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U.S. Route 75 U.S. Route 75 is a north–south U.S. Highway that runs in the central United States. The highway's northern terminus is located at the Canadian border near Noyes, Minnesota, at a now-closed border crossing. From this point, the highway ...
exist. Two routes exist in
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Henryetta business loop

The first special route along U.S. 75 is U.S. Route 75 Business in
Henryetta, Oklahoma Henryetta is a city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 5,640 at the 2020 census. History Hugh Henry established a ranch on Creek Nation land in 1885. He soon found a deposit of coal, which he began using to fuel th ...
, in Okmulgee County. The route is in length. It begins at I-40 exit 237 west of town. It then continues east through the town to end at US-62/75 east of downtown. The entirety of the route is concurrent with Business Loop I-40 and U.S. 62 Business.


Major intersections


Beggs–Sapulpa alternate route

U.S. Route 75 Alternate, the only such special route stemming from U.S. 75, is a former alignment of the mainline highway from east of Beggs to
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, a suburb of
Tulsa Tulsa ( ) is the second-most-populous city in the state of Oklahoma, after Oklahoma City, and the 48th-most-populous city in the United States. The population was 413,066 as of the 2020 census. It is the principal municipality of the Tul ...
. The route is long. U.S. 75 Alternate is also sporadically signed as U.S. 75A and State Highway 75A. The highway begins at U.S. 75 east of Beggs and travels west to that town, where it turns north. It runs through the towns of
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and Kiefer before reaching Sapulpa. In Sapulpa, its northern terminus is explicitly signed at an intersection with State Highway 66 and other state highways, but official
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maps show it extending northeast along SH-66 until the point where it merges with
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. U.S. 75 followed what is now U.S. 75 Alternate prior to 1959. On August 28 of that year, mainline U.S. 75 was rerouted onto the new Okmulgee Beeline freeway and expressway, and U.S. 75 Alternate was established along the former route of the highway.


Altoona business loop


Major intersections


Topeka business loop


Nebraska City business loop


Major intersections


Sioux City business loop

U.S. Highway 75 Business in
Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury County, Iowa, Woodbury and Plymouth County, Iowa, Plymouth counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Iowa, fo ...
was created in 2001 after the completion of a freeway around Sioux City. Officially, US 75 Business is known as Iowa Highway 376, but it is never signed as such. The route begins at the I-29/I-129/US 20/US 75 interchange in Sioux City and follows US 75's former route through Sioux City, rejoining US 75 on the city's northern edge. Northbound US 75 Business traffic follows I-29 southbound.


Le Mars business loop

U.S. Route 75 Business in
Le Mars, Iowa Le Mars is a city and the county seat of Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. It is located on the Floyd River northeast of Sioux City. The population was 10,571 at the time of the 2020 census. Le Mars is located within America Township an ...
was created in 2006 after the completion of a by-pass around Le Mars. The business route begins at the
Iowa Highway 3 Iowa Highway 3 (Iowa 3) is a state highway that runs from east to west across the state of Iowa. It is the longest state highway in Iowa, at long. Iowa 3 begins at the South Dakota state line where it continues as South Dakota High ...
interchange, with which the US 75 Business runs concurrently, and ends at the new US 75/ Iowa 60 interchange. The portion of US 75 Business that is not concurrent with Iowa 3 is officially known as Iowa 404, but it is never signed as such.


Former routes


Galveston–Houston temporary route


Houston business loop


Oakhurst-Owasso temporary route


Tulsa business route


Wakarusa–North Topeka alternate


Topeka bypass route


North Topeka–Hoyt alternate


References

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