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U.S. Route 82 is an east-west United States highway in the southern United States. What started as a 1932 addition to the system[1] across central Mississippi and southern Arkansas eventually became a 1,609 mile[1] (2,589 km) route extending from the White Sands of New Mexico to Georgia's Atlantic coast. The highway's eastern terminus is in Brunswick, Georgia, at an intersection with Interstate 95. It is co-signed for its last half mile with U.S. Route 17. Its western terminus is in Alamogordo, New Mexico at an intersection with U.S. Route 54 and U.S. Route 70.[2]
[edit] Route description[edit] New MexicoUS 82 begins at an intersection with US highways 54 and 70 north of Alamogordo. From there, it generally follows a north-northeasterly bearing until Artesia,where it takes a more due-easterly bearing on through to Lovington, veering back slightly to the north before crossing into Texas. [edit] TexasMain article: U.S. Route 82 in Texas [edit] ArkansasUS 82 enters Arkansas in downtown Texarkana, then proceeds almost due east across the flat plains of the Red River. It crosses the Red River at Garland City on a new bridge, then passes through the towns of Lewisville and Magnolia. At Magnolia the route joins US 79 for approximately two miles before continuing eastward. The route passes through the cities of El Dorado and Strong before crossing the Ouachita River just north of Lake Jack Lee, then continues through Crossett and Hamburg to Lake Village. The route continues from there across the Mississippi river to Greenville, MS. [edit] MississippiThrough the entire state, the highway is four-laned with interchanges at major junctions. It crosses the Mississippi River, heading almost due east to Starkville, passing through Indianola and Greenwood, while bypassing Itta Bena. From Starkville east through Columbus and on to the Alabama state line, Hwy 82 is built to freeway standards. At the west end of the state, near Greenville, a new four-laned, cable-stayed Mississippi River bridge has been constructed. The Arkansas and Mississippi approaches are currently under construction and the bridge is expected to open in 2009. Currently a bypass around Greenville and Leland, Mississippi is under construction, the current route of Hwy 82 which goes through Greenville will become U.S. 82 Business. The new bypass will be the southern terminus for the planned freeway spur to the new Interstate 69, which is also under construction through the northern Mississippi Delta. The Mississippi section of U.S. 82 is defined in Mississippi Code Annotated § 65-3-3. [edit] AlabamaMain article: U.S. Route 82 in Alabama Throughout Alabama, U.S. 82 is paired with unsigned State Route 6. The highway crosses the state, and is known in West Alabama (Tuscaloosa and Northport) as McFarland Boulevard, in memory of the late Honorable Ward Wharton McFarland, a political, business, and civic leader who died in 1979. Currently in Pickens County, Alabama, a widening project of U.S. 82 is underway to make the highway four-laned. New bridges are being constructed using Federal Highway Administration monies, as well as matching Alabama Department of Transportation funds. Four-laning the highway is also underway in western Tuscaloosa County, Alabama but numerous delays, caused by the lack of commitment of matching funds by the Tuscaloosa County Commission, have added years to the project. Portions of the project site along Highway 82 in western Tuscaloosa County have been excavated and site-readied multiple times, due to repeated holdups associated with the County Commission's funds commitment; as of July, 2008, there has been no action to finish the work. Interestingly, Tuscaloosa County holds the largest county government cash reserves in the state, currently in excess of forty million dollars. [edit] GeorgiaThroughout much of southern Georgia, U.S. 82 is paired with State Route 520 and designated as "Corridor Z" and "South Georgia Parkway." West of Dawson, U.S. 82 is paired with Georgia Hwy 50, the historic State Route number for U.S. 82 in Georgia. From Albany, GA onwards, U.S. 82 becomes a four laned highway as it moves through Albany and then onto the county seat of Worth County, GA named Sylvester onto Tifton where 82 intersects with I-75. After this the highway moves east towards the coast and ends at I-95 in Brunswick.
[edit] HistoryThe east ends of US 82 and U.S. Route 84 were swapped in 1989 after the roads around Waycross, Georgia, were reconfigured. Most of the Arkansas section was originally Highway 2.
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