United States Highway 70 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles (3,838 km) from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona.

Termini

As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is Atlantic, North Carolina . Its western terminus is Globe, Arizona at U.S. Highway 60.

Originally it reached downtown Los Angeles even though it was duplexed with U.S. Highway 99 and/or U.S. Highway 60 throughout its course west of Globe, Arizona. Beginning in 1964 it was decommissioned in favor of Interstate 10 or US 60.

States Traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

• North Carolina
• Tennessee
• Arkansas
• Oklahoma
• Texas
• New Mexico
• Arizona

Notable cities on the route

• Goldsboro, North Carolina
• Raleigh, North Carolina
• Durham, North Carolina
• Greensboro, North Carolina
• Hickory, North Carolina
• Asheville, North Carolina
• Knoxville, Tennessee
• Nashville, Tennessee
• Jackson, Tennessee
• Memphis, Tennessee
• Little Rock, Arkansas
• Hot Springs, Arkansas
• Ardmore, Oklahoma
• Plainview, Texas
• Roswell, New Mexico
• Las Cruces, New Mexico

Related U.S. routes

• U.S. Highway 170
• U.S. Highway 270
• U.S. Highway 370
• U.S. Highway 470
• List of United States Highways

Source and External Link

• U.S. Highways: from US 1 to (US 830) (Robert V. Droz)