U.S. Route 29
Template:Infobox U.S. Route 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. The 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.
A section of U.S. 29 between Greensboro, North Carolina, and Danville, Virginia, has been designated as Future Interstate 785 and has received Future Interstate shields in several locations on that route. It will become an official interstate once improvements have been completed.
From Greensboro, North Carolina to Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S. 29 is paralleled by Interstate 85, and as such serves primarily as a local route.
Route description
Florida
US 29 begins at U.S. Route 90 and U.S. Route 98 in downtown Pensacola, Florida. Throughout the state, US 29 is paired with unsigned State Road 95.
Alabama
In Alabama, US 29 is paired with unsigned State Route 15.
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.
South Carolina
In South Carolina, US 29 maintains a northeasterly routing, passing through Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson.
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 neighboring city of Spartanburg. The construction of Interstate 85 connecting Greenville to Spartanburg left the highway underdeveloped until recent times.
North Carolina
In North Carolina, US 29 connects the cities of Charlotte, Concord, and Greensboro. As US 29 passes through Charlotte it becomes Tryon Street. Tryon Street is one of the main roads in Charlotte. Many tall commercial buildings from the banking industry can be found there.
Virginia
In Virginia, part of US 29 is named the Lee Highway.
District of Columbia
US 29 enters the District of Columbia on 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, following the arterial to the northeast for five blocks to 7th Street. US 29 turns north onto 7th, becoming Georgia Avenue upon crossing Florida Avenue. The route maintains a northerly routing as it passes through northern Washington, D.C. and enters Maryland.
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
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 American 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
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.[1]
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
- 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 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
Related U.S. Routes
References
Routes in italics are no longer a part of the system. Highlighted routes are considered main routes of the system. |
| Browse numbered routes | ||||
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←  SR 28 | AL | →  SR 30 | ||
←  MD 28 | MD | →  MD 30 | ||
←  NC 28 | NC | →  NC 30 | ||