U.S. Route Numbering Committee Agenda 1962-12-02

by American Association of State Highway Officials

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY OFFICIALS
917 National Press Building
Washington 4, D. C.

U. S. ROUTE NUMBERING COMMITTEE AGENDA
Bal Harbour (Miami Beach) Florida, December 1, 1962

SHOWING ACTION OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT ITS MEETING DECEMBER 2, 1962

STATE & ROUTE	DESCRIPTION
SOUTH CAROLINA US Route 25 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning approximately 2 miles north of the junction of present US 25 and State Route 252, north of Ware Shoals, thence southeasterly on new location crossing US 252 northeast of Ware Shoals, thence southerly to a point south of Ware Shoals on present US 25, a total distance of 4.3 miles.
US Route 25 BR Establishment of a Business Route APPROVED	Beginning on present US 25 north of Ware Shoals at the junction with a new facility over which US 25 is marked, thence southerly through Ware Shoals to where the new US Route 25 joins old US 25, s distance of approximately five miles.
GEORGIA US Route 29 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the interchange with present US 29 and State Route 350 northeast of Athens, thence westerly over SR 350 (new four-lane divided facility) to an interchange with present US 129 northwest of Athens. (A future extension of this new location for US 29 in a southwesterly direction is under construction and when completed, a request for marking that section will be submitted.)
US Route 29 Temporary Establishment of a Temporary US Route APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of US 129 and new US 29 (State Route 350) northwest of Athens, thence southeasterly and southerly with US Route 129 to junction with present US 29 in Athens (Broad Street). The marking far former US Route 29 from its junction with US 129 in Athens east and northerly to US 441 northeast of Athens are to be removed and this section abandoned as a part of US Route 29 in Georgia.
US Route 441 Temporary Establishment of a Temporary US Route APPROVED	Beginning at the interchange of present US Route 441 and State Route 350 (future US 29) north of Athens, thence westerly over SR 350 to junction with US 129 northwest of Athens, thence southeasterly and southerly over US 129 through Athens, to present US 441 in southern part of Athens.
MISSOURI US Routes 61 & 24 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning on US 61-24 north of Palmyra and State Route 168 at junction of present US 61 and new high type facility, thence southerly on new location crossing SR 168, and through Palmyra to junction with present US 61-24 south of Palmyra, thence continuing southerly with high type dual-lane facility to junction with present US 61 and State Supplementary Route F and present US 24 west of Hannibal, thence continue easterly (with US 61 marking only) over dual-lane facility paralleling, and north of present US 61 to junction with SR 168 and Business Route US 61 in northwest section of Hannibal.
US Route 61 BR Establishment of A Business Route APPROVED	Beginning at junction of new US Route 61 and State Route 168 north of Palmyra, thence southwesterly with SR 168 to former US 61 at junction with State Supplementary Route BB in north edge of Palmyra, thence southerly over former US Route 61 to a junction with new US Route 61 south of Palmyra.
US Route 63 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning on present US 63 southeast of West Plains at junction with new high type facility (constructed to by-pass city of West Plains), thence west over the new facility crossing State Route 17 to an interchange with US Route 160, thence northerly crossing State Supplementary Route K and State Supplementary Route CC to a point northwest of West Plains at a junction with present US Route 63.
US Route 63 BR Establishment of A Business Route APPROVED	Beginning on present US 63 southeast of West Plains at the junction with new US 63, thence northwesterly, westerly and northerly on former US Route 63 through West Plains to the junction with new US Route 63 northwest of West Plains.
US Route 160 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning on present. US Route 65 at its east junction with State Route 148 near the community of Irma, thence easterly and southeasterly over SR 148 to junction with State Route 76 east of Walnut Shade, thence continue easterly and southeasterly over SR 76 via Forsyth to junction with present US 160 in eastern edge of Forsyth.
PENNSYLVANIA US Route 111 Elimination Elimination of a US Route APPROVED	Beginning at the Pennsylvania-Maryland State line approximately 20 miles south of York on present US 111 (Interstate 83), thence northerly over Interstate Route 83 to its junction with US Route 22 northeast of Harrisburg.
US Route 122 Elimination Elimination of a US Route APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US Route 122 and State Routes 14 and 242 in Sunbury, thence east and southeasterly via Shamokin, Mt. Carmel, Frackville, Pottsville and Reading to Morgantown at the junction with State Routes 23 and 10.
US Route 209 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning on present US 209 at Marshall's Creek at the junction with State Route 402, thence southerly with SR 402 to State Route T625, thence southwesterly to interchange with Interstate Route 80, thence continue southwesterly and westerly over Interstate Route 80 to interchange with present US 209 in Stroudsburg.
US Route 209 BR Establishment of A Business Route APPROVED	Beginning at junction of present US 209 and State Route 402 in Marshall's Creek, thence westerly and southwesterly over former US 209 through Bast Stroudsburg to interchange with Interstate Route 80 and new US 209 in Stroudsburg.
US Route 611 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at an interchange with Interstate Route 80 and present US 611 west of Stroudsburg, thence easterly and northeasterly through East Stroudsburg and Delaware Water Gap to junction with Alternate US Route 611.
US Route 611 Alternate Ext. Extension of an Alternate Route DENIED The Executive Committee concurred in the suggestion of the U.S. Route Numbering Subcommittee that this request be resubmitted on the basis of establishing a Business Route for the entire length of US Route 611 Alternate in Pennsylvania This also applies to a similar item found on page 9 of this agenda.	Beginning at the junction of present Alternate US Route 611 and Interstate Route 80 in Delaware Water Cap, thence northerly over Interstate Route 80 to interchange with former US Route 611, thence westwardly over former US Route 611 through Stroudsburg to interchange with present US 611 and Interstate Route 80 west of Stroudsburg.
WYOMING US Route 14A Establishment of an Alternate US Route (Resubmission) DENIED For the reason that no additional supporting data has been submitted to alter the previous action of the Executive Committee.	Beginning at the junction of US 14 and State Route 14 in Burgess Junction, thence westerly over SR 14 to junction with US 14 in Cody.
US Route 18 Extension (Resubmission) DENIED For the reason that no additional supporting data has been submitted to alter the previous action of the Executive Committee.	Beginning at the junction of US 18 and US 85 at Mule Creek Junction, thence south over US 85 to junction of US 20 at Lusk, thence westerly over US 20 to US 87-26 at Orin.
TENNESSEE New US Route The Executive Committee declined to assign a new US Route number to the section covered by the application, and offered the suggestion that the Tennessee Department of Highways drop the marking of US 70N between Nashville and Lebanon and US 70S between Sparta and Crossville and substitute US 70 between Nashville and Lebanon and install US 70 on the section covered by this application (State Route 26) between Lebanon and Sparta and former US 70S between Sparta and Crossville. 70N would then remain as is between Lebanon and Crossville but 70S would end at the junction with new US 70 at Sparta instead of Crossville as at present.	Beginning in Lebanon at junction of US Route 70N and State.Route 26, thence southeasterly over SR 26 via Watertown, Liberty and Smithville to US 70S at Sparta a distance of approximately 56 miles.
CONNECTICUT US Route 1A Cancellation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 1 Alternate (1A) in the town of Groton and Interstate Route 95 (US 1), thence south and east to junction with present US 1 in eastern part of Groton.
US Route 1 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 1 and US 1 Alternate (1A) in the Town of Norwalk, thence following present US 1A around the business district of Norwalk in a southwesterly direction to a junction of present US 1 and US 1A in Norwalk. The markers for the US 1A will be removed and US 1 markers installed in this section, there by eliminating the marking of US 1A through the Town of Norwalk.
US Route 1A Cancellation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of US 1 and US 1A on the west side of the town of Old Saybrook, thence easterly and northerly through Old Saybrook to the junction with US 1 and US 1A north of old Saybrook.
US Route 1A Cancellation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of US 1 and US 1A and State Route 142 east of Branford, thence northeasterly through Branford to east junction of US 1 and US 1A.
US Route 1 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning on US 1 at its junction with present US 1A in Fairfield, thence follow US 1A through Fairfield, Bridgeport and Stratford to a junction with present US 1 and US 1A east of Stratford, The US 1A markers will be removed from this section and US 1 markers will be substituted.
US Route 5A Cancellation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 5 and US 5A north of Berlin, thence southerly through Berlin to the south junction of US 5 and US 5A.
US Route 5A Cancellation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of US 5 and US 5A north of Meriden, thence southwesterly through Meriden to junction with US 5 and US 5A near Tracy.
US Route 5A Cancellation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of US 5 and US 5A and Connecticut State Route 22 in North Haven, thence southerly to a junction with present US 5 and US 5A in New Haven.
US Route 7 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning on present US 7 north of Canaan, thence in a southerly direction on new location to junction of present US 7 and US 44 east of Canaan.
US Route 202 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 202 and US 202A in Danbury, thence northwesterly an State Route 37 to Interstate Route 84, thence southwesțerly on Interstate Route 84 to junction with present US 202.
RHODE ISLAND US Route 1 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 1 and newly constructed facility southwest of Wakefield, thence northeasterly over the new facility by-passing Wakefield on the south to the junction of present US 1 and US 1A southeast of Wakefield, thence northerly over US 1A via Allenton and Bellville to junction of present US 1 and US 1A northwest of Wickford.
US Route 1A Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 1 and newly constructed facility by-passing Wakefield to the south, thence northeasterly and easterly over former US 1 through Wakefield to Narragansett Pier, thence northerly with former US 1 via Saunderstown, Hamilton and Wickford to junction of present US 1 and farmer US 1A northwest of Wickford.
US Route 1A Establishment of an Alternate US Route DENIED For the reason that the routing is indirect and that there is no indication of a need for the establishment of an alternate route under the Purpose and Policy dated August 1, 1962.	Beginning at the junction of present US 1 and State Route 3 in Westerly, thence southerly over SR 3 to Avondale, thence easterly on state route designated as Shore Road to junction with US 1 in Haversham.
PENNSYLVANIA US Route 15 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning on US 15 between Dillsburg and Clear Springs at the junction of a recently completed high-type facility, thence southerly on new location to a junction with present US 15 northeast of York Springs.
US Route 15 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning on US 15 at the junction of State Route 394 northeast of Gettysburg, thence southeast on SR 394 to a junction with a recently constructed high-type: facility, thence. southerly over the new facility by-passing Gettysburg to the east to a junction with present US 15 about two miles north of Pennsylvania-Maryland State line at which point there is an interchange for a temporary ending of the new routing until such a time as the section in Maryland is completed to connect with the Pennsylvania relocation.
US Route 19 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the interchange of present US 19 and Intrastate Route 70S northeast of Washington, thence southeasterly along I-70S to an interchange just west of Vance, thence southerly on new location crossing US 40 to a junction with present US 19 southeast of Laboratory.
US Route 22 Relocation APPROVED	(Mundy Corner By-pass) Beginning at the junction of present US 22 and newly constructed high-type facility west of Mundy Corner, thence easterly on new facility to junction with present US 22 east of Mundy Corner.
"APPROVED	(Ebensburg By-pass) Beginning at the junction of present US 22 and newly constructed high-type facility southwest of Ebensburg, thence easterly on new facility to junction with present US 22 east of Ebensburg.
"APPROVED	(Armagh By-pass) Beginning at the junction of present US 22 and newly constructed high-type facility west of Armagh, thence easterly along new facility to junction with present US 22 east of Armagh.
"APPROVED	Beginning at an interchange with present US 22 and Interstate Route 70 east of Churchill, thence easterly over I-70 to an interchange with US 22 just vest of the Pittsburgh Interchange to the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
US Route 22 BR Recognition of a Business Route APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US Route 22 and Interstate Route 70 east of Churchill, thence southeasterly and easterly along old US 22 to Interstate 70 and present US 22 at the interchange with present US 22 just west of the Pittsburgh Interchange to the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
US Route 30 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the interchange of present US 30 and newly constructed high-type facility west of Sadsburyville, thence easterly on new facility to an interchange with present US 30 east of Downington.
US Route 40 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 40 and new high-type facility in Centerville, thence southeasterly on new facility via West Brownsville to junction with present US 40 in southeastern edge of Brownsville.
US Route 119 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 119 and a new high-type facility south of Ben Avon, thence southerly through Lucerne Junction on new high-type facility to present US 119 south of Homer City.
US Route 209 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 209 and a new high-type facility west of Sciota, thence easterly to State Route 164 west of Hamilton Square, thence northerly by-passing Snydersville to the east to present US 209 west of Stroudsburg.
US Route 222 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 222 and a new high-type facility (State Route 10) in West Reading, thence northwesterly on SR 10 to interchange with Buttonwood Street, thence northeasterly vis Buttonwood Street through Greenfield Manor to interchange with present US 222 in Hyde Park.
US Route 222 BR Recognition of a Business Route APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 222 and State Route 10 in West Reading, thence northerly over former US 222 through Reading to junction with new US 222 in Hyde Park.
US Route 322 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning on US 322 at a junction with new high-type facility west of Quentin, thence southeasterly by-passing Cornwall on the south to junction with present US 322 southeast of Cornwall.
"APPROVED	Beginning at junction of a newly constructed facility and US 322 southeast of Lewistown, thence on new location through Lewtstown to junction with present US 322 in Burnham.
"APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 322 and a new high-type factory northest of Cochranton and southeasterly on new location by-passing Cochranton on the east to a junction with present US 322 at Hannasville.
US Route 422 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 422 and State Route 10 in West Reading, thence southeasterly on a new high-type facility by-passing Reading on the south to a junction with present US 422 southeast of Reiffton.
US Route 422 BR Recognition of A Business Route	Beginning at the junction of present US 422 and State Route 10 in West Reading, thence easterly over former US 422 through Reading and Mount Penn to'a junction vith present US 422 southeast of Reiffton.
US Route 422 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 422 west of the Butler Airport, thence easterly on new high-type facility by-passing Butler on the north, East Butler on the south and Worthington to junction with present US 422 in West Kittanning.
US Route 611 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the interchange with present US 611 and Interstate Route 80 south of Scotrun, thence southeasterly on I-80 to an interchange with present US 611 in the western edge of Stroudsburg.
US Route 611 A Extension of an Alternate US Route DENIED For the reason explained in a previous item covering the extension of this same route on page 3 of this agenda.	Beginning at the interchange between US 611 and Interstate Route 80 west of Stroudsburg, which is also the present northern terminus of US Alternate 611, thence over former US 611 via Bartonsviile, Lover Tannerville to the interchange with present US 611 and I-80 south of Scotrun.
OHIO US Route 25 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the interchange with present US 25, State Route 47 and Interstate Route 75 on the west side of Sydney, thence northerly over new high-type facility (I-75) by-passing Anna, Botkins, Wapakoneta and Lima on the east to the interchange of US 25 and State Route 81 northeast of Lima.
US Route 30 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 30 and a new high-type facility west of Wooster, thence on the new facility easterly through the southern section of Wooster to a junction with present US 30 just east of the city limits of Wooster.
US Route 250 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of present US 250 and a new high-type facility about two miles northwest of Wooster, thence in a southeast direction on a new high-type facility to a junction with present US 250 in the south edge of Wooster.
MISSOURI US Route 40 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the Missouri-Kansas State line on the Intercity Viaduct (Interstate Route 70), thence easterly and southeasterly over newly completed I-70 in Kansas City to an interchange with present US 40 and I-70 at the eastern edge of Kansas City.
US Route 40 Optional Elimination of Optional Route APPROVED	Beginning on US 40 (I-70) on the 6th Street Trafficway section in the north edge of the Central Business District of Kansas City, thence southerly over various streets to Linwood Boulevard, thence eastward on Linwood Boulevard to Paseo Boulevard.
MONTANA US Route 287 Extension DENIED For the reason there is not sufficient need indicated for this extension. It was suggested by the Executive Committee that they would be willing to reconsider this application when additional warrants and merits are developed and presented.	Beginning in West Yellowstone at the junction of US Routes 20-191 and State Route 287, thence westerly to junction with US Routes 20-191 and SR 287, west of West Yellowstone thence northerly over SR 287 via Ennis, Harrison, Townsend and East Helena to junction with Interstate Route 15 in Helena, thence northerly with SR 287 and I-15 to Wolf Creek, thence continue northerly an SR 287 via Augusta and Choteau to junction with US 89, thence northerly with SR 287 and US 89 via Browning, Kiowa and Babb to the International Border between the United States and the Province of Alberta, Canada north of Piegan.
WISCONSIN US Route 41 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at the junction of US Route 41 and a newly constructed facility west of Appleton, thence north and east over new facility, by-passing Appleton on the north to a junction with present US 41 northeast of Kaukauna.
US Route 41 BR Recognition of a Business Route APPROVED	Beginning on US Route 41 at its junction with State Route 26 south of Oshkosh, thence northeasterly through Oshkosh on SR 26 and US 45 to the junction of US 45-41 north of Oshkosh.
US Route 151 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning on present US Route 151 approimately 2¼ miles south of Waupun, thence northerly over a new facility by-passing Waupun to the east to a junction with present US 151 northeast of Waupun.
US Route 151 BR Recognition of a Business Route	Beginning at the junction of present US 151 and the new facility over which new US 151 is to be located about 2¼ miles south of Waupun, thence northerly over old US Route 151 through Waupun to a junction with newly relocated US 151 northeast of Waupun.
US Route 151 Relocation APPROVED	Beginning at a junction with a newly constructed facility and present US 151 southwest of Sun Prairie, approximately 1½ miles, thence in a northeasterly direction by-passing Sun Prairie on the northwest to junction with present US 151 northeast of Sun Prairie.
US Route 151 BR Recognition of a Business Route APPROVED	Beginning at junction of present US 151 and newly r4located US 151 approximately 14 miles southwest of Sun Prairie, thence northeasterly and northerly over former US Route 151 through Sun Prairie to junction with now US Route 151 northeast of Sun Prairie.
GEORGIA-SOUTH CAROLINA US Route 319 Extension (Resubmission) DENIED For the reason that there was no inventory of present touting shown on the submission and that it had previously been rejected on the basis of standards and needs.	(Georgia Section) Beginning at the northern terminus of US 319 in Wadley, thence north over US 1 via Wrens and Augusta to the Georgia-South Carolina State Line.
DENIED For the reason that it vas previously rejected on the basis of standards and needs.	(South Carolina Section) Beginning at the South Carolina-Georgia State line in North Augusta on US 25 and 1 thence northerly on US 25 to State Route 19 in Trenton, thence northerly on SR 19 via Johnston, Saluda, Newberry and Whitmire to State Route 72, then northeasterly on SR 72 via Carlisle and Chester to US 21 in Rock Hill.
OREGON US Route 126 Extension (Resubmission) DENIED For the reason that the need is not evident and the standards are inadequate and further for the reason that the matter had been rejected previously on the same basis.	Beginning at present terminus of US 126 at junction of US 99, thence westerly through Eugene via Veneta, Elmira, Walton, Mapleton, Tiernan and Cushman to US 101 at Florence.
WASHINGTON-OREGON US Route 12 Extension (Resubmission) DENIED For the reason that the standards are inadequate and that it had been previously rejected on the same grounds, with no additional information showing change in the standards in effect on the section in question.	(Washington Section) Beginning on US Route 410 at the Washington-Idaho State line, then westerly on US 410 via Clarkston, Pomeroy, Dodge, Delaney, Dayton, Waitsburg, Walla Walla, Touchet, Pasco and Kennewick to State Route 8, thence south and west over SR 8 via Plymouth, Paterson and Roosevelt to US Route 97 south of Goldendale then south on US Route 97 to US Routes 197 and 830 at Maryhill Junction, thence westerly over US Routes 830-197 via Wishram to junction with US 830-197 near the Dalles Dam, thence continue westward over US 830 via White Salmon, North Bonneville and Camas to US Route 99 in Vancouver.
"DENIED For the reason that there is no agreement between the two states involved, which will permit a continuous routing and for the further reason that the matter had been rejected previously.	(Oregon Section) Beginning on the Oregon-Washington State line on US Routes 395-730 approximately 6 miles southwest of Wallula, Washington, thence southwesterly over US Routes 395-730 to Cold Spring, thence continue westerly over US 730 via Umatilla and Irrigon to Interstate 80N (US 30) east of Boardman.
SOUTH DAKOTA-NORTH DAKOTA US Route 385 Extension DENIED For the reason that there would be many miles of double marking over a US route of a lower number and no apparent need for such double marking is evident.	(South Dakota Section) Beginning at the northern terminus of present US 385 at its junction with US 85 at Plume, thence northerly over US 85 via Deadwood, Spearfish, Belle Fourche, Redig, Buffa and Ludlow to the South Dakota-North Dakota State line.
"DENIED For the reason that there would be many miles of double marking over a US route of a lower number and no apparent need for such double marking is evident.	(North Dakota Section) Beginning at the North Dakota-South Dakota State line on US 85 south of Bowman, thence northerly on US 85 via Bowman, Amidon, Belfield, Fairfield, Watford City, Alexander, Williston and Fortuna to the International Boundry between United States and Canada.
OKLAHOMA-TEXAS New US Route APPROVED AND ASSIGNED US 259	(Oklahoma Section) Beginning at the junction of US 270-59 and State Route 103 northwest of Page, thence southerly over SR 103 via Big Cedar to State Route 21 at Smithville, thence southerly over SR 21 to US Route 70 at Broken Bow, thence southerly over US Route 70 to junction with State Route 87 at Idabel, thence southeasterly over SR 87 via Harris to the Oklahoma-Texas State line.
New US Route APPROVED AND ASSIGNED US 259	(Texas Section) Beginning at the Texas-Oklahoma State line on State Route 26, thence southerly over SR 26 via De Kalb, Omaha, Daingerfield, Lone Star, Longview, Kilgore, Henderson and Mount Enterprise to junction with US 59 approximately five miles north of Nacogdoches.
CALIFORNIA US Routes 50-99 BR Recognition of a Business Route RATIFIED	FOR RATIFICATION Beginning at the interchange (Stockton Boulevard Overcrossing) between the new Sacramento Expressway and old US Routes 50-99 (State Route 4) south of Sacramento, thence over former US 50-99 to interchange in Sacramento at or near the intersection of Broadway and 29th and 30th Streets.
SPECIAL ITEM
MISSOURI Interstate Route 44 Request for redesignation to Interstate 66 DENIED It was the action of the Executive Committee after a report by the Route Numbering Subcommittee, that the numerology of the Interstate System, as presently adopted and approved, not be altered.	The Missouri State Highway Commission has requested that Interstate Route 44 in Missouri be redesignated as Interstate Route 66. Discussion of General Principle involved, States of Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California also would be affected.