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unusual facts about Bannered routes of U.S. Route 101


Bannered routes of U.S. Route 101

The precursor to the Santa Ana Freeway between Los Angeles and Anaheim was U.S. Route 101 Bypass from the early 1940s to the mid-1950s, when it became part of US 101.


Arkansas Highway 12

AR 12 angles north past Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Vaughn before meeting AR 112 and US 71 BUS near the Bentonville Municipal Airport.

Bannered routes of U.S. Route 17

US Bus 1 & 17 continues to run northwest until they reach US 1 where US BUS 1 terminates, but US BUS 17 joins and cross the Rappahannock River, and enters Falmouth.

The Business US 17 in Wilmington was the old routing of US 17 through the port city before the partial completion of the Wilmington Bypass, which in part is also designated as Interstate 140.

Business US 17 darts northeast through Ogden and Kirkland before returning to its parent route near the New Hanover/Pender county line.

Bannered routes of U.S. Route 220

In 1973, US 220 became a freeway between Bedford and Altoona, Pennsylvania, and the old tract of the route near Bedford became a business loop.

Afterward, it becomes Plank Road between Hollidaysburg and Altoona, feature four-lanes, a center turning lane, and a copious commercial development.

A cosign with Pennsylvania Route 764 occurs, as the route travels toward Tyrone, through which it serves as a narrow main street.

Bannered routes of U.S. Route 3

It runs from US 3 in Laconia south to US 3 and New Hampshire Route 11 in Belmont, along NH 107 and NH 11A.

Bannered routes of U.S. Route 322

In 1964, the West Chester Bypass was completed around this Philadelphia suburb and the prior routing of US 322 became a business loop.

It then turns south onto Quarry Road near an interchange with U.S. Route 30, and travels west past industrial development on Boot Road.

Bannered routes of U.S. Route 49

Highway 49B turns south onto Columbia Street and runs south out of town past the Allin House, William Nicholas Straub House, Centennial Baptist Church, and the St. Mary's Catholic Church.

Bannered routes of U.S. Route 501

The business routes and US 221 pass through a commercial area and by the Anne Spencer House, then turn west onto 12th Street and cross Norfolk Southern's Danville District rail line a few blocks south of the Lynchburg-Kemper Street Station, which is served by Amtrak.

The rest of the road runs straight through rural forestland until it approaches the Waccamaw River Memorial Bridge (Main Street Bridge) over the Waccamaw River and after crossing the bridge enters Conway Downtown Historic District.

North of 4th Avenue US Bus 501/701 passes by more historic sites in the city such as the City Post Office, the Beaty-Little House, the Burroughs School and others.

Bannered routes of U.S. Route 61

U.S. Route 61 Business was created in 2010 when U.S. Route 61 was rerouted around Davenport on I-280 and I-80.

It begins on the southern edge of Muscatine at the intersection of US 61 and Iowa Highway 92.

Bannered routes of U.S. Route 71

U.S. Route 71 Bypass (Kansas City) was the original name for a highway that connected Harrisonville, Missouri to just south of Platte City, Missouri, where it rejoined US 71 Highway near Kansas City International Airport.

Becoming Walton Boulevard, US 71B crosses Central Avenue before again meeting I-540/US 71 and terminating at Exit 93.

Bannered routes of U.S. Route 75

The business route begins at the Iowa Highway 3 interchange, with which the US 75 Business runs concurrently, and ends at the new US 75/Iowa 60 interchange.

Bannered routes of U.S. Route 81

It goes west on Kansas Ave. for about two miles (3 km) in a concurrency with US-56 and turns south on Main Street for two miles (3 km), passing Central Christian College and National Cooperative Refinery Association.

Bannered routes of U.S. Route 95

U.S. Route 95 Truck (US 95 Truck) is a truck route of US 95 in Mineral County, Nevada, in the United States.

Bannered routes of U.S. Route 98

After the intersection with Alternate County Road 35 it ran parallel to a CSX railroad line, and passes by the old Dade City Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot.

California State Route 224

State Route 224 was a short spur route leading from U.S. Route 101 in Carpinteria to Carpinteria State Beach.

Darlingtonia State Natural Site

Darlingtonia State Natural Site (18 acres) is a state park and botanical preserve located five miles (8 km) north of Florence, Oregon, United States on U.S. Route 101, just west of Mercer Lake and south of Sutton Lake that is dedicated to the preservation of a rare plant.

East Hollywood, Los Angeles

The Hollywood Freeway, also called the 101 and U.S. Route 101, cuts northwest from downtown Los Angeles, with all its freeway connections, through Hollywood to the San Fernando Valley.

Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles

This section of Echo Park has always been a puzzle, especially since it was separated from its northern portion by the US 101 Freeway in the 1950s and the southern section of the park where the tennis courts and baseball field are located.

Kilchis River

Thereafter, Myrtle Creek and Murphy Creek enter from the right, and the river passes under U.S. Route 101 before entering Tillamook Bay near Idaville.

Larkspur Landing

A proposed rail system similar to Caltrain would terminate at this terminal or at a new replacement terminal in San Quentin, to ease traffic gridlock along Highway 101.

Louis DeMartin

The Highway 101 bridge crossing Wilson Creek is named in his honor.

MacArthur Tunnel

It carries California State Route 1 under a large hill at the Presidio Golf Course, and connects Park Presidio Boulevard to US 101 on the Golden Gate Bridge Freeway (better known as Doyle Drive).

Nacimiento-Fergusson Road

Nacimiento-Fergusson Road is the only road across the Santa Lucia Range in the Central Coast of California, connecting California State Route 1 and the Big Sur coast to U.S. Route 101 and the Salinas Valley.

Otis Junction, Oregon

Otis Junction is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, at the junction of the former route of U.S. Route 101 and Oregon Route 18, a half mile south of Otis.

Pacific Coast Railway

Profits peaked in 1921 and declined as automobiles became more common, but the railroad saw a brief increase in business hauling gravel for construction of U.S. Route 101 in 1928 and '29.

Paul Edmondson

While traveling south on rain-soaked U.S. Route 101 near Santa Barbara, California on February 13, 1970, the day after his 27th birthday, his automobile skidded and crashed into oncoming northbound traffic, killing Edmondson and his passenger, Lauraine Leas, 22, of Simi Valley, CA.

Sea Lion Caves

In 1930, when it became probable that U.S. Route 101 would be completed going past the site, Clanton was joined by J. G. Houghton, and J. E. Jacobson.

Tillamook County, Oregon

Development along U.S. Route 101 to the north of Tillamook during the last part of the 20th century has blocked part of the flood plain of the Wilson River, contributing to repeated winter flooding in the city.

U.S. Route 101, traveling the length of the Oregon Coast, brings many travelers through the county by car and bike.

Whitley Heights, Los Angeles

The neighborhood was bisected and some landmark homes destroyed when U.S. Route 101, a.k.a. the Hollywood Freeway, was built after World War II.


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