U.S. Route 10

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U.S. Route 10

Length:

565 mi^[1] (909.2 km)

Formed:

1926^[1]

West end:

I-94 at West Fargo, ND

Major
junctions:

I-29 at Fargo, ND

I-35W near Minneapolis, MN
I-35E/I-94 near St. Paul, MN
US 41 at Menasha, WI
I-43 near Manitowoc, WI
US 31 near Ludington, MI
US 127 near Clare, MI

East end:

I-75/US 23 at Bay City, MI

United States Numbered Highways

U.S. Route 10 is an east-west United States highway formed in 1926.^[1] Though it was never the cross-country route suggested by the "0" in its route number, US 10 was once one of the original long-haul highways, from Detroit, Michigan to Seattle, Washington, before losing much of its length to the Interstate highways. As of 2006, it is 565 miles long.^[1]

The route crosses Lake Michigan by ferry (the SS Badger) between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. US 10 is one of only two US Highways that include a ferry ride in the route (US 9 is the other). Formerly, US 16 also had a ferry connection between Muskegon, Michigan and Milwaukee, Wisconsin; this ferry still runs as the Lake Express.

1 Termini
2 Alternate routes
3 States traversed
4 Larger cities served
5 See also
6 Sources
7 References

[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in Bay City, Michigan at an intersection with Interstate 75 (US-10 mile marker 139, I-75 mile marker 162). Its western terminus is in West Fargo, North Dakota at an intersection with Interstate 94.

Originally, US 10 also passed through Montana, the Idaho Panhandle, and Washington, terminating in Seattle. The completion of I-90 and I-94 replaced US 10 along this route, although some sections of the old US 10 road still exist in such cities as Bismarck, North Dakota, Missoula, Montana and Spokane, Washington. The last section of Interstate 90 to be completed was between Wallace, Idaho and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho in the early 1990s. Much of this route was co-numbered as both Interstate 90 and US 10 until the final completion of Interstate 90 through Idaho.

At the eastern end, US 10 originally went south from Midland, Michigan to Saginaw, Michigan on what is now highway M-47. It then joined up with US 23 in Saginaw, and continued south until it split off of US 23 north of Flint, Michigan. It then continued south-east as the Dixie Highway to Pontiac, Michigan, where it became Woodward Avenue, now designated as M-1. From there, US 10 continued on an almost straight line to downtown Detroit, where it intersected with US 16, US 25, and US 12. It then took a two-block jog, and ended up at the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel to Canada.

When the John C. Lodge Freeway was built, US 10 was re-routed onto this freeway. When the highway south of Bay City was de-designated, this highway was re-named M-10.

Historical Note: In 1925, US-10 was originally proposed to run from Detroit through Chicago, and northwesterly into Wisconsin on what later became US-12.

[edit] Alternate routes

S.S. Badger transports across Lake Michigan

US 10 has had alternate routes designated in the past, but none are active as of 2004.

Between 1926 and 1934, there was a pair of alternate routes between St. Cloud, Minnesota and Moorhead, Minnesota. U.S. Route 10N, the northern route, connected St. Cloud,, Little Falls, Minnesota, Motley, Minnesota, and Detroit Lakes, Minnesota before reaching Moorhead. U.S. Route 10S ran from St. Cloud through Alexandria, Minnesota and Fergus Falls, Minnesota before rejoining U.S. Route 10N at Moorhead. In the mid-1930s, U.S. Route 52 was extended into Minnesota, and Route 10S was renamed to Route 52 (now Interstate 94). Route 10N was renamed to Route 10. ^[2]

[edit] States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

The highway also used to pass through:

[edit] Larger cities served

Larger cities along US-10 include:

[edit] See also

[edit] Sources

Endpoints of US highways

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d US Highways From US 1 to US 830 Robert V. Droz
^ Riner, Steve. The Unfficial Minnesota Highways Page: Details of Routes 1-25. Retrieved on 2006-04-05.

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