Talk:U.S. Route 70

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A fact from U.S. Route 70 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 4 October 2007.

[edit] Termini

To clarify, 70 originates/terminates in Atlantic, NC, not Atlantic Beach. Atlantic is a tiny fishing hamlet. Atlantic Beach is a condo-covered vacation destination. Due to the relative notariety of Atlantic Beach, compared to Atlantic, this is a common error. Atlantic and Atlantic Beach are about 40 miles or 1 hour of drive-time apart, and 70 never enters Atlantic Beach. Edogy 03:15, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History notes

Obviously the detailed history should go in the state articles. Here are some general notes. --NE2 15:26, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

• Atlantic & Pacific Highway, Springerville, AZ to Vaughn
• Lee Highway, Clovis, NM to Memphis, TN (except near the TX-OK line, where it used bits of the Colorado to Gulf Highway and Southwest Trail; also Bankhead Highway in parts of OK and AR)
• Southern National Highway, Benton, AR to Durham, NC (except between Nashville and Sparta)
• Boone Way, Hickory, NC to Raleigh, NC

State highway numbers

• AZ: no signed routes
• NM: 5, 19
• TX: 28
• OK: 5
• AR: no number, 6, 1
• TN: 1, 24, 54, 1, 9
• NC: 20, 10