US Highway 24

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US Highway 24 road sign

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Map of US Highway 24
Basic data
Overall length:  1540 mi / 2478 km
Opening:  1926
States: Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Starting point:  I-70 street sign I-70 , US 6 at Minturn , CO US 6.svg
End point:  I-75 street sign I-75 at Clarkston , MI
Important cities:  Colorado Springs , CO
Topeka , KS
Kansas City , MO
Quincy , IL
Peoria , IL
Fort Wayne , IN
Toledo , OH
Taylor , MI

The US Highway 24 is a 2478 km long running in east-west direction highway through the middle of the United States . Highway 24 was one of the first highways established in 1926 .

The western end point is at the confluence with Interstate 70, which runs on a common route, and US Highway 6 at Minturn in Colorado , 162 km west of Denver . The (north) eastern end point is the confluence with Interstate 75 near Clarkston in Michigan , 68 km north-northeast of Detroit .

A west-east course is signposted on the section from its western end point to Toledo (Ohio) , from Toledo this changes to south-north.

course

The main crossings and junctions

State miles kilometre
Colorado 325 523
Kansas 433 697
Missouri 216 348
Illinois 242 389
Indiana 160 257
Ohio 85 137
Michigan 79 127
total 1540 2478

Colorado

Highway 24 begins in Colorado not far from the town of Minturn at the junction of Highway 6 with Interstate 70. The road leads south and crosses the continental divide with the 3117 m high Tennessee Pass . Further south, Highway 24 runs through Leadville and turns three miles south of Buena Vista along with US Highway 285 to the northeast.

After Highway 285 has left the common route to the north, Highway 24 reaches the city of Colorado Springs after several loops in northeast and southeast direction . There, Highway 24 meets Interstate 25 and US Highways 85 and 87 . After crossing the city from east to west, Highway 24 passes the airport and leaves the Colorado Springs metropolitan area in a northeastern direction.

In Limon , the road meets the US Highways 40 and 287 and again the Interstate 70, with which the Highway 24 leads partly on a common route and partly parallel to it to the east. US Highway 385 crosses in Burlington and after another 18 km the border between the states of Colorado and Kansas is reached.

When the numbered highways system was established in 1926, what is now Highway 24 through Colorado was designated US Route 40S . It began further west in Grand Junction and ran on today's Interstate 70. From Minturn, the further course to Limon corresponded to today's Highway 24. The further course to the eastern border of Colorado corresponded to the current route of Highway 24, but was as US Route 40N designated. In 1936, US Route 40S west of Limon and US Route 40N east of Limon merged and still form the western extension of Highway 24, which previously ended in Kansas City . The western end point of Highway 24 was moved in 1975 from Grand Junction to today's end point at Minturn.

Kansas

Highway 24 joins Interstate 70 from Colorado to Kansas before leaving the joint route west of Colby . US Highway 83 crosses east of Colby . After that, the highway runs in a straight line to the east and crosses in Hill City to US Highway 283 , in Stockton to US Highway 183 , at Osborne to US Highway 281 , east of Glasco to US Highway 81 before at the intersection with US Highway 77 turns southeast north of Fort Riley and reaches the city of Manhattan, Kansas .

Highway 24 runs along the Kansas River to Topeka , the capital of Kansas. US Highway 75 crosses on the northern edge of the city . From Lawrence , Highway 24 and US Highway 40 follow the same route in an easterly direction. US Highway 73 crosses southeast of Basehor . Highway 24 is now split up: A southern route runs together with Interstate 70, and a northern route runs parallel to Kansas City about a kilometer away . Further east intersect Interstate 435 and Interstate 635 , which act as bypasses to relieve the metropolitan region of through traffic. In the city, Highway 24 also meets US Highways 69 and 169 . In the center of the city, the border with the sister city of Kansas City (Missouri) crosses the border between the states of Kansas and Missouri .

Missouri

Highway 24 crosses the Mississippi River from West Quincy , MO to Quincy , IL via the Quincy Bayview Bridge and Quincy Memorial Bridge

After another intersection with Interstate 435 on the eastern outskirts of the city, Highway 24 leaves Greater Kansas City via Independence . The road now runs parallel to the Missouri River, a few kilometers away, and crosses it together with US Highway 65 at Waverly .

Further east cruises at Moberly of US Highway 63 . Next to the northeast flows near Moberly of US Highway 36 one. Both highways now lead together to the east. On the western edge of Hannibal , Highway 24 leaves the joint route and turns north. At Palmyra , Highway 24 joins US Highway 61 and both highways continue northwards together. This section is also called the Avenue of the Saints .

At Taylor , Highway 24 leaves the joint route in an easterly direction and reaches the Mississippi River at West Quincy , which forms the border between the states of Missouri and Illinois .

Illinois

Between West Quincy, Missouri and Quincy , Illinois, Highway 24 runs east over the older Quincy Memorial Bridge and west over the Quincy Bayview Bridge . Highway 24 now runs through downtown Quincy and exits the city in a northeast direction. Interstate 172 crosses on the outskirts and the road now continues in an east-northeast direction.

US Highway 67 crosses on the eastern edge of Rushville and continues northeast. Later the highway runs along the Illinois River and reaches the city of Peoria . Between Quincy and Peoria, today's Highway 24 essentially follows the old stagecoach route.

In Peoria that hit Interstate 74 and Beltway Interstate 474 and the US Highway 150 24 onto Highway Further east crossing at El Paso which together with the US Highway 51 runs along a stretch Interstate 74 and Chenoa the Interstate 55 . Before Gilman intersects Interstate 57 , in the center of the town of US Highway 45 , before Highway 24 reaches the border between the states of Illinois and Indiana shortly after the confluence of US Highway 52 .

Indiana

After the highway was 24 coming happened Illinois the border to Indiana, you arrive first at the crossing between the US Highway 41 in Kentland before at Remington the Interstate 65 and US Highway 231 crosses. Further east crossing of Highway 24 to Monticello the Tippecanoe River before in Logansport of US Highway 35 crossed and the Wabash River is crossed. In Peru crosses US Highway 31 and Huntington the branches US Highway 224 from before in Fort Wayne to Interstate 69 , the Interstate 469 , the US Highway 27 , the US Highway 30 and US Highway 33 meet on Highway 24th After Highway 24 crosses the city, it approaches the border between the states of Indiana and Ohio .

Ohio

In Antwerp the Highway 24 comes to Ohio. After the junction with US Highway 127 , the road comes to Defiance before on the northern edge of Napoleon the US Highway 6 is crossed. In Maumee , Highway 24 meets Interstate 80 , Interstate 90 , US Highway 20, and US Highway 23 .

Immediately afterwards, the urban area of Toledo is reached in a north-easterly direction . There, Highway 24 crosses Interstate 75 twice before reaching the Ohio- Michigan border in the northern suburbs .

Michigan

Highway 24 now runs parallel to the shores of Lake Erie at a distance of about two kilometers . About Monroe and the intersection with Interstate 275 is at Woodhaven the Metro Detroit called metropolitan area around Detroit reached. The road carries in Detroit the name Telegraph Road and now leads straight in a northerly direction and crosses at Taylor the Interstate 94 ( 42 ° 15 '52.9 "  N , 83 ° 16' 13.5"  W ) before in Dearborn Heights of US Highway 12 is crossed. Innovative transport hubs from the 1950s can be found in this area . These include the Michigan Left , the intersection with continuous traffic on Plymouth Road ( 42 ° 22 ′ 17 ″  N , 83 ° 16 ′ 32 ″  W ) and the double trumpet to Interstate 94, which was dismantled to SPUI (junction) in 2005 and theirs lost free flow of traffic. Since then it has often been overloaded. In Redford which is Interstate 96 crosses.

East of Farmington Hills in Southfield , Interstate 696 (Walter P. Reuther Freeway) , Detroit's northern bypass, is crossed under the John C. Lodge Freeway (Michigan Route 10) and connected with 12 ramps before the road to Bloomfield Hills Northwest bends. From now on, Highway 24 leads through an area rich in lakes and reaches its (north) eastern end point at the confluence with Interstate 75 at Clarkston .

Trivia

Mark Knopfler was inspired to write his song of the same name from a bus ride on Telegraph Road .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Highways ( Memento of the original of May 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.us-highways.com
  2. ↑ End of US highway 24. US Ends.com, September 12, 2017, accessed December 26, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b c Google Maps
  4. ↑ Google Maps - End of Highway 24
  5. ^ Historical aerial photo in the Museum of Ridiculous Highway Design , accessed on March 28, 2013 cf. Historical aerial photos