U.S. Route 29
Route information | ||||
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Length | 1,043.3 mi (1,679.0 km) | |||
Existed | November 11, 1926[1]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 90 / US 98 at Pensacola, FL | |||
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North end | MD 99 at Ellicott City, MD | |||
Location | ||||
Country | District of Columbia, Maryland | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 29 or U.S. Highway 29 (US 29) is a north–south
The section of US 29 between Greensboro, North Carolina, and Danville, Virginia, has been designated as Future Interstate 785 (Future I-785) and has received future Interstate signs in several locations along that route. It will become an official Interstate Highway once improvements have been completed.
From Auburn, Alabama, to Greensboro, I-85 runs parallel to US 29, which serves primarily as a local route along that stretch.
Route description
mi | km
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FL | 43.7 | 70.3 |
AL | 227.2 | 365.6 |
GA | 211.0 | 339.6 |
SC | 110.2 | 177.3 |
NC | 168.7 | 271.5 |
VA | 248.0 | 399.1 |
DC | 8.6 | 13.8 |
MD | 25.9 | 41.7 |
Total | 1,043.3 | 1,679.0 |
Florida
US 29 begins at
The entire route in Florida runs within
Alabama
US 29, internally designated by the
US 29/SR 15 traverses Alabama in a general northeast–southwest path. It has never been a major route in the state; its significance was completely overshadowed with the completion of I-65 and I-85 during the 1970s. Today, US 29/SR 15 serves primarily to connect numerous smaller towns and cities in the southwest, south-central, and eastern parts of Alabama, notably passing near Troy, Tuskegee, and Auburn universities in the east.
US 29 no longer passes through downtown Auburn or downtown Opelika. The U.S. Highway is concurrent with I-85 from exit 51, south of Auburn, to exit 64, northeast of Opelika. This change was made by ALDOT in the 1990s. Route markers have been appropriately relocated since then.
Georgia
US 29 passes through the northern portion of
South Carolina
In South Carolina, US 29 maintains a northeasterly routing, passing through Anderson, Greenville, and Spartanburg.
From Greenville through Greer, US 29 is known as Wade Hampton Boulevard. It is a major commercial artery for both Greer and Taylors. A six-lane highway, the road forms the western border of Bob Jones University and then passes near Chick Springs, a mineral springs that served as the focus of a small but important resort community during the 19th century.
US 29 was built as the main highway between Greenville and the other city of northwestern South Carolina, Spartanburg. The construction of I-85, connecting Greenville to Spartanburg, left US 29 underused until recent decades.
North Carolina
In
Virginia
In
Along its route in Virginia, US 29 provides significant access to and from several major colleges and universities, including the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, George Mason University in Fairfax, Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, and Liberty University, University of Lynchburg, and Randolph College in Lynchburg.
District of Columbia
US 29 enters
Maryland
In Maryland, US 29 turns northeast onto Colesville Road, intersects the Capital Beltway (I-495), becomes Columbia Pike, and intersects New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650), MD 200 (Intercounty Connector), MD 198, MD 32, MD 175, MD 100, US 40, and I-70 before terminating at MD 99 in northern Ellicott City.
History
Warrenton Turnpike is the former name of US 29 through
U.S. Route 170
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Location | Charlotte, North Carolina–Lynchburg, Virginia |
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Existed | 1926–1931[2] |
U.S. Route 170 (US 170) was the portion of US 29 from US 70 at Charlotte, North Carolina, northeast to Lynchburg, Virginia, from 1926 until 1931, when US 29 became part of the route. The US 170 designation was then removed and the route remained as US 29 only.[2]
Future
The freeway stretch of US 29 traveling southwest from Greensboro to Lexington, North Carolina, is currently also signed as I-85 Business (I-85 Bus.) and US 70. On October 5, 2019, the North Carolina Department of Transportation submitted an application to American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and was granted approval, for the removal of the I-85 Bus. designation from the freeway,[3] and the rerouting of US 70 between Greensboro and Thomasville,[4] leaving US 29 on the route. This plan, according to the state, will simplify overhead signage on the freeway and eliminate the confusion between I-85 and I-85 Bus.[citation needed]
Major intersections
- Florida
- US 90 / US 98 in Pensacola
- I-10 on the Brent–Ensley line
- Alabama
- US 31 in Flomaton. The highways travel concurrently to Brewton.
- US 84 in Andalusia. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- US 331 in Brantley. The highways travel concurrently to Luverne.
- US 231 in Troy
- US 82 in Union Springs. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- US 80 in Tuskegee. The highways travel concurrently to Tuskegee National Forest.
- I-85 in Auburn. The highways travel concurrently to Opelika.
- US 280 in Opelika. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- US 280 / US 431 in Opelika
- I-85 on the Valley–Lanett city line
- Georgia
- US 27 in LaGrange. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- I-85 in Grantville
- I-85 south of East Newnan
- I-285 southwest of College Park
- US 19 / US 41 in Atlanta. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- US 78 / US 278 in Atlanta. US 29/US 78 travel concurrently to the Scottdale–North Decatur city line. US 29/US 278 travel concurrently to Druid Hills.
- US 23 in Atlanta. The highways travel concurrently to Decatur.
- I-285 in Tucker
- US 78 southeast of Bogart. The highways travel concurrently to Athens.
- US 129 / US 441 in Athens. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- South Carolina
- US 76 / US 178 in Anderson. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- I-85 west of Piedmont. The highways travel concurrently to south-southwest of Dunean.
- I-85 / I-185 south-southwest of Dunean
- US 25 south-southwest of Dunean
- US 123 in Greenville
- I-85 in Startex
- I-26 west of Spartanburg
- I-85 northeast of Blacksburg
- North Carolina
- I-85 southwest of Kings Mountain. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- I-85 / US 74 in Kings Mountain. US 29/US 74 travel concurrently to Charlotte.
- US 321 in Gastonia
- I-485 west of Charlotte
- I-77 / US 21 in Charlotte
- I-277 in Charlotte
- I-485 northeast of Charlotte
- US 601 in Concord. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- I-85 / US 601 in Concord
- US 70 / US 601 in Salisbury. US 29/US 70 travel concurrently to Greensboro.
- I-85 / US 52 northeast of Spencer. The highways travel concurrently to Lexington.
- US 64 in Lexington. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- I-74 / US 311 in High Point
- I-85 south-southwest of Greensboro. The highways travel concurrently to southwest of Greensboro.
- I-73 / US 421 in Greensboro
- I-40 / US 220 in Greensboro. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- US 70 / US 220 in Greensboro. The highways share a brief concurrency near the city's downtown district.
- I-785 / I-840 in Greensboro
- US 158 east of Reidsville
- Virginia
- US 58 on the Virginia state line at Danville. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- US 58 / US 360 in Danville
- US 460 south of Lynchburg. The highways travel concurrently to east of Lynchburg.
- US 501 in Lynchburg. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- US 60 in Amherst
- I-64 west-southwest of Charlottesville
- US 250 west-northwest of Charlottesville. The highways travel concurrently to Charlottesville.
- US 33 in Ruckersville
- US 15 south-southwest of Culpeper. The highways travel concurrently to Gainesville.
- US 522 south-southeast of Culpeper
- US 17 in Opal. The highways travel concurrently to Warrenton.
- I-66 in Gainesville
- I-66 in Centreville
- US 50 in Fairfax. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
- I-495 on the Merrifield–West Falls Churchcity line
- Arlington
- I-66 in Arlington
- I-66 in Arlington
- District of Columbia
- I-66 in Washington, D.C.
- US 1 in Washington
- Maryland
- I-495 in Silver Spring
- US 40 in Ellicott City
- I-70 in Ellicott City
- MD 99 in Ellicott City
See also
References
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- ^ a b Weingroff, Richard (November 18, 2015). "U.S. 29 Maryland to Florida". Washington, D.C.: Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ Transportation Advisory Committee (July 2019). "Removal of 'Business 85'". High Point Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 6, 2019). "2019 Annual Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020. "Ballot" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2019.
- ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2.
External links
Browse numbered routes | ||||
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← FL | → SR 29 | |||
← I-95 | → SR 97 | |||
← AL | → SR 30 |