Special routes of U.S. Route 23

U.S. Highway 23 Business
U.S. Highway 23 Business
Location	Hazlehurst, Georgia
Existed	1987–1995

U.S. Highway 23 Business
U.S. Highway 23 Business
Location	Waycross, Georgia
Length	9.622 mi (15.485 km)
Existed	1996–present

Special routes of U.S. Route 23
; Special routes of U.S. Route 23
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided;

Several special routes of U.S. Route 23 (US 23) exist. There are 18 extant special routes along US 23 and 14 former routes.

Waycross business loop

U.S. Highway 23 Business (US 23 Bus.) is a 9.622-mile (15.485 km) route that goes through downtown

State Route 4 Bus. (SR 4 Bus.). It is signed primarily as US 1 Bus.^{[citation needed]} Except for the far northern end, the entire length of US 23 Bus. is part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility, and defense.^[4]

Hazlehurst business loop

U.S. Highway 23 Business (US 23 Bus.) was a

SR 135 Connector.^[7]^[2]

Major intersections
The entire route was in Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis County.

mi	Destinations	Notes
	SR 19 Bus. begins	Southern terminus of US 23 Bus./SR 19 Bus.; south end of SR 19 Bus. concurrency
	US 221 south / SR 135 south	South end of US 221/SR 135 concurrency
	SR 19 Bus. ends / SR 27 / SR 135 north	Northern terminus of US 23 Bus./SR 19 Bus.; north end of SR 19 Bus. and US 221/SR 135 concurrencies
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Cochran business loop

U.S. Highway 23 Business

Location	Cochran, Georgia
Length	4.1 mi^[9] (6.6 km)

U.S. Highway 23 Business (US 23 Bus.) is an at least 4.1-mile (6.6 km) route that goes through downtown

SR 87 Bus.

US 23 Bus./SR 87 Bus. begins at an

US 129 Alternate (US 129 Alt.) and SR 112. The vicinity is also the site of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)-listed Cochran Municipal Building and School and the Bleckley County Courthouse. Between East Ash Street and East Railroad Avenue, the highway curves to the northeast with that same Southern Railway line earlier flanking the west side, although the tracks begin to move away from the road north of unmarked Emergency Route 105.^{[citation needed]} The business route ends at US 23/SR 87, but US 129 Alt. joins the route in a concurrency into Macon, while SR 112 travels concurrently only as far as north into Royal along the same concurrency until branching off toward Milledgeville

.

Baldwin–Cornelia business route

U.S. Highway 23 Business

Location	Baldwin–Cornelia, Georgia
Length	3.7 mi^[10] (6.0 km)
Existed	1972–c. 1992

U.S. Highway 23 Business (US 23 Bus.) in Cornelia, Georgia, existed between 1972 and c. 1992, along part of SR 105.

Dillsboro–Sylva business loop

U.S. Highway 23 Business

Location	Dillsboro–Sylva, North Carolina
Length	3.9 mi^[11] (6.3 km)
Existed	1974–present

U.S. Highway 23 Business (US 23 Bus.), established in 1974, is a 3.9-mile (6.3 km) route goes through downtown Dillsboro and Sylva, North Carolina, via Haywood Road, Main Street/Mill Street, and Asheville Highway.^[12]

Waynesville business loop

U.S. Highway 23 Business

Location	Waynesville, North Carolina
Length	6.1 mi^[13] (9.8 km)
Existed	1968–present

U.S. Highway 23 Business (US 23 Bus.), established in 1968, is a 6.1-mile (9.8 km) route goes through downtown Waynesville, North Carolina, via Hyatt Creek Road, Main Street, and Asheville Road.^[12]

Waynesville alternate route

U.S. Highway 23A

Location	Waynesville, North Carolina
Existed	1939–1968

U.S. Highway 23A (US 23A) in Waynesville, North Carolina, existed between 1939 and 1968.^[14]

Canton alternate route

U.S. Highway 23A

Location	Canton, North Carolina
Length	11.1 mi^[15] (17.9 km)
Existed	1962–1971

U.S. Highway 23A (US 23A) near Canton, North Carolina, existed between 1962 and 1971. In its short history, it was utilized simply as a connector route to a completed section of Interstate 40 (I-40), west of Asheville.^[14]

Asheville alternate route

U.S. Highway 23A

Location	Asheville, North Carolina
Length	2.3 mi^[16] (3.7 km)
Existed	1949–1960

U.S. Highway 23A (US 23A) in Asheville, North Carolina, existed between 1949 and 1960. Today, the route is known as US 23 Bus.^[14]

Asheville business loop

U.S. Highway 23 Business

Location	Asheville, North Carolina
Length	2.3 mi^[16] (3.7 km)
Existed	1960–present

U.S. Highway 23 Business (US 23 Bus.), established in 1960, is a 2.3-mile (3.7 km) business route (cosigned with

US 19 Bus.) currently starts on Haywood Road then go north on I-26/I-240 (exit 2) back to the main US 23 (exit 3). Historically, US 23 Bus. continued along Haywood Road, connecting to Clingman Avenue and then to Patton Avenue/US 23. In 1961, it extended over Patton Avenue through downtown Asheville when US 23 moved onto the East–West Freeway. In 1962, it was rerouted to its current alignment from Haywood Road to Hanover Street (now I-26/I-240).^[12]

Weaverville business route

U.S. Highway 23 Business

Location	Weaverville, North Carolina

Wolf Laurel alternate route

U.S. Highway 23A

Location	Wolf Laurel, North Carolina
Length	8 mi^[17] (13 km)
Existed	2006–present^[14]

U.S. Highway 23A (US 23A), established in 2006, is an eight-mile (13 km) route follows the old US 23 route through northern Madison County, North Carolina. Starting at the exit 9 interchange from I-26/US 23, it briefly links with US 19 before taking a left turn toward Tennessee. There is no control city for the route as it only connects the communities of California, Faust, and access to the Wolf Laurel gated community and ski resort. The route reunites with I-26/US 23 at the exit 3 interchange. Signage of this alternate route goes by an "A" right of number instead of "ALT" or "Alternate" banner on top (this is the same style used by other alternate routes in Western North Carolina).^[14]

Gate City business loop

U.S. Route 23 Business

Location	Gate City, Virginia
Length	2.6 mi^[18] (4.2 km)

U.S. Route 23 Business (US 23 Bus.) is a business route of

US 421 Bus. through Gate City

.

Big Stone Gap–Norton business loop

Virginia Byway

U.S. Route 23 Business (US 23 Bus.) is a 16-mile (26 km) business route of US 23 between Big Stone Gap and Norton, Virginia.

US 23 Bus. begins in Big Stone Gap at an interchange along mainline US 23 with

SR 603 where it passes a bridge over the junction the road was named for which also contains the Paradise Branch. The street name still remains after passing this junction, and, along the way, it passes the Central Drive-In Theatre just before passing through Blackwood

.

Descending from the mountains, the area becomes slightly more developed as it passes by the NRHP-listed

SR 757

(Wise–Norton Road).

Wise business loop

Virginia Byway

SR 640

in Wise

U.S. Route 23 Business (US 23 Bus.) is a business route of US 23 in the Wise, Virginia. The route runs along Norton Road and West Main Street.

Pound business loop

Virginia Byway

U.S. Route 23 Business (US 23 Bus.) is a business route of US 23 in Pound, Virginia. Most of the business route is coexistent with SR 83, except for a portion that runs along Main Street between SR 83 and US 23.

Pound bypass route

U.S. Route 23 Bypass

Location	Pound, Virginia

Pikeville business loop

U.S. Route 23 Business

Location	Pikeville, Kentucky

U.S. Route 23 Business (US 23 Bus.) was a

US 460 Bus.

The route began at a diamond interchange shared by the eastern terminus of Kentucky Route 1384 (KY 1384) and ran east where it eventually curved south and west around into downtown Pikeville. US 23 Bus./US 460 Bus. ended at an interchange with US 23/US 460.

Pikeville bypass route

U.S. Route 23 Bypass

Location	Pikeville, Kentucky

Pikeville spur route

U.S. Route 23 Spur

Location	Pikeville, Kentucky

Paintsville business loop

Prestonburg , Kentucky

U.S. Route 23 Business (US 23 Bus.) was a

US 460 Bus., as well as KY 40, KY 321, and KY 114

.

Ashland business loop

U.S. Route 23 Business

Location	Ashland, Kentucky
Length	1.939 mi^[22] (3.121 km)

U.S. Route 23 Business (US 23 Bus.) is a business route of US 23 in Ashland, Kentucky. The route runs parallel to the mainline US 23 about a block to the west.

Major intersections
The entire route is in Ashland, Boyd County.

mi^[22]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.000	0.000	US 23 south / US 60 east	Continuation beyond southern terminus
1.551	2.496	Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge to US 52	Southern end of US 60 overlap; one-way streets, inbound access only from US 60, outbound access only to bridge
1.619	2.606	I-64 west	One-way street, outbound access only
1.619	2.606	Ben Williamson Memorial Bridge )	One-way, inbound access only; southbound truck route begins from bridge
1.694	2.726	I-64 east	One-way street, outbound access only to US 60 east
1.763	2.837	US 60 (10th Street)	Northern end of US 60 overlap ; one-way street, inbound access only from US 60
1.939	3.121	Jenny Wiley Trail (US 23 north)	Continuation beyond northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Ashland spur route

U.S. Route 23 Spur

Location	Ashland, Kentucky
Length	0.483 mi^[22] (777 m)

U.S. Route 23 Spur (US 23 Spur) is an unsigned

US 23 Bus.^[22]

Ashland truck route

U.S. Route 23 Truck

Location	Ashland, Kentucky
Length	0.1 mi^[23] (160 m)

U.S. Route 23 Truck (US 23 Truck) is a southbound-only

US 23 Bus.

at the south end of the Ben Williamson Memorial Bridge to mainline US 23.

South Portsmouth–Portsmouth truck route

U.S. Route 23 Truck

Location	South Portsmouth, Kentucky–Portsmouth, Ohio
Length	3.4 mi^[24] (5.5 km)

U.S. Route 23 Truck (US 23 Truck) is a

truck route of US 23 between South Portsmouth, Kentucky, and Portsmouth, Ohio. The route overlaps KY 8 and KY 8S to the Carl Perkins Bridge where it then overlaps SR 852 until it turns east along US 52 in Ohio and finally terminates in downtown Portsmouth at US 23 along a one-way pair

of southbound Chillicothe Street and northbound Gay Street.

Major intersections

State	County	Location	mi^[24]	km	Destinations	Notes
Kentucky	Greenup		0.00	0.00	US 23 (Country Music Highway) / KY 8 north – Greenup, Ashland, Portsmouth	Southern end of KY 8 concurrency; eastern terminus of KY 8; highway continues as US 23 south
Kentucky	Greenup	South Portsmouth	1.0	1.6	KY 8 west / KY 8S north	Southern terminus of KY 8S; north end of KY 8 concurrency; southern end of KY 8S concurrency
Ohio River			1.4 0.0	2.3 0.0	Carl Perkins Bridge Kentucky–Ohio state line Northern end of KY 8S concurrency; southern end of SR 852 concurrency
Cincinnati, Hillsboro	Northern end of SR 852 concurrency; northbound off-ramp and southbound on-ramp;
	0.5– 0.6	0.80– 0.97	SR 73 west / SR 104 north – Hillsboro	Western end of southbound SR 73/SR 104 concurrency; northbound exit only
	0.6– 0.7	0.97– 1.1	SR 73 east / SR 104 south – Portsmouth	Eastern end of southbound SR 73/SR 104 concurrency; southbound exit and northbound entrance
	0.7	1.1	US 52 west (Ohio River Scenic Byway west)	Southern end of US 52 concurrency; southbound left exit and northbound left entrance
	Portsmouth	1.9	3.1	US 23 south (Chillicothe Street) / US 52 (12th Street)	One-way streets; US 52 (12th Street) feeds into southbound lanes
	Portsmouth	2.0	3.2	US 52 east (11th Street east)	Northern end of US 52 concurrency; northbound lanes continue east as US 52 (11th Street); one-way streets; northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Chillicothe business loop

U.S. Route 23 Business

Location	Chillicothe, Ohio

U.S. Route 23 Business (US 23 Bus.) is a

US 35. Curving in a northeasterly direction, the route passes under CSX Transportation's Northern Subdivision. US 23 Bus. terminates at another interchange with mainline US 23, while SR 159 continues northward toward the Lancaster

area.

Perrysburg–Toledo business route

U.S. Route 23 Business

Location	Perrysburg–Toledo, Ohio

Michigan business routes

References

^ "County GIS Base map shapefiles/geodatabases (varies by county)". Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c Georgia Department of Transportation (1996). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1996–1997 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1997). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1997–1998 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
^ National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Georgia Department of Transportation (1987). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1987–1988 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Georgia Department of Transportation (1988). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1988–1989 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Georgia Department of Transportation (1995). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1995–1996 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^ Georgia Department of Transportation (1986). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1986–1987 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
^ Google (August 30, 2019). "Overview map of US 23 Bus. (Cochran)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ Google (November 15, 2013). "Route of US 23 Business in Baldwin–Cornelia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
^ Google (February 17, 2011). "US 23 Bus in Sylva" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U.S. 23 Business". NCRoads.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2011.^{[self-published source]}
^ Google (February 17, 2011). "US 23 Bus - Waynesville" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "NCRoads.com: US 23-A". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2011.^{[self-published source]}
^ Google (February 22, 2011). "Old US 23A in Canton" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Google (February 17, 2011). "US 23 Bus in Asheville" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
^ Google (February 17, 2011). "US 23A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
^ Google (February 24, 2013). "US 23 Business in Gate City, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
^ Google (February 24, 2013). "US 23 Business in Big Stone Gap-Norton, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
^ Google (February 24, 2013). "US 23 Business in Wise, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
^ Google (February 24, 2013). "US 23 Business in Pound, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
^ Google (December 2, 2023). "Overview map of US 23 Truck (Ashland)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Google (May 16, 2021). "Overview of U.S. Route 23 Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 16, 2021.

External links

Media related to U.S. Route 23 at Wikimedia Commons

[GDOT-GIS-1] "County GIS Base map shapefiles/geodatabases (varies by county)". Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 19, 2012.

[GDOT_1996-2] Georgia Department of Transportation (1996). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1996–1997 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 16, 2017.

[GDOT_1997-3] Georgia Department of Transportation (1997). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1997–1998 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 16, 2017.

[NHS_Georgia-4] National Highway System: Georgia (PDF) (Map). Federal Highway Administration. May 8, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

[GDOT_1987-5] Georgia Department of Transportation (1987). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1987–1988 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

[GDOT_1988-6] Georgia Department of Transportation (1988). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1988–1989 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

[GDOT_1995-7] Georgia Department of Transportation (1995). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1995–1996 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

[GDOT_1986-8] Georgia Department of Transportation (1986). Official Highway and Transportation Map (PDF) (Map) (1986–1987 ed.). Scale not given. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 16, 2017.

[9] Google (August 30, 2019). "Overview map of US 23 Bus. (Cochran)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[Google23BusBC-10] Google (November 15, 2013). "Route of US 23 Business in Baldwin–Cornelia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[11] Google (February 17, 2011). "US 23 Bus in Sylva" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 17, 2011.

[23B-12] "U.S. 23 Business". NCRoads.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2011.^{[self-published source]}

[13] Google (February 17, 2011). "US 23 Bus - Waynesville" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 17, 2011.

[23A-14] "NCRoads.com: US 23-A". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2011.^{[self-published source]}

[15] Google (February 22, 2011). "Old US 23A in Canton" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 22, 2011.

[23B-Asheville-16] Google (February 17, 2011). "US 23 Bus in Asheville" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 17, 2011.

[17] Google (February 17, 2011). "US 23A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 17, 2011.

[18] Google (February 24, 2013). "US 23 Business in Gate City, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

[19] Google (February 24, 2013). "US 23 Business in Big Stone Gap-Norton, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

[20] Google (February 24, 2013). "US 23 Business in Wise, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

[21] Google (February 24, 2013). "US 23 Business in Pound, Virginia" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 24, 2013.

[KYTC-22] "Official DMI Route Log". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 18, 2017.

[23] Google (December 2, 2023). "Overview map of US 23 Truck (Ashland)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

[google-US23T-24] Google (May 16, 2021). "Overview of U.S. Route 23 Truck" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 16, 2021.

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