Interstate
business route
A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route connected to a ''parent'' numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or ...
s are roads connecting a central or commercial district of a city or town with an
Interstate
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. Th ...
bypass. These roads typically follow along local streets often along a former
U.S. Route or
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
that had been replaced by an Interstate. Interstate business route
reassurance markers are signed as either
loops or
spurs using a green
shield
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shaped and numbered like the shield of the parent Interstate highway.
Along
Interstate 40 (I-40), business routes are found in the five westernmost states through which I-40 passes,
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
,
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
,
New Mexico
)
, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
,
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
, and
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
. The Interstate has no business routes along its passage through
Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...
nor
Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
, and there once was a business route in
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
, but it was decommissioned in 2020.
Some states regard Interstate business routes as fully integrated within their state highway system, while other states consider them to be either local roads to be maintained by county or municipal authorities or a hybrid of state and local control.
Although the public may differentiate between different business routes by the number of the parent route and the location of the route, there is no uniform naming convention. Each state highway department internally uses its own designations to identify segments within its jurisdiction.
From central Oklahoma westward, the business routes often follow the historic alignment of the former
U.S. Route 66 (US 66).
California
Interstate business routes in California are assigned by the
California Department of Transportation
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is an executive department of the U.S. state of California. The department is part of the cabinet-level California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA). Caltrans is headquartered in Sacrame ...
(Caltrans), but are not maintained by Caltrans unless they overlay other routes of the state highway system. Local authorities may request route assignment from the Caltrans Transportation System Information Program, and all requests require approval of the executive committee of the
(AASHTO).
Needles
Interstate 40 Business (I-40 Bus.) is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
through
Needles in
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County (), officially the County of San Bernardino, is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, and is located within the Inland Empire area. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 2,181, ...
that begins at exit 141 of I-40/
US 95 northwest of town. The unsigned highway follows Broadway to the southeast to Needles Highway, then eastward through an underpass of I-40 into the town center. At N Street, the loop turns southward into the southern part of town where it reconnects with Broadway. The route then continues southeastward to I-40 exit 144 where it terminates and US 95 continues southward along Broadway. The route largely follows the former route of US 66 through town except where the historic highway's path has since been disrupted by the construction of I-40.
Major intersections
Arizona
The business loops within Arizona are maintained by the
Arizona Department of Transportation
The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT, pronounced "A-Dot") is an Arizona state government agency charged with facilitating mobility within the state. In addition to managing the state's state highways, highway system, the agency is also i ...
(ADOT) and by municipal authorities.
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
has five business loops within the state located in
Seligman,
Ash Fork,
Flagstaff,
Joseph City
Joseph City (elevation 5,000 ft) is a Census Designated Place located in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It is located on Interstate 40, approximately eighty miles east of Flagstaff and about thirty-five miles west of Petrified Fore ...
, and
Holbrook Holbrook may refer to:
Places
England
*Holbrook, Derbyshire, a village
* Holbrook, Somerset, a hamlet in Charlton Musgrove
* Holbrook, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, a former mining village in Mosborough ward, now known as Halfway
*Holbrook, Suffolk, ...
, and a business spur in
Winslow Winslow may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England, a market town and civil parish
* Winslow Rural District, Buckinghamshire, a rural district from 1894 to 1974
United States and Canada
* Rural Municipality of Winslo ...
. The state formerly had business loops in
Kingman and
Winslow Winslow may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England, a market town and civil parish
* Winslow Rural District, Buckinghamshire, a rural district from 1894 to 1974
United States and Canada
* Rural Municipality of Winslo ...
, as well as a second loop in Flagstaff. ADOT internally identifies each Interstate business route as a State Business Route with the number of the parent Interstate. Individual loops along an Interstate are designated by adding parenthetical numbers that increase eastward and northward. Gaps in numbering represent removal of former routes or potential expansion.
Kingman
State Business Route 40 (0) (SR 40B (0)) was a former business loop of I-40 at Kingman in
Mohave County
Mohave County is in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, its population was 213,267. The county seat is Kingman, and the largest city is Lake Havasu City. It is the fifth largest county in the United St ...
. The loop began at I-40 exit 48 where
US 93 approaches the intersection from the west along Beale Street and joins the Interstate while the loop proceeded eastward along Beale Street. After a short distance, the loop joined Andy Devine Avenue which carried the former US 66. The loop turned northward, returning to I-40 and US 93 at exit 53 where the loop terminated, but the roadway continues forward, carrying
SR 66.
Major intersections
Seligman
State Business Route 40 (1) (SR 40B (1)) is a business loop of I-40 at Seligman in
Yavapai County
Yavapai County is near the center of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, its population was 236,209, making it the fourth-most populous county in Arizona. The county seat is Prescott.
Yavapai County comprises the Prescott, AZ M ...
. The loop begins at I-40 exit 121 on the west end of town and proceeds northward, passing over the former SR 66, a local road still signed as a state route that is a former alignment of US 66. The loop then takes a semicircular path near the Seligman Airport, returning to Historic US 66, where the loop turns east through town. At the eastern edge of town, the loop turns south, returning to I-40 at exit 123.
Major intersections
Ash Fork
State Business Route 40 (2) (SR 40B (2)) is a business loop of I-40 through Ash Fork in Yavapai County. The loop begins at I-40 exit 145 and proceeds to the northeast along the western edge of town. The loop passes through town as a divided route with eastbound traffic following Park Avenue and westbound traffic routed along Lewis Avenue. The roadways combine on the east end of town, and the loop returns south, terminating at I-40 exit 146. The roadway continues south beyond I-40 as
SR 89.
Major intersections
Williams
State Business Route 40 (3) (SR 40B (3)) was a business loop of I-40 through Williams in Coconino County. The loop began at I-40 exit 161 west of Williams and took
US 66 into town. In the town center of Williams, the eastbound and westbound lanes of the loop diverged into a
oneway pair
A one-way pair, one-way couple, or couplet refers to that portion of a bi-directional traffic facilitysuch as a road, bus, streetcar, or light rail linewhere its opposing flows exist as two independent and roughly parallel facilities.
Descriptio ...
near 9th Street. The eastbound lans used the appropriately named "Route 66" while the westbound utilized Railroad Avenue. A junction at 2nd Street provided access to I-40 exit 163 and the
Grand Canyon Railway
The Grand Canyon Railway is a heritage railroad which carries passengers between Williams, Arizona, and the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
The railroad, built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, was completed on September 1 ...
station. East of town, the westbound and eastbound lanes of the loop reconverged. The loop curved northeast at Bearizona Wildlife Park before arriving at a junction with I-40 exit 165, the diamond interchange served as the eastern terminus of the loop. The road continued straight ahead as
SR 64, which has its western terminus at exit 165.
This route was a former section of
US 66 and
US 89.
On August 16, 1990, ownership and maintenance of the business route was handed over to the city of Williams, and the designation was decommissioned.
Major intersections
Flagstaff
I-40 has both a current route traversing the city of Flagstaff in
Coconino County
Coconino County is a county in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its population was 145,101 at the 2020 census. The county seat is Flagstaff. The county takes its name from ''Cohonino'', a name applied to the Havasupai p ...
and a former route previously on the city's eastside.
Current route
State Business Route 40 (4) (SR 40B (4)) is a business loop of I-40 through Flagstaff in Coconino County. The loop begins at I-40 exit 191 west of Flagstaff and enters the city following the former route of US 66. In central Flagstaff, the loop intersects
SR 89A at Milton Road. The loop turns north and follows Milton Road and then turns east along the street known as Route 66 (formerly Santa Fe Avenue) before intersecting
US 180 at Humphreys Street. The loop continues to the east side of Flagstaff, where Route 66 diverges carrying the
former alignment of SR 40B (5), before intersecting
US 89. From this intersection, the loop turns southward along Country Club Drive until terminating at I-40 exit 201.
Major intersections
Former route
State Business Route 40 (5) (SR 40B (5)) was a former business loop on the eastside of the city of Flagstaff in Coconino County. The loop began at the combined route of
SR 40B and US 180 and followed Santa Fe Avenue eastward, underpassing the current business route. The loop continued along the former US 66, connecting with I-40 and US 180 at exit 204 for Walnut Canyon Road along the city's eastern edge. The loop was decommissioned in 2008 and returned to the city for maintenance.
Major intersections
Winslow
Current route
State Route 40 Spur (SR 40S) is a business spur of I-40 located in Navajo County serving the city of Winslow. The spur begins at I-40/US 180 exit 252 and follows Hipkoe Drive south while concurrent with
SR 99. At the intersection with 3rd Street, the two highways split; SR 99 heads east, while SR 40S heads west. After crossing over the
BNSF
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in North America. One of seven North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 35,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and nearly 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that ...
railway, the spur continues for , ending just north of the intersection of Cooperstown Road and the county line.
Major intersections
Former route
State Business Route 40 (6) (SR 40B (6)) is a former business loop of I-40 in
Winslow Winslow may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England, a market town and civil parish
* Winslow Rural District, Buckinghamshire, a rural district from 1894 to 1974
United States and Canada
* Rural Municipality of Winslo ...
that ran along former
US 66 from exit 252 to exit 255.
Joseph City
State Business Route 40 (7) (SR 40B (7)) in
Joseph City
Joseph City (elevation 5,000 ft) is a Census Designated Place located in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It is located on Interstate 40, approximately eighty miles east of Flagstaff and about thirty-five miles west of Petrified Fore ...
runs along former
US 66 from exit 274 to exit 277.
Holbrook
State Business Route 40 (8) (SR 40B (8)) in
Holbrook Holbrook may refer to:
Places
England
*Holbrook, Derbyshire, a village
* Holbrook, Somerset, a hamlet in Charlton Musgrove
* Holbrook, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, a former mining village in Mosborough ward, now known as Halfway
*Holbrook, Suffolk, ...
runs along part of current
US 180 and former
US 66 as well as
SR 77 from exit 285 to exit 289.
New Mexico
All of the business loops within New Mexico are maintained by the
New Mexico Department of Transportation
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT; es, Departamento de Transporte de Nuevo México) is a state government organization which oversees transportation in New Mexico, State of New Mexico in the southwestern United States. The agency ...
(NMDOT). In New Mexico, Interstate business routes are named independently of their parent Interstate's designation, with business loops of
I-25
Interstate 25 (I-25) is a major Interstate Highway in the western United States. It is primarily a north–south highway, serving as the main route through New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. I-25 stretches from I-10 at Las Cruces, New Mexic ...
numbered between 10–19, those of
I-10
Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost cross-country highway in the American Interstate Highway System. I-10 is the fourth-longest Interstate in the United States at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. This freeway is part of the originally pl ...
between 20–29, and those of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
between 30–39. New Mexico business loop numbers ascend eastward and northward with gaps in numbering to allow for future designations. Within New Mexico, I-40 currently has business routes in
Moriarty,
Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish name for Saint Rose.
Santa Rosa may also refer to:
Places Argentina
*Santa Rosa, Mendoza, a city
* Santa Rosa, Tinogasta, Catamarca
* Santa Rosa, Valle Viejo, Catamarca
* Santa Rosa, La Pampa
* S ...
, and
Tucumcari
Tucumcari (; ) is a city in and the county seat of Quay County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 5,278 at the 2020 census. Tucumcari was founded in 1901, two years before Quay County was established.
History
In 1901, the Chicago, ...
.
Gallup
Business Loop 31 (BL 31) in
Gallup, New Mexico
Zuni: ''Kalabwaki''
, settlement_type = City
, nickname = "Indian Capital of the World"
, motto =
, image_skyline = Gallup, New Mexico.jpg
, imagesize = 250px
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, is a former business loop that ran along part of former
US 66 from an interchange at exit 16 to another interchange at exit 26.
Grants
Business Loop 32 (BL 32) in
Grants, New Mexico
Grants is a city in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. It is located about west of Albuquerque. The population was 9,163 at the 2020 Census. It is the county seat of Cibola County.
Grants is located along the Trails of the Ancients B ...
, is a former business loop that ran along part of former
US 66 from an interchange at exit 79 in
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
to another interchange at exit 85. It also had a connecting spur at exit 81.
Albuquerque
Business Loop 33 (BL 33) in
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...
, is a former business loop that ran along part of former
US 66 from a former Y-interchange at eastbound exit 149 to a half diamond/partial cloverleaf interchange at exit 167. The Y-interchange was rebuilt between 2009 and 2011 for Atrisco Vista Boulevard for the conversion of that interchange from a westbound half diamond interchange to a full diamond interchange.
Moriarty
Business Loop 34 (BL 34) in
Moriarty, New Mexico
Moriarty is a town in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,910 at the 2010 Census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Moriarty is located at (34.999815, -106.046667).
According to ...
, runs along part of former
US 66. It begins at a trumpet interchange at exit 194 and begins traveling east, intersecting
State Road 333 (NM 333). It continues west after that, intersecting
NM 41 before reaching its eastern terminus at a flyover interchange with an additional east-to-west ramp at exit 197.
Major intersections
Santa Rosa
Business Loop 35 (BL 35) in
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
Santa Rosa is a city in and the county seat of Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,848 at the 2010 census. It lies between Albuquerque and Tucumcari, situated on the Pecos River at the intersection of Interstate 4 ...
, runs along former
US 66 from exit 273 to exit 277. It also overlaps part of
US 54 and all of
US 84. Along the way, it also intersects the northern terminus of
NM 91.
Major intersections
Tucumcari
Business Loop 36 (BL 36) in
Tucumcari, New Mexico
Tucumcari (; ) is a city in and the county seat of Quay County, New Mexico, Quay County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 5,278 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Tucumcari was founded in 1901, two years before Quay Count ...
, runs along part of former
US 66 from a trumpet interchange at exit 329 to a diamond interchange at exit 335. It intersects
NM 104 and
NM 209 in the center of Tucumcari.
Major intersections
Texas
The business loops within Texas are maintained by the
Texas Department of Transportation
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT ) is a government agency in the American state of Texas. Though the public face of the agency is generally associated with the construction and maintenance of the state's immense state highway system ...
(TxDOT).
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
has seven business loops in the state, all located in the
Panhandle region. TxDOT identifies each business route as Business Interstate 40 followed by an alphabetic suffix. Along Texas Interstates, the alphabetic suffixes on business route names ascend eastward and northward. There are gaps in the alphabetic values to allow for future system expansion. The alphabetic naming suffixes are included as small letters on the bottom of reassurance shields.
Glenrio
Business Interstate 40-A (Bus. I-40-A) is a business spur of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
in
Glenrio, Texas
Glenrio, formerly Rock Island, is an unincorporated community in both Deaf Smith County, Texas, and Quay County, New Mexico, United States. Located on the former U.S. Route 66, the ghost town sits on the Texas–New Mexico state line. It includes ...
, that begins at I-40 exit 0 just east of the New Mexico–Texas state line. The highway runs south from the interchange toward former
US 66, then turns west along that decommissioned route where it terminates at the Texas–New Mexico state line.
Adrian
Business Interstate 40-B (Bus. I-40-B) is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
in
Adrian, Texas, that begins at I-40 exit 22 and runs along former
US 66 to exit 23, the latter of which also includes the northern terminus of
State Highway 214 (SH 214).
Bus. I-40-B begins and ends at on- and offramps leading to and from two-way frontage roads along I-40, which, in the case of the one on the northbound side, is a genuine former section of US 66. Eastbound Bus. I-40-B immediately turns north on Oldham County Road 22, which runs across an overpass above I-40 before terminating at Historic US 66, then turns right, where it encounters the official Midway Point of Historic US 66, as well as a cafe and motel focused on this theme. East of there at the intersection with Grand Avenue, the post office is diagonally across from a campground, and, beyond that point, the road runs past some silos. When the route intersects the westbound offramp for exit 22, which is the official westbound beginning of Bus. I-40-B, eastbound Bus. I-40-B runs toward the northern terminus of SH 214, then turns south, overlapping that route until it runs above I-40 again, before turning east on the frontage road until finally leaving at the onramp ending at I-40 itself.
Vega
Business Interstate 40-C (Bus. I-40-C), officially designated as such by
TxDOT
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT ) is a government agency in the American state of Texas. Though the public face of the agency is generally associated with the construction and maintenance of the state's immense state highway system ...
, is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
in
Vega, Texas
Vega is a city and county seat of Oldham County, Texas, United States. The population was 884 at the 2010 census, down from 936 at the 2000 census.
History
In 1879, the area was opened by the state for homesteading. The first settler, N.J. ...
, that runs along former
US 66 between two modified trumpet interchanges at exit 35 and exit 37.
Bus. I-40-C begins and ends at on- and offramps leading to and from two-way frontage roads along I-40, which, in the case of the one on the northbound side, is a genuine former section of US 66. Eastbound Bus. I-40-C immediately turns southeast, away from the former
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad line, which was acquired and later abandoned by the
Rock Island Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called ''Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway'') was an American Class I railroad. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.
At the end ...
. The surrounding landscape is completely barren until the road encounters a hotel. From 14th to 13th streets, the road curves from southeast to straight east. The sole main intersection along the route is
US 385 (South Main Street), which contains intersection beacons. Though all of Bus. I-40-C is named Route 66, as well as Vega Boulevard, an older segment of the iconic route turned north in an overlap with US 385, and turned west onto West Main Street ending just east of where the intersection with the eastbound exit 35 ramps are. Between 7th and 6th streets, Bus. I-40-C passes a TxDOT construction and maintenance facility and then curves southeast again east of 3rd Street to follow along the southside of the former Choctaw Route. After the intersection with 1st Street, the surroundings become barren once again, with the exception of one ranch on the southside. Bus. I-40-C ends at exit 37 on I-40, and the former segment of US 66 along the northside continues as one of the two I-40 frontage roads.
Amarillo
Business Interstate 40-D (Bus. I-40-D) is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
in
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo ( ; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. A portion of the city extends into Randall County ...
, that begins at I-40 exit 62A just west of Amarillo. The highway was formerly a business route for
US 66, being that highway's only
bannered route in Texas. Bus. I-40-D is known locally as Amarillo Boulevard and is the longest business route of I-40.
Bus. I-40-D begins at I-40 exit 62A just west of Amarillo near
Cadillac Ranch
''Cadillac Ranch'' is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, US. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group Ant Farm.
The installation consists of ten Cadilla ...
. The highway runs east through a low developed area before entering the
Amarillo
Amarillo ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat, seat of Potter County, Texas, Potter County. It is the List of cities in Texas by population, 14th-most populous city in Texas and th ...
city limits just before an intersection with
State Highway Loop 335 (Loop 335, Soncy Road). Bus. I-40-D turns northeast at an interchange with Coulter Street/Wolffin Avenue before briefly running north at an interchange with Southwest 9th Avenue/Bell Street (near the main campus of
Amarillo College
Amarillo College (AC) is a public community college in Amarillo, Texas. It enrolls over 10,000 students and was established in 1929 as Amarillo Junior College. Amarillo College has a total of six campuses as of October 2005.
As defined by the ...
). The highway starts turning northeast at Tascosa Road/Gem Lake Road before running straight east at the North Western Street interchange. After this interchange, Bus. I-40-D begins to travel through a heavily developed area of the city before meeting
US 60/
US 87/
US 287 just north of downtown and begins an overlap with US 60. The two highways continue to travel through a heavily developed area of the city, with the development becoming more sparse after the
SH 136 intersection. Bus. I-40-D becomes a divided highway after an interchange with Loop 335 (Lakeside Drive) and runs along the northern border of
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport is a public airport six miles (10 km) east of downtown Amarillo, in Potter County, Texas, United States. The airport was renamed in 2003 after NASA astronaut and Amarillo native Rick Husband, ...
. Just after leaving the Amarillo city limits, US 60 leaves the highway and Bus. I-40-D starts to run southeast. Bus. I-40-D meets its eastern terminus at I-40 exit 85.
;Junction list
Groom
Business Interstate 40-F (Bus. I-40-F), officially designated as such by
TxDOT
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT ) is a government agency in the American state of Texas. Though the public face of the agency is generally associated with the construction and maintenance of the state's immense state highway system ...
, is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
in
Groom, Texas
Groom is a town in Carson County, Texas, United States. The population was 574 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Amarillo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is on Interstate Highway 40 (Historic Route 66) east of Amarillo and west o ...
, that begins at I-40 exit 110 and runs along former
US 66 to exit 114. It is one of the few business routes to run along the southside of I-40 in Texas, rather than the northside.
Bus. I-40-F begins at the offramp for exit 110, leading to the I-40 frontage road along the eastbound lanes, which suddenly becomes a divided highway named "Route 66". The first intersection is a connecting road to the parts of the interchange with the eastbound onramp, as well as the frontage roads along the westbound lanes, leading to the western terminus of the business loop. Shortly after this is the barely paved Carson County Road BB. The divided highway ends just west of
Farm to Market Road 295 (FM 295) and Carson County Road CC (Western Avenue) and gains the additional name of "Front Street". The route runs along the edge of town as a four-lane undivided highway with the southside lined with numerous massive grain silos along the abandoned Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf Railway line until the intersection with
FM 2300 (Eastern Avenue), and, after passing by a TxDOT maintenance facility, the road become a divided highway once again. Little else exists along this segment. The last intersection is another connecting road to the eastbound offramp of exit 114, the frontage roads along the westbound lanes leading to the western beginning of the business loop, and an unorthodox roadside attraction known as the
Leaning Tower of Texas. Bus. I-40-F ends at the onramp to eastbound I-40, as does the divided former US 66, which is converted back into the frontage road along the eastbound lanes of I-40.
McLean
Business Interstate 40-H (Bus. I-40-H), officially designated as such by
TxDOT
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT ) is a government agency in the American state of Texas. Though the public face of the agency is generally associated with the construction and maintenance of the state's immense state highway system ...
, is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
in
McLean, Texas
McLean is a town in Gray County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Pampa micropolitan statistical area. Its population was 778 as of the 2010 census.
Geography
McLean is located in southeastern Gray County at (35.233836, –100.600055). ...
, that runs from exit 141 to exit 143. It begins at I-40 at an eastbound flyover interchange and runs northeast along former
US 66. Before the intersection with 26th 1/2 Road, it curves to the southeast. After the intersection with
SH 273, it splits into a oneway pair with eastbound Bus. I-40-H continuing along Railroad Street and westbound Bus. I-40-H moving onto First Street, one block to the north. This oneway pair runs through the McLean Commercial Historic District and comes to an end just at the intersection with a connecting road that brings eastbound Bus. I-40-H traffic under I-40 and then loops back from the south I-40 frontage road to end at I-40.
Shamrock
Business Interstate 40-J (Bus. I-40-J), officially designated as such by
TxDOT
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT ) is a government agency in the American state of Texas. Though the public face of the agency is generally associated with the construction and maintenance of the state's immense state highway system ...
, is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
in
Shamrock, Texas
Shamrock is a city in Wheeler County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 1,910. The city is located in the eastern portion of the Texas Panhandle centered along the crossroads of Interstate 40 (formerl ...
, that is the easternmost business route of I-40 in Texas, running from exit 161 to exit 164 along historic
US 66. It is another business route that runs along the southside of I-40 in Texas rather than the northside.
Bus. I-40-J begins at the offramp for exit 161 leading to the I-40 frontage road along the eastbound lanes, which, just as in Groom, suddenly becomes a divided highway named "Route 66". After passing a gas station and a former intersection with Wheeler County Road 15, the first intersection with this business loop is the unmarked
State Highway Spur 556 (Spur 556), which is also a connecting road running underneath I-40, leading to the frontage roads along the westbound lanes, as well as the western terminus of the business loop. Unlike Groom, no eastbound onramp exists here, and the divided highway ends immediately after Spur 556 in order to become a four-lane undivided highway. Further into town, former US 66 gains the name of West 12th Street, and the only signalized intersection along the entire route is
US 83 (Main Street) where the
U-Drop Inn
The U-Drop Inn, also known as Tower Station and U-Drop Inn and Tower Café, was built in 1936 in Shamrock, Texas along the historic Route 66 highway in Wheeler County. Inspired by the image of a nail stuck in soil, the building was designed by J ...
, listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
, can be found on the northeast corner. From there, the road is named East 12th Street. Commercial development along the road, which began four blocks west of US 83 at North Arizona Street, consist mainly of motels, restaurants, and local car culture oriented businesses, some of which focuses on the roads former status as US 66. The commercial strip ends after a dirt road named North Tennessee Street.
"Route 66" splits from East 12th Street at an intersection that's another connecting road to the eastbound offramp of exit 164. Westbound Bus. I-40-J then runs over the overpass above I-40 to turn right at the frontage road along the westbound lanes leading to the western beginning of the business loop. Eastbound Bus. I-40-J narrows down to a two-lane undivided highway before passing by a TxDOT construction and maintenance facility and then leaves the frontage road at the onramp to eastbound I-40, where it meets its terminus. The frontage roads along both sides of I-40 continue through three more interchanges before crossing the Texas–Oklahoma state line.
Oklahoma
Erick
Interstate 40 Business (I-40 Bus.) in
Erick, Oklahoma
Erick ( ) is a city in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located west of Sayre, the county seat, and east of the Oklahoma-Texas border. The population was 1,052 at the 2010 census.
A post office, originally named Dennis, was est ...
, is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
that is the first business route of I-40 in Oklahoma. It begins at exit 5 (Honeyfarm Drive) and runs south onto North 1720th Road until that street ends at a four-lane divided highway known as East 1240th Road (former
US-66
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...
), where it turns east. The next intersection is
State Highway 30 (SH-30), which overlaps I-40 Bus. from that point on. I-40 Bus./SH-30 ends as a divided highway at Williams Street and becomes Roger Miller Boulevard as it enters downtown Erick. The overlap with SH-30 ends at Sheb Wooley Avenue when SH-30 itself turns north. I-40 Bus. becomes a divided highway again east of North 1750th Road and continues east until the intersection with a dirt road named North 1770th Road, where it curves to the northeast. I-40 Bus. finally ends at a folded diamond interchange with I-40, known as exit 11.
Sayre
Interstate 40 Business (I-40 Bus.) in
Sayre, Oklahoma
Sayre is a small city in, and the county seat of, Beckham County, in western Oklahoma, United States. It is halfway between Oklahoma City, and Amarillo, Texas, on Interstate 40 and the former U.S. Route 66. The population was 4,375 at the 2010 ...
, is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
that is the second business route of I-40 in Oklahoma. It runs north from exit 20, overlapping much of
US-283 as a four-lane divided highway until the intersection with Greer Avenue, where it becomes a four-lane undivided highway. The sole major intersection downtown is West and East Main Streets, which are part of
SH-152. Between Maple and Poplar avenues, I-40 Bus./US-283/former
US-66
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...
has a grade crossing with a former
Rock Island Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called ''Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway'') was an American Class I railroad. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.
At the end ...
line, just west of a
historic depot. Further north, it passes by the First Baptist Church, as well as the Route 66 Farmer's Market. I-40 Bus. and historic US-66 leave that overlap across from the intersection with West Sayre Avenue. From there, it runs east-northeast until it reaches a diamond interchange with I-40 at exit 25. Beyond exit 25, the road continues as a jughandle frontage road, leading to East 1170th Road.
Elk City
Interstate 40 Business (I-40 Bus.) in
Elk City, Oklahoma
Elk City is a city in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 11,693 at the 2010 census, and the population was estimated at 11,577 in 2019. Elk City is located on Interstate 40 and Historic U.S. Route 66 in western Oklahom ...
, is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
that is the third business route of I-40 in Oklahoma. It runs northeast along former
US-66
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...
from eastbound exit 32 and turns east after the beginning of an overlap with
SH-6 that runs along the route until SH-6 turns south at North Main Street. From there, it snakes through the northeastern part of the city and, after the intersection with
SH-34, finally terminates with I-40 at westbound exit 41.
;Route description
The route begins at a left exit in a Y-interchange with I-40, which also serves as a connection to southbound SH-34. The first intersection along this route is BK 29, which leads to SH-34 and was the west end of an overlap with SH-34 until 1987. The road continues to run northeast, then, after encountering an intersection with
SH-6, which joins I-40 Bus. in a concurrency, it turns straight east. Just after James Way, the divided highway is replaced by a four-lane undivided boulevard with center left turn provisions, and the road approaches the
National Route 66 Museum. As the road approaches downtown Elk City, SH-6 turns south at the intersection with North Main Street.
Crossing a bridge over a tributary to Elk Creek, I-40 Bus. makes a sharp curve to the left and heads north at 3rd Street. Between BK 35 and Country Club Drive, the road not only turns to the east again, but also resumes its previous status as a divided highway. Here, it also passes by the
Elk City Regional Business Airport
Elk City Regional Business Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile northeast of the central business district of Elk CIty, a city in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States.
There is also an airport in Elk City, Idaho. T ...
. The approach to the intersection with SH-34 is a sign of the beginning of the end for I-40 Bus. because south of this intersection is an approach to a westbound on/eastbound off Y-interchange with I-40. Immediately after this intersection, I-40 Bus. ends at an eastbound on/westbound off Y-interchange with I-40.
Major intersections
Clinton
Interstate 40 Business (I-40 Bus.) in
Clinton, Oklahoma
Clinton is a city in Custer County, Oklahoma, Custer and Washita County, Oklahoma, Washita counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 9,033 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census.
History
The community began in 1899 when ...
, is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
that is the fourth business route of I-40 in Oklahoma, running from exit 65 to exit 69, although only part of the route runs along former US-66.
;Route description
The route begins at exit 65, which is an eastbound flyover with no reentry, and a westbound right-in/right-out configuration. It runs northeast along West Gary Boulevard, a four-lane divided highway with a grassy median, surrounded by commercial development, including Clinton High School, then the
Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
A Route 66 museum is a museum devoted primarily to the history of U.S. Route 66, a U.S. Highway which served the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois, in the United States from 1926 until it w ...
just south of the eastern terminus of
SH-73, and, ironically, west of the original US-66. The divider becomes less prominent north of that intersection, briefly becoming nonexistent in some areas. The road runs parallel to a
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in North America. One of seven North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 35,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and nearly 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that ...
line until it curves east before the intersection with North 15th Street and continues to run straight east throughout much of downtown. I-40 Bus. does not overlap any former segments of US-66 until 10th Street. With some exceptions, I-40 Bus. continues as a standard commercial strip. Those exceptions consist of historic looking buildings, such as the First Presbyterian Church on the southwest corner of North 7th Street and the former fire station on the northeast corner of North 6th Street.
City Hall can be found on the northwest intersection with
US-183 (North 4th Street), as well as a second leg of former US-66. East of that intersection, the surroundings are slightly more industrial. At North 1st Street, the route crosses an abandoned railroad line that was paved in that street as the name is briefly changed to Choctaw Avenue, then crosses a nonabandoned former
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient railroad line now run by the Farmrail and Grainbelt Railroads. Immediately after the intersection with South Glenn Smith Street, the road runs along the bridge over the
Washita River
The Washita River () is a river in the states of Texas and Oklahoma in the United States. The river is long and terminates at its confluence with the Red River, which is now part of Lake Texoma () on the TexasOklahoma border.
Geography
The ...
, and the name is reverted to Gary Boulevard, where it becomes more rural. Curving around a former
Rock Island Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called ''Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway'') was an American Class I railroad. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.
At the end ...
line, the road becomes a divided highway with a wide grassy divider again, just before the entrance to the Clinton Indian Health Center, the headquarters of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Government and a branch of the Lucky Star Casino. The last intersection is North 2280th Street before I-40 Bus. ends at a Y-interchange with I-40 at exit 69.
Weatherford
Interstate 40 Business (I-40 Bus.) in
Weatherford, Oklahoma
Weatherford is a city in Custer County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 10,833 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Weatherford is located at (35.5384097, -98.6872467). The elevation is 1,634 feet (498 m). According to the United States ...
, is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
that is the fifth business route of I-40 in Oklahoma, running from exit 80A to exit 82, along parts of former US-66 and Main Street.
;Route description
I-40 Bus. begins at an eastbound-only flyunder interchange and runs northeast along Southwest Main Street and runs beneath a railroad bridge for a former
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called ''Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway'') was an American Class I railroad. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.
At the end ...
line. Southwest Main Street ends at the southwest corner of the intersection of North and South 7th Streets and West Main Street and the route turns east onto West Main Street. West of this intersection, West Main has no designation but connects to
SH-54. West Main Street becomes East Main Street at the intersection with North and South Custer Streets. East of Washington Avenue, I-40 Bus. curves to the northeast then turns right where it ends at another flyunder interchange, while historic US-66 continues onto East Main Street along the north side of I-40. Until sometime in the mid-2010s, this interchange was a trumpet interchange with no east- to westbound ramp.
El Reno
Interstate 40 Business (I-40 Bus.) in
El Reno, Oklahoma
El Reno is a city in and county seat of Canadian County, Oklahoma, Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city population was 16,989, marking a change of 1.55% from 16,729, recorded in the ...
, is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
that is the sixth business route of I-40 in Oklahoma, running from exit 119 to exit 125, along former US-66, as well as part of
US-81.
;Route description
I-40 Bus. begins at a
trumpet interchange
In the field of road transport, an interchange (American English) or a grade-separated junction (British English) is a road junction that uses grade separations to allow for the movement of traffic between two or more roadways or highways, using ...
with I-40/
US-270, running northeast as a divided highway until the intersection with East 1020th Drive, thereby joining historic
US-66
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...
and turning straight east along Sunset Road. After passing by the Federal Correctional Institution of El Reno, the divided road narrows as it enters more developed surroundings. Sunset Road curves to the southeast from Foreman Road and passes through Adams Park, only to curve back straight east before a bridge over the Four Mile Creek Riverbed and the intersection with South Country Club Road.
Between South Ellison Avenue and North Miles Avenue, I-40 Bus. runs beneath a railroad bridge for an old
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called ''Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway'') was an American Class I railroad. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.
At the end ...
line that runs northwest to southeast and is now owned by
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
. Four blocks later, I-40 Bus. intersects US-81 (
Chisholm Trail
The Chisholm Trail was a trail used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in Texas to Kansas railheads. The trail was established by Black Beaver, a Lenape guide and rancher, and his friend Jesse Chisholm, a Cheroke ...
) at South Choctaw Avenue and joins the route in a southbound concurrency. For one block, I-40 Bus./US-81/historic US-66 run south to Wade Street, then the three routes run east for two blocks to Rock Island Avenue, only to turn south again. Rock Island Avenue carries all three routes straight south until the intersection with East Elm Street, where the road shifts to the south-southeast over a railroad bridge for another former
Rock Island Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called ''Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway'') was an American Class I railroad. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.
At the end ...
line. After this bridge, the road begins to curve more toward the east as it briefly intersects and takes over the alignment of Southeast 27th Street. I-40 Bus./US-81 avoids a sharp right turn onto South Shepherd Avenue through a long east-to-south turning ramp, but still intersects the western terminus of
SH-66. Almost immediately, I-40 Bus. ends at exit 125 on I-40/US-270, which is an offset diamond interchange with one south-to-east loop ramp, while US-81 continues south toward
Chickasha, Oklahoma
Chickasha is a city in and the county seat of Grady County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 16,036 at the 2010 census. Chickasha is home to the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. The city is named for and strongly connecte ...
, and
Bowie, and
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...
.
Major intersections
Henryetta
Interstate 40 Business (I-40 Bus.) in
Henryetta, Oklahoma
Henryetta is a city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 5,927 at the 2010 census, down 9.6 percent from the figure of 6,096 recorded in 2000.
History
Hugh Henry established a ranch on Creek Nation land in 1885. He soo ...
, is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
that is the seventh business route of I-40 in Oklahoma, running from exit 237 to exit 240, along
U.S Highway 62 Business (US-62 Bus.) and
US-75 Bus., as well as part of
US-62 and
US-75
U.S. Route 75 is a major north–south United States Numbered Highways, U.S. Highway that extends in the central United States. The highway's northern terminus is in Noyes, Minnesota, at the Canada–United States border, Canadian border, wh ...
. It is the first business route along I-40 in the state that is not a former segment of US-66.
;Route description
I-40 Bus. begins at a diamond interchange with Creek Mine Road. Immediately after the westbound off- and onramps for I-40, the business routes all turn from north to east onto Hornbeam Road. Hornbeam Road runs east then curves to the northeast until it finally ends at West Main Street just west of 17th Street, curving smoothly into that street in the process. The routes run along West Main Street through the southern part of the city and eventually intersect the former
SH-124 (10th Street) without a traffic signal. The only indication of that street's current importance are signs directing motorists to the Henryetta Municipal Airport and an RV Park. Traffic signals can instead be found at 6th, 5th, and 4th streets. After crossing the former
Frisco Railroad
Frisco may refer to:
Places in the United States
*Frisco, Alabama, an unincorporated community
*San Francisco, California, as a nickname
* Frisco, Colorado, a home rule municipality
**Frisco Historic Park – see Frisco Schoolhouse
* Frisco, Idah ...
tracks along with the abandoned
Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway
The Kansas, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (KO&G) was formed on July 31, 1919 from the assets of the bankrupt Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway. The KO&G largely consisted of a single line from Baxter Springs, Kansas, to Denison, Texas, prior to ...
line,
West Main Street becomes East Main Street at Lake Road, where the fourth traffic signal in town can be found. US-62 Bus./US-75 Bus. end at US-62/US-75, but I-40 Bus. turns south along this overlap until finally terminating at a cloverleaf interchange with I-40, which is also the northern terminus of the
Indian Nation Turnpike
The Indian Nation Turnpike, also designated State Highway 375 (SH-375), is a toll road in southeastern Oklahoma, United States, running between Hugo and Henryetta, Oklahoma, a distance of . It is the longest tollway in the state.
Route descript ...
.
Sallisaw
Interstate 40 Business (I-40 Bus.) in
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Sallisaw is a city and county seat in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population was 8,880, an 11.2 percent increase over the figure of 7,891 recorded in 2000. Sallisaw is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas ...
, is a business loop of
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
that is the last business route of I-40 in Oklahoma, running from exit 308 (
US-59) to exit 311 (
US-64).
;Route description
I-40 Bus. begins at a diamond interchange with I-40 at exit 308 and then turns north along US-59 (South Kerr Boulevard) as it passes under I-40. The road is a commercial strip that runs at a slight north-northwest angle and serves as a four-lane undivided highway with occasional provisions for left-turn lanes. South Kerr Boulevard curves slightly to the north-northeast where it ends at West Cherokee Avenue (US-64), and both I-40 Bus. and US-59 join US-64 along West Cherokee Avenue in a concurrency. The road narrows down to two lanes and runs beneath a
Kansas City Southern Railroad
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company is an American Class I railroad. Founded in 1887, it operates in 10 midwestern and southeastern U.S. states: Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and ...
line but emerges from beneath the bridge to enter "downtown" Sallisaw as a two-lane concrete road with parallel parking and run parallel to a former
Missouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad ...
line, now owned by
Union Pacific Railroad
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
. The former MoPac Depot is now the Stanley Tubbs Memorial Library.
US-59 leaves the overlap at North Wheeler Avenue, and I-40 Bus. continues to follow US-64, along East Cherokee Avenue, which become a four-lane undivided highway before Wheeler Avenue. East of North Dogwood Street, I-40 Bus./US-64 curves to the southeast, away from the former MoPac line, and resumes as a standard contemporary commercial strip. Between Jenkins Street and Doris Drive, the road runs along a bridge over Hog Creek. I-40 Bus. ends at a partial cloverleaf interchange with I-40 known as exit 311, while US-64 continues toward the Sallisaw Sports Complex, Muldrow, and Moffett, where it crosses the J. Fred Patton Garrison Avenue Bridge over the
Arkansas River
The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in the western United Stat ...
and the Oklahoma–Arkansas state line.
North Carolina
Interstate 40 Business in North Carolina was established in 1992 when Interstate 40 was rerouted onto the mostly newly constructed bypass in southern Forsyth County with some portions of the bypass utilizing a portion of
US 311. The route follows in Winston-Salem, Kernersville, and Colfax. In November 2018, I-40 Bus. was closed around the downtown area of Winston-Salem for improvement. When construction was completed, I-40 Bus. was decommissioned, and the route (
US 421) that overlaped with I-40 Bus. became he main route on the corridor. Because of this, the I-40 Bus. exit numbers (exits 1–17) were replaced by the US 421 exit numbers (238–221). Construction was completed February 2, 2020.
Also in 2008, another I-40 Bus. existed in Greensboro when I-40 was rerouted to the south of that city. However, I-40 was rerouted through the city after a seven months on the new alignment, and US 421 now follows most of its former route.
See also
Notes
References
External links
Interstate Business Route 40 (Interstate Guide; AARoads.com)
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Interstate 40
U.S. Route 66