U.S. Route 6 (US 6), also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...
veterans association, is a main route of the
U.S. Highway system
The United States Numbered Highway System (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated network of roads and highways numbered within a nationwide grid in the contiguous United States. As the designation and numbering of these h ...
. While it currently runs east-northeast from
Bishop, California
Bishop (formerly Bishop Creek) is a city in California, United States. It is the largest populated place and only incorporated city in Inyo County. Bishop is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley, at an elevation of . The city was ...
, to
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States. A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States Census, Province ...
, the route has been modified several times. The highway's longest-lasting routing, from 1936 to 1964, had its western terminus at
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporate ...
. During this time, US 6 was the longest highway in the country.
In 1964, the state of California
renumbered its highways, and most of the route within California was transferred to other highways. This dropped the highway's length below that of
US 20, making it the second-longest U.S. Highway in the country.
US 6 is a diagonal route, whose number is out of sequence with the rest of the U.S. Highway grid in the western US. When it was designated in 1926, US 6 only ran east of
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 ...
. Subsequent extensions, largely replacing the former U.S. Route 32 (US 32) and US 38, have taken it south of
US 30 at
Joliet, Illinois
Joliet ( ) is a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. At the 2020 census, the city was the third-largest in Illinois, with a population of 150,362.
Hist ...
,
US 40 near
Denver, Colorado
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
(past the end of US 38),
US 50 at
Ely, Nevada
Ely (, ) is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later tha ...
, and
US 70 near
Los Angeles, California
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, due to its north–south alignment in that state.
US 6 does not serve a major transcontinental corridor, unlike other highways.
George R. Stewart
George Rippey Stewart (May 31, 1895 – August 22, 1980) was an American historian, toponymist, novelist, and a professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley. His 1959 book, ''Pickett's Charge'', a detailed history of the final ...
, author of ''U.S. 40: Cross Section of the United States of America'', initially considered US 6, but realized that "Route 6 runs uncertainly from nowhere to nowhere, scarcely to be followed from one end to the other, except by some devoted eccentric".
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The modern US 6 in
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
is a short, two-lane, north–south surface highway from
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
to the Nevada state line. Prior to a
1964 highway renumbering project, US 6 extended to
Long Beach
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporate ...
along what is now
US 395,
State Route 14 (SR 14),
Interstate 5
Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific coast of the contiguous U.S. from Mexico to Canada. It travels through the states of Californi ...
(I-5),
I-110
Interstate 110 may refer to:
*Interstate 110 and State Route 110 (California), Interstate 110 (California), a north–south freeway running through Los Angeles, California
*Interstate 110 (Florida), a spur route in Pensacola, Florida
*Interstate 1 ...
/
SR 110, and
SR 1. Despite the fact that the renumbering removed all freeway portions, it is still part of the
California Freeway and Expressway System
The California Freeway and Expressway System is a system of existing or planned freeways and expressways in the U.S. state of California. It encompasses both State highways and federal highways in California. It is defined by Article 2 (comme ...
. US 6's former routing included a short segment of the famous
Arroyo Seco Parkway
The Arroyo Seco Parkway, also known as the Pasadena Freeway, is one of the oldest freeways built in the United States. It connects Los Angeles with Pasadena alongside the Arroyo Seco seasonal river. It is notable not only for being an early f ...
.
Currently, US 6 begins at US 395 in Bishop and heads north between farms and ranches in the
Chalfant Valley at the base of the western
escarpment
An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that forms as a result of faulting or erosion and separates two relatively level areas having different elevations.
The terms ''scarp'' and ''scarp face'' are often used interchangeably with ''esca ...
of the
White Mountains. After about
Benton is reached, which has a cafe and gas station.
SR 120 begins here, heading west past
Mono Lake
Mono Lake ( ) is a saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake which make its water a ...
through
Lee Vining, over
Tioga Pass
Tioga Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. State Route 120 runs through it, and serves as the eastern entry point for Yosemite National Park, at the Tioga Pass Entrance Station. It is the highest elevation ...
, and through
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an ...
to the
San Joaquin Valley
The San Joaquin Valley ( ; es, Valle de San Joaquín) is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California that lies south of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the San Joaquin River. It comprises seven ...
. US 6 continues north to the
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...
state line.
Nevada
From the California border, US 6 heads northeast through the semidesert Queen Valley with
Boundary Peak, Nevada's highest summit, and
Montgomery Peak
Montgomery Peak is a mountain in the White Mountains of California, USA. It is less than from Boundary Peak, the highest point in Nevada; and it is taller than Boundary Peak. Boundary Peak has a prominence of less than 300 feet. Montgomery ca ...
in California on the right. These twin peaks are the northmost high summits of the
White Mountains, both over . The highway then climbs into the
Pinyon-
Juniper zone and crosses Montgomery Pass ().
From the pass, US 6 descends into barren
shadscale
''Atriplex confertifolia'', the shadscale or spiny saltbush, is a species of evergreen shrub in the family Amaranthaceae, which is native to the western United States and northern Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Me ...
desert, passing
Columbus Salt Marsh on the left, then merging with
US 95 from Coaldale Junction to
Tonopah.
Nevada Test and Training Range
The Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) is one of two military training areas at the Nellis Air Force Base Complex in Nevada and used by the United States Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base. The NTTR land area includes a "sim ...
begins about southeast of Tonopah.
Just east of Tonopah, US 6 continues east across a series of
desert mountain ranges and valleys, including the
Monitor Range. At
Warm Springs,
SR 375, also known as the "Extraterrestrial Highway", departs to the southeast and US 6 assumes a northeasterly alignment across the Reveille,
Pancake,
Grant
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Places
*Grant County (disambiguation)
Australia
* Grant, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia
United Kingdom
* Castle Grant
United States
* Grant, Alabama
* Grant, Inyo County, ...
and
White Pine Ranges. Rainfall increases eastward, so valleys become less barren and peaks over add scenic interest.
Ely is the largest city on Route 6 in Nevada.
US 50 joins US 6 at Ely. East of Ely, US 6/US 50 cross the
Schell Creek Range
The Schell Creek Range is a linear mountain range in central White Pine County, in east-central Nevada. Its length is approximately in a north-south direction. Most of the range is contained within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, with so ...
, known for verdant forests and meadows, and for a large
deer
Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the re ...
and
elk population. The highway descends to Spring Valley, then crosses the
Snake Range
The Snake Range is a mountain range in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. The south-central portion of the range is included within Great Basin National Park, with most of the remainder included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Fores ...
at Sacramento Pass, north of Nevada's second-highest mountain,
Wheeler Peak, where a branch road accesses
Great Basin National Park
Great Basin National Park is an American national park located in White Pine County in east-central Nevada, near the Utah border, established in 1986. The park is most commonly entered by way of Nevada State Route 488, which is connected to U ...
. Beyond the pass, US 6 passes just north of
Baker, a
Mormon
Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into severa ...
farming community, and reaches the
Utah
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state line.
Utah
US 6 enters Utah concurrently with US 50 in a remote portion of the
Great Basin Desert
The Great Basin Desert is part of the Great Basin between the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada and the Wasatch Range. The desert is a geographical region that largely overlaps the Great Basin shrub steppe defined by the World Wildlife Fund, a ...
; the routes separate at
Delta
Delta commonly refers to:
* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet
* River delta, at a river mouth
* D ( NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta")
* Delta Air Lines, US
* Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19
Delta may also ...
. US 6 then proceeds on a northeast course towards the
Wasatch Front
The Wasatch Front is a metropolitan region in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Utah. It consists of a chain of contiguous cities and towns stretched along the Wasatch Range from approximately Provo in the south to Logan in the nort ...
serving the
Tintic and
Eureka
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historic and mining districts along the way. Upon entering the Wasatch Front, at
Santaquin, the route joins
I-15 to
Spanish Fork, which is where US 6 reverses course on a southeastern path away from the Wasatch front, also joining with
US 89 for the journey through
Spanish Fork canyon. After cresting the
Wasatch Mountains
The Wasatch Range ( ) or Wasatch Mountains is a mountain range in the western United States that runs about from the Utah-Idaho border south to central Utah. It is the western edge of the greater Rocky Mountains, and the eastern edge of the G ...
via
Soldier Summit, the route descends into Utah's coal country, which is where it joins
US 191. At
Green River Green River may refer to:
Rivers
Canada
* Green River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Lillooet River
*Green River, a tributary of the Saint John River, also known by its French name of Rivière Verte
*Green River (Ontario), a tributary of ...
, those two routes join
I-70
Interstate 70 (I-70) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from I-15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a park and ride lot just east of I-695 in Baltimore, Maryland, and is the fifth-longest Interstate in the c ...
and rejoin US 50. From Green River east the routes travel concurrently using the route of I-70 following the southern rim of the
Book Cliffs
The Book Cliffs are a series of desert mountains and cliffs in western Colorado and eastern Utah in the western United States. They are so named because the cliffs of Cretaceous sandstone that cap many of the south-facing buttes appear similar ...
. US 191 leaves the concurrency at Crescent Junction but the other three routes remain concurrent as they continue to follow the Book Cliffs towards the
Grand Valley into Colorado.
Colorado
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US 6 is basically parallel to, or runs concurrently with,
I-70
Interstate 70 (I-70) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from I-15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to a park and ride lot just east of I-695 in Baltimore, Maryland, and is the fifth-longest Interstate in the c ...
for a significant portion of its length as it generally heads east from the Utah state line thru about half of
Denver
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
. It is unsigned while it is overlapped. It separates to become I-70 Business through the south side of
Grand Junction, rejoining I-70 just north of
Clifton. It again separates west of
Rifle and runs through that town,
Silt
Silt is granular material of a size between sand and clay and composed mostly of broken grains of quartz. Silt may occur as a soil (often mixed with sand or clay) or as sediment mixed in suspension with water. Silt usually has a floury feel ...
,
New Castle, and
Chacra
Chacra is an Andean term (a loanword from the Quechua word ''chakra'', meaning "farm, agricultural field, or land sown with seed";Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) until it again joins I-70. It separates from and runs parallel to, I-70 at
Dotsero, where the
Eagle River joins the
Colorado River
The Colorado River ( es, Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. s ...
. It again joins I-70 just east of
Avon, the location of the Beaver Creek Ski Area, just a bit west of the Vail Ski Area. A significant departure from I-70 occurs at
Silverthorne where it veers a bit south then north, avoiding the nearly tunnel on I-70 as it goes under the
Continental Divide. It passes the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area before a steep climb to the highest altitude along US 6, , at
Loveland Pass
Loveland Pass is a high mountain pass in north-central Colorado, at an elevation of above sea level in the Rocky Mountains of the Western United States.
Background
It is located on the Continental Divide in the Front Range, west of Denver on U ...
, where it crosses the
Continental Divide. It continues down
Clear Creek Valley as it again reaches I-70 at the Loveland Basin Ski Area straddling the eastern mouth of the
Eisenhower Tunnel
The Eisenhower Tunnel, officially the Eisenhower–Edwin C. Johnson Memorial Tunnel, is a dual-bore, four-lane vehicular tunnel in the western United States, approximately west of Denver, Colorado. The tunnel carries Interstate 70 (I-70) under ...
. Slightly east of Idaho Springs it separates to go thru the scenic Clear Creek Canyon. At
Golden
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Golden may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
*Golden, in the parish of Probus, Cornwall
* Golden Cap, Dorset
*Golden Square, Soho, London
*Golden Valley, a valley on the River Frome in Gloucestershi ...
, it combines with 6th Avenue to head south until it again crosses paths with I-70. Then, continuing east, it passes through
Lakewood and west Denver as the 6th Avenue freeway. From near the eastern terminus of the 6th Avenue freeway, US 6 takes a convoluted route through Denver. First, it turns north on
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 ...
, then heads east on I-70 to Vasquez Boulevard through Elyra Swansea. The route emerges from the freeway alongside US 85 through
Commerce City
The City of Commerce City is a home rule municipality located in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 62,418 at the 2020 United States Census, a 35.95% increase since the 2010 United States Census. Commerce City is the ...
, where the pair briefly join
State Highway 2 (SH 2) before separating at Colorado Boulevard. SH 2 represents the historic alignment of US 6 northeast to
Brighton, while US 6 combines with I-76, heading northeast, until east of
Brush. It then separates to join I-76 Business until it crosses I-76 east of
Sterling, where it changes direction from the Interstate. It continues east until it reaches
Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...
. The last town in Colorado that it passes is
Holyoke
Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,238. Located north of Springfield ...
.
Nebraska
From the Colorado state line, US 6 starts going southeast. The first town it goes into is
Imperial. US 6 runs concurrently with
US 34 near
Culbertson, passing through
McCook. US 6 then moves to the northeast, through
Hastings
Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...
. At Hastings, US 34 diverges and moves north. US 6 parallels
I-80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one o ...
north of
Milford until it reaches
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
. At Lincoln, US 6 becomes West "O" Street, Sun Valley Boulevard and eventually
Cornhusker Highway as it moves north of I-80 outside of the city, paralleling I-80 to
Gretna. There US 6 moves due north and becomes the West Dodge Expressway and
Dodge Street
Dodge Street is the main east–west street in Omaha, Nebraska. Numbered as U.S. Route 6 (US 6), the street starts in Downtown Omaha and connects to West Dodge Road just west of 78th Street. From there, it continues westward through the ...
in
Omaha. It passes through downtown Omaha on parallel one-way streets and runs concurrently with
I-480 Interstate 480 may refer to:
*Interstate 480 (Nebraska–Iowa), a loop through Omaha, Nebraska into Council Bluffs, Iowa
* Interstate 480 (Ohio), a loop through Cleveland, Ohio
*Interstate 480 (California), the former Embarcadero Freeway in San Fran ...
in Omaha on its last Nebraska segment. East of Omaha, it crosses the
Missouri River to enter
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...
at
Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The city is the most populous in Southwest Iowa, and is the third largest and a primary city of the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area. It is loc ...
, on a girder bridge completed in 1966 that replaced the
Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge
The Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge was a Whipple through truss bridge that was the first road bridge to cross the Missouri River connecting Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa. It was replaced in 1966 by the Interstate 480 (Nebraska-Iowa), Interstate 480 ...
, which was the first road bridge to connect the two cities.
Iowa
US 6 enters
Iowa
Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...
at
Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The city is the most populous in Southwest Iowa, and is the third largest and a primary city of the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area. It is loc ...
, across the Missouri River from Omaha where it intersects
I‑29 within the first mile. Through Council Bluffs, it travels south concurrent with
I‑29, then turns east to run concurrent with
I‑29 and
I‑80. Where I-29 and I-80 split, US-6 continues northeast concurrent with I-80. The concurrency with I-80 ends at the interchange with East Kanesville Boulevard, on the northeast side of Council Bluffs, at which point US-6 turns east to run through rural
Pottawattamie County. Further east, the highway briefly overlaps
US 59 near
Oakland and continues east until
Lewis
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Names
* Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name
* Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname
Music
* Lewis (musician), Canadian singer
* "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...
. There, it turns sharply north-northeast to
Atlantic
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where joins
US 71 until I‑80. It overlaps I‑80 between US 71 and
US 169 at
De Soto De Soto commonly refers to
* Hernando de Soto (c. 1495 – 1542), Spanish explorer
* DeSoto (automobile), an American automobile brand from 1928 to 1961
De Soto, DeSoto, Desoto, or de Soto may also refer to:
Places in the United States of Ameri ...
. US 6 travels north with US 169 to
Adel, then turns east to go toward
Des Moines. It enters the Des Moines metro area along Hickman Road in
Waukee and then forms the border between
Urbandale to the north and
Clive and
Windsor Heights to the south. In Des Moines,
Iowa Highway 28
Iowa Highway 28 is a state highway located in south central Iowa. The route begins at Iowa Highway 92 at Martensdale and ends at Interstate 35 / Interstate 80 in Johnston. It is the first major north–south highway east of Interstate 35 ...
joins US 6 at 63rd Street and the two highways head east and north on Merle Hay Road. US 6 splits away at Douglas Avenue and it continues east. Near the
Des Moines River
The Des Moines River () is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the upper Midwestern United States that is approximately long from its farther headwaters.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe Na ...
, Douglas Avenue becomes Euclid Avenue. In the northeastern part of the city, it intersects
US 69 and
I‑235. The highway turns onto Hubbell Avenue and heads into
Altoona where it meets
US 65 and rejoins I‑80.
East of the Des Moines metro area, US 6 again overlaps I‑80 until they reach
Newton. There, it splits away to the north and runs parallel to the Interstate. It passes through
Grinnell,
Marengo, and the
Amana Colonies
The Amana Colonies are seven villages on located in Iowa County in east-central Iowa, United States: Amana (or Main Amana, German: ''Haupt-Amana''), East Amana, High Amana, Middle Amana, South Amana, West Amana, and Homestead. The villages ...
before arriving in
Coralville
Coralville is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is a suburb of Iowa City and part of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 22,318 at the 2020 census.
History
Coralville is the location of the Edgewater ...
. In
Iowa City, it passes through the
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 col ...
campus on the banks of the
Iowa River
The Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the state of Iowa in the United States. It is about longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 13, 2011 and ...
. The highway heads southeast from Iowa City towards
West Liberty and then more easterly to
Wilton. At Wilton, the highway heads north to rejoin I‑80 until they reach
Davenport, Iowa. After a short overlapping of
I‑280, US 6 enters the city along Kimberly Road, on which it remains until
I‑74. The two routes then run south to cross 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 fl ...
into Illinois on the
I-74 Bridge
The Interstate 74 Bridge, officially known as the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge, and often called ''The Twin Bridges'', or the ''I-74 Bridge'', are basket-handle, through arch twin bridges that carry Interstate 74 across the Mississippi River ...
.
[
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Illinois
In Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...
, US 6 parallels I-74
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and I-80, mostly along its original routing, overlapping with I-74 for its first and I-80 for the final of its routing in Illinois. US 6 directly serves the downtowns of many cities for its length, including Oak Forest, Tinley Park, Moline, Geneseo, Atkinson Atkinson may refer to:
Places
*Atkinson, Nova Scotia, Canada
* Atkinson, Dominica, a village in Dominica
*Atkinson, Illinois, U.S.
* Atkinson, Indiana, U.S.
*Atkinson, Maine, U.S.
*Atkinson Lake, a lake in Minnesota, U.S.
*Atkinson, Nebraska, U. ...
, Annawan, Princeton
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, Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = National seal
, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
, LaSalle, Ottawa, Channahon, and Joliet—unlike US 20, which, in Illinois, mainly consists of freeway sections that bypass the cities US 6 serves. Like nearby US 30 and US 52, US 6 skirts the Chicago
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city limits.
Indiana
US 6 crosses the state line and shares the same Borman Expressway with I-80
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and I-94 through Hammond and Gary, until State Road 51 (SR 51, exit 15); it then runs south for about and turns east until it meets US 421 in Westville, then runs south for a mile, then east until it meets US 31 and US 35, and it shares the same road with US 33 for about until Ligonier, where US 33 breaks south toward Fort Wayne. From there it is mostly two lanes through Indiana until it meets the Ohio state line just east of Butler. Before the Borman Expressway was completed, US 6 was on Ridge Road, portions of which are now signed Business US 6.
Ohio
US 6 enters Ohio
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from Indiana in Williams County. It travels through Edgerton, then just south of Bryan before it passes through Napoleon
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, Bowling Green
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Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding of Thrupp, near Stroud, UK, invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep ...
, and Fremont, before turning northeast towards Sandusky Bay
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and Lake Erie
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. After passing through Sandusky, the highway follows the southern shore of Lake Erie, passing through Huron
Huron may refer to:
People
* Wyandot people (or Wendat), indigenous to North America
* Wyandot language, spoken by them
* Huron-Wendat Nation, a Huron-Wendat First Nation with a community in Wendake, Quebec
* Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi ...
and Vermilion
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. After crossing the Charles Berry Bridge in Lorain, it passes through the western suburbs of Greater Cleveland
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as Lake Road in Sheffield Lake, Avon Lake
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Hi ...
, Bay Village, and Rocky River, and Clifton Boulevard in Lakewood and the West Boulevard/Edgewater neighborhood of Cleveland
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proper. US 6 follows the Cleveland Memorial Shoreway
The Cleveland Memorial Shoreway, often shortened to "the Shoreway", is a limited-access freeway in Cleveland and Bratenahl, Ohio. It closely follows the shore of Lake Erie and connects the east and west sides of Cleveland via the Main Avenue Bri ...
into Downtown Cleveland, entering downtown by crossing the Detroit-Superior Bridge. US 6 follows Superior Avenue through Public Square
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and the East Side of Cleveland before turning east onto Euclid Avenue in East Cleveland and Chardon Road in the city of Euclid
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. US 6 continues eastward through Lake County, Geauga County
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and finally into Ashtabula County before entering the state of Pennsylvania
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along the Pymatuning Reservoir causeway.
Ohio also has an alternate route of US 6 in the Cleveland area.
Pennsylvania
US 6 runs for in Pennsylvania
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between its entrance point west of Meadville and its exit at Matamoras. From the Ohio border to US 322 in Conneaut Lake
Conneaut Lake is the largest natural lake in Pennsylvania by surface area. It is located in western Crawford County near a town with the same name. Its has a surface area of approximately 925 acres. The site of the lake is actually in adjace ...
, the route runs in a southeasterly direction. US 6 then joins US 322 and heads east to Meadville, picking up US 19 west of the city. South of downtown, US 322 splits from the concurrency while US 6 and US 19 remain concurrent through Meadville. The two routes continue northward to Mill Village
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Italy
* ''Crespi d'Adda'', UNESCO World Her ...
, where US 6 and US 19 split at a junction with US 6N.
For the remainder of its routing in Pennsylvania, US 6 runs roughly parallel to the New York-Pennsylvania border. Along the way, US 6 is concurrent with US 62 for a short distance near Warren
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. US 11 joins US 6 from the north in Factoryville
Factoryville is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,146 at the 2020 census.
Factoryville was named for a woolen factory near the original town site.
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Factoryville is located at (41.564042, ...
. They run concurrently to Scranton
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, where US 11 continues south and US 6 east. At Milford, US 6 meets US 209
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. The two routes embark to the northeast, crossing the Delaware River from Matamoras to Port Jervis, New York
Port Jervis is a city located at the confluence of the Neversink and Delaware rivers in western Orange County, New York, United States, north of the Delaware Water Gap. Its population was 8,775 at the 2020 census. The communities of Deerpark, ...
.
New York
The portion of US 6 in New York travels through Orange
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** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
* ...
, Putnam, and Westchester counties, going across the southern part of the state through the northern suburbs of New York City
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. The route enters the state along with US 209 in Port Jervis
Port Jervis is a city located at the confluence of the Neversink and Delaware rivers in western Orange County, New York, United States, north of the Delaware Water Gap. Its population was 8,775 at the 2020 census. The communities of Deerpark, ...
. The two routes split just north of town, with US 209 taking a more northerly route to access Kingston. US 6, in contrast, runs primarily east–west through southern New York.
A section of US 6 runs concurrent with New York State Route 17
New York State Route 17 (NY 17) is a major state highway that extends for through the Southern Tier and Downstate New York, Downstate regions of New York (state), New York in the United States. It begins at the New York–Pennsylvania ...
(NY 17, The Quickway) between Goshen and Harriman. The route is currently being upgraded to become part of I-86
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* Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania–New York)
* Interstate 86 (Idaho)
* Interstate 84 (Pennsylvania–Massachusetts)
Interstate 84 (I-84) is an I ...
. At Harriman, US 6 passes through one of the largest interchanges in the state of New York, where US 6/NY 17 meet I-87
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* Interstate 87 (New York), a highway running from New York City north to the Canadian border in Champlain, New York.
* Interstate 87 (North Carolina) ...
(the New York State Thruway) and NY 32. NY 17 becomes an at-grade road and heads south, while US 6 remains a limited-access freeway as it heads east into Harriman State Park. Near the east side of the park, US 6 intersects the Palisades Interstate Parkway
The Palisades Interstate Parkway (PIP) is a limited-access highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. The parkway is a major commuter route into New York City from Rockland and Orange counties in New York and Bergen County in New ...
and runs concurrently with it to the historic Bear Mountain Bridge
The Bear Mountain Bridge, ceremonially named the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a toll suspension bridge in New York State. It carries US 6 and US 202 across the Hudson River between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange Co ...
, where US 6 is joined by US 202 and is narrowed to a rural two-lane road as it crosses the Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between N ...
with scenic views of the Hudson Highlands.
On the other side of the river and exiting Orange County for Westchester, US 6 and US 202 run along the Hudson to Peekskill
Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, from New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940. It lies on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across fr ...
and has a short concurrency with US 9 before the three routes split, allowing US 6 to continue to the northeast through northern Westchester County and into Putnam County. At Shrub Oak, US 6 has an interchange with the historic Taconic State Parkway
The Taconic State Parkway (often called the Taconic or the TSP and known administratively as New York State Route 987G or NY 987G) is a parkway between Kensico Dam and Chatham, the longest in the U.S. state of New York. It follows ...
, one of the first and most scenic long-distance freeways in the United States. In Brewster, US 6 joins US 202 once again, with the routes running concurrently into Connecticut
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. US 6 and US 202 also have a large interchange with I-84
Interstate 84 may refer to:
* Interstate 84 (Oregon–Utah), passing through Idaho, formerly known as Interstate 80N
* Interstate 84 (Pennsylvania–Massachusetts)
Interstate 84 (I-84) is an Interstate Highway in the Northeaster ...
, I-684
Interstate 684 (I-684) is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway in the state of New York in the United States. There is also a short portion in Connecticut with no junctions. The highway connects I-84 with I-287 and the Hutchinso ...
, and NY 22
New York State Route 22 (NY 22) is a north–south state highway that parallels the eastern border of the U.S. state of New York, from the outskirts of New York City to the hamlet of Mooers (CDP), New York, Mooers in Clinton County, ...
in Brewster.
Connecticut
US 6 runs for in Connecticut. It enters from the town of Southeast, New York
Southeast is a town in Putnam County, New York, United States, so named for its location in the southeastern corner of the county. The population was 18,058 at the 2020 census. The town as a whole is informally referred to as Brewster, the town' ...
, concurrent with US 202, shortly passes through begins the city of Danbury
Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2022 was 87,642. It is the seventh largest city in Connecticut.
Danbury is nicknamed the "Hat City ...
, and ends at the Rhode Island state line in the town of Killingly
Killingly is a New England town, town in Windham County, Connecticut, Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 17,752 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It consists of the borough of Danielson, Connecticut, Dani ...
. In western Connecticut, US 6 either closely parallels or is concurrent with Interstate 84, serving as the local route in the suburbs of Danbury, Waterbury
Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut on the Naugatuck River, southwest of Hartford and northeast of New York City. Waterbury is the second-largest city in New Haven County, Connecticut. According to the 2020 US Census, in 202 ...
, Bristol
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, and Hartford
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. It crosses the Connecticut River (overlapped with I-84 and US 44) on the Bulkeley Bridge
The Bulkeley Bridge (also known as Hartford Bridge, Bridge No. 980A) is the oldest of three highway bridges over the Connecticut River in Hartford, Connecticut. A stone arch bridge composed of nine spans, the bridge carries Interstate 84, ...
. In eastern Connecticut, US 6 is one of the principal routes connecting Hartford and Providence, passing through the small urban areas of Willimantic and Danielson
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. The unsigned portion of the Connecticut Turnpike
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then meets with US 6 shortly before crossing the Rhode Island
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state line.
Rhode Island
US 6 covers approximately in Rhode Island from Foster (western border with Killingly, Connecticut
Killingly is a New England town, town in Windham County, Connecticut, Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 17,752 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It consists of the borough of Danielson, Connecticut, Dani ...
) to East Providence (eastern border with Seekonk, Massachusetts
Seekonk is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Massachusetts border with Rhode Island. It was incorporated in 1812 from the western half of Rehoboth. The population was 15,531 at the 2020 census. Until 1862, the town o ...
). In and around Providence, US 6 overlaps with Route 10, as well as US 1A, US 44, I-95
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and I-195.
Massachusetts
US 6 runs approximately in Massachusetts
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, paralleling I-195 between Providence and Wareham, and serves as the local business route. US 6 continues onto Cape Cod
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across the Sagamore Bridge
The Sagamore Bridge in Sagamore, Massachusetts carries Route 6 and the Claire Saltonstall Bikeway across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the mainland of Massachusetts. It is the more northeastern of two automobile canal crossing ...
as a freeway
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from Bourne to Orleans. North of Orleans, it becomes a surface road again to its terminus in Provincetown
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. Although the west-bound sign in Provincetown has been updated to reflect the shorter terminus in Bishop, California
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, the east-bound sign in Provincetown still reflects the original coast-to-coast terminus of Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
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(see photo).
History
New England
The first interstate numbering along the path of US 6 was Route 3 of the New England road marking system
,
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, designated in 1922. This route connected Provincetown
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with the New York-Connecticut border via Providence, Hartford
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since t ...
, and Danbury
Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2022 was 87,642. It is the seventh largest city in Connecticut.
Danbury is nicknamed the "Hat City ...
.[ National Survey Company, The official National Survey maps and guide for Southern New England: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, 1926, accessed via th]
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/ref> In late 1925, the Joint Board on Interstate Highways approved the preliminary plan for U.S. Highways. US 6 was restricted to New England
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and southeastern New York, with its vague description matching the existing Route 3 to Danbury, Connecticut, and heading west from there to US 7 at Brewster, New York
Brewster is a village and the principal settlement within the town of Southeast in Putnam County, New York. Its population was 2,390 at the time of the 2010 census. The village, which is the most densely populated portion of the county, was nam ...
. By the time the final plan was approved in late 1926, a second section had been added, from the New York-Pennsylvania border at Port Jervis, New York
Port Jervis is a city located at the confluence of the Neversink and Delaware rivers in western Orange County, New York, United States, north of the Delaware Water Gap. Its population was 8,775 at the 2020 census. The communities of Deerpark, ...
west to US 120 in Kane, Pennsylvania
Kane is a borough in McKean County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, east by southeast of Erie. It was founded in 1864 by Civil War General Thomas L. Kane of the famous Bucktail Regiment at an elevated site 2210 feet (674 m) above sea level. ...
. This did not last long, for the April 1927 route log shows the eastern segment running only to the border of New York, short of Brewster, while the western segment was extended in both directions—east to Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, United States. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. The city's metropolitan area is grouped with the New York metropolitan area around Manhattan by the United ...
, and west to Erie, Pennsylvania
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(the latter replacing part of US 120). The western segment was also swapped with US 106 between Carbondale and Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania
Tunkhannock is a borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, 31 miles (50 km) northwest of Wilkes-Barre. In the past, lumbering was carried on extensively. Today, many residents are employed by the Procter & Gamble plant in nearby Washington To ...
, taking US 6 through Scranton
Scranton is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Lackawanna County. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 U.S. census, Scranton is the largest city in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Wyoming V ...
. The gap through New York was eliminated in 1928 with a new alignment across the state, crossing the Hudson River
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on the Bear Mountain Bridge
The Bear Mountain Bridge, ceremonially named the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a toll suspension bridge in New York State. It carries US 6 and US 202 across the Hudson River between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange Co ...
; the old route between Kingston and Port Jervis became the first US 6N.
While US 6 replaced the general corridor of Route 3 in New England, some portions used different alignments. One of these was on Cape Cod
Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer mont ...
, where Route 3 had used a southerly alignment that is now Route 28. Instead, US 6 followed the more direct route between Buzzards Bay
Buzzards Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is approximately 28 miles (45 kilometers) long by 8 miles (12 kilometers) wide. It is a popular destination for fishing, boating, and tourism. Since ...
and Orleans that had been the southern extremity of Route 6, and now known as Route 6A. Farther west, in Connecticut, US 6 ran via South Coventry, while Route 3 had served Andover
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Canada
* Andover Parish, New Brunswick
* Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
United Kingdom
* Andover, Hampshire, England
** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station
United States
* Andove ...
; the old route became US 6A. US 6 is now on the old Route 3, while the South Coventry route now carries Route 31. A different alignment was also chosen for US 6 between Plainville and Woodbury; Route 3 ran via Milldale and Waterbury
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, and became parts of Route 14 and Route 10 in the 1932 renumbering. Here US 6 mostly remains on its original routing, with the main difference being between Hartford
Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since t ...
and Terryville, where US 6 followed the present Route 4, Route 10, and Route 72. The final difference was from Danbury
Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2022 was 87,642. It is the seventh largest city in Connecticut.
Danbury is nicknamed the "Hat City ...
west to the New York state line; here US 6 ran straight west, while Route 3 had left the Danbury area to the south, curving to the southwest through Ridgefield to the border. Part of this became US 7, while the rest became Route 35 in 1932.
In New York, US 6 replaced all of Route 37—known as the "Bridge Route"—over the Bear Mountain Bridge, overlapped part of NY 17, and was assigned to an unnumbered road from Middletown west to Port Jervis.[ Fold-out maps and turn by turn guides show the Port Jervis to Middletown route as unnumbered.] The original route, which soon became US 6N, replaced NY 50, and is now part of US 209
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. The part of US 6 in Pennsylvania replaced Route 7, also known as the Roosevelt Highway, an auto trail
The system of auto trails was an informal network of marked routes that existed in the United States and Canada in the early part of the 20th century. Marked with colored bands on utility poles, the trails were intended to help travellers in ...
. The Roosevelt Highway Association extended the name east with US 6 to Cape Cod by 1930.
Extensions
Two other routes that would become part of US 6 were included in the 1925 plan: US 32 from Chicago, Illinois
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, to Omaha, Nebraska
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, and US 38 from Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United Sta ...
, to Greeley, Colorado
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. As part of the fine-tuning during 1926, US 38 was extended east from Lincoln to Omaha, allowing US 77, which had been assigned to this road, to extend north to Sioux City
Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County ...
. These routes, which now connected end-to-end at Omaha, replaced a large portion of the Detroit–Lincoln–Denver Highway, which split at Princeton
Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ni ...
to bypass Chicago to the south via Joliet. They followed existing state highways: 2 and 14 in Colorado, 7 in Nebraska, 2 and 7 in Iowa, and 7 and 18 in Illinois.
Most of US 32 and all of US 38 became a western extension of US 6 on June 8, 1931, and the Roosevelt Highway name followed. To connect western Pennsylvania to central Indiana, relatively minor roads (including the route for SR 6 in Indiana) were used, except west of Joliet, where it used a part of the old Detroit–Lincoln–Denver Highway. The short stub to Erie
Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 a ...
formed at the old west end became US 6N, and US 32 remained in Illinois, running independently from Chicago to Princeton and overlapping US 6 to Davenport, Iowa.[ In 1934, US 32 was absorbed into U.S. Route 34.
The Roosevelt Highway Association continued to push for an extension, and in December 1936 the American Association of State Highway Officials made US 6 (and thus the Roosevelt Highway) a transcontinental route from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to ]Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporate ...
. It took a new route from Wiggins, Colorado
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The community was established in 1882 as the Burlington Railroad depot of "Corona". Around ...
, southwest to Denver
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(the old route to Greeley became an extended US 34) and west over the Rocky Mountains
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to Leadville
The City of Leadville is a statutory city that is the county seat, the most populous community, and the only incorporated municipality in Lake County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 2,602 at the 2010 census and an estimated ...
, overlapping US 24 to Grand Junction and US 50 to Spanish Fork, Utah
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. From Spanish Fork to Ely, Nevada
Ely (, ) is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later tha ...
, it followed a roadway that had yet to be improved in areas; the rest of the route, from Ely to Southern California
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, followed the old Midland Trail
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, running almost north–south in California. The unimproved segment from Ely east to Delta, Utah, about long, was, according to '' Business Week'', "nothing but a wagon trail-rutted, filled with dust...one of the worst chunks of federal icroad in the country." Paving was completed in September 1952, with a two-day celebration in Delta marking the occasion.[
Major William L. Anderson, Jr., of the ]U.S. Army
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recommended that US 6 be designated the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the Union
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
soldiers in the Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
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began pushing for the name in April 1934. Massachusetts, the first state to apply the name, passed a law to do so on February 2, 1937; it was not until at least 1948 that all states had agreed. The highway was formally dedicated at the Long Beach
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporate ...
end on May 3, 1953,[ though the Roosevelt Highway Association continued to exist at least through the 1960s.
]
Modern history
As part of the 1964 renumbering in California, US 6 was truncated to its intersection with US 395 at Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
. The portions of the former route that did not overlap other routes, including US 395 and I-110/SR 110, were redesignated as SR 14.[
Starting in the spring of 1983, US 6 was a discontinuous route for almost one year, due to a massive landslide that destroyed the town of Thistle, Utah. The highway was rebuilt by blasting a path higher up the canyon wall. The landslide remains the most costly in the history of the United States.
Since the 1970s, portions of US 6 in Iowa have been moved permanently onto I-80. The first section, between US 71 and Adair, was rerouted in 1972.] In 1980, three lengthy sections were moved onto the Interstate: in western Iowa between Adair and Dexter, in central Iowa between Altoona and Newton, and in eastern Iowa between Wilton and Davenport. On July 1, 2003, between Dexter and Adel were turned over to Dallas County. US 6, which had previously split away from I-80 at the Dexter exit, was continued along I-80 to the US 169 interchange at De Soto, and then along US 169 to Adel.
In 2015, the (AASHTO) approved a request from the Colorado Department of Transportation
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to eliminate US 6 through the city of Rifle, meaning that US 6 is now discontinuous between Rifle and Grand Junction.
Major intersections
;California
: in Bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
;Nevada
: in Coaldale. The highways travel concurrently to Tonopah.
: in Ely. US 6/US 50 travel concurrently to Delta, Utah. US 6/US 93 travel concurrently to Majors Place.
;Utah
: in Santaquin. The highways travel concurrently to Spanish Fork.
: in Spanish Fork. The highways travel concurrently for just under .
: north of Helper. The highways travel concurrently to east-southeast of Green River Green River may refer to:
Rivers
Canada
* Green River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Lillooet River
*Green River, a tributary of the Saint John River, also known by its French name of Rivière Verte
*Green River (Ontario), a tributary of ...
.
: west of Green River Green River may refer to:
Rivers
Canada
* Green River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Lillooet River
*Green River, a tributary of the Saint John River, also known by its French name of Rivière Verte
*Green River (Ontario), a tributary of ...
. US 6/US 50 travel concurrently to Grand Junction, Colorado
Grand Junction is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 65,560 at the 2020 United States Census, making Grand Junction the 17th mo ...
. I-70/US 6 run mostly parallel between here and just east of Idaho Springs, Colorado
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with the two routes, joining, separating and crossing over each other several times in this span.
;Colorado
: northwest of Minturn (as part of a concurrency with I-70).
: east of Empire
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(as part of a concurrency with I-70). The highways travel concurrently to east of Idaho Springs
: east of Idaho Springs. East end of a mostly concurrent route with I-70 since Green River, Utah (with several separations and merges)
: in Golden
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Golden may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
*Golden, in the parish of Probus, Cornwall
* Golden Cap, Dorset
*Golden Square, Soho, London
*Golden Valley, a valley on the River Frome in Gloucestershi ...
: in Golden
: in Denver
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
. I-25/US 6/US 87 travel concurrently through the city. US 6/US 85 travel concurrently to near Commerce City
The City of Commerce City is a home rule municipality located in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 62,418 at the 2020 United States Census, a 35.95% increase since the 2010 United States Census. Commerce City is the ...
.
: in Denver
: in Denver. I-70/US 6 travel concurrently through the city.
: in Commerce City
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: northwest of Derby
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. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Brush.
: northeast of Wiggins. The highways travel concurrently to west of Fort Morgan Fort Morgan can apply to any one of several places in the United States:
*Fort Morgan (Alabama), a fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay
*Fort Morgan, Alabama, a nearby community
*Fort Morgan (Colorado), a frontier military post located in present-day Fo ...
.
: in Sterling
: in Sterling
: in Holyoke
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;Nebraska
: west of Culbertson. The highways travel concurrently to Hastings
Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...
: in McCook. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Arapahoe
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By the 1850s, Arapaho band ...
: north of Edison
: in Holdrege
: in Hastings
Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England,
east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...
. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Fairmont
: in Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
: in Waverly
: in West Omaha West Omaha is a geographic area of Omaha, Nebraska, that comprises all points within the Omaha metropolitan area
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: in Omaha
: in Omaha. The highways travel concurrently to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
;Iowa
: in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The city is the most populous in Southwest Iowa, and is the third largest and a primary city of the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area. It is loc ...
: in Council Bluffs
: in Belknap Township. The highways travel concurrently to Oakland.
: in Atlantic
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. The highways travel concurrently to Pymosa Township.
: in Pymosa Township. I-80/US 6 travel concurrently to De Soto De Soto commonly refers to
* Hernando de Soto (c. 1495 – 1542), Spanish explorer
* DeSoto (automobile), an American automobile brand from 1928 to 1961
De Soto, DeSoto, Desoto, or de Soto may also refer to:
Places in the United States of Ameri ...
.
: in De Soto De Soto commonly refers to
* Hernando de Soto (c. 1495 – 1542), Spanish explorer
* DeSoto (automobile), an American automobile brand from 1928 to 1961
De Soto, DeSoto, Desoto, or de Soto may also refer to:
Places in the United States of Ameri ...
. US 6/US 169 travel concurrently to Adel.
: on the Clive– Urbandale city line.
: in Des Moines
: in Des Moines
: in Altoona
: in Altoona. I-80/US 6 travel concurrently to Newton.
: north-northwest of Malcom. The highways travel concurrently to north of Malcom.
: south-southwest of the Amana Colonies
The Amana Colonies are seven villages on located in Iowa County in east-central Iowa, United States: Amana (or Main Amana, German: ''Haupt-Amana''), East Amana, High Amana, Middle Amana, South Amana, West Amana, and Homestead. The villages ...
. The highways travel concurrently to south of the Amana Colonies.
: in Sugar Creek Township. The highways travel concurrently to Davenport.
: in Davenport. I-280/US 6 travel concurrently for approximately .
: in Davenport
: on the Davenport– Bettendorf city line. The highways travel concurrently to Moline, Illinois
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.
: in Bettendorf
;Illinois
: in Moline
: in Moline
: in Colona
: in Sheffield
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. The highways travel concurrently to Princeton
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.
: east of Princeton
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.
: in LaSalle
: in Channahon
: in Joliet. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Joliet. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in New Lenox
: in Orland Park
Orland Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion in Will County. The village is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, Orland Park had a population of 58,703.
Located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Chicago ...
: in Markham Markham may refer to:
It may also refer to brand of of clothing which originates from South Africa which saw it's establishment in 1873.
Biology
* Markham's storm-petrel (''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia
* ...
: in Markham
: in South Holland
: in Lansing
Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, makin ...
. The highways travel concurrently to Lake Station, Indiana
Lake Station is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,572 at the 2010 census.
History
Initially, the site of modern Lake Station was the starting point of two Amerind trails leading to Fort Dearborn.Workers of ...
.
;Indiana
: in Hammond. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Gary
: in Westville. The highways travel concurrently to south-southeast of Westville.
: south of Kingsbury Kingsbury may refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Kingsbury, London, a district of northwest London in the borough of Brent
** Kingsbury tube station, London Underground station
* Kingsbury, Warwickshire, a village and civil parish in Warwickshi ...
. The highways travel concurrently to South Center.
: southeast of La Paz
: in Benton Township. The highways travel concurrently to Ligonier.
: west-northwest of Waterloo
;Ohio
: in Pulaski Township
: in Napoleon
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. The highways travel concurrently to Liberty Township.
: in Center Township
: on the Freedom– Scott township line
: in Fremont. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Sandusky
: in Lakewood. The highways travel concurrently to Cleveland
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.
: in Cleveland
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. US 6/US 322 travel concurrently through the city.
: in Cleveland
: in East Cleveland. The highways travel concurrently to Euclid
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.
;Pennsylvania
: in Conneaut Lake
Conneaut Lake is the largest natural lake in Pennsylvania by surface area. It is located in western Crawford County near a town with the same name. Its has a surface area of approximately 925 acres. The site of the lake is actually in adjace ...
. The highways travel concurrently to Meadville.
: in Vernon Township. The highways travel concurrently to LeBoeuf Township.
: in Vernon Township
: in LeBoeuf Township
: in Brokenstraw Township. The highways travel concurrently to Warren
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.
: in Hamlin Township
: in Mansfield
: in North Towanda Township
: in Clinton Township. The highways travel concurrently to Chinchilla.
: in Chinchilla. I-81/US 6 travel concurrently to Dunmore Dunmore from the ga, Dún Mór, link=no or gd, Dùn Mòr, link=no, meaning "great fort", may refer to:
People
* Dunmore (surname)
* Earl of Dunmore, a title in the Peerage of Scotland, includes a list of earls
* Countess of Dunmore (disambiguat ...
.
: in Dunmore Dunmore from the ga, Dún Mór, link=no or gd, Dùn Mòr, link=no, meaning "great fort", may refer to:
People
* Dunmore (surname)
* Earl of Dunmore, a title in the Peerage of Scotland, includes a list of earls
* Countess of Dunmore (disambiguat ...
: in Milford Township
: in Milford. The highways travel concurrently to Port Jervis, New York
Port Jervis is a city located at the confluence of the Neversink and Delaware rivers in western Orange County, New York, United States, north of the Delaware Water Gap. Its population was 8,775 at the 2020 census. The communities of Deerpark, ...
.
: in Westfall Township
;New York
: in Port Jervis
Port Jervis is a city located at the confluence of the Neversink and Delaware rivers in western Orange County, New York, United States, north of the Delaware Water Gap. Its population was 8,775 at the 2020 census. The communities of Deerpark, ...
: in Port Jervis
Port Jervis is a city located at the confluence of the Neversink and Delaware rivers in western Orange County, New York, United States, north of the Delaware Water Gap. Its population was 8,775 at the 2020 census. The communities of Deerpark, ...
: in Middletown. US 6 and NY 17M run concurrently to Goshen.
: in Goshen. US 6 and NY 17 run concurrent to Harriman, with the concurrency commonly called ''6 and 17''.
: in Harriman
: in Harriman State Park. US 6 and the Palisades Parkway run concurrently to Bear Mountain.
: in Bear Mountain State Park. US 6 and US 202 travel concurrently to Peekskill
Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, from New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940. It lies on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across fr ...
.
: in Cortlandt. US 6/202 and US 9 travel concurrently to Peekskill.
: in Peekskill
Peekskill is a city in northwestern Westchester County, New York, United States, from New York City. Established as a village in 1816, it was incorporated as a city in 1940. It lies on a bay along the east side of the Hudson River, across fr ...
: at Shrub Oak
: in Brewster. US 6 and US 202 travel concurrently to Danbury, Connecticut, and US 6/202 and NY 22 have a short concurrency.
: in Brewster
;Connecticut
: in Danbury
Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2022 was 87,642. It is the seventh largest city in Connecticut.
Danbury is nicknamed the "Hat City ...
. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Newtown. The highways travel concurrently to Southbury.
: in Thomaston
: in Farmington
Farmington may refer to:
Places Canada
*Farmington, British Columbia
* Farmington, Nova Scotia (disambiguation)
United States
*Farmington, Arkansas
*Farmington, California
*Farmington, Connecticut
*Farmington, Delaware
* Farmington, Georgia
* ...
. The highways travel concurrently to Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
.
: in Hartford
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. The highways travel concurrently to East Hartford.
: in Hartford
: in East Hartford
: in Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
: in Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
. US 6/US 44 travel concurrently to Bolton
Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly a part of Lancashire. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish weavers settled in the area in the 14th ...
.
: in Bolton
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: in Killingly
Killingly is a New England town, town in Windham County, Connecticut, Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 17,752 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It consists of the borough of Danielson, Connecticut, Dani ...
;Rhode Island
: in Johnston. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Providence. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Providence
: in Providence. I-195/US 6 travel concurrently to East Providence.
: in Providence. The highways travel concurrently to East Providence.
;Massachusetts
: in Swansea
: in Provincetown
Provincetown is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States. A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States Census, Province ...
See also
* Special routes of U.S. Route 6
* U.S. Route 106
* U.S. Route 206
* U.S. Route 138
* U.S. Route 6N (Pennsylvania)
* U.S. Route 6N (New York)
*Massachusetts Route 6A
Massachusetts Route 6A is the state road for two sections formerly known as U.S. Route 6 (US 6) on Cape Cod. Most of Route 6A is also known as the Old King's Highway. Combining the 2 major sections (and a "silent" concurrency with US ...
References
External links
Endpoints of US 6
Federal Highway Administration: US 6
U.S. Route 6 Tour Association
Route 6: The Longest U.S. Transcontinental Highway
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