U.S. Route 67 is a major north–south U.S. highway which extends for 1,560 miles (2,511 km) in the

Central United States The Central United States is sometimes conceived as between the Eastern and Western as part of a three-region model, roughly coincident with the U.S. Census' definition of the Midwestern United States plus the western and central portions o ...

. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues south as Mexican Federal Highway 16 upon crossing the

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. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 52 in Sabula, Iowa. US 67 crosses the

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twice along its routing. The first crossing is at West Alton, Missouri, where US 67 uses the Clark Bridge to reach

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. About to the north, US 67 crosses the river again at the Rock Island Centennial Bridge between

Rock Island, Illinois Rock Island is a city in and the county seat of Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The original Rock Island, from which the city name is derived, is now called Arsenal Island. The population was 37,108 at the 2020 census. Located on t ...

, and

Davenport, Iowa Davenport is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Iowa, United States. Located along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state, it is the largest of the Quad Cities, a metropolitan area with a population of 384,324 and ...

. Additionally, the route crosses the Missouri River via the Lewis Bridge a few miles southwest of the Clark Bridge.

Route description

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Texas

Throughout Texas, US 67 runs in a primarily northeast–southwest manner, apparently violating the norms for numbering U.S. highways as odd-numbered routes are typically north–south in orientation, because prevailing north–south versus prevailing east–west designation is determined by the ultimate termini as the route traverses multiple states. US 67 is part of the La Entrada al Pacifico international trade corridor from its southern terminus to an intersection with

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in McCamey, where the corridor follows US 385 to

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. Between Dallas and Weaver in eastern Hopkins County, the highway runs concurrently with

Interstate 30 Interstate 30 (I-30) is a Interstate Highway in the southern states of Texas and Arkansas in the United States. I-30 travels from I-20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, and Texarkana, Texas, to I-40 in North Little Rock, A ...

, and is unsigned between Dallas and Royse City. From Weaver east to the Arkansas state line in Texarkana, US 67 runs parallel to I-30. East of the Interstate 35E/Interstate 30 "mixmaster" in

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, U.S. Route 67 follows Interstate 30. West of the "mixmaster," U.S. 67 follows I-35E south through

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. Along this portion, the Route 67 shield is also alongside the Interstate shield. Just north of Kiest Boulevard, U.S. Route 67 breaks off from Interstate 35E and maintains controlled-access ("Interstate grade") status down to

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, where it becomes a four-lane divided highway to the western edge of Cleburne. The route from

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to San Angelo was a previous route of SH 99. Though it passes through the heart of the Ozarks, the highest elevation along US 67 is the last 150 miles between Fort Stockton and Presidio. Below Fort Stockton, US 67 passes near the

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(6535 ft) and the Sierra Del Norte range at 6810 ft. West of Alpine, US 67 passes near the Twin Sisters (6116 and 6134 ft), Ranger Peak (6256 ft), and Paisano Peak (6091 ft) before going through Paisano Pass (5,180 ft). East of Marfa are views of Twin Mountains (6681 and 6910 ft), Goat Mountain (6642 ft), Cathedral Peak (6867 ft), and Cienega Mountain (6565 ft). The Puertacitas Mountains (6350 ft) and the Davis Mountains (8371 ft) can be seen from the Marfa Ghost Lights observatory to the north. The Davis Mountains are the highest elevation near US 67. Thirty miles south of Marfa, US 67 reaches its highest point at 5428 ft, with Chinatti Peak (7732 ft) seen to the southwest.

Arkansas

In Arkansas, US 67 runs parallel with Interstate 30 from Texarkana to Benton, where it then runs concurrently with I-30 to

North Little Rock North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, across the Arkansas from Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 64,591 at the 2020 census. In 2019 the estimated population was 65,903, making it the seventh-mo ...

. It then runs on a freeway north to

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in Walnut Ridge, where the freeway ends and the road becomes a five-lane undivided highway to

Pocahontas Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, known as Matoaka, 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman, belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of ...

. After Pocahontas, the road returns to a two-lane alignment north to the state line. In 2009, a bill was introduced to rename the portion of US 67. The bill, by Rep. J.R. Rogers of Walnut Ridge, designates US 67 in Jackson, Lawrence, and Randolph Counties as "Rock 'n' Roll Highway 67." Besides

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and

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his c ...

, the bill notes that

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, and

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played at clubs along that stretch of highway.

Missouri

Going from south to north, US 67 enters

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

at the

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state line. About north of the state line, it intersects US 160. At the southwest corner of Poplar Bluff, Business Route 67 goes into Poplar Bluff while US 67 bypasses Poplar Bluff to the west on a freeway-grade highway. It then joins

US 60 U.S. Route 60 is a major east–west United States highway, traveling from southwestern Arizona to the Atlantic Ocean coast in Virginia. The highway's eastern terminus is in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where it is known as Pacific Avenue, in the ...

at the northwest corner of Poplar Bluff. Both 60 and 67 then follow a four-lane route to an interchange about northwest of Poplar Bluff, where US 60 heads west toward Springfield, while US 67 heads north to St. Louis. Construction is complete to divide the highway through Wayne, Madison, and Butler Counties, including bypasses around Greenville and Cherokee Pass. The new divided highway opened on August 19, 2011, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Additionally, MoDOT has extended the divided highway south to US 160 south of Poplar Bluff. From Fredericktown, US 67 passes through Farmington, where an existing interchange with Route 221 was converted to a

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in September 2012. US 67 then proceeds through Park Hills, Desloge, and Bonne Terre. About north of Bonne Terre, US 67 crosses

Interstate 55 Interstate 55 (I-55) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route, connecting the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes. The h ...

and enters Festus and Crystal City and picks up US 61. This becomes known as Truman Boulevard in Festus and Crystal City, Highway 61-67 from

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, and Jeffco Boulevard from

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until it exits Jefferson County and enters St. Louis County, over the Meramec River where it becomes Lemay Ferry Road. When US 67/61 reaches St. Louis County, It travels Lemay Ferry Road ( Route 267) until it reaches Lindbergh Boulevard. There, it overlaps Lindbergh Boulevard (known as Kirkwood Road in Kirkwood). US 61 then turns west onto I-64/US 40 West towards Wentzville. Lindbergh, named for aviator

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, continues north through Frontenac, Ladue, Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights, Bridgeton, Hazelwood and Florissant until it reaches Lewis & Clark Boulevard ( Route 367). From there, it continues straight north to West Alton, Missouri and then crosses the

on the Clark Bridge and enters

. The only vehicular tunnel in Missouri is located on US 67 at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, where the road tunnels under Runway 11/29.

Illinois

In the state of

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, US 67 runs north from the Clark Bridge in Alton, passing through Jerseyville, then through the

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region of western Illinois. It runs near the cities of

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, Beardstown, through Macomb, and near

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before crossing into Iowa across the Rock Island Centennial Bridge.

Iowa

US 67 enters Iowa in

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. It follows an alignment through Bettendorf and Clinton which parallels the Mississippi River. Near Sabula, US 67 meets U.S. Route 52 and

Iowa Highway 64 Iowa Highway 64 (Iowa 64) is a state highway that runs through two counties in east central Iowa. It begins at an interchange with U.S. Route 151 (US 151) in Anamosa and ends at the Dale Gardner Veterans Memorial Bridge over the Miss ...

and ends.

Major intersections

;Texas : Presidio–Ojinaga International Bridge at Presidio : in Marfa. The highways travel concurrently to east-northeast of

. : west of Fort Stockton. The highways travel concurrently to east-southeast of Fort Stockton. : in Fort Stockton : in Fort Stockton. The highways travel concurrently to McCamey. : in San Angelo. US 67/US 277 travels concurrently to northeast of San Angelo. : in Ballinger. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Ballinger. : in

Santa Anna Santa Anna may refer to: * Santa Anna, Texas, a town in Coleman County in Central Texas, United States * Santa Anna, Starr County, Texas * Santa Anna Township, DeWitt County, Illinois, one of townships in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. ...

. US 67/US 84 travels concurrently to

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. US 67/US 283 travels concurrently through Santa Anna. : in Brownwood. The highways travel concurrently to Stephenville. : in Early : in Stephenville : in Alvarado : in

: in

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: in Dallas. The highways travel concurrently through Dallas. : in Dallas. I-30/US 67 travels concurrently to west-southwest of Saltillo. : in Dallas : on the Dallas–

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city line : in Mesquite : in

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: in Greenville : in Mount Pleasant : in

Omaha Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest c ...

: in Texarkana : in Texarkana. The highways travel concurrently to

Texarkana, Arkansas Texarkana is a city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and the county seat of Miller County, on the southwest border of the state. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 29,387. The city is located across the state line from its twin city ...

. : on the Arkansas state line. The highways travel concurrently to Texarkana, Arkansas. ;Arkansas : northeast of Mandeville : in

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: in Prescott. The highways travel concurrently through Prescott. : east of Perla : northwest of Traskwood : southwest of Benton. The highways travel concurrently to

. : in

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: in Little Rock. US 65/US 67 travels concurrently to North Little Rock. US 67/US 167 travels concurrently to

Bald Knob Bald Knob is the highest summit of Back Allegheny Mountain in Pocahontas County, West Virginia and is part of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park. At an altitude of above sea level, Bald Knob is the third-highest point in West Virginia and the All ...

. : in Little Rock : in North Little Rock. I-40/US 67 travels concurrently through North Little Rock. I-57/US 67 will travel concurrently to northwest of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. : in Beebe. The highways travel concurrently to Bald Knob. : in Hoxie. The highways travel concurrently to Walnut Ridge. : in Walnut Ridge : in

. The highways travel concurrently to Corning. ;Missouri : east of Fairdealing : northwest of Poplar Bluff. The highways travel concurrently to south-southwest of Hendrickson. : in Festus : in Festus. The highways travel concurrently to the Frontenac–

Ladue Ladue is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 8,989. Ladue has the highest median household income of any city in Missouri with a population over 1,000. Geo ...

city line. : in Mehlville : in Mehlville. The highways travel concurrently to the Sunsest Hills– Kirkwood city line. : on the

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–Mehlville– Green Park city line : on the Sunset Hills–Kirkwood city line : on the Frontenac–Ladue city line : in Bridgeton : in Hazelwood ;Illinois : southwest of South Jacksonville : in Rushville : east of Macomb. The highways travel concurrently to Macomb. : south-southwest of

. The highways travel concurrently to Monmouth. ;Iowa : in Bettendorf : in Le Claire : in Clinton. The highways travel concurrently through Clinton. : west of Sabula

Auxiliary route

U.S. Route 167 is the only auxiliary route of US 67. US 167 stretches from Abbeville, LA to Ash Flat, AR and intersects US 67 at Bald Knob, AR.

Special routes

US 67 has numerous business routes in Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois.

References

External links

US 67 Info

Altonweb site

IL Corridor 67 - 2006

Illinois Highway Ends: US 67

Another Mother Road
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