U.S. Route 82
Route information | ||||
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Length | 1,625 mi[1] (2,615 km) | |||
Existed | July 1, 1931[1]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 54 / US 70 at Alamogordo, NM | |||
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East end | I-95 / US 17 / SR 25 / SR 520 at Brunswick, GA | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
States | New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 82 (US 82) is an east–west
The highway's eastern terminus is in Brunswick, Georgia, at an interchange with Interstate 95. It is co-signed for its last 1⁄2 mile (800 m) with U.S. Route 17. Its western terminus is in Alamogordo, New Mexico at an intersection with U.S. Route 54 and U.S. Route 70.
Route description
New Mexico
US 82 begins at an intersection with US highways 54 and 70 north of Alamogordo, and south of La Luz, New Mexico. Heading east out of Alamogordo the road ascends into the Sacramento Mountains, traveling through the Lincoln National Forest. While climbing steep Mexican Canyon, the highway passes the abandoned railroad trestles of the El Paso and Northeastern Railway, and passes through the only road tunnel in New Mexico. The road then traverses the New Mexico villages of High Rolls, Cloudcroft, and Mayhill After descending the mountains into the rugged, flat plains of eastern New Mexico, it generally follows a north-northeasterly bearing until Artesia, where it takes a more due-easterly bearing on through to Lovington, veering back slightly to the north before crossing into Texas.
Texas
US 82 crosses into Texas from New Mexico at Texas Farm to Market Road 769, turning northeastward toward
In Lubbock, US 82 and US 62 split, where US 82 is a limited access freeway west of
US 82/SH 114 continues eastward as a co-signed route until
Arkansas
US 82 enters Arkansas in downtown
Mississippi
Through the entire state, the highway is four-laned with interchanges at major junctions. After crossing the Mississippi River from Arkansas via a four-laned, cable-stayed Mississippi River bridge, the road briefly travels northeast toward central Greenville, then turns east to Columbus, passing through Indianola, Greenwood, Winona, and Starkville, while bypassing Itta Bena.
According to the Mississippi Department of Transportation, construction is now underway on a U.S. 82 bypass around Greenville.[3] The new road will commence at the recently opened Mississippi River Bridge and terminate at the current U.S. 82 near Leland, creating a half-loop freeway around South Greenville. Cloverleaf interchanges are presently being built at the freeway's junctions with MS 454 and MS 1.
From Starkville east through Columbus and on to the Alabama state line, US 82 is built to freeway standards.
Alabama
Throughout Alabama, US 82 is paired with unsigned State Route 6 (SR 6). The highway enters the state east of
Currently in Pickens County, Alabama, a widening project of US 82 is underway to make the highway four lanes. New bridges are being constructed using Federal Highway Administration monies, as well as matching Alabama Department of Transportation funds. Four-laning the highway in Tuscaloosa County, west of Northport to the Pickens County line, was completed in the fall of 2010. The highway is now four lanes from the Mississippi state line to just southeast of Centreville at mile marker 88, with the exception of a short two lane stretch from Gordo to the Tuscaloosa County line.[5]
Georgia
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US 82 is a 232-mile-long (373 km)
Throughout much of southern Georgia, US 82 is paired with
History
During the initial creation of the US Highway System, the US 82 designation was unassigned.
On November 26, 1960, an extension to
Major intersections
- New Mexico
- US 54 / US 70 in Alamogordo
- US 285 in Artesia
- Texas
- US 380 in Plains. The highways travel concurrently to Brownfield.
- US 62 / US 385 in Brownfield. US 62/US 81 travels concurrently to Lubbock. US 82/US 385 travels concurrently through Brownfield.
- US 84 in Lubbock
- I-27 / US 87 in Lubbock
- US 62 in Lubbock. The highways travel concurrently to southwest of Ralls.
- US 83 south of Guthrie
- US 183 / US 277 / US 283 north-northeast of Seymour. US 82/US 183/US 283 travels concurrently to Mabelle. US 82/US 277 travels concurrently to Wichita Falls.
- US 277 / US 281 / US 287 in Wichita Falls. US 82/US 281 travels concurrently through Wichita Falls. US 82/US 287 travels concurrently to west of Henrietta.
- US 81 in Ringgold
- I-35 / US 77 in Gainesville
- US 377 in Whitesboro
- US 75 in Sherman
- US 69 in Bells
- US 271 in Paris. The highways travel concurrently through Paris.
- US 259 northwest of De Kalb
- I-30 west of New Boston
- I-369 / US 59 in Texarkana
- US 67 in Texarkana. The highways travel concurrently to Texarkana, Arkansas.
- US 71 on the Texas–Arkansas state line on the Texarkana–Texarkana, Arkansas city line. The highways travel concurrently to Texarkana, Arkansas.
- Arkansas
- I-49 in Texarkana
- US 371 in Magnolia
- US 79 in Magnolia. The highways travel concurrently through Magnolia.
- US 63 / US 167 in El Dorado
- US 425 east of Crossett. The highways travel concurrently to Hamburg.
- US 165 south of Montrose
- US 65 / US 278 in Lake Village. US 65/US 82 travels concurrently to Fairview. US 82/US 278 travels concurrently to east of Leland, Mississippi.
- Mississippi
- US 61 / US 278 east of Leland.
- US 49W in Indianola
- US 49E in Greenwood. The highways travel concurrently through Greenwood.
- I-55 in Winona
- US 51 in Winona
- US 45 west-southwest of Columbus. The highways travel concurrently to Columbus.
- Alabama
- US 43 in Northport. The highways travel concurrently through Northport.
- I-20 / I-59 in Tuscaloosa
- US 11 in Tuscaloosa
- US 31 in Prattville
- I-65 in Prattville. The highways travel concurrently to Montgomery.
- Future I-685in Montgomery
- I-65 / US 80 in Montgomery. US 80/US 82 travels concurrently through Montgomery.
- US 331 in Montgomery
- US 80 / US 231 in Montgomery. US 82/US 231 travels concurrently to south-southeast of Pike Road.
- US 29 in Union Springs. The highways travel concurrently through Union Springs.
- US 431 in Eufaula. The highways travel concurrently through Eufaula.
- Georgia
- US 27 east of Cuthbert
- US 19 in Albany. The highways travel concurrently through Albany.
- I-75 in Tifton
- US 319 in Tifton. The highways travel concurrently to east-southeast of Tifton.
- US 41 in Tifton
- US 129 northwest of Alapaha. The highways travel concurrently to Alapaha.
- US 221 / US 441 in Pearson
- US 1 / US 23 west of Deenwood. The highways travel concurrently to Waycross.
- US 84 in Waycross. The highways travel concurrently through Waycross.
- US 301 in Nahunta
- US 17 west of Brunswick. The highways travel concurrently for approximately 0.7 miles (1.1 km).
- I-95 / US 17 west of Brunswick
Special routes
Twelve special routes of US 82 currently exist: four in Arkansas, four in Texas, two in New Mexico, one in Mississippi, and one in Georgia.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "U.S. 82". Highway History. Federal Highway Administration. November 18, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ Google (March 5, 2008). "overview map of US 82" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 5, 2008.
- ^ "MDOT projects underway in western Mississippi". mdot.ms.gov. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "Tribute to Ward Wharton McFarland". June 2004.
- ^ "EDITORIAL: Highway 82 project took too much time". TuscaloosaNews.com. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2.
External links
Browse numbered routes | ||||
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← NM | → NM 83 | |||
← TX | → SH 82 | |||
← AR 81 | AR | → AR 83 | ||
← MS | → MS 83 | |||
← AL | → SR 83 | |||
← GA | → SR 82 |