U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is a , north–south
United States Highway
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primarily in the
Midwestern
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and
Southern United States
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. The southern terminus of the route is at
Interstate 20
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(I-20) in
Ruston, Louisiana
Ruston is a small city and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is the largest city in the Eastern Ark-La-Tex region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 21,859, reflecting an increase of 6.4 percent ...
; the northern terminus is at
US 2 west of
Ashland, Wisconsin
Ashland is a city in Ashland and Bayfield counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Ashland County. The city is a port on Lake Superior, near the head of Chequamegon Bay. The population was 7,908 at the 2020 census, al ...
.
Route description
Louisiana
US 63
runs concurrently with
US 167 for its entire route in Louisiana, from
Ruston north, to
Junction City, at the Arkansas state line, a distance of .
Arkansas
U.S. 63 enters into Arkansas from Louisiana concurrent with
US 167
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in
Junction City. Just a few miles into the state, the two highways run on the eastern edge of
El Dorado
El Dorado (, ; Spanish for "the golden"), originally ''El Hombre Dorado'' ("The Golden Man") or ''El Rey Dorado'' ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (''zipa'') or king o ...
as an expressway. US 167 splits here, traveling towards
Hampton
Hampton may refer to:
Places Australia
*Hampton bioregion, an IBRA biogeographic region in Western Australia
*Hampton, New South Wales
*Hampton, Queensland, a town in the Toowoomba Region
*Hampton, Victoria
Canada
*Hampton, New Brunswick
*Hamp ...
. US 63 bypasses the town of
Warren
A warren is a network of wild rodent or lagomorph, typically rabbit burrows. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishment of animal husbandry dedicated to the raising of rabbits for meat and fur. The term evolved from the medieval Angl ...
, crossing
US 270
U.S. Route 270 (US 270) is a spur of US 70. It travels for from Liberal, Kansas at US 54 and US 83 to White Hall, Arkansas at Interstate 530 (I-530) and US 65. It travels through the states of Arkansas, Oklahom ...
. US 63 passes through the rural
Cleveland County
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, then enters into
Jefferson County.
![I-555-US 63-US 49](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/I-555-US_63-US_49.jpg)
In Jefferson County, US 63 serves the city of
Pine Bluff. US 63 bypasses the city, running on the last 3 miles of
I-530. Also in Pine Bluff, the highway overlaps with
US 65
U.S. Route 65 (US 65) is a north–south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of In ...
and
US 79
U.S. Route 79 (US 79) is a United States highway in the Southern United States. The route is officially considered and labeled as a north-south highway, but its path is actually more of a diagonal northeast-southwest highway. The highway's nort ...
. US 63 runs northeast with US 79 until
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...
, where the highway runs north to
Hazen. Just north of Hazen, US 63 overlaps with
I-40
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to
Brinkley Brinkley may refer to:
People
* Brinkley (surname)
Places
* Brinkley, Arkansas, USA
* Brinkley, Nottinghamshire, England
* Brinkley, Cambridgeshire, England
Fictional places
* Brinkley Court The following is a list of recurring or notable fict ...
. In Brinkley, US 63 begins an overlap with
US 49 north to
Jonesboro. US 63 leaves US 49 and follows
I-555 until I-555 terminates, together serving as a bypass for southern Jonesboro. In
Hoxie Hoxie may refer to:
Places
;United States
* Hoxie, Arkansas, a city in Lawrence County
* Hoxie, Kansas, a city in Sheridan County
** the Hoxie meteorite landed near Hoxie, Kansas (see meteorite falls)
Ships
* SS ''Hoxie'', American cargo sh ...
, US 63 intersects with
US 67
U.S. Route 67 is a major north–south U.S. highway 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 so ...
(Future
I-57
Interstate 57 (I-57) is a north–south Interstate Highway in Missouri and Illinois that parallels the old Illinois Central Railroad for much of its route. It runs from Sikeston, Missouri, at I-55 to Chicago, Illinois, at I-94. I-57 essen ...
). Northwest of here near
Portia the highway overlaps with
US 412
U.S. Route 412 is an east–west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982. U.S. 412 overlaps expressway-grade Cimarron Turnpike from Tulsa west to Interstate 35 and the Cherokee Turnpike from east of Chouteau, Oklahoma, to west of the ...
.
In
Imboden US 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border. It is the only east-west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Canada ...
joins this overlap. In
Hardy, US 63 leaves the two highways. In
Mammoth Spring
Mammoth Spring is a large, Spring (hydrology), first magnitude karst spring that arises in the Ozark Plateau within the state of Arkansas. It is the largest spring in Arkansas and the third-largest spring within the Ozark Plateau region behind B ...
, US 63 crosses into
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
, traveling to
West Plains
West Plains is a city in, and the county seat of Howell County, Missouri, United States. The population was 12,184 at the 2020 census.
History
The history of West Plains can be traced back to 1832, when settler Josiah Howell (after whom Howell ...
.
![US 63, 62, and 412 at Imboden, AR](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/US_63%2C_62%2C_and_412_at_Imboden%2C_AR.jpg)
While historically there were many non-concurrencies on US 63, many of those have been resolved. In 2016, US 63 from Jonesboro (including the US 49 concurrency) to Turrell was designated as I-555. As a result, US 63 was rerouted to run concurrently with US 49 from
Brinkley Brinkley may refer to:
People
* Brinkley (surname)
Places
* Brinkley, Arkansas, USA
* Brinkley, Nottinghamshire, England
* Brinkley, Cambridgeshire, England
Fictional places
* Brinkley Court The following is a list of recurring or notable fict ...
to
Jonesboro. US 63 then runs concurrently with US 49 and I-555 until Southwest Drive in Jonesboro, where it then continues northwest alone to its concurrency with US 412 at Portia, just northwest of
Walnut Ridge.
Missouri
The highway passes south-to-north through Missouri, from Arkansas to Iowa, serving cities such as
Rolla,
Jefferson City
Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of Missouri, United States. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 census, ranking as the 15th most populous city in the state. It is also the county seat of Cole County and the principa ...
,
Columbia,
Moberly,
Macon, and
Kirksville
Kirksville is the county seat and most populous city in Adair County, Missouri. Located in Benton Township, Adair County, Missouri, Benton Township, its population was 17,530 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Kirksville is home to ...
. Notable routes that are intersected include
US 60 in
Howell County,
I-44
Interstate 44 (I-44) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. Although it is nominally an east–west road as it is even-numbered, it follows a more southwest–northeast alignment. Its western terminus is in Wichita Fa ...
at Rolla,
US 50 (with which it shares a concurrency into Jefferson City south of the
Missouri River until it reaches the junction with
US 54), US 54 (which it overlaps in Jefferson City from the junction with US 50 and crosses the Missouri River with on the
Jefferson City Bridge
The Jefferson City Bridge is the name for two continuous through arch truss bridges over the Missouri River at Jefferson City, Missouri, over which U.S. Routes 54 (US 54) and 63 travel between Cole and Callaway Counties.
Southbound bri ...
),
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 co ...
at Columbia,
US 24 at Moberly,
US 36 at
Macon, and
US 136 at
Lancaster.
US 63 in Missouri was Route 7 from 1922 to 1926.
Iowa
US 63 passes south-to-north through Iowa. It enters the state from Missouri south of
Bloomfield. Between
Ottumwa and
Oskaloosa, the highway overlaps
Iowa Highway 163
Iowa Highway 163 (Iowa 163) is a state highway that travels from U.S. Highway 69 in Des Moines to US 63 near Oskaloosa. The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) has signed Iowa 163 from Oskaloosa to Burlington along US 63 and US 34 ...
. This segment is an expressway which connects
Des Moines
Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...
with
Burlington
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* Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Burlington, Nova Scotia
* Burlington, Ontario, the most populous city with the name "Burlington"
* Burlington, Prince Edward Island
* Burlington Bay, no ...
, with freeway bypasses of Ottumwa and
Eddyville. Near
Malcom, US 63 meets
I-80
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. Only a few miles later, it joins
US 6 westbound for several miles near
Grinnell, then goes north again. At
Toledo, it intersects
US 30 and at
Waterloo, US 63 meets
US 20. An expressway section opened in October 2012, completing the four-lane link between Waterloo and New Hampton. The highway enters Minnesota just north of
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
.
Minnesota
US 63 enters Minnesota from Iowa south of
Spring Valley. After meeting
I-90
Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwest, and ...
, US 63 serves the local airport and then intersects with
US 52. In this area, US 63 is an expressway, but plans are to upgrade the highway to a freeway between Stewartville and the US 52 interchange. In 2014, US 63 was rerouted around downtown
Rochester
Rochester may refer to:
Places Australia
* Rochester, Victoria
Canada
* Rochester, Alberta
United Kingdom
*Rochester, Kent
** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area
** History of Rochester, Kent
** HM Prison ...
, running concurrently with US 52 to 75th St NW, jutting back to the east to the existing route. North of Rochester, the highway meets
US 61 at
Lake City. From there, the two routes run concurrently to
Red Wing, where US 63 turns north and 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 ...
to enter Wisconsin over the
Eisenhower Bridge.
The Minnesota section of US 63 is defined as Routes 59 and 161 in Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.114(2) and 161.115(92).
Wisconsin
US 63 enters Wisconsin south of
Hager City. Near
Baldwin, US 63 intersects
I-94. The highway briefly overlaps near
Spooner with
US 53. At
Trego, they separate and US 63 runs southwest to northeast, passing through
Hayward and
Cable
Cable may refer to:
Mechanical
* Nautical cable, an assembly of three or more ropes woven against the weave of the ropes, rendering it virtually waterproof
* Wire rope, a type of rope that consists of several strands of metal wire laid into a hel ...
most notably, and ending near
Ashland at
US 2. Per 2013 statute, the highway is named "Gaylord Nelson Highway" throughout Wisconsin.
History
Though US 63 as a stand-alone highway had always ended at Turrell, Arkansas, before the 1999 extension, in the past it was concurrent with US 61/US 64/US 70/US 79 (and later I-55) on into
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...
, over the
Memphis & Arkansas Bridge
The Memphis & Arkansas Bridge, also known as the Memphis–Arkansas Bridge or inaccurately as the Memphis–Arkansas Memorial Bridge, is a Cantilever bridge, cantilevered through truss bridge carrying Interstate 55 across the Mississippi River b ...
. Unlike the 1999 extension, this concurrency to Memphis was generally in line with the rest of US 63. Though some maps continued to show this concurrency until 1999, Arkansas had not recognized US 63 south of Turrell for many years, since at least the 1960s.
Major intersections
;Louisiana
: in
Ruston. US 63/US 167 travels concurrently to
El Dorado, Arkansas
El Dorado, founded by Matthew Rainey, is a city in, and the county seat of, Union County, on the southern border of Arkansas, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 18,884.
El Dorado is headquarters of the Ark ...
.
;Arkansas
: in El Dorado
: south of
Warren
A warren is a network of wild rodent or lagomorph, typically rabbit burrows. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishment of animal husbandry dedicated to the raising of rabbits for meat and fur. The term evolved from the medieval Angl ...
: in Warren
: in
Pine Bluff. I-530/US 63/US 65 travels concurrently through the city. US 63/US 79 travels concurrently to
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...
.
: in Pine Bluff
: in Stuttgart
: in
Hazen. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in Hazen. The highways travel concurrently to
Brinkley Brinkley may refer to:
People
* Brinkley (surname)
Places
* Brinkley, Arkansas, USA
* Brinkley, Nottinghamshire, England
* Brinkley, Cambridgeshire, England
Fictional places
* Brinkley Court The following is a list of recurring or notable fict ...
.
: in Brinkley. The highways travel concurrently to
Jonesboro.
: in
Fair Oaks
: in Jonesboro. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: in
Walnut Ridge. The highways travel concurrently to
Hoxie Hoxie may refer to:
Places
;United States
* Hoxie, Arkansas, a city in Lawrence County
* Hoxie, Kansas, a city in Sheridan County
** the Hoxie meteorite landed near Hoxie, Kansas (see meteorite falls)
Ships
* SS ''Hoxie'', American cargo sh ...
.
: southeast of
Portia. The highways travel concurrently to
Hardy.
: in
Imboden. The highways travel concurrently to Hardy.
;Missouri
: in
West Plains
West Plains is a city in, and the county seat of Howell County, Missouri, United States. The population was 12,184 at the 2020 census.
History
The history of West Plains can be traced back to 1832, when settler Josiah Howell (after whom Howell ...
. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: southeast of
Willow Springs. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of
Cabool.
: in
Rolla
: north of
Westphalia
Westphalia (; german: Westfalen ; nds, Westfalen ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants.
The territory of the regio ...
. The highways travel concurrently to
Jefferson City
Jefferson City, informally Jeff City, is the capital of Missouri, United States. It had a population of 43,228 at the 2020 census, ranking as the 15th most populous city in the state. It is also the county seat of Cole County and the principa ...
.
: in Jefferson City. US 54/US 63 travels concurrently through the city.
: in
Columbia
: in
Moberly
: in
Macon
: south-southeast of
Glenwood. The highways travel concurrently to
Lancaster.
;Iowa
: in
Ottumwa. The highways travel concurrently to east of Ottumwa.
: south of
Malcom
: north of Malcom. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest of Malcom.
: in
Toledo
: in
Waterloo
: in Waterloo.
: west of
Fredericksburg. The highways travel concurrently to
New Hampton.
;Minnesota
: in
Stewartville
: in
Rochester
Rochester may refer to:
Places Australia
* Rochester, Victoria
Canada
* Rochester, Alberta
United Kingdom
*Rochester, Kent
** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area
** History of Rochester, Kent
** HM Prison ...
: in Rochester
: in
Lake City. The highways travel concurrently to
Red Wing.
;Wisconsin
: west of
Ellsworth. The highways travel concurrently to east of Ellsworth.
: in
Baldwin
: in Baldwin. The highways travel concurrently through the village.
: in
Turtle Lake. The highways travel concurrently through the village.
: north-northeast of
Spooner. The highways travel concurrently to
Trego.
: west of
Ashland
See also
Related routes
*
Iowa Highway 163
Iowa Highway 163 (Iowa 163) is a state highway that travels from U.S. Highway 69 in Des Moines to US 63 near Oskaloosa. The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) has signed Iowa 163 from Oskaloosa to Burlington along US 63 and US 34 ...
- Formerly a spur of US 63 numbered US 163
Special routes
*
U.S. Route 63 Business in
Warren, Arkansas
Warren is a city in and the county seat of Bradley County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,003.
History
When settlers from the east began to arrive in south Arkansas, the land was inhabited by the indigenous ...
*
U.S. Route 63 Business in
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Pine Bluff is the eleventh-largest city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County. It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combin ...
*
U.S. Route 63 Business in
Marked Tree, Arkansas
Marked Tree is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States, along the St. Francis River, at the mouth of the Little River. The population was 2,566 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas, metropolitan statistical are ...
*
U.S. Route 63 Business in
Bono, Arkansas
Bono is a city in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,131 at the 2010 census, up from 1,512 in 2000. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bono's most prominent landmarks are the Bono ...
*
U.S. Route 63 Business in
Hoxie, Arkansas
Hoxie is a city in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. It lies immediately south of Walnut Ridge. The population was 2,780 at the 2010 census.
History The third Arkansas school to integrate
Prior to 1955, Hoxie maintained a dual syst ...
*
U.S. Route 63 Business in
Hardy, Arkansas
Hardy is the 2nd oldest city in Sharp and Fulton counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 765 in 2020.
Geography
Hardy is located at (36.320553, -91.480645).
The Spring River, which begins in Mammoth Spring, flows through H ...
*
U.S. Route 63 Business in
West Plains, Missouri
West Plains is a city in, and the county seat of Howell County, Missouri, United States. The population was 12,184 at the 2020 census.
History
The history of West Plains can be traced back to 1832, when settler Josiah Howell (after whom Howell ...
*
U.S. Route 63 Business in
Willow Springs, Missouri
Willow Springs is a city in Howell County, Missouri, Howell County, Missouri, in the Ozark Mountains of the United States. The population was 2,184 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
History
Willow Springs was so named from its posit ...
*
U.S. Route 63 Business in
Moberly, Missouri
Moberly is a city in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,974 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, Missouri metropolitan area.
History
Moberly was founded in 1866, and named after Colonel William E. Moberly ...
*
U.S. Route 63 Business in
Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 25,529 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. Located in the state's southeastern section, the city is split into northern and southern halves b ...
*
U.S. Route 63 Business in
New Hampton, Iowa
New Hampton is a city in, and the county seat of, Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States. The population was 3,494 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
New Hampton was founded ''circa'' 1855. It is named after New Hampton, New Hampshire, the ...
References
External links
Endpoints of US 63
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U.S. Route 63
U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is a , north–south United States Highway primarily in the Midwestern and Southern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 (I-20) in Ruston, Louisiana; the northern terminus is at US  ...
United States Numbered Highway System
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