Bannered routes of U.S. Route 70

U.S. Route 70
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

Several bannered routes of U.S. Route 70 exist. In order from south to north they are as follows.

Contents

Divided routes

Tennessee north branch route

U.S. Route 70N
Location: Tennessee

U.S. Route 70N begins in Lebanon, Tennessee, just east of Nashville, and ends in Crossville, Tennessee.

Tennessee south branch route

Main article: U.S. Route 70S

U.S. Route 70S
Location: Tennessee

U.S. Route 70S is an alternate to U.S. Route 70 between the western part of Nashville, TN and Sparta, Tennessee. It runs concurrent with US 70 for several blocks in downtown Nashville. The highway follows the Murfreesboro Pike from Nashville to Murfreesboro then heads due east to McMinnville then north to Sparta where it ends at its junction with US 70.

Alternate routes

Wilson alternate route

U.S. Route 70A
Location: Wilson, Oklahoma

U.S. Route 70A is an alternate route of U.S. 70 located in Wilson, Oklahoma.

Brownsville–Huntingdon alternate route

U.S. Route 70A
Location: Brownsville–Huntingdon, Tennessee

U.S. Route 70A is an alternate route US 70 between Brownsville, TN, and Huntingdon, Tenn. Signage along this route, and on most maps, show it as US 70A and not US 70 Alternate.

Pine Level alternate route

U.S. Route 70A
Location: Pine Level, North Carolina
Length: 6.9 mi[1] (11.1 km)
Existed: 1953–present

Established around 1953, it replaced the old mainline US 70 through Pine Level. Originally, it started in Smithfield along US 301 going north to Selma, then east through Pine Level to its eastern terminus near Princeton. In the early 1970s, it was rerouted east from Selma to Wilson's Mills along formerly secondary roads. In 1993, it was truncated at its current western terminus when US 70 was rerouted along the Wilson Mills-Selma route.[2]


Business loops

Alamogordo business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Alamogordo, New Mexico


Hugo business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Hugo, Oklahoma
Length: 5 mi[3] (8.0 km)


De Queen business loop

U.S. Highway 70B
Location: De Queen, Arkansas


Glenwood business loop

U.S. Highway 70B
Location: Glenwood, Arkansas


Hot Springs business loop

U.S. Highway 70B
Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas


Huntingdon business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Huntingdon, Tennessee


Camden business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Camden, Tennessee


Dickson business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Dickson, Tennessee


Lebanon business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Lebanon, Tennessee
Length: 3.4 mi[4] (5.5 km)

U.S. Route 70 Business is a 3.4 miles (5.5 km) business route that replaced US-70 through downtown Lebanon, via Main Street. SR-24 is the "hidden" state route along its entire length.

The entire route is in the city of Lebanon, Wilson County.

Mile[4] Destinations Notes
0 US-70 – Nashville US 19 Bus begins
2.5 US-231 – Murfreesboro, Westmoreland Roundabout
3.4 US-70 / US-70N east / SR-141 – Carthage, Watertown US 19 Bus ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

Marshall business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Marshall, North Carolina
Length: 5.5 mi[5] (8.9 km)
Existed: 1960–present

Established in 1960 (extended in 1981) and co-signed with US 25 Business, this business loop replaced the old US 70 route through downtown Marshall, via Main Street and Ivy River Road. Route is part of the French Broad Overview Byway.[6][7]


Morganton business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Morganton, North Carolina
Length: 3.7 mi[8] (6.0 km)
Existed: 1960–present

Established in 1960 from a renumbering of US 70A, this business loop goes through downtown Morganton via Union and Meeting Streets. Part of the route is shared with US 64 Business and NC 181.[6]


Hillsborough business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Hillsborough, North Carolina
Length: 4.7 mi[9] (7.6 km)
Existed: 1960–present

Established in 1960 from a renumbering of US 70A, this business loop goes through downtown Hillsborough via Revere Road, Corbin Street, and Church Street. Part of the route is shared with NC 86. Originally, it entered Hillsborough via Hill Avenue and King Street before 1963.[6]


Durham business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Durham, North Carolina
Length: 10.4 mi[10] (16.7 km)
Existed: 1960–present

Established in 1960 from a renumbering of US 70A, this business loop goes through downtown Durham via the current alignment of Hillsborough Road, 9th Street, Main/Morgan Street, Dillard Street, Holloway Street, and Miami Boulevard. Part of the route is shared with NC 98. The route has had various alignment change through the years.[6]


Clayton–Smithfield business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Clayton–Smithfield, North Carolina
Length: 23.6 mi[11] (38.0 km)
Existed: 1993–present

Established in 1993, it replaced the old mainline US 70 through Smithfield. In 2008 it was extended west, replacing the old mainline US 70 through Clayton.[6]

County Location Mile[11] Destinations Notes
Wake Garner 0 I-40 / US 70 – Garner, Raleigh, Benson US 70 Business begins
Auburn 1 Greenfield Parkway
Johnston Clayton 7 NC 42 west (Lombard Street) – Fuquay-Varina West end of NC 42 overlap
8.5 NC 42 east – Wilson East end of NC 42 overlap
12 US 70 – Raleigh, Goldsboro
Smithfield 18 NC 210 west – Lillington
19.5 US 301 / NC 96 (Brightleaf Boulevard) – Benson, Selma
20.5 I-95 – Fayetteville, Rocky Mount
23.6 US 70 – Raleigh, Goldsboro US 70 Business ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

Goldsboro business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina
Length: 5.5 mi[12] (8.9 km)
Existed: 1960–present

Established in 1960 from a renumbering of US 70A, this business loop goes through downtown Goldsboro via Grantham Street, George Street, and Ash Street. Part of the route is shared with US 117 Business.[6]


Kinston business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Kinston, North Carolina
Length: 4.7 mi[13] (7.6 km)
Existed: 1960–present

Established in 1960 from a renumbering of US 70A, this business loop goes through downtown Kinston via Vernon Avenue and Queen Street. The route also shared with US 258 Business.[6]


New Bern business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: New Bern, North Carolina
Length: 3.8 mi[14] (6.1 km)
Existed: early 1970s–present

Established in the early 1970s, it replaced the old mainline US 70 through downtown New Bern, via Clarendon Boulevard, Neuse Boulevard, and Front Street. The route is shared with US 17 Business and NC 55.[6]


Bypass routes

Durant bypass


U.S. Route 70 Bypass
Location: Durant, Oklahoma


Idabel bypass


U.S. Route 70 Bypass
Location: Idabel, Oklahoma


Selma bypass


U.S. Route 70 Bypass
Location: Selma, North Carolina
Length: 2.8 mi[15] (4.5 km)
Existed: July, 1997–present

Established in July, 1997, US 70 Bypass is part of a rare oddity known as the four US 70s of Selma-Smithfield: US 70, US 70A, US 70 Business, and US 70 Bypass. In an effort to make the area less confusing, NCDOT opted for the Bypass designation as oppose to another business loop. The purpose of the bypass was to avoid traffic tie-ups at I-95 and US 301; the bypass itself is freeway grade with no interchanges.[16][17]


Former alternate routes

Morganton alternate route

U.S. Route 70A
Location: Morganton, North Carolina
Length: 3.7 mi[8] (6.0 km)
Existed: 1954–1960

Established in 1954, it followed the old mainline US 70 route through downtown Morganton via Union and Meeting Streets. It was renumbered to US 70 Business in 1960.[2]


Hickory alternate route

U.S. Route 70A
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Existed: 1946–1958

Established in 1946, replacing the old mainline US 70 through Hickory, via 1st Avenue and Highland Avenue; it was decommissioned in 1958.[2]


Lexington alternate route

U.S. Route 70A
Location: Lexington, North Carolina
Existed: 1952–1960

Established in 1952, replacing the old mainline US 70 through Lexington; it was renumbered to US 70 Business in 1960.[2]


Thomasville alternate route

U.S. Route 70A
Location: Thomasville, North Carolina
Existed: 1952–1960

Established in 1952 as a route through Thomasville; it was renumbered to US 70 Business in 1960.[2]


High Point–Efland alternate route

U.S. Route 70A
Location: High Point–Efland, North Carolina
Existed: 1956–1993

Established in 1956, it traversed the old mainline US 70 from downtown High Point, through Jamestown, Greensboro, Burlington, Haw River, to Efland, just west of Hillsborough. In 1963, US 70A was truncated at Henry Boulevard; everything east was reverted back to mainline US 70. Between 1964-1984, Greensboro kept changing US 70A's routing through the city, countless times. It was decommissioned by 1993.[2]


Hillsborough alternate route 1

U.S. Route 70A
Location: Hillsborough, North Carolina
Existed: 1946–1952

Established in 1946 as a bypass route north of Hillsborough; it was renumbered as mainline US 70 in 1952.[2]


Hillsborough alternate route 2

U.S. Route 70A
Location: Hillsborough, North Carolina
Existed: 1952–1960

Established in 1952 as replacing old mainline US 70 through of Hillsborough, via Hill and King Streets; it was renumbered as US 70 Business in 1960.[2]


Durham–Raleigh alternate route 1

U.S. Route 70A
Location: Durham–Raleigh, North Carolina
Existed: 1937–1950

Established in 1937, replacing NC 9, it traversed from downtown Durham, via Holloway Street and Miami Boulevards to downtown Raleigh. By 1950, it was replaced by mainline US 70.[2]


Durham–Raleigh alternate route 2

U.S. Route 70A
Location: Durham–Raleigh, North Carolina
Existed: 1950–1960

Established by 1950, replacing the old mainline US 70 from downtown Durham, through Cary, to downtown Raleigh. In 1952, it was extended west on Hillsborough Road in Durham. In 1958, both Cary and Raleigh decommissioned there sections of US 70 alternate (some replaced by NC 54); as a result, Durham rerouted its section east along Holloway Street out to Miami Boulevard to US 70. It was renumbered to US 70 Business in 1960.[2]


Goldsboro alternate route

U.S. Route 70A
Location: Goldsboro, North Carolina
Length: 5.5 mi[12] (8.9 km)
Existed: 1958–1960

Established in 1958, it followed the old mainline US 70 route through downtown Goldsboro; it was renumbered to US 70 Business in 1960.[2]


Kinston alternate route

U.S. Route 70A
Location: Kinston, North Carolina
Length: 4.7 mi[13] (7.6 km)
Existed: 1958–1960

Established in 1958, it followed the old mainline US 70 route through downtown Kinston; it was renumbered to US 70 Business in 1960.[2]


Former business loops

Pomona business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Pomona, California


Benton city (business) loop

U.S. Highway 70C (City)
Location: Benton, Arkansas
Existed: 1959–c. 1975

U.S. Route 70C (US 70C, the "C" for "City", i.e., a business loop) formerly ran between what is now Interstate 30 (I-30) Exits 116 (Sevier & South Streets) and 118 (Congo Road) in Benton, Arkansas. Though it was largely the result of a rerouting of US 70 and US 67 from Little Rock around downtown Benton in 1955, most of which later became I-30, it was not created until 1959 after US 70 was further rerouted between Benton and Hot Springs.[18]

Since the place where US 67 and US 70 separated was moved by both reroutings--first in 1955 from downtown Benton to present-day I-30 Exit 117 (AR 5/AR 35) just north of downtown where the new route crossed old US 70 (now Highway 5 north of I-30 and Highway 35 south of it), then in 1959 to present-day I-30 Exit 111 (Arkansas Health Center) near Haskell--most of US 70C was actually the pre-1955 route of US 67, of which only present-day Military Road north of AR 35 was also the pre-1955 route of US 70.[18] The only exception was at the eastern end; since there was no interchange where the pre-1955 US 67/US 70 route crossed I-30 just outside Benton, US 70C used Congo Road from Military Road to present-day I-30 Exit 118.

When the rerouted US 67/US 70 was formally designated as I-30 in 1960, US 70C also became Benton's I-30 business loop. Both loops were decommissioned by 1975.[18] The entire route was taken over by the City of Benton, except for a short section of Military Road added to AR 88 to connect it with AR 35.

Little Rock business loop

U.S. Highway 70B
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas to
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Existed: c. 1976–c. 2006

The segment of present U.S. 70 from where it leaves Interstate 30 at Exit 132 (University Avenue) in Little Rock, Arkansas, to I-30 Exit 141B (Broadway) in North Little Rock, was signed as U.S. 70B from the mid-1970's to the mid-2000's. It was previously the route of U.S. 70 as well as U.S. 67; it was also the I-30 Little Rock business loop until that route was deleted earlier in the 1970's.

Before U.S. 70B was created, U.S. 70 ran concurrently with I-30 from Exit 111 (Hot Springs) near Haskell to Exit 132, as it does today. Its U.S. 67 concurrency fell between two different U.S. 67 concurrencies with I-30; one (shared with U.S. 70) was from Exit 114 (then Arkansas State Hospital, now Arkansas Health Center) near Haskell to Exit 132, while the other (shared with U.S. 65 & 167) was from Exit 141B to the end of I-30 at Exit 143B (I-40), also in North Little Rock.

While U.S. 70B was active, U.S. 70 continued its concurrency with I-30 past Exit 132 to Exit 141B, where it returned to its original route. U.S. 67 also moved to I-30 when U.S. 70B was created, thus making its concurrency with I-30 continuous from Exit 114 to the end of I-30. Both concurrencies were shared with U.S. 65 & 167 beginning at Exit 138B (Pine Bluff-El Dorado, now the beginning of Interstate 530). However, many Arkansas state highway maps continued to show U.S. 70B as U.S. 67 & 70, and sometimes even as the I-30 business loop (years after it was officially deleted).

Although I-30 signs at Exit 132 still refer to University Avenue as U.S. 70B and claim U.S. 70 East continues on I-30 East, and I-30 signs at Exit 141B refer only to U.S. 70 East (U.S. 70 West formerly joined I-30 West at that exit), all signs on the business loop were changed back to U.S. 70 in the mid-2000's, thus officially truncating U.S. 70's concurrency with I-30 at Exit 132. U.S. 67 did not return to this route; it remains concurrent with I-30 from Exit 114 (and U.S. 65 & 167 from Exit 138B) to the end of I-30.

Lexington business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Lexington, North Carolina
Existed: 1960–2002

Established in 1960 from a renumbering of US 70A, it originally went through downtown Lexington via Main Street. It was decommissioned by 2002.[6]


Thomasville business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Thomasville, North Carolina
Existed: 1960–1968

Established in 1960 from a renumbering of US 70A, it originally went through downtown Thomasville via Main Street and Turner Street; it was in concurrence with US 29 Business. It was decommissioned by 1968.[6]


Garner business loop


U.S. Route 70 Business
Location: Garner, North Carolina
Existed: 1986–1994

Established in 1986 after US 70 moved onto the Raleigh beltline. The business loop was removed in 1994 when US 70 moved back to its original route through Garner.[6]


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