U.S. Route 67 is a major north–south

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which extends for 1,560 miles (2,511 km) in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues south as

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upon crossing the

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. The northern terminus is at

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in Sabula, Iowa. US 67 crosses the Mississippi River twice along its routing. The first crossing is at West Alton, Missouri, where US 67 uses the Clark Bridge to reach Alton, Illinois. About to the north, US 67 crosses the river again at the

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between

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, and

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. Additionally, the route crosses the Missouri River via the Lewis Bridge a few miles southwest of the Clark Bridge.

Route description

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Texas

Throughout Texas, US 67 runs in a primarily northeast–southwest manner, apparently violating the norms for numbering U.S. highways as odd-numbered routes are typically north–south in orientation, because prevailing north–south versus prevailing east–west designation is determined by the ultimate termini as the route traverses multiple states. US 67 is part of the La Entrada al Pacifico international trade corridor from its southern terminus to an intersection with

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in McCamey, where the corridor follows US 385 to

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. Between Dallas and Weaver in eastern Hopkins County, the highway runs concurrently with Interstate 30, and is unsigned between Dallas and Royse City. From Weaver east to the Arkansas state line in Texarkana, US 67 runs parallel to I-30. East of the Interstate 35E/Interstate 30 "mixmaster" in Downtown Dallas, U.S. Route 67 follows Interstate 30. West of the "mixmaster," U.S. 67 follows I-35E south through Oak Cliff. Along this portion, the Route 67 shield is also alongside the Interstate shield. Just north of Kiest Boulevard, U.S. Route 67 breaks off from Interstate 35E and maintains controlled-access ("Interstate grade") status down to

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, where it becomes a four-lane divided highway to the western edge of Cleburne. The route from

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to San Angelo was a previous route of SH 99. Though it passes through the heart of the Ozarks, the highest elevation along US 67 is the last 150 miles between

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and Presidio. Below Fort Stockton, US 67 passes near the

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(6535 ft) and the Sierra Del Norte range at 6810 ft. West of Alpine, US 67 passes near the Twin Sisters (6116 and 6134 ft), Ranger Peak (6256 ft), and Paisano Peak (6091 ft) before going through Paisano Pass (5,180 ft). East of Marfa are views of Twin Mountains (6681 and 6910 ft), Goat Mountain (6642 ft), Cathedral Peak (6867 ft), and Cienega Mountain (6565 ft). The Puertacitas Mountains (6350 ft) and the Davis Mountains (8371 ft) can be seen from the Marfa Ghost Lights observatory to the north. The Davis Mountains are the highest elevation near US 67. Thirty miles south of Marfa, US 67 reaches its highest point at 5428 ft, with Chinatti Peak (7732 ft) seen to the southwest.

Arkansas

In Arkansas, US 67 runs parallel with Interstate 30 from Texarkana to

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, where it then runs concurrently with I-30 to

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. It then runs on a freeway north to US 412 in Walnut Ridge, where the freeway ends and the road becomes a five-lane undivided highway to Pocahontas. After Pocahontas, the road returns to a two-lane alignment north to the state line. In 2009, a bill was introduced to rename the portion of US 67. The bill, by Rep. J.R. Rogers of Walnut Ridge, designates US 67 in Jackson, Lawrence, and Randolph Counties as "Rock 'n' Roll Highway 67." Besides Elvis Presley and

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, the bill notes that

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, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Fats Domino played at clubs along that stretch of highway.

Missouri

Going from south to north, US 67 enters Missouri at the Arkansas state line. About north of the state line, it intersects US 160. At the southwest corner of Poplar Bluff, Business Route 67 goes into Poplar Bluff while US 67 bypasses Poplar Bluff to the west on a freeway-grade highway. It then joins US 60 at the northwest corner of Poplar Bluff. Both 60 and 67 then follow a four-lane route to an interchange about northwest of Poplar Bluff, where US 60 heads west toward

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, while US 67 heads north to St. Louis. Construction is complete to divide the highway through Wayne, Madison, and Butler Counties, including bypasses around Greenville and Cherokee Pass. The new divided highway opened on August 19, 2011, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Additionally, MoDOT has extended the divided highway south to US 160 south of Poplar Bluff. From Fredericktown, US 67 passes through

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, where an existing interchange with Route 221 was converted to a diverging diamond interchange in September 2012. US 67 then proceeds through Park Hills, Desloge, and

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. About north of Bonne Terre, US 67 crosses Interstate 55 and enters

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and Crystal City and picks up US 61. This becomes known as Truman Boulevard in Festus and Crystal City, Highway 61-67 from

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, and Jeffco Boulevard from

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until it exits Jefferson County and enters St. Louis County, over the Meramec River where it becomes Lemay Ferry Road. When US 67/61 reaches St. Louis County, It travels Lemay Ferry Road ( Route 267) until it reaches Lindbergh Boulevard. There, it overlaps Lindbergh Boulevard (known as Kirkwood Road in Kirkwood). US 61 then turns west onto I-64/US 40 West towards Wentzville. Lindbergh, named for aviator Charles Lindbergh, continues north through Frontenac, Ladue, Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights, Bridgeton, Hazelwood and Florissant until it reaches Lewis & Clark Boulevard ( Route 367). From there, it continues straight north to West Alton, Missouri and then crosses the Mississippi River on the Clark Bridge and enters Alton, Illinois. The only vehicular tunnel in Missouri is located on US 67 at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, where the road tunnels under Runway 11/29.

Illinois

In the state of Illinois, US 67 runs north from the Clark Bridge in Alton, passing through Jerseyville, then through the

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region of western Illinois. It runs near the cities of Jacksonville, Beardstown, through Macomb, and near

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before crossing into Iowa across the

Iowa

US 67 enters Iowa in

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. It follows an alignment through Bettendorf and

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which parallels the Mississippi River. Near Sabula, US 67 meets

and

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and ends.

Major intersections

;Texas :

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at Presidio : in Marfa. The highways travel concurrently to east-northeast of

. : west of

. The highways travel concurrently to east-southeast of Fort Stockton. : in Fort Stockton : in Fort Stockton. The highways travel concurrently to McCamey. : in San Angelo. US 67/US 277 travels concurrently to northeast of San Angelo. : in Ballinger. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Ballinger. : in Santa Anna. US 67/US 84 travels concurrently to

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. US 67/US 283 travels concurrently through Santa Anna. : in Brownwood. The highways travel concurrently to Stephenville. : in Early : in Stephenville : in Alvarado : in

: in Dallas : in Dallas. The highways travel concurrently through Dallas. : in Dallas. I-30/US 67 travels concurrently to west-southwest of Saltillo. : in Dallas : on the Dallas– Mesquite city line : in Mesquite : in Garland : in Greenville : in Mount Pleasant : in

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: in Texarkana : in Texarkana. The highways travel concurrently to Texarkana, Arkansas. : on the Arkansas state line. The highways travel concurrently to Texarkana, Arkansas. ;Arkansas : northeast of Mandeville : in

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: in Prescott. The highways travel concurrently through Prescott. : east of

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: northwest of

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: southwest of

. The highways travel concurrently to

. : in Little Rock : in Little Rock. US 65/US 67 travels concurrently to North Little Rock. US 67/US 167 travels concurrently to

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. : in Little Rock : in North Little Rock. I-40/US 67 travels concurrently through North Little Rock. I-57/US 67 will travel concurrently to northwest of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. : in Beebe. The highways travel concurrently to Bald Knob. : in

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. The highways travel concurrently to Walnut Ridge. : in Walnut Ridge : in Pocahontas. The highways travel concurrently to Corning. ;Missouri : east of Fairdealing : northwest of Poplar Bluff. The highways travel concurrently to south-southwest of Hendrickson. : in

: in Festus. The highways travel concurrently to the Frontenac–

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city line. : in

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: in Mehlville. The highways travel concurrently to the Sunsest Hills– Kirkwood city line. : on the Concord–Mehlville– Green Park city line : on the Sunset Hills–Kirkwood city line : on the Frontenac–Ladue city line : in Bridgeton : in Hazelwood ;Illinois : southwest of South Jacksonville : in Rushville : east of Macomb. The highways travel concurrently to Macomb. : south-southwest of

. The highways travel concurrently to Monmouth. ;Iowa : in Bettendorf : in Le Claire : in

. The highways travel concurrently through Clinton. : west of Sabula

Auxiliary route

U.S. Route 167 U.S. Route 167 runs for from Ash Flat, Arkansas at U.S. Route 62/US Route 412 to Abbeville, Louisiana at Louisiana Highway 14. It goes through the cities of Little Rock, Arkansas, Alexandria, Louisiana, and Lafayette, Louisiana. Some of the high ...

is the only auxiliary route of US 67. US 167 stretches from

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to Ash Flat, AR and intersects US 67 at

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Special routes

US 67 has numerous business routes in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois.

References

External links

US 67 Info

Altonweb site

IL Corridor 67 - 2006

Illinois Highway Ends: US 67

Another Mother Road
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