U.S. Route 84 (US 84) is an east–west
U.S. Highway
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that started as a short
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
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* Related to the ...
–
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
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, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
route in the original 1926 scheme. Later, in 1941, it had been extended all the way to
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...
. The highway's eastern terminus is a short distance east of
Midway, Georgia
Midway is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area. The population was 2,121 as of the 2010 census, up from 1,100 at the 2000 census.
Midway has several museums, ...
, at an interchange with
Interstate 95 (I-95). The road continues toward the nearby
Atlantic Ocean
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as a county road. Its western terminus is in
Pagosa Springs, Colorado
The Town of Pagosa Springs (Ute dialect, Ute language: Pagwöösa, Navajo language: Tó Sido Háálį́) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality that is the county seat, the most populous community ...
, at an intersection with
US 160.
The section from
Brunswick, Georgia
Brunswick () is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As the primary urban and economic center of the lower southeast portion of Georgia, it is the second-largest urban area on the Georgia coastline after Sa ...
, to
Roscoe, Texas
Roscoe is a city in Nolan County in the U.S. state of Texas near the intersection of Interstate 20 and US Highway 84. The Union Pacific Railroad passes through the center of the city.William R. Hunt, " Roscoe, TX," Handbook of Texas Online, http ...
, has been designated by five state legislatures as part of the El Camino East–West Corridor. The designation was in recognition of its history as a migration route from the Atlantic coast to the present
Mexican border
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*To the north the United States–Mexico border, which extends for a length of through the states of Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.
*To the south ...
, one of the routes that
Spanish settlers called ''
El Camino Real''. (In
Louisiana
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, the route was called the
Harrisonburg Road
The Harrisonburg Road was an old wagon train road in Louisiana which connected the Natchez Trace to the El Camino Real in Texas. In modern times the route has been called the Natchez Trace on some highway markers and the El Camino Real in other p ...
.) The designation is intended to promote the route for both
tourism
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and
NAFTA
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-facilitated trade with
Mexico
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.
States are asking for
federal
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funds to widen the US 84 El Camino East–West Corridor.
Route description
Colorado
The western terminus of US 84,
Pagosa Springs, Colorado
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, was made famous by
C. W. McCall
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in the 1975 song and album ''
Wolf Creek Pass
Wolf Creek Pass is a high mountain pass on the Continental Divide, in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. It is the route through which U.S. Highway 160 passes from the San Luis Valley into southwest Colorado on its way to New Mexico and Arizo ...
''.
US 84 actually ends approximately east of downtown Pagosa Springs at a T-intersection with
US 160 (Main Street).
South of Pagosa Springs, the of the Colorado section of US 84 pass through a portion of
San Juan National Forest
The San Juan National Forest is a U.S. National Forest covering over 1,878,846 acres (2,935.7 sq mi, or 7,603.42 km²) in western Colorado. The forest occupies land in Archuleta, Conejos, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma ...
. The highway climbs Confar Hill, a drainage divide between the
Rio Blanco and
Navajo River
Navajo River ( apj, Lóolahó) is a tributary of the San Juan River. It flows from a source in the South San Juan Wilderness of Conejos County, Colorado southwest past Chromo, Colorado. The river dips into New Mexico, passing just north of Dul ...
, before descending into the village of
Chromo and passing into
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 ...
.
New Mexico
US 84 enters
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Rio Arriba County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,246. Its county seat is Tierra Amarilla. Its northern border is the Colorado state line.
Rio Arriba County comprises the Española, N ...
, south of its terminus at US 160. About south of the
Colorado
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–New Mexico state line,
US 64 comes from the west and
runs concurrently with US 84 for the next . Only east of this intersection, the concurrency crosses the
Continental Divide
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at Sargent Pass, elevation above sea level or more than lower than Wolf Creek Pass, the next Continental Divide highway pass to the north. Therefore, only of US 84 are located west of the Continental Divide. About east of the intersection, US 64/US 84 enters the town of
Chama. At a T-intersection,
New Mexico State Road 17
New Mexico State Road 17 (NM 17) is a state highway in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Its southern end is at US 64- 84 in Chama and its northern end is at Colorado State Highway 17 at the Colorado state line.
Route description
The ...
enters from the north and terminates at said intersection, while US 64 and US 84 enter from the south and west.
After heading south from Chama, US 64 and US 84 combine for about to Tierra Amarilla, where US 64 departs from US 84 and heads southeast, while US 84 continues south. About down the road, US 84 is joined by
US 285 south of the small community of
Chili. About further, US 84/US 285 enters the city of
Española from the north as North Paseo de Onate Street. At the south end of the town, US 84/US 285 becomes the Santa Fe Highway and an expressway. About further, US 84/US 285 becomes a
limited-access freeway. Another further south, the two return to surface street status, and then travel past downtown
Santa Fe via St. Francis Drive. On the south side of Santa Fe at
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 ...
's exit 282A, US 84/US 285 merges with northbound I-25/
US 85. The freeway heads east and slightly to the south to avoid the
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
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. Just before turning north, US 285 exits the freeway at exit 290 and continues south. After winding north and south, the freeway finally begins heading solely north, and US 84 exits about later at exitv339 near
Romeroville and travels in an east/southeast direction, while I-25/US 85 continues north to Colorado. Following a path southeast and then south for , US 84 merges with
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 ...
(and Historic
US 66) at I-40's exit 256. After I-40/US 84 enters
Santa Rosa
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Santa Rosa may also refer to:
Places Argentina
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* Santa Rosa, Tinogasta, Catamarca
* Santa Rosa, Valle Viejo, Catamarca
*Santa Rosa, La Pampa
* Sa ...
. About from its confluence with I-40, US 84 diverges at exit 277.
The highway then travels south/southeast for until merging with
US 60 in downtown
Fort Sumner
Fort Sumner was a military fort in New Mexico Territory charged with the internment of Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868 at nearby Bosque Redondo.
History
On October 31, 1862, Congress authorized the construction of For ...
. From the intersection with US 60, US 60/US 84 travels east, passing through
Taiban and
Melrose before intersecting
US 70 after in
Clovis. From the intersection with US 70, US 60/US 70/US 84 travels east entering
Texico. Here, about before the
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 ...
–New Mexico state line, US 60 splits from US 70/US 84 as US 70/US 84 continues east into
Farwell, Texas
Farwell is a city in and the county seat of Parmer County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,363 at the 2010 census. The city is located on the Texas-New Mexico border with the city of Texico, New Mexico, across the border.
History
Fa ...
.
[Google Maps ©2009, Tele Atlas] Despite being an east-west route, US 84 is signed as north-south between Ft. Sumner and the Colorado border.
Texas
along Avenue Q, a major downtown thoroughfare
US 70/US 84 crosses into
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 ...
at
Farwell, Texas, Farwell. After passing through Farwell, US 70/US 84 veers to the southeast, continuing concurrently until
Muleshoe. From Muleshoe, US 70 leaves the route, while US 84 continues on a southeasterly direction across the level plains of the
Llano Estacado
The Llano Estacado (), sometimes translated into English as the Staked Plains, is a region in the Southwestern United States that encompasses parts of eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas. One of the largest mesas or tablelands on the North A ...
. Along this stretch, US 84 travels parallel to the
BNSF Railway
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, crosses a sandy section called the Muleshoe Dunes, and then passes
Littlefield, the birthplace of country singer
Waylon Jennings
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Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...
. US 84 continues in a southeasterly direction through cotton fields and small towns such as
Anton
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and
Shallowater, eventually entering
Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is the 10th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of government of Lubbock County. With a population of 260,993 in 2021, the city is also the 85th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the northwe ...
, the largest city in the
South Plains
The South Plains is a region in northwest Texas, consisting of 24 counties. The main crop is cotton.
Counties
The South Plains region includes 24 counties:
The northernmost four (Parmer, Castro, Swisher, and Briscoe) are also considered to be p ...
and the birthplace of
Buddy Holly
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. Signed as Avenue Q, US 84 passes through the heart of downtown Lubbock before making a sharp easterly turn on the southeast side of the city, where it is known as the Slaton Highway. After bypassing the town of
Slaton, US 84 makes another gentle turn to the east, following a generally southeasterly heading through
Post
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,
Snyder, and
Roscoe, where it merges with
I-20
Interstate 20 (I‑20) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I-20 runs beginning at an interchange with I-10 in Scroggins Draw, Texas, and ending at an interchange with I-95 in Florence, South Carolina. Between ...
.
From this point, US 84 follows I-20,
unsigned
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, until
Abilene, where it leaves the Interstate, making a hard southerly turn and forming the western side of a three-quarter loop around the city (along with
US 83 and
US 277). From the south side of Abilene, US 84 continues concurrently with US 83 until the two highways split about northeast of
Tuscola, and though still signed as east–west, maintains a due north–south heading. US 84 makes a gentle turn back to the southeast at
Lawn
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, following this bearing until
Santa Anna Santa Anna may refer to:
* Santa Anna, Texas, a town in Coleman County in Central Texas, United States
* Santa Anna, Starr County, Texas
* Santa Anna Township, DeWitt County, Illinois, one of townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. ...
, where it merges with
US 67 and takes a more due easterly turn.
US 84 merges with
US 183 at
Brownwood and once again turns to the southeast. The highway continues concurrently until
Goldthwaite, where it leaves US 183 and yet again makes a sharp turn to the east. It follows this heading all the way to
McGregor
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People
* McGregor (surname)
* Clan MacGregor, a Scottish highland clan
* McGregor W. Scott (born 1962), U.S. attorney
Characters
* Mr. McGregor, a fictional character from Peter Rabbit
Places
in Canada:
* McGregor Lake ...
. From McGregor, the highway makes a turn to the northeast to
Woodway; this stretch of US 84 is also signed as the George W. Bush Parkway. US 84 then crosses into
Waco
Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the st ...
, going past the downtown area along Waco Drive and then northeast into the suburb of
Bellmead. After a brief concurrency with
State Highway 31 (SH 31) through Bellmead, US 84 continues fairly due east passing through
Mexia
Mexia ( ) is a city in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,893 at the 2020 census.
The city's motto, based on the fact that outsiders tend to mispronounce the name , is "A great place to live, no matter how you pronou ...
. Then at
Teague, it takes yet another turn to the north before turning back to the east at an intersection with
I-45
Interstate 45 (I-45) is a major Interstate Highway located entirely within the US state of Texas. While most Interstate routes which have numbers ending in "5" are cross-country north–south routes, I-45 is comparatively short, with the ...
in
Fairfield.
US 84 merges with
US 79 and makes another northerly turn southwest of
Palestine
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* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
. The highway splits from US 79 just southwest of downtown before making another turn eastward and passing through town. It follows a gentle northeasterly path all the way to
Timpson, passing through the towns of
Maydelle;
Rusk
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, where it intersects with
US 69;
Reklaw;
Mount Enterprise, where it intersects
US 259; and
Timpson, where it merges with
US 59 and serves as the northern terminus of
SH 87. From Timpson to
Tenaha, it briefly runs concurrently with US 59 until its intersection with
US 96. From this point, US 84 continues its easterly path through to rest of eastern Texas, passing through
Joaquin before crossing into Louisiana across the
Sabine River into the town of
Logansport.
Louisiana
Once the highway leaves Logansport, it travels through
Stanley
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* ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...
and then northeast into
Mansfield
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, where it merges for a brief stretch with
US 171. It continues east, crossing under
I-49
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, until it reaches
Grand Bayou, where it turns to the southeast, merging with
Louisiana Highway 1
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(LA 1). After approximately , it turns back again to the east, where it merges with
US 71 in
Coushatta
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When first encountered by Europeans, they lived in the territor ...
and stays with that highway until
Clarence Clarence may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division
* Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow
* Clarence River (New South Wales)
* Clarence Strait (Northern Territory)
* City of Clarence, a l ...
. It then heads northeast towards
Winnfield
Winnfield is a small city in, and the parish seat of, Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,749 at the 2000 census, and 4,840 in 2010. Three governors of the state of Louisiana were from Winnfield. , where it merges for a short time with
US 167. It turns to the northeast towards
Joyce, then begins a long stretch to the southeast, passing through
Tullos
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In this extract from ...
, where it intersects
US 165, through the parish seat of
Jena
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, and continues in that direction until it crosses into
Catahoula Parish
Catahoula Parish (french: Paroisse de Catahoula) is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,407. Its seat is Harrisonburg, on the Ouachita River. The parish was formed in 1808, shortly after the ...
. It bears east through
Jonesville until
Ferriday, where it merges with
US 425. It then heads southeast through
Vidalia where it crosses the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
into
Natchez, Mississippi
Natchez ( ) is the county seat of and only city in Adams County, Mississippi, United States. Natchez has a total population of 14,520 (as of the 2020 census). Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, N ...
.
Mississippi
The four-laned
Natchez–Vidalia Bridge
The Natchez–Vidalia Bridge are two twin cantilever bridges carrying U.S. Route 84, and 425 across the Mississippi River between Vidalia, Louisiana and Natchez, Mississippi. It is the tallest bridge in Mississippi (although the demolished Ben ...
, crossing the Mississippi River, carries US 84 into Natchez. Here, it merges with
US 61. It then travels approximately to the northeast where it reaches the western terminus of
US 98 at
Washington
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* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...
, where it is paired with US 98 until
Bude
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and
Meadville. The road continues east, crossing under
I-55
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and heads east towards
Collins
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Given name
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* Collins Chabane (1960–2015), South African Minister of Public Service and Administration
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. US 84 travels concurrently with
I-59
Interstate 59 (I-59) is an Interstate Highway located in the southeastern United States. It is a north–south route that spans from a junction with I-10 and I-12 at Slidell, Louisiana, to a junction with I-24 near Wildwood, Georgia.
...
for a short distance through
Laurel
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* Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel
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* Laurel (given name), people with the given name
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* Laurel (mus ...
. It then heads east to
Waynesboro and continues to the Alabama state line.
Alabama
In Alabama, US 84 is paired with unsigned State Route 12 (SR 12). Parts of the route have been widened in recent years to four-lane status. The most significant exist from
River Falls eastward to
Andalusia
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, near
Opp where a recent bypass of the downtown area now carries US 84 in a southern arc around the town, and from
Enterprise
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* Enterprise GP Holdings, an energy holding company
* Enterprise plc, a UK civil engineering and maintenance company
* Enterprise ...
eastward thru
Daleville and on to the
Dothan Dothan is a place-name from the Hebrew Bible, identified with Tel Dothan. It may refer to:
* Dothan, Alabama, a city in Dale, Henry, and Houston counties in the U.S. state of Alabama
* Dani Dothan, lyricist and vocalist for the Israeli rock and ne ...
area and then the Georgia state line at the
Chattahoochee River
The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the confluence of the Chatta ...
in
Saffold.
US 84 has brief stretches concurrent with other US Highways in Alabama. US 84 shares a routing with
US 31 from just southwest of
Evergreen
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to a few miles east of town. It briefly shares a routing with
US 29
U.S. Route 29 (US 29) is a north–south United States highway that runs for from Pensacola, Florida to the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland in the Southern United States, connecting the Florida Panhandle to the Baltimore-Washington ...
in the city of Andalusia. It also shares a routing with
US 331 near Opp. At Dothan, US 84 shares a concurrency with
US 231 and
US 431 on the
Ross Clark Circle
State Route 210 (SR 210), also known as Ross Clark Circle or simply "The Circle" to locals, is a route overlaid by US 84, US 231, and US 431 encircling Dothan, Alabama in Houston County. For many years, the SR 210 designation appeared on state ...
which is the circular bypass of downtown.
US 84 crosses three major navigable waterways in Alabama. They are the
Tombigbee River
The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River, approximately 200 mi (325 km) long, in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama. Together with the Alabama, it merges to form the short Mobile River before the latter empties int ...
at
Coffeeville, the
Alabama River
The Alabama River, in the U.S. state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers, which unite about north of Montgomery, near the town of Wetumpka.
The river flows west to Selma, then southwest until, about from Mobile, it un ...
at
Claiborne, and the Chattahoochee River at the Alabama–Georgia state line. US 84 passes through Enterprise and Daleville which are both very near
Fort Rucker
Fort Rucker is a U.S. Army post located primarily in Dale County, Alabama, United States. It was named for a Civil War officer, Confederate General Edmund Rucker. The post is the primary flight training installation for U.S. Army Aviators and ...
which is the
United States Army
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's helicopter training school. Most of US 84 in Alabama traverses the
Gulf Coastal Plain
The Gulf Coastal Plain extends around the Gulf of Mexico in the Southern United States and eastern Mexico.
This coastal plain reaches from the Florida Panhandle, southwest Georgia, the southern two-thirds of Alabama, over most of Mississippi, wes ...
which is relatively lowlying land with some sand content. The area is heavily agricultural with little heavy industry. Dothan is the largest city in Alabama traversed by US 84 and it is the business and agricultural center of
Southeast Alabama
Southeast Alabama is the term used to identify the southeastern counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. Other names for the area are The Wiregrass and Lower Alabama. The area includeds the Counties of Dale, Pike, Houston, Coffee, Henry, Geneva, B ...
. The area is commonly referred to as the
Wiregrass Region
The Wiregrass region or Wiregrass country is an area of the Southern United States encompassing parts of southern Georgia, southeastern Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. The region is named for the native ''Aristida stricta'', commonly known ...
.
Georgia
After entering Georgia from
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
west of
Jakin, Georgia
Jakin is a city in Early County, Georgia, Early County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. Incorporated in 1895, Jakin's population was 155 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Jakin is located in southern Early County at (31.090574, -84.983 ...
, the route travels through the southern portion of the state, meeting its eastern terminus at
I-95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the Canadia ...
east of
Midway. US 84 through Georgia is also known as the Wiregrass Georgia Parkway. After entering the state from Alabama, US 84 travels east to
Donalsonville to
Bainbridge. The routes travels around the city to the south to a
freeway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms ...
bypass, cosigned with
US 27/
SR 1. The route continues east through
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
to
Thomasville, where it bypasses downtown to the north and east, cosigned with
US 319, then US 19/SR 3/SR 300. The route continues east to
Quitman, where it becomes cosigned with
US 221 east, past its interchange with
I-75
Interstate 75 (I-75) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States. As with most Interstates that end in 5, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, traveling from St ...
, to
Valdosta
Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. As of 2019, Valdosta had an estimated population of 56,457.
Valdosta is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2021 had a ...
. In Valdosta, US 221 departs, and US 84 continues east-northeast to
Waycross, where it is briefly cosigned with
US 1,
US 23, and
US 82. US 84 continues northeast from Waycross, passing through
Blackshear before arriving in
Jesup. In Jesup, the route becomes cosigned with
US 25 and
US 301 northeast to
Ludowici
Ludowici is a city in Long County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,703 at the 2010 census and an estimated 2,221 in 2018. The city is the county seat of Long County. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statisti ...
. In Ludowici, US 25/US 301 departs to the northwest, and US 84 continues northeast to
Hinesville
Hinesville is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States, located on the Atlantic coastal plain. The population was 33,437 at the 2010 census and an estimated 33,273 in 2019. The city is the county seat of Liberty County. It is the princi ...
. In Hinesville, the route becomes cosigned with
SR 196 and takes a turn to the east. After a short distance, SR 196 departs, and US 84/SR 38 continues east to its eastern terminus at exit 76 on I-95 east of Midway.
History
When originally designated in 1926, US 84 was a much shorter route spanning from
Dothan, Alabama
Dothan () is a city in Dale, Henry, and Houston counties and the Houston county seat in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is Alabama's eighth-largest city, with a population of 71,072 at the 2020 census. It is near the state's southeastern corner, ...
, to
Brunswick, Georgia
Brunswick () is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As the primary urban and economic center of the lower southeast portion of Georgia, it is the second-largest urban area on the Georgia coastline after Sa ...
.
In 1934, the highway was extended west to
Farwell, Texas
Farwell is a city in and the county seat of Parmer County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,363 at the 2010 census. The city is located on the Texas-New Mexico border with the city of Texico, New Mexico, across the border.
History
Fa ...
, before its subsequent extension northwest into Colorado. (According to maps and documents held at the
Alabama Department of Transportation
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is the government agency responsible for transportation infrastructure in Alabama. The Department is organized into five geographic regions, with a Central Office located in Montgomery, AL
Montg ...
library in
Montgomery, the section between
Natchez, Mississippi
Natchez ( ) is the county seat of and only city in Adams County, Mississippi, United States. Natchez has a total population of 14,520 (as of the 2020 census). Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, N ...
, and
Wagarville, Alabama had been planned as US 86 the year before.)
Louisiana
Throughout Louisiana, US 84 was largely aligned with the existing
SR 6. The major exception was the portion west of
Clarence Clarence may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division
* Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow
* Clarence River (New South Wales)
* Clarence Strait (Northern Territory)
* City of Clarence, a l ...
, where SR 6 followed a more southern path from the Texas line through
Natchitoches. Additionally, US 84 took advantage of a shorter route between
Winnfield
Winnfield is a small city in, and the parish seat of, Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,749 at the 2000 census, and 4,840 in 2010. Three governors of the state of Louisiana were from Winnfield. and
Jena
Jena () is a German city and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 inhabitants, while the city itself has a popu ...
that passed through
Tullos
Tullos is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. The area takes its name from the Vale of Tullos, which lies between Tullos Hill and Torry Hill. Tullos derived its name from a corruption of the Gaelic ‘Tulach’ meaning a hill.
In this extract from ...
rather than
Olla
An olla is a ceramic jar, often unglazed, used for cooking stews or soups, for the storage of water or dry foods, or for other purposes like the irrigation of olive trees. ''Ollas'' have short wide necks and wider bellies, resembling beanpots o ...
.
The only major realignment since 1934 occurred about 1955 when an improved road was opened between Mansfield and Coushatta that passed through
Grand Bayou rather than
Evelyn
Evelyn may refer to:
Places
* Evelyn, London
*Evelyn Gardens, a garden square in London
* Evelyn, Ontario, Canada
* Evelyn, Michigan, United States
* Evelyn, Texas, United States
* Evelyn, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States
* Evelyn ...
.
That year, the state highway designations co-signed with US 84 were discontinued as part of the
1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering
In 1955, Louisiana passed a law that undertook a comprehensive revision to the state highway classification and numbering system. The new system designated roads by importance to travel patterns and rectified the previous numbering system under n ...
.
Mississippi–Alabama
Upon its extension, US 84 originally looped southeast on
US 45 from
Waynesboro to
State Line, Mississippi
State Line is a town in Greene and Wayne counties, Mississippi, in the United States. The population was 452 at the 2020 census.
History
A post office was established in 1856, and the town incorporated in 1875. State Line was located on the M ...
, then east along
SR 56 to
Wagarville, Alabama, and back to the northeast via
US 43 to
Grove Hill. This route was bypassed in the 1960s when a more direct connection between Waynesboro and Grove Hill was established.
Georgia
The eastern ends of US 84 and
US 82 were swapped in 1989 after the roads around
Waycross, were reconfigured.
Major intersections
;Colorado
: in
Pagosa Springs
The Town of Pagosa Springs (Ute language: Pagwöösa, Navajo language: Tó Sido Háálį́) is a home rule municipality that is the county seat, the most populous community, and the only incorporated municipality in Archuleta County, Colorado, ...
;New Mexico
: east of
Monero
Monero (; Abbreviation: XMR) is a decentralized cryptocurrency. It uses a public distributed ledger with privacy-enhancing technologies that obfuscate transactions to achieve anonymity and fungibility. Observers cannot decipher addresses tradi ...
. The highways travel concurrently to south-southwest of
Tierra Amarilla.
: north-northwest of
Hernandez. The highways travel concurrently to
Eldorado at Santa Fe.
: south of
Santa Fe. The highways travel concurrently to
Romeroville.
: west-northwest of
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
* Sa ...
. The highways travel concurrently to Santa Rosa.
: in Santa Rosa. The highways travel concurrently through Santa Rosa.
: in Santa Rosa
: in Santa Rosa
: in
Fort Sumner
Fort Sumner was a military fort in New Mexico Territory charged with the internment of Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868 at nearby Bosque Redondo.
History
On October 31, 1862, Congress authorized the construction of For ...
. The highways travel concurrently to
Texico.
: in
Clovis. The highways travel concurrently to
Muleshoe, Texas
Muleshoe is a city in Bailey County, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1913, when the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway built an line from Farwell, Texas, to Lubbock through northern Bailey County. In 1926, Muleshoe was incorporated. Its p ...
.
;Texas
: in
Littlefield
: in
Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is the 10th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of government of Lubbock County. With a population of 260,993 in 2021, the city is also the 85th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the northwe ...
: in Lubbock
: in Lubbock
: in
Post
Post or POST commonly refers to:
*Mail, the postal system, especially in Commonwealth of Nations countries
**An Post, the Irish national postal service
**Canada Post, Canadian postal service
**Deutsche Post, German postal service
**Iraqi Post, Ira ...
. The highways travel concurrently through Post.
: in
Snyder
: east of
Roscoe. The highways travel concurrently to the
Tye–
Abilene city line.
: in Abilene. US 83/US 84 travels concurrently to east-northeast of
Tuscola. US 84/US 277 travels concurrently through Abilene.
: in
Coleman. The highways travel concurrently to
Santa Anna Santa Anna may refer to:
* Santa Anna, Texas, a town in Coleman County in Central Texas, United States
* Santa Anna, Starr County, Texas
* Santa Anna Township, DeWitt County, Illinois, one of townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. ...
.
: in Santa Anna. The highways travel concurrently to
Early
Early may refer to:
History
* The beginning or oldest part of a defined historical period, as opposed to middle or late periods, e.g.:
** Early Christianity
** Early modern Europe
Places in the United States
* Early, Iowa
* Early, Texas
* Early ...
.
: in
Brownwood. The highways travel concurrently to Early.
: in Early. The highways travel concurrently to north of
Goldthwaite.
: in
Evant
: in
Waco
Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the st ...
: in
Fairfield
: northeast of
Oakwood. The highways travel concurrently to
Palestine
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Palestine may refer to:
* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
.
: in Palestine. The highways travel concurrently through Palestine.
: in
Rusk
A rusk is a hard, dry biscuit or a twice-baked bread. It is sometimes used as a teether for babies. In some cultures, rusk is made of cake, rather than bread: this is sometimes referred to as cake rusk. In the UK, the name also refers to a whea ...
: in
Mount Enterprise
: in
Timpson. The highways travel concurrently to
Tenaha.
: in Tenaha
: east of Tenaha
;Louisiana
: in
Mansfield
Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...
. The highways travel concurrently through Mansfield.
: east of Mansfield
: west of
Coushatta
The Coushatta ( cku, Koasati, Kowassaati or Kowassa:ti) are a Muskogean-speaking Native American people now living primarily in the U.S. states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
When first encountered by Europeans, they lived in the territor ...
. The highways travel concurrently to Coushatta.
: in Coushatta. The highways travel concurrently to
Clarence Clarence may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division
* Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow
* Clarence River (New South Wales)
* Clarence Strait (Northern Territory)
* City of Clarence, a l ...
.
: in
Winnfield
Winnfield is a small city in, and the parish seat of, Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,749 at the 2000 census, and 4,840 in 2010. Three governors of the state of Louisiana were from Winnfield. . The highways travel concurrently to east of Winnfield.
: in
Tullos
Tullos is an area of Aberdeen, Scotland. The area takes its name from the Vale of Tullos, which lies between Tullos Hill and Torry Hill. Tullos derived its name from a corruption of the Gaelic ‘Tulach’ meaning a hill.
In this extract from ...
: in
Ferriday. The highways travel concurrently to
Natchez Natchez may refer to:
Places
* Natchez, Alabama, United States
* Natchez, Indiana, United States
* Natchez, Louisiana, United States
* Natchez, Mississippi, a city in southwestern Mississippi, United States
* Grand Village of the Natchez, a site o ...
.
;Mississippi
: in Natchez. US 61/US 84 travel concurrently to west-southwest of
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...
.
: west-southwest of Washington. US 84/US 98 travels concurrently to
Bude
Bude (; kw, Porthbud) is a seaside town in north east Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Bude-Stratton and at the mouth of the River Neet (also known locally as the River Strat). It was sometimes formerly known as Bude Haven.''Cornish ...
.
: south-southwest of
Brookhaven
: south of Brookhaven
: in
Collins
Collins may refer to:
People Surname
Given name
* Collins O. Bright (1917–?), Sierra Leonean diplomat
* Collins Chabane (1960–2015), South African Minister of Public Service and Administration
* Collins Cheboi (born 1987), Kenyan middle- ...
: in
Laurel
Laurel may refer to:
Plants
* Lauraceae, the laurel family
* Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel
People
* Laurel (given name), people with the given name
* Laurel (surname), people with the surname
* Laurel (mus ...
. The highways travel concurrently through Laurel.
: in
Waynesboro
;Alabama
: in
Grove Hill
: west-southwest of
Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which ...
: southwest of Evergreen. The highways travel concurrently to east of Evergreen.
: in
Andalusia
Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...
. The highways travel concurrently through Andalusia.
: in
Opp. The highways travel concurrently through Opp.
: in
Dothan Dothan is a place-name from the Hebrew Bible, identified with Tel Dothan. It may refer to:
* Dothan, Alabama, a city in Dale, Henry, and Houston counties in the U.S. state of Alabama
* Dani Dothan, lyricist and vocalist for the Israeli rock and ne ...
. The highways travel concurrently through Dothan.
: in Dothan. The highways share a hidden concurrency through Dothan.
;Georgia
: in
Bainbridge. The highways travel concurrently through Bainbridge.
: north-northwest of
Thomasville. The highways travel concurrently to north-northeast of Thomasville.
: north-northeast of Thomasville. US 19/US 84 travels concurrently to east of Thomasville.
: in
Quitman. The highways travel concurrently to
Valdosta
Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. As of 2019, Valdosta had an estimated population of 56,457.
Valdosta is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2021 had a ...
.
: in Valdosta
: in Valdosta
: in
Stockton
: in
Homerville
: in
Waycross. The highways travel concurrently through Waycross.
: in
Jesup
: in Jesup. The highways travel concurrently to
Ludowici
Ludowici is a city in Long County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,703 at the 2010 census and an estimated 2,221 in 2018. The city is the county seat of Long County. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statisti ...
.
: in
Midway
: in Midway
References
External links
Endpoints of U.S. Highway 84
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United States Numbered Highway System
U.S. Highways in Colorado
U.S. Highways in Louisiana
U.S. Highways in Mississippi