U.S. Route 29

U.S. Route 29
Route information
Length	1,036 mi (1,667 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
South end	US 90 / US 98 at Pensacola, FL
Major intersections	I-10 near Pensacola, FL I-75 at Atlanta, GA I-26 near Spartanburg, SC I-77 at Charlotte, NC I-40 at Greensboro, NC I-85 (numerous locations) I-64 at Charlottesville, VA I-66 at Arlington, VA I-70 at Ellicott City, MD
North end	MD 99 at Ellicott City, MD
Location
Country	United States
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided

U.S. Route 29 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 1,036 miles (1,667 km) from the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland, to Pensacola, Florida. This highway's northern terminus is at Maryland Route 99 in Ellicott City, Maryland. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 90 and U.S. Route 98 in Pensacola, Florida.

The section of U.S. 29 between Greensboro, North Carolina, and Danville, Virginia, has been designated as Future Interstate 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 Greensboro, North Carolina to Tuskegee, Alabama, Interstate 85 runs parallel with US - 29, which along that stretch, serves primarily as a local route.

Route description

Lengths

	mi	km
FL
AL
GA
SC
NC
VA
DC
MD
Total	1,036	1,667

Florida

U.S. 29 begins at U.S. Route 90 and U.S. Route 98 in downtown Pensacola, Florida. Throughout the state, U.S. 29 is twinned with the unsigned State Road 95.

The entire route in Florida runs within Escambia County. From its terminus north to State Road 296, it is known as North Palafox Street. From this point it is known as Pensacola Boulevard north to Ten Mile Road, approximately one mile north of U.S. 90 Alternate. Between SR 296 and the Molino community, U.S. 29 runs parallel to its former routing, which is now Escambia County Road 95A (Old Palafox Highway).

Alabama

Main article: U.S. Route 29 in Alabama

In Alabama, US 29 is paired with unsigned State Route 15. It serves as College Street in Auburn, home to Auburn University.

Georgia

US 29 passes through the northern portion of Georgia, serving Atlanta and Athens. The highway passes by notable universities, such as Georgia Tech in Atlanta and the University of Georgia in Athens. US 29 also meanders through Hartwell and the Lake Hartwell region near the South Carolina border. From West Point, Georgia (Just south of LaGrange, Georgia) at the Alabama-Georgia Line to downtown Atlanta, Georgia State Route 8 and Georgia State Route 14 are paired with US 29 at various points in the state. US 29 has also been named Roosevelt Hwy.

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.

U.S. 29 was built as the main highway between Greenville and the other city of northwestern South Carolina, Spartanburg. The construction of Interstate 85 connecting Greenville to Spartanburg left US 29 underused until recent decades.

North Carolina

Main article: U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina

In North Carolina, US 29 connects the cities of Charlotte, Concord, and Greensboro. US 29 routes through Charlotte along Tryon Street, one of the main arteries that runs through uptown.

Virginia

Main article: U.S. Route 29 in Virginia

In Virginia, part of U.S. 29 is named the Lee Highway. U.S. 29 connects the historic small cities and large towns of west-central Virginia, including Danville, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Warrenton, Manassas, and Fairfax, with Arlington, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., to the northeast, and with North Carolina to the southwest.

Along its route in Virginia, U.S. 29 provides significant access to and from several major universities, including the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, George Mason University in Fairfax, and Liberty University in Lynchburg.

District of Columbia

Main article: U.S. Route 29 in the District of Columbia

US 29 enters the District of Columbia and Washington, DC, via the Francis Scott Key Bridge adjacent to Georgetown University. The designation turns east onto the Whitehurst Freeway, bypassing Georgetown to the south. Upon crossing Rock Creek, the freeway ends, becoming the at-grade K Street. US 29 remains on K Street to 11th Street, where US 29 turns north onto 11th for seven blocks. At Rhode Island Avenue, US 29 turns right. U.S. 29 northbound turns left at 6th Street NW, (touching U.S. 1 where it turns from Rhode Island Avenue to 6th Street); it follows 6th Street NW for two blocks and then turns left onto Florida Avenue NW, where it then turns right onto Georgia Avenue NW. U.S. 29 southbound at this point, however, follows 7th Street, NW to Rhode Island Avenue NW. The route maintains a northerly routing as it passes through northern Washington, D.C. and enters Maryland.

Maryland

Main article: U.S. Route 29 in Maryland

In Maryland, US 29 turns northeast onto Colesville Road, interchanges with the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495), becomes Columbia Pike, and interchanges with New Hampshire Avenue (Maryland Route 650), Maryland Route 198, Maryland Route 32, Maryland Route 175, Maryland Route 100, U.S. Route 40 and Interstate 70 before terminating at Maryland Route 99 northwest of Ellicott City. There are plans to extend the northern terminus to Taneytown, near the Pennsylvania-Maryland border.

History

A US 29 shield used in Florida prior to 1993

Warrenton Turnpike is the former name of Route 29 through Prince William County, Virginia. This is the name that was used for this road during the Civil War. Although the road has been expanded past Manassas into four lanes, it remains a rural two lane highway through Manassas National Battlefield Park, where Interstate 66 carries through traffic. On either side of the road through the battlefield, split rail fences define property borders.

U.S. Route 170

US 170 (1926-1931)

The portion of US 29 from U.S. Route 70 at Charlotte, North Carolina northeast to Lynchburg, Virginia was U.S. Route 170 from 1926 until 1931, when US 29 was extended over it.

Major intersections

• Interstate 10 in Ensley, Florida
• U.S. Route 31 in Flomaton and Brewton, Alabama
• U.S. Route 84 in Andalusia, Alabama
• U.S. Route 82 in Union Springs, Alabama
• U.S. Route 80 in Tuskegee and near Auburn, Alabama
• U.S. Route 27 in Lagrange, Georgia
• U.S. Route 27 Alternate in Newnan, Georgia
• Interstate 75/Interstate 85 (the Downtown Connector) in Atlanta, Georgia
• U.S. Route 78 at Decatur, Georgia
• Interstate 285 at Tucker, Georgia
• U.S. Route 78/U.S. Route 129/U.S. Route 441 at Athens, Georgia
• State Route 17 (Georgia) at Royston, Georgia
• State Route 77 (Georgia) at Hartwell, Georgia
• U.S. Route 76/U.S. Route 178 at Anderson, South Carolina
• U.S. Route 25/U.S. Route 123/U.S. Route 276 at Greenville, South Carolina
• Interstate 26 at Spartanburg
• U.S. Route 74 in Gastonia and Charlotte, North Carolina
• Interstate 77/U.S. Route 21 in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Interstate 485 in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Interstate 85 in Concord, North Carolina
• U.S. Route 52 in Salisbury and Lexington, North Carolina
• Interstate 85 in Greensboro, North Carolina
• U.S. Route 70 in Greensboro and Salisbury, North Carolina
• Interstate 40 in Greensboro, North Carolina
• U.S. Route 58/U.S. Route 360 in Danville, Virginia
• U.S. Route 60 in Amherst, Virginia
• Interstate 64 in Charlottesville, Virginia
• U.S. Route 250 in Charlottesville, Virginia
• U.S. Route 33 in Ruckersville, Virginia
• U.S. Route 15 in Culpeper and Gainesville, Virginia
• U.S. Route 17 in Opal and Warrenton, Virginia
• Interstate 66 at Gainesville, Virginia
• U.S. Route 50 at Fairfax, Virginia
• Interstate 495 at Silver Spring, Maryland
• Interstate 70 at Ellicott City, Maryland

See also

• U.S. Route 129

References

Browse numbered routes
← SR 27	FL	→ SR 29
← SR 28	AL	→ SR 30
← MD 28	MD	→ MD 30
← SC 28	SC	→ SC 30

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