U.S. Route 19
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Not to be confused with U.S. Route 1/9.
U.S. Route 19 or U.S. Highway 19 (US 19) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway in the Eastern United States. Despite encroaching Interstate Highways, the route has remained a long-haul road, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with Lake Erie.
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Length | 1,438.2 mi (2,314.6 km) | ||||||
Existed | 1926[citation needed]–present | ||||||
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North end | US 20 in Erie, PA | ||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||
States | Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
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The highway's southern terminus is at Memphis, Florida, which is just south of St. Petersburg at an intersection with US 41. Its northern terminus is in Erie, Pennsylvania, at an intersection with US 20 about two miles (3.2 km) from the shores of Lake Erie.[1]
The length of the highway is 1,438.2 miles (2,314.6 km), including both US 19E/US 19W paths through North Carolina and Tennessee.