Bannered routes of U.S. Route 70
Encyclopedia
Several bannered routes of U.S. Route 70
exist. In order from south to north they are as follows.
, just east of Nashville
, and ends in Crossville, Tennessee
.
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.
.
, and Huntingdon, Tenn.
Signage along this route, and on most maps, show it as US 70A and not US 70 Alternate.
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.
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.
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. The route has had various alignment change through the years.
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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.
, 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.
, 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.
(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
.
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. 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. 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.
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.
. It was decommissioned by 1968.
beltline. The business loop was removed in 1994 when US 70 moved back to its original route through Garner.
U.S. Route 70
U.S. Route 70 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. As can be derived from its number, it is a major east–west highway of the Southern and Southwestern United States...
exist. In order from south to north they are as follows.
Tennessee north branch route
U.S. Route 70N begins in Lebanon, TennesseeLebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it...
, just east of Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, and ends in Crossville, Tennessee
Crossville, Tennessee
Crossville is a city in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 10,795 at the 2010 Census.-Geography:Crossville is located at...
.
Tennessee south branch route
U.S. Route 70S is an alternate to U.S. Route 70U.S. Route 70
U.S. Route 70 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. As can be derived from its number, it is a major east–west highway of the Southern and Southwestern United States...
between the western part of Nashville, TN
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
and Sparta, Tennessee
Sparta, Tennessee
Sparta is a city in White County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,599 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of White County. It was the hometown of Lester Flatt of the bluegrass music legends Flatt and Scruggs.-Geography:...
. 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.
Wilson alternate route
U.S. Route 70A is an alternate route of U.S. 70 located in Wilson, OklahomaWilson, Oklahoma
Wilson is a Town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,584 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ardmore, Oklahoma Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Wilson is located at ....
.
Brownsville–Huntingdon alternate route
U.S. Route 70A is an alternate route US 70 between Brownsville, TNBrownsville, Tennessee
Brownsville is a city in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States. It is the county seat of Haywood County. The city is named after Jacob Jennings Brown, an officer who served during The War of 1812.-Geography:...
, and Huntingdon, Tenn.
Huntingdon, Tennessee
Huntingdon is a town in Carroll County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,349 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County.-Geography:Huntingdon is located at ....
Signage along this route, and on most maps, show it as US 70A and not US 70 Alternate.
Pine Level alternate route
Established around 1953, it replaced the old mainline US 70 through Pine Level. Originally, it started in SmithfieldSmithfield, North Carolina
Smithfield is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2008, the estimated population was 12,965. It is the county seat of Johnston County...
along US 301
U.S. Route 301
U.S. Route 301 is a spur of U.S. Route 1 running through the South Atlantic States. It currently runs 1,099 miles from Glasgow, Delaware at U.S. Route 40 to Sarasota, Florida. It passes through the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida...
going north to Selma
Selma, North Carolina
Selma is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2007, the estimated population was 7,008. Selma is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.-Geography:Selma is located at ....
, then east through Pine Level to its eastern terminus near Princeton
Princeton, North Carolina
Princeton is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2006, the estimated population was 1,093.-Geography:Princeton is located at ....
. In the early 1970s, it was rerouted east from Selma to Wilson's Mills
Wilson's Mills, North Carolina
Wilson's Mills is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2008, the population was estimated to be 1,598.-Geography:Wilson's Mills is located at ....
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.
Alamogordo business loop
Hugo business loop
De Queen business loop
Glenwood business loop
Hot Springs business loop
Huntingdon business loop
Camden business loop
Dickson business loop
Lebanon business loop
U.S. Route 70 Business is a 3.4 miles (5.5 km) business route that replaced US-70U.S. Route 70 in Tennessee
US 70 enters Tennessee, as well as the city of Memphis, concurrent with Interstate 55, US 61, US 64, and US 79. At exit 12, the northernmost exit on I-55 in the state, I-55 turns south; however, the four US routes continue east onto the at-grade Crump Boulevard. US 61 splits from the concurrency...
through downtown Lebanon
Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it...
, via Main Street. SR-24 is the "hidden
Unsigned highway
An unsigned highway is a highway that has been assigned a route number, but does not bear conventional road markings that would normally be used to identify the route with that number...
" state route along its entire length.
The entire route is in the city of Lebanon
Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it...
, Wilson County.
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Marshall business loop
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.Morganton business loop
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 181North Carolina Highway 181
North Carolina Highway 181 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs north–south from Morganton to Newland.-Route description:...
.
Hillsborough business loop
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.Durham business loop
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 98North Carolina Highway 98
NC 98 is a 45-mile North Carolina state highway and a semi-urban traffic artery connecting Durham to Wake Forest as well as many small-to-medium sized towns in the north portion of The Triangle region...
. The route has had various alignment change through the years.
Clayton–Smithfield business loop
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.{| class="wikitable"
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Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 900,993 making it North Carolina's second most populated county...
|Garner
Garner, North Carolina
Garner is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States and a suburb of Raleigh. The population was 17,757 at the 2000 census and was 27,533 in 2009.-Geography:Garner is located at ....
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|Auburn
Auburn, North Carolina
Auburn is an unincorporated community in Wake County, North Carolina, USA, just southeast of Raleigh. It lies about halfway between Garner and Clayton along Old Garner Road, a former alignment of US 70.-Landmarks:...
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|rowspan=7|Johnston
Johnston County, North Carolina
-Major highways:* Interstate 40* Interstate 95* U.S. Highway 70* U.S. Highway 301* U.S. Highway 701-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 121,965 people, 46,595 households, and 33,688 families residing in the county. The population density was 154 people per square mile . There were...
|rowspan=2|Clayton
Clayton, North Carolina
Clayton is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. A very small portion of the town extends into Wake County. As of 2010, Clayton's population was 9,676 people. Since 2000, it had a population growth of 38.80 percent. Much of that growth can be attributed to the town's close...
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Smithfield, North Carolina
Smithfield is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States. In 2008, the estimated population was 12,965. It is the county seat of Johnston County...
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Goldsboro business loop
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.Kinston business loop
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.New Bern business loop
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.Durant bypass
Idabel bypass
Selma bypass
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, NCDOTNorth Carolina Department of Transportation
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is responsible for building, repairing, and operating highways, bridges, and other modes of transportation, including ferries in the U.S. state of North Carolina.-History:...
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
Interstate 95 in North Carolina
Interstate 95 is a major Interstate Highway, running along the East Coast of the United States from Florida to Maine. In North Carolina, I-95 runs diagonally across the eastern third of the state, from Rowland in the southwest to Roanoke Rapids in the northeast of the Inner Banks.-Route...
and US 301
U.S. Route 301
U.S. Route 301 is a spur of U.S. Route 1 running through the South Atlantic States. It currently runs 1,099 miles from Glasgow, Delaware at U.S. Route 40 to Sarasota, Florida. It passes through the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida...
; the bypass itself is freeway grade with no interchanges.
Morganton alternate route
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.Hickory alternate route
Established in 1946, replacing the old mainline US 70 through Hickory, via 1st Avenue and Highland Avenue; it was decommissioned in 1958.Lexington alternate route
Established in 1952, replacing the old mainline US 70 through Lexington; it was renumbered to US 70 Business in 1960.Thomasville alternate route
Established in 1952 as a route through Thomasville; it was renumbered to US 70 Business in 1960.High Point–Efland alternate route
Established in 1956, it traversed the old mainline US 70 from downtown High Point, through JamestownJamestown, North Carolina
Jamestown is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, and is a suburb of the nearby cities of Greensboro and High Point. The population was 3,088 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jamestown is located at ....
, Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S...
, Burlington
Burlington, North Carolina
Burlington is a city in Alamance and Guilford counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the principal city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Alamance County, in which most of the city is located. The population was 49,963 at the 2010...
, Haw River
Haw River, North Carolina
Haw River is a town in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The current population estimate is 2,012.-Geography:Haw River is located at ....
, to Efland, just west of Hillsborough
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,653 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Orange County....
. 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.
Hillsborough alternate route 1
Established in 1946 as a bypass route north of Hillsborough; it was renumbered as mainline US 70 in 1952.Hillsborough alternate route 2
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.Durham–Raleigh alternate route 1
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.Durham–Raleigh alternate route 2
Established by 1950, replacing the old mainline US 70 from downtown Durham, through CaryCary, North Carolina
Cary is a large town and suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina in Wake and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located almost entirely in Wake County, it is the second largest municipality in that county and the third largest municipality in The Triangle after Raleigh and Durham...
, 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.
Goldsboro alternate route
Established in 1958, it followed the old mainline US 70 route through downtown Goldsboro; it was renumbered to US 70 Business in 1960.Kinston alternate route
Established in 1958, it followed the old mainline US 70 route through downtown Kinston; it was renumbered to US 70 Business in 1960.Pomona business loop
Benton city (business) loop
U.S. Route 70C (US 70C, the "C" for "City", i.e., a business loop) formerly ran between what is now Interstate 30Interstate 30
Interstate 30 is an Interstate Highway in the southern United States. I-30 runs from Interstate 20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, Texas, and Texarkana, Texas, to Interstate 40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The route parallels U.S. Route 67 except for the portion west of...
(I-30) Exits 116 (Sevier & South Streets) and 118 (Congo Road) in Benton
Benton, Arkansas
Benton is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas, United States and a suburb of Little Rock. It was established in 1837. According to a 2006 Special Census conducted at the request of the city government, the population of the city is 27,717, ranking it as the state's 16th largest...
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
. Though it was largely the result of a rerouting of US 70 and US 67
U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas
U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas runs from Texarkana to the Missouri state line in Northeastern Arkansas.-Route description:U.S. Route 67 runs parallel to Interstate 30 from Texarkana to Benton, where it then runs concurrent with I-30 to North Little Rock. It then runs east, concurrent with I-40, for...
from Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
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
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...
.
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
Arkansas Highway 35
Arkansas Highway 35 is a northwest–southeast state highway in southeast Arkansas. The route runs from Dewey near the Mississippi River northwest to Arkansas Highway 5 in Benton.-Route description:...
) 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
Haskell, Arkansas
Haskell is a city in Saline County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,645 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
--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. 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
Interstate 30 Business (Benton, Arkansas)
Interstate 30 Business is a decommissioned business route in Benton, Arkansas. It ran from Interstate 30 exits 116-118 from approximately 1960 to 1975, concurrently with U.S. 70C....
. Both loops were decommissioned by 1975. 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
The segment of present U.S. 70 from where it leaves Interstate 30
Interstate 30
Interstate 30 is an Interstate Highway in the southern United States. I-30 runs from Interstate 20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, Texas, and Texarkana, Texas, to Interstate 40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The route parallels U.S. Route 67 except for the portion west of...
at Exit 132 (University Avenue) in Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, to I-30 Exit 141B (Broadway) in North Little Rock
North Little Rock, Arkansas
the city was 62.55% White, 33.98% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races...
, 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
U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67 is a 1,560 mile long north–south U.S. highway in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues south as Mexican Federal Highway 16 upon crossing the Rio Grande. The northern...
; 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
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the 10th most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas, the county seat of Garland County, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County...
) near Haskell
Haskell, Arkansas
Haskell is a city in Saline County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,645 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
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
U.S. Route 65
U.S. Route 65 is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of Interstate 90 in Albert Lea, Minnesota...
& 167
U.S. Route 167
U.S. Route 167 runs for 499 miles from Ash Flat, Arkansas at U.S. Route 62 to Abbeville, Louisiana at Louisiana Highway 14. It goes through the cities of Little Rock, Arkansas, Alexandria, Louisiana, and Lafayette, Louisiana....
) was from Exit 141B to the end of I-30 at Exit 143B (I-40
Interstate 40
Interstate 40 is the third-longest major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90 and I-80. Its western end is at Interstate 15 in Barstow, California; its eastern end is at a concurrency of U.S. Route 117 and North Carolina Highway 132 in Wilmington, North Carolina...
), 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
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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-El Dorado
El Dorado, Arkansas
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, now the beginning of Interstate 530
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). 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
Established in 1960 from a renumbering of US 70A, it originally went through downtown Lexington via Main Street. It was decommissioned by 2002.Thomasville business loop
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 BusinessU.S. Route 29 in North Carolina
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. It was decommissioned by 1968.
Garner business loop
Established in 1986 after US 70 moved onto the RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina
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beltline. The business loop was removed in 1994 when US 70 moved back to its original route through Garner.