Beardstown. A new direct route was constructed from this bridge at Beardstown to Rushville, eliminating the earlier US-67 eastern route northeast along current IL-100 to Frederick then turing north to Rushville. A western by-pass of downtown Rushville was completed a couple of years later.

In 1964, US 67A was replaced by Route 3 as St. Louis started to get rid of highways such as 67A. A new four-lane Route 3 opened a few years later.

In 1968, US-67 was rerouted on a more western route between Jacksonville and Beardstown. The route was the existing IL-104 (Jacksonville to near Merodosia) and IL-100 (Near Merodosia to Beardstown). The original US-67 road passed through Virginia on what is now IL-78 (Jacksonville to Virginia) and then on IL-125 (Virginia to Beardstown), which follows the historic post road between Springfield and Beardstown.

Before 1994, US 67 went through Alton on Belle Street and crossed the river by the Colonial Bread store. After 1994, US 67 got a new bridge as well as a new route through Alton. In the summer of 1994, parts of the road were blown up in a span of 8 to 10 weeks. Today, planners from Godfrey and Jerseyville are talking about building a new US 67 that would take a western route along the current IL 267.

  • US 67 Branches: These branches remained relevant with the locals even after they were decommissioned in 1964.
    • Alt US 67: There were two Alt US 67's in Madison County. The first started south of Alton, the second, north. When US 67 was switched to the Clark Bridge sometime before the mid 1940s, The earlier route of US 67 from St. Louis to Alton became Alt US 67. In the mid 1940s, Alt US 67 was switched from the McKinley Bridge to the MacArthur Bridge. By 1965, the Alt US 67 designation had been dropped and the IL 3 designation had returned to this route. The original IL 3 roadway had been replaced by new alignments in places over the years, however.

When US 67 was shifted to a more direct route north of Alton between Godfrey and Jacksonville by the mid 1950s, the old route via Jerseyville and Carrollton became Alt US 67. This designation lasted until around 1965 when the route became IL 267.

  • Illinois 267: This route was once Alt US 67 from the mid 1950s to 1965 as it went from Godfrey through Jerseyville on its way to meet up with US 67 about 20 miles south of Jacksonville. This route, despite being one of the most dangerous in central Illinois, has remained unchanged over the years.

In 2001, IDOT rerouted US-67 back onto the original (1940) routing (western route) north of Alton to Murrayville and IL-267 was put onto the newer alignment (eastern route) from near Murrayville through Greenfield to Medora. South of Medora to Godfrey the road retained only IL-111, a second number on this section. The rerouting was to accommodate a future "Corridor 67" expressway that will be built within the next decade or so. IDOT construction began in 2004 near Jacksonville. The new expressway is supposed to follow the corridor through White Hall, Carrollton, and Jerseyville and will eventually end in Godfrey.

From Macomb north to Monmouth US-67 is currently a "Super Four" 65 MPH, 4 lane highway. The Roseville Bypass was completed in 2003.

[edit] Historic termini

  • The route was extended across West Texas to its present-day southern terminus in 1930.
  • The route was extended north on Illinois Route 3 (through western Illinois) to its northern terminus in Rock Island, Illinois by 1932.
  • The 1934 extension left the last 35 miles (56 km) of US 67, south of Dubuque, co-signed with the extended US 52. In 1967, the US 67 designation was removed from this section, ending US 67 at Sabula, Iowa.

[edit] Related US routes

[edit] Business Routes

[edit] Notes

  • In Texas, it is essentially an east-west route in violation of the norms for numbering U.S. highways.
    • Between Dallas and Weaver, the highway has been replaced with Interstate 30. Along most of the route, U.S. Route 67 shields are still on the signs alongside the Interstate 30 shields.
    • East of the Interstate 35E/Interstate 30 "mixmaster" in Downtown Dallas, U.S. Route 67 follows Interstate 30. West of the "mixmaster," U.S. Route 67 follows I-35E south through Oak Cliff. Along this portion, the U.S. Route 67 shield is also alongside the Interstate shield. Just north of Kiest Boulevard, U.S. Route 67 breaks off from Interstate 35E and maintains controlled-access ("Interstate grade") status down to Midlothian, where it becomes a four-lane divided highway to the western edge of Cleburne.
    • Because of the gap in Texas due to Interstate 30, US-67 is now a broken route.
  • In St. Louis County, Missouri most of U.S. Route 67 is named Lindbergh Boulevard after the aviator Charles Lindbergh. Missouri's only vehicular tunnel is on US-67 that passes under the runway at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
  • In Kirkwood, Missouri, a 3 mile section of U.S. Route 67 is named Kirkwood Road.
  • US-67 crosses the Mississippi River twice. Once at the Clark Bridge between Black Jack, Missouri and Alton, Illinois and 240 miles north at the Rock Island Centennial Bridge between Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa.
  • It crosses the Missouri River via the Lewis Bridge a few miles southwest of the Clark Bridge.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b US Highways from US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz

[edit] External links


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