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U. S. Route 76
Length: 548 mi[1] (882 km)
Formed: 1926[1]
West end: US 11/US 41/US 64/US 72/TN 2 at Chattanooga, TN
Major
junctions:
I-75 at Dalton, GA

I-26 at Columbia, SC
I-95 at Florence, SC
US 17 in Wilmington, NC

East end: Wrightsville Beach, NC
United States Numbered Highways
List - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand US Route 11 is a north-south United States highway extending 1645 mile US Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami Florida. US Route 64 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2326 miles (3743 km from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners US Route 72 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 337 miles (542 km from southeast Tennessee through northern Alabama and northern State Route 2 is a west to east highway in the US state of Tennessee, that is long Interstate 75 (I-75 is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the midwest and southeastern United States. Dalton is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States It is the County seat of Whitfield County and the principal city of the Dalton Interstate 26 (I-26 is a nominally east-west (but physically more north-south main route of the Interstate Highway System in the Southeastern United States. Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the US state of South Carolina. Interstate 95 is a major Interstate highway, running along the East Coast of the United States from Florida to Maine Florence is the largest city in and the County seat of Florence County, South Carolina, United States. US Route 17 (also known as the Coastal Highway) is a north-south United States highway. Wilmington is a city in and the County seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Wrightsville Beach is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U The following is a list of United States Numbered Highways. It includes U An auxiliary US Route is an Auxiliary route (alternate route loop or spur designated with an auxiliary sign above (or occasionally below the route shield or a suffix after Not to be confused with Divided highway portions of the US Highway system. This is a list of highways mostly US Routes bypassed by Interstate Highways Unless otherwise specified designations are as of ca S. Route 76 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 548 miles (882 km) from southeastern North Carolina to Chattanooga, Tennessee. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States

Between Chadbourn and Wilmington, U. Chadbourn is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. Wilmington is a city in and the County seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. S. 76 runs concurrent with U.S. 74, a distance of approximately 54 mi (87 km). US Route 74 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 524 miles (843 km from Wrightsville Beach North Carolina, to Chattanooga Tennessee The highway's eastern terminus is Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Wrightsville Beach is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Its western terminus is Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Contents

Route description

Major cities

Tennessee


Georgia

In Georgia, the highway traverses the northern part of the state and passes through the Chattahoochee National Forest and the Georgia's most mountainous region. Wilmington is a city in and the County seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Florence is the largest city in and the County seat of Florence County, South Carolina, United States. Sumter (ˈsʌmptɚ is a city in and the County seat of Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the US state of South Carolina. Anderson is a city in and the County seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. Clemson is a city in Anderson and Pickens counties in the US state of South Carolina. Blairsville is a city in Union County, Georgia, United States. Dalton is a city in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States It is the County seat of Whitfield County and the principal city of the Dalton The Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest in northern Georgia is actually two National Forests the Oconee National Forest and Chattahoochee National Forest linked From east to west, U. S. 76 passes through Rabun, Towns, Union, Fannin, Gilmer, and Whitfield Counties. Rabun County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. As of the 2000 Census, the Population is 15050 Towns County is a County located in the US state of Georgia Union County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. As of 2000 the population is 17289 Fannin County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Gilmer County is a County located in the US state of Georgia. Whitfield County is a County located in the US state of Georgia.

South Carolina

In South Carolina, U. S. 76 is a well-traveled route spotted with small towns (35 mph speed limit), factory entrances and municipalities. The highway parallels Interstate 26 to the east, thus serving as the main local route between the small industrial towns between Columbia and Anderson. Interstate 26 (I-26 is a nominally east-west (but physically more north-south main route of the Interstate Highway System in the Southeastern United States. Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the US state of South Carolina. Anderson is a city in and the County seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The rural drive is slowest between Columbia and Clinton; past Laurens, one may expect to find fewer travelers towards Anderson.

North Carolina

The highway passes through Pine Bluff and becomes concurrent with U.S. 74 from Chadbourn to Wilmington. Fair Bluff is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. US Route 74 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 524 miles (843 km from Wrightsville Beach North Carolina, to Chattanooga Tennessee Chadbourn is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. Wilmington is a city in and the County seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The highway is mostly four lanes, divided with at-grade and controlled intersections. The speed limit is 70 mph (110 km/h). It crosses the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge into Wilmington and continues to Wrightsville Beach via Oleander Drive to the route's eastern terminus. The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is a steel Vertical lift bridge. Wrightsville Beach is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States.

See also

Related routes

References

  1. ^ a b Droz, Robert V. US Route 176 is a spur of US Route 76. It currently runs for 229 miles (369 km from Goose Creek South Carolina at U US Route 276 is a spur of US Route 76. It currently runs generally northwesterly for 108 miles (174 km from Mauldin South Carolina at Interstate 185 U.S. Highways: From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 1 March 2006. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.


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It started in Ogallala, Nebraska, and gradually grew to reach the West Coast in Oregon US Route 27 ( US 27) is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. US Route 28 is a defunct designation (since the early 1950s) of an east-west highway between Florence Oregon, and Ontario Oregon. US Route 29 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1036 miles (1667 km from the western suburbs of Baltimore Maryland, to Pensacola Florida US Route 30 is an east-west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country US Route 31 is a long north-south highway connecting northern Michigan to southern Alabama, with termini at Interstate 75 near Mackinaw City US Route 6, also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, is a main route of the U United States Highway 33 is a United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for 709 miles (1141 km from northern Indiana to Richmond Virginia US Route 34 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1122 miles (1806 km from the western suburbs of Chicago to north-central Colorado. US Route 35 is a north-south United States highway that runs northwest-southeast for approximately from northern Indiana to the western suburbs of Charleston US Route 36 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 1414 miles (2276 km from Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado to Uhrichsville US Highway 31E is the easternmost of two parallel routes for U US Route 6, also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, is a main route of the U US Route 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami Florida. Route description Kentucky US 42 crosses into Covington Kentucky on the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge, joined with U US Route 43 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 410 miles (649 km from central Tennessee to Mobile Alabama. US Route 44 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 238 miles (383 km through four states in the Northeastern region of the United States US Route 45 is a north-south United States highway. US 45 is a border-to-border route from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico. Route description Today US Route 46 begins at a complex interchange of the southern end of Route 94, Interstate 80 the Portland-Columbia Toll Bridge leading US Route 48 or Corridor H is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System. US Route 49 is a north-south United States highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Piggott Arkansas, at an intersection with U US Route 50 is a major east-west route of the US Highway system, stretching just over 3000 miles (4800 km from Ocean City Maryland on the Atlantic Ocean US Route 51 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1286 miles (2070 km from northern Wisconsin to the western suburbs of New Orleans Louisiana US Route 52 is a United States highway that runs across the northern eastern and southeastern regions of the United States. US Highway 53 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 403 miles (649 km from northern Minnesota to La Crosse Wisconsin. US Route 54 is an east-west United States highway that runs northeast-southwest for 1197 miles (1926 km from western Illinois to El Paso Texas US Route 55 was a north-south United States highway. Despite the "5" in its route number US 55 was never a long route US Route 56 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 640 miles in the Midwestern United States. US Highway 57 is a north-south United States highway that follows a nearly east-west route in southwest Texas. US Route 58 is an east-west US Highway that runs for 508 miles (818 km from U US Route 59 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in parts of Texas) For the US Route 60 in the 1925 plan see US Route 66. US Route 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2670 Miles US Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans Louisiana, to the city of Wyoming Minnesota. US Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso Texas to Niagara Falls New York, near the United States-Canada border. US Route 63 is a 1286 mile (2070 km long north-south United States highway primarily in the Midwestern United States. US Route 64 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2326 miles (3743 km from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners US Route 65 is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. US Route 66 (also known as the Will Rogers Highway after the humorist, and colloquially known as the "Main Street of America" or the "Mother US Route 67 is a 1560 mile (2511 km long north-south U US Route 68 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 560 miles (901 km from northwest Ohio to western Kentucky. US Route 69 is a north-south United States highway. When it was first created it was only long but it has since been expanded into a Minnesota to Texas US Route 70 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2385 miles (3838 km from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. US Route 71 is a north-south United States highway. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstate highways Currently US Route 72 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 337 miles (542 km from southeast Tennessee through northern Alabama and northern US Route 73 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 112 miles (180 km from northeast Kansas to southeast Nebraska. US Route 74 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 524 miles (843 km from Wrightsville Beach North Carolina, to Chattanooga Tennessee US Route 75 is a north-south US Highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Kittson County Minnesota, at the Canadian border where it continues US Route 77 is a north-south United States highway. It is unsigned in and around Dallas Texas. US Highway 78 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 715 miles (1151 km from Memphis Tennessee, to Charleston South Carolina. US Route 79 is a north-south United States highway. The route is actually a northeast-southwest diagonal with both east-west segments and north-south segments equally mixed US Route 80 is an east-west United States highway. As the "0" in the route number indicates it was originally a cross-country route from the Atlantic US Route 81 is one of the many United States Numbered Highways established in 1926 by the US Department of Agriculture Bureau of Public Roads US Route 82 is an east-west United States highway in the southern United States US Route 83 is one of the longest north-south US Highways in the United States, at. US Route 84 is an east-west United States highway. It started as a short Georgia - Alabama route in the original 1926 scheme but now extends US Route 85 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1479 miles (2380 km in the Midwestern United States. US Highway 87 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in New Mexico) that runs for 1998 miles (3215 km from northern Montana US Route 89 is a north-south United States highway with two sections US Route 90 is an east-west United States highway. Despite the "0" in its route number US 90 never was a full coast-to-coast route it has always ended at US Route 91 is a north-south United States highway. The highway currently serves as a connection between the Cache Valley area of Utah and Idaho to the US Route 92 is a 177 mile (285 km intrastate US Route in the U US Route 93 is a major north-south United States highway in the Western United States. The Tamiami Trail (pronounced "tammy-amee" so it rhymes is the southernmost 275 miles (443 km of U US Route 95 is a north-south United States highway. Unlike many other US highways it has not seen deletion or replacement on most of the course caused by an encroaching US Highway 96 is a north-south US Route in the US state of Texas. US Route 97 is a major north-south United States highway in the western United States. US Route 98 is an east-west United States highway that runs from southern Florida to western Mississippi. US Route 99 was the main north-south highway on the West Coast of the United States until 1964 running from Calexico California, on the U US Route 400 is a mostly east-west US Highway, commissioned in 1994 US Route 412 is an east-west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982 US Route 425 is a north-south United States highway, first commissioned in 1989 The following is a list of United States Numbered Highways. It includes U An auxiliary US Route is an Auxiliary route (alternate route loop or spur designated with an auxiliary sign above (or occasionally below the route shield or a suffix after Not to be confused with Divided highway portions of the US Highway system. This is a list of highways mostly US Routes bypassed by Interstate Highways Unless otherwise specified designations are as of ca
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