United States Numbered Highways - The 1925 Routes

The 1925 Routes

The original major transcontinental routes in 1925, along with the auto trails which they roughly replaced, were as follows:

  • U.S. Route 1, Fort Kent, Maine, to Miami, Florida: Atlantic Highway
  • U.S. Route 11, Rouses Point, New York, to New Orleans, Louisiana
  • U.S. Route 21, Cleveland, Ohio, to Jacksonville, Florida (where it met US 1)
  • U.S. Route 31, Mackinaw City, Michigan, to Mobile, Alabama
  • U.S. Route 41, Copper Harbor, Michigan, to Naples, Florida: Dixie Highway
  • U.S. Route 51, Hurley, Wisconsin, to New Orleans, Louisiana
  • U.S. Route 61, Canadian border north of Grand Marais, Minnesota, to New Orleans, Louisiana
  • U.S. Route 71, International Falls, Minnesota, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana (where it met US 61): Jefferson Highway
  • U.S. Route 81, Canadian border north of Pembina, North Dakota, to Laredo, Texas: Meridian Highway
  • U.S. Route 91, Great Falls, Montana, to south of Las Vegas, Nevada
  • U.S. Route 101, Port Angeles, Washington, to San Diego, California: Pacific Highway
  • U.S. Route 2, Houlton, Maine, to Bonners Ferry, Idaho
  • U.S. Route 10, Detroit, Michigan, to Seattle, Washington: National Parks Highway
  • U.S. Route 20, Boston, Massachusetts, to Newport, Oregon
  • U.S. Route 30, Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Astoria, Oregon: Lincoln Highway
  • U.S. Route 40, Atlantic City, New Jersey, to San Francisco, California: Victory Highway
  • U.S. Route 50, Annapolis, Maryland, to Wadsworth, Nevada (where it met US 40)
  • U.S. Route 60, Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California
  • U.S. Route 70, Morehead City, North Carolina, to Holbrook, Arizona (where it met US 60)
  • U.S. Route 80, Savannah, Georgia, to San Diego, California: Dixie Overland Highway
  • U.S. Route 90, Jacksonville, Florida to Van Horn, Texas, (where it met US 80): Old Spanish Trail

Note that US 10, US 60, and US 90 only ran about two-thirds of the way across the country, while US 11 and US 60 ran significantly diagonally. The way in which US 60 violated two of the conventions would prove to be one of the major sticking points; US 60 eventually became the famous U.S. Route 66 in 1926. US 101 actually continues east and then south to end at Olympia, Washington. The western terminus of US 2 is now at Everett, Washington.

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