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{{short description|Highway in the United States}}
{{Infobox U.S. Route
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
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{{Infobox road
|map=US 63 map.png
|country=USA
|length_mi=1,286<ref name="droz">Droz, Robert V. [http://www.us-highways.com/usbt.htm U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830)]. URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).</ref>
|type=US
|length_km=2,070
|route=63
|yrcom=1926<ref name="droz"/>
|map={{maplink-road|from=U.S. Route 63.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=US&nbsp;63 highlighted in red
|length_mi=1286
|length_ref={{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
|established={{start date|November 11, 1926}}<ref name="USH">{{cite map |author1= [[Bureau of Public Roads]] |author2= [[American Association of State Highway Officials]] |date= November 11, 1926 |title= United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials |url= https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_System_of_Highways_Adopted_for_Uniform_Marking_by_the_American_Association_of_State_Highway_Officials.jpg |scale= 1:7,000,000 |location= Washington, DC |publisher= [[United States Geological Survey]] |oclc= 32889555 |access-date= November 7, 2013 |via= [[Wikimedia Commons]] |name-list-style= amp}}</ref>
|direction_a=South
|direction_a=South
|direction_b=North
|direction_b=North
|from=[[Image:I-20.svg|20px]] [[I-20]] at [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston, LA]]
|terminus_a={{jct|country=USA|I|20|US|167}} at [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston, LA]]
|junction =
|junction=[[Image:I-55.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 55|I-55]] at [[Turrell, Arkansas|Turrell, AR]]<br>
*{{jct|country=USA|I|40|US|49}} at [[Brinkley, Arkansas|Brinkley, AR]]
[[Image:US 60.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 60|US 60]] at [[Willow Springs, Missouri|Willow Springs, MO]]<br>
[[Image:I-44.svg|20px]] [[I-44]] at [[Rolla, Missouri|Rolla, MO]]<br>
*{{jct|country=USA|I|44}} at [[Rolla, Missouri|Rolla, MO]]
[[Image:US 50.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 50|US 50]] at [[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City, MO]]<br>
*{{jct|country=USA|I|70|US|40}} at [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia, MO]]
*{{jct|country=USA|I|80}} at [[Malcom, Iowa|Malcom, IA]]
[[Image:I-70.svg|20px]][[Image:US 40.svg|20px]] [[I-70]]/[[U.S. Route 40|US 40]] at [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia, MO]]<br>
*{{jct|country=USA|I|90}} at [[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester, MN]]
[[Image:I-80.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 80|I-80]] at [[Malcom, Iowa|Malcom, IA]]<br>
*{{jct|country=USA|I|94}} at [[Baldwin, Wisconsin|Baldwin, WI]]
[[Image:US 20.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 20|US 20]] at [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo, IA]]<br>
|terminus_b={{jct|country=USA|US|2}} west of [[Ashland, Wisconsin|Ashland, WI]]
[[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[I-90]] near [[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester, MN]]<br>
|states=[[Louisiana]], [[Arkansas]], [[Missouri]], [[Iowa]], [[Minnesota]], [[Wisconsin]]
[[Image:I-94.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 94|I-94]] at [[Baldwin, Wisconsin|Baldwin, WI]]<br>
|previous_type=US
|to=[[Image:US 2.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 2|US 2]] at [[Benoit, Wisconsin|Benoit, WI]]
|previous_route=62
|next_type=US
|next_route=64
}}
}}
'''U.S. Route 63''' is a 1,286&nbsp;mile (2,070&nbsp;km) long north-south [[United States highway]] in the [[Midwestern United States]]. The southern terminus of the route is at [[Interstate 20]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana]]. The northern terminus is at [[U.S. Route 2]] in [[Benoit, Wisconsin]], about 60 miles east of [[Duluth, Minnesota]].
'''U.S. Route 63''' ('''US&nbsp;63''') is a {{convert|1286|mi|km|adj=mid}}, north–south [[United States Highway]] primarily in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] and [[Southern United States]]. The southern terminus of the route is at [[Interstate 20]] (I-20) in [[Ruston, Louisiana]]; the northern terminus is at [[U.S. Route 2|US&nbsp;2]] {{convert|8|mi|spell=in}} west of [[Ashland, Wisconsin]].


==Route description==
==Route description==
{| class="infobox" width="230px"
!style="background: #ccf; float:right;"|<big>Major cities</big>
|-
|
*[[Pine Bluff, Arkansas]]
*[[Jonesboro, Arkansas]]
*[[West Plains, Missouri]]
*[[Rolla, Missouri]]
*[[Jefferson City, Missouri]]
*[[Columbia, Missouri]]
*[[Macon, Missouri]]
*[[Kirksville, Missouri]]
*[[Ottumwa, Iowa]]
*[[Oskaloosa, Iowa]]
*[[Waterloo, Iowa]]
*[[Rochester, Minnesota]]
*[[Red Wing, Minnesota]]
|}


===Louisiana===
===Louisiana===
{{main|U.S. Route 63 in Louisiana}}
U.S. 63 is multiplexed with [[U.S. Route 167|U.S. Highway 167]] for its entire route in Louisiana, from [[Junction City, Louisiana|Junction City]] (at the Arkansas line) south to Ruston.
US&nbsp;63 [[concurrency (road)|runs concurrently]] with [[U.S. Route 167 in Louisiana|US&nbsp;167]] for its entire route in Louisiana, from [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] north, to [[Junction City, Louisiana|Junction City]], at the Arkansas state line, a distance of {{convert|35|mi|km}}.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}


===Arkansas===
===Arkansas===
{{main|U.S. Route 63 in Arkansas}}
U.S. 63 is multiplexed with numerous other Interstate and U.S. highways on its way from [[Mammoth Spring, Arkansas|Mammoth Spring]], at the Missouri line, south to [[Junction City, Arkansas|Junction City]], at the Louisiana line; along the way it crosses one U.S. highway twice, and just misses crossing three others twice <ref>[http://www.arkansashighways.com/Maps/2004%20state%20highway%20map/statehwymap3-8-04_state.pdf Official Arkansas state highway map (large PDF)]</ref>:
U.S. 63 enters into Arkansas from Louisiana concurrent with [[U.S. Route 167 in Arkansas|US 167]] in [[Junction City, Arkansas|Junction City]]. Just a few miles into the state, the two highways run on the eastern edge of [[El Dorado, Arkansas|El Dorado]] as an expressway. US 167 splits here, traveling towards [[Hampton, Arkansas|Hampton]]. US 63 bypasses the town of [[Warren, Arkansas|Warren]], crossing [[US 278 (AR)|US 278]]. US 63 passes through the rural [[Cleveland County, Arkansas|Cleveland County]], then enters into [[Jefferson County, Arkansas|Jefferson County]].
*[[U.S. Route 62|U.S. 62]] and [[U.S. Route 412|U.S. 412]] from [[Hardy, Arkansas|Hardy]] to [[Imboden, Arkansas|Imboden]]; it just misses the north end of [[U.S. Route 167|U.S. 167]] at [[Ash Flat, Arkansas|Ash Flat]], near Hardy
[[File:Int530nRoad-Exit46-AR190US65s-US63sUS79s (29256137500).jpg|thumb|left|US 63 at the southern terminus of I-530 in Pine Bluff]]
*U.S. 412 alone from Imboden to [[Portia, Arkansas|Portia]]
In Jefferson County, US 63 serves the city of [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]]. US 63 bypasses the city, running on the last 3 miles of [[Interstate 530|I-530]]. Also in Pine Bluff, the highway overlaps with [[U.S. Route 65|US 65]] and [[U.S. Route 79|US 79]]. US 63 runs northeast with US 79 until [[Stuttgart, Arkansas|Stuttgart]], where the highway runs north to [[Hazen, Arkansas|Hazen]]. Just north of Hazen, US 63 overlaps with [[Interstate 40 in Arkansas|I-40]] to [[Brinkley, Arkansas|Brinkley]]. In Brinkley, US&nbsp;63 begins an overlap with [[U.S. Route 49 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;49]] north to [[Jonesboro, Arkansas|Jonesboro]]. US&nbsp;63 leaves US&nbsp;49 and follows [[Interstate 555|I-555]] until I-555 terminates, together serving as a bypass for southern Jonesboro. In [[Hoxie, Arkansas|Hoxie]], US 63 intersects with [[U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas|US 67]] (Future [[Interstate 57|I-57]]). Northwest of here near [[Portia, Arkansas|Portia]] the highway overlaps with [[U.S. Route 412|US 412]].
*[[U.S. Route 67|U.S. 67]] in the [[twin cities]] of [[Hoxie, Arkansas|Hoxie]] and [[Walnut Ridge, Arkansas|Walnut Ridge]], but only temporarily until the U.S. 67 freeway is extended from [[Newport, Arkansas|Newport]] to the Walnut Ridge-Hoxie area
*[[U.S. Route 49|U.S. 49]] in [[Jonesboro, Arkansas|Jonesboro]]
*[[Interstate 55|I-55]] from [[Turrell, Arkansas|Turrell]] to [[West Memphis, Arkansas|West Memphis]], silently picking up [[U.S. Route 61|U.S. 61]] at Turrell and [[U.S. Route 64|U.S. 64]] at [[Marion, Arkansas|Marion]]
*[[Interstate 40|I-40]] from West Memphis to [[Hazen, Arkansas|Hazen]]. A multiplexed segment of [[U.S. Route 70|U.S. 70]] and [[U.S. Route 79|U.S. 79]] serves as its service road just west of West Memphis, though they never cross; it also crosses U.S. 49 again at [[Brinkley, Arkansas|Brinkley]].
*U.S. 70 (almost) again in Hazen
*[[U.S. Route 165|U.S. 165]] in [[Stuttgart, Arkansas|Stuttgart]]
*U.S. 79 (almost) again from Stuttgart to [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]]
*[[Interstate 530 (Arkansas)|I-530]] and [[U.S. Route 65|U.S. 65]], along with U.S. 79, in Pine Bluff
*U.S. 167 (almost) again from [[El Dorado, Arkansas|El Dorado]] to Junction City (and continuing to Ruston, Louisiana)
Many of these multiplexes and multiple crossings occurred when the south end of U.S. 63 was extended from Turrell to Ruston in 1999, in a very different direction from the Mammoth Spring-to-Turrell segment; the only non-multiplexed parts of the extension are from Hazen to Stuttgart (formerly [[Arkansas Highway 11]]) and Pine Bluff to El Dorado (formerly [[Arkansas Highway 15]]). In addition, U.S. 63 from Jonesboro (including the U.S. 49 multiplex) to Turrell is designated as future [[Interstate 555]], and will be yet another multiplex once that becomes final.


In [[Imboden, Arkansas|Imboden]] [[U.S. Route 62|US 62]] joins this overlap. In [[Hardy, Arkansas|Hardy]], US 63 leaves the two highways. In [[Mammoth Spring, Arkansas|Mammoth Spring]], US 63 crosses into [[Missouri]], traveling to [[West Plains, Missouri|West Plains]].[[File:US 63, 62, and 412 at Imboden, AR.jpg|thumb|upright|US Highway 62 joins US 63 and 412 in Imboden]]
Though U.S. 63 as a stand-alone highway had always ended at Turrell before the 1999 extension, in the past it was multiplexed with U.S. 61, 64, 70 and 79 (and later I-55) on into [[Memphis, Tennessee]] over the [[Memphis & Arkansas Bridge]]; unlike the 1999 extension, this multiplex to Memphis was generally in line with the rest of U.S. 63. Though some maps continued to show this multiplex until 1999, Arkansas had not recognized U.S. 63 south of Turrell for many years, since at least the 1960's.

While historically there were many non-concurrencies on US 63, many of those have been resolved. In 2016, US&nbsp;63 from Jonesboro (including its original US&nbsp;49 concurrency from Red Wolf Blvd. to Southwest Drive) to Turrell was designated as I-555. As a result, US 63 was rerouted to run concurrently with US 49 from [[Brinkley, Arkansas|Brinkley]] to [[Jonesboro, Arkansas|Jonesboro]]. US 63 then runs concurrently with I-555 until it ends west of Jonesboro, where it then continues northwest alone to its concurrency with US 412 at Portia, just northwest of [[Walnut Ridge, Arkansas|Walnut Ridge]].


===Missouri===
===Missouri===
{{main|U.S. Route 63 in Missouri}}
[[Image:Jefferson-city-bridge.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Jefferson City Bridge]]
[[Image:Jefferson-city-bridge.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Jefferson City Bridge]]
The highway passes North and South through Missouri, from Arkansas to Iowa, serving cities such as [[Rolla, Missouri|Rolla]], [[Jefferson City, MO|Jefferson City]], [[Columbia, MO|Columbia]], and [[Kirksville, MO|Kirksville]]. Notable routes that are intersected include [[U.S. Highway 60]], [[Interstate 44]], [[U.S. Highway 50]] (which it shares a multiplex with through Jefferson City and crosses the [[Missouri River]] on the [[Jefferson City Bridge]]), [[U.S. Highway 54]] (which it multiplexes with north of Jefferson City), [[Interstate 70]], [[U.S. Highway 36]], and [[U.S. Highway 136]]. South of its multiplex with U.S. 50, U.S. 63 mainly follows two-lane pavement, with some spots having an additional truck climbing lane added. Through Jefferson City up until north of Columbia, this highway remains on four-lane divided highway with some freeway sections in Jefferson City and Columbia. North of Columbia, the highway is steadily being expanded to four lanes, and eventually will be four lanes all the way to Kirksville. North of Kirksville, the highway is two lanes until the Iowa border.
The highway passes south-to-north through Missouri, from Arkansas to Iowa, serving cities such as [[Rolla, Missouri|Rolla]], [[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City]], [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]], [[Moberly, Missouri|Moberly]], [[Macon, Missouri|Macon]], and [[Kirksville, Missouri|Kirksville]]. Notable routes that are intersected include [[U.S. Route 60|US&nbsp;60]] in [[Howell County, Missouri|Howell County]], [[Interstate 44|I-44]] at Rolla, [[U.S. Route 50|US&nbsp;50]] (with which it shares a concurrency into Jefferson City south of the [[Missouri River]] until it reaches the junction with [[U.S. Route 54|US&nbsp;54]]), US&nbsp;54 (which it overlaps in Jefferson City from the junction with US&nbsp;50 and crosses the Missouri River with on the [[Jefferson City Bridge]]), [[Interstate 70|I-70]] at Columbia, [[U.S. Route 24|US&nbsp;24]] at Moberly, [[U.S. Route 36|US&nbsp;36]] at [[Macon, Missouri|Macon]], and [[U.S. Route 136|US&nbsp;136]] at [[Lancaster, Missouri|Lancaster]].

[[Image:umr stonehenge.jpg|right|thumb|[[Missouri University of Science and Technology#Missouri S&T Stonehenge|Stonehenge]] next to US&nbsp;63]]

US&nbsp;63 in Missouri was '''Route 7''' from 1922 to 1926.


===Iowa===
===Iowa===
{{main|U.S. Route 63 in Iowa}}
U.S. 63 passes North-South through Iowa. It enters the state from Missouri south of [[Bloomfield, Iowa|Bloomfield]]. Between [[Ottumwa, Iowa|Ottumwa]] and [[Oskaloosa, Iowa|Oskaloosa]], the highway is an expressway which is part of a highway to connect [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] with [[Burlington, Iowa|Burlington]]. Near [[Malcom, Iowa|Malcom]], U.S. 63 meets [[Interstate 80]]. At [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]], U.S. 63 meets [[U.S. Route 20|U.S. 20]]. There is an expressway segment north of Waterloo to its intersection with [[Iowa Highway 3]] and a freeway bypass of [[New Hampton, Iowa|New Hampton]]. The highway enters Minnesota just north of [[Chester, Iowa|Chester]].
US&nbsp;63 passes south-to-north through Iowa. It enters the state from Missouri south of [[Bloomfield, Iowa|Bloomfield]]. Between [[Ottumwa, Iowa|Ottumwa]] and [[Oskaloosa, Iowa|Oskaloosa]], the highway overlaps [[Iowa Highway 163]]. This segment is an expressway which connects [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] with [[Burlington, Iowa|Burlington]], with freeway bypasses of Ottumwa and [[Eddyville, Iowa|Eddyville]]. Near [[Malcom, Iowa|Malcom]], US&nbsp;63 meets [[Interstate 80|I-80]]. Only a few miles later, it joins [[U.S. Route 6|US&nbsp;6]] westbound for several miles near [[Grinnell, Iowa|Grinnell]], then goes north again. At [[Toledo, Iowa|Toledo]], it intersects [[U.S. Route 30|US&nbsp;30]] and at [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]], US&nbsp;63 meets [[U.S. Route 20|US&nbsp;20]]. An expressway section opened in October 2012, completing the four-lane link between Waterloo and New Hampton.<ref>{{cite press release |first = Ron |last = Loecher |date=October 10, 2012 |url=http://www.news.iowadot.gov/newsandinfo/2012/10/southbound-us-63-traffic-patterns-to-change-monday-afternoon.html |title= Southbound US&nbsp;63 Traffic Patterns to Change Monday Afternoon |publisher = Iowa Department of Transportation |access-date=January 26, 2013}}</ref> The highway enters Minnesota just north of [[Chester, Iowa|Chester]].


===Minnesota===
===Minnesota===
{{main|U.S. Route 63 in Minnesota}}
The Minnesota section of U.S. 63 is defined as Routes 59 and 161 in Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.114(2) and 161.115(92).[http://ros.leg.mn/bin/getpub.php?pubtype=STAT_CHAP_SEC&year=2006&section=161.114],[http://ros.leg.mn/bin/getpub.php?pubtype=STAT_CHAP_SEC&year=2006&section=161.115]
US&nbsp;63 enters Minnesota from Iowa south of [[Spring Valley, Minnesota|Spring Valley]]. After meeting [[Interstate 90|I-90]], US&nbsp;63 serves the local airport and then intersects with [[U.S. Route 52|US&nbsp;52]]. In this area, US&nbsp;63 is an expressway, but plans are to upgrade the highway to a freeway between Stewartville and the US&nbsp;52 interchange. In 2014, US&nbsp;63 was rerouted around downtown [[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester]], running concurrently with US&nbsp;52 to 75th St NW, jutting back to the east to the existing route. North of Rochester, the highway meets [[U.S. Route 61|US&nbsp;61]] at [[Lake City, Minnesota|Lake City]]. From there, the two routes run concurrently to [[Red Wing, Minnesota|Red Wing]], where US&nbsp;63 turns north and crosses the [[Mississippi River]] to enter Wisconsin over the [[Red Wing Bridge|Eisenhower Bridge]].
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The Minnesota section of US&nbsp;63 is defined as Routes 59 and 161 in Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.114(2) and 161.115(92).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/161.114 |title=161.114, 2018 Minnesota Statutes |publisher=Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota |date=November 2, 1920 |access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/161.115 |title=161.115, 2006 Minnesota Statutes |publisher=Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota |access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref>


===Wisconsin===
===Wisconsin===
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US&nbsp;63 enters Wisconsin south of [[Hager City, Wisconsin|Hager City]]. Near [[Baldwin, Wisconsin|Baldwin]], US&nbsp;63 intersects [[Interstate 94|I-94]]. The highway briefly overlaps near [[Spooner, Wisconsin|Spooner]] with [[U.S. Route 53|US&nbsp;53]]. At [[Trego, Wisconsin|Trego]], they separate and US&nbsp;63 runs southwest to northeast, passing through [[Hayward, Wisconsin|Hayward]] and [[Cable, Wisconsin|Cable]] most notably, and ending near [[Ashland, Wisconsin|Ashland]] at [[U.S. Route 2|US&nbsp;2]]. According to a 2013 law, the road is referred to as the "Gaylord Nelson Highway" throughout Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/codes/wisconsin/2013/chapter-84/section-84.1051 |title=WI Stat § 84.1051 (2013 through Act 380)|access-date=July 17, 2022}}</ref>

==History==
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Though US&nbsp;63 as a stand-alone highway had always ended at Turrell, Arkansas, before the 1999 extension, in the past it was concurrent with US&nbsp;61/US&nbsp;64/US&nbsp;70/US&nbsp;79 (and later I-55) on into [[Memphis, Tennessee]], over the [[Memphis & Arkansas Bridge]]. Unlike the 1999 extension, this concurrency to Memphis was generally in line with the rest of US&nbsp;63. Though some maps continued to show this concurrency until 1999, Arkansas had not recognized US&nbsp;63 south of Turrell for many years, since at least the 1960s.

==Major intersections==
;Louisiana
: {{jct|country=USA|I|20|US|167}} in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. US&nbsp;63/US&nbsp;167 travels concurrently to [[El Dorado, Arkansas]].
;Arkansas
: {{jct|country=USA|US|82}} in El Dorado
: {{jct|country=USA|Future|69}} south of [[Warren, Arkansas|Warren]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|278}} in Warren
: {{jct|country=USA|I|530|US|65|US|79}} in [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]]. I-530/US&nbsp;63/US&nbsp;65 travels concurrently through the city. US&nbsp;63/US&nbsp;79 travels concurrently to [[Stuttgart, Arkansas|Stuttgart]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|530|US|65|US|425}} in Pine Bluff
: {{jct|country=USA|US|165}} in Stuttgart
: {{jct|country=USA|US|70}} in [[Hazen, Arkansas|Hazen]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40}} in Hazen. The highways travel concurrently to [[Brinkley, Arkansas|Brinkley]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|49}} in Brinkley. The highways travel concurrently to [[Jonesboro, Arkansas|Jonesboro]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|64}} in [[Fair Oaks, Arkansas|Fair Oaks]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|555}} in Jonesboro. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|Future|57|US|67}} in [[Walnut Ridge, Arkansas|Walnut Ridge]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Hoxie, Arkansas|Hoxie]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|412}} southeast of [[Portia, Arkansas|Portia]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Hardy, Arkansas|Hardy]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|62}} in [[Imboden, Arkansas|Imboden]]. The highways travel concurrently to Hardy.
;Missouri
: {{jct|country=USA|US|160}} in [[West Plains, Missouri|West Plains]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|60}} southeast of [[Willow Springs, Missouri|Willow Springs]]. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of [[Cabool, Missouri|Cabool]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|44}} in [[Rolla, Missouri|Rolla]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|50}} north of [[Westphalia, Missouri|Westphalia]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|50|US|54}} in Jefferson City. US&nbsp;54/US&nbsp;63 travels concurrently through the city.
:{{jct|country=USA|I|70|US|40}} in [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|24}} in [[Moberly, Missouri|Moberly]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|36}} in [[Macon, Missouri|Macon]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|136}} south-southeast of [[Glenwood, Missouri|Glenwood]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Lancaster, Missouri|Lancaster]].
;Iowa
: {{jct|country=USA|US|34}} in [[Ottumwa, Iowa|Ottumwa]]. The highways travel concurrently to east of Ottumwa.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|80}} south of [[Malcom, Iowa|Malcom]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} north of Malcom. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest of Malcom.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|30}} in [[Toledo, Iowa|Toledo]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|20}} in [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|218}} in Waterloo.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|18}} west of [[Fredericksburg, Iowa|Fredericksburg]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[New Hampton, Iowa|New Hampton]].
;Minnesota
: {{jct|country=USA|I|90}} in [[Stewartville, Minnesota|Stewartville]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|52}} in [[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|14}} in Rochester
: {{jct|country=USA|US|61}} in [[Lake City, Minnesota|Lake City]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Red Wing, Minnesota|Red Wing]].
;Wisconsin
: {{jct|country=USA|US|10}} west of [[Ellsworth, Wisconsin|Ellsworth]]. The highways travel concurrently to east of Ellsworth.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|94}} in [[Baldwin, Wisconsin|Baldwin]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|12}} in Baldwin. The highways travel concurrently through the village.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|8}} in [[Turtle Lake, Wisconsin|Turtle Lake]]. The highways travel concurrently through the village.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|53}} north-northeast of [[Spooner, Wisconsin|Spooner]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Trego, Wisconsin|Trego]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|2}} west of [[Ashland, Wisconsin|Ashland]]
<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 10–11, 39, 44, 55, 59, 114|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
=== Bannered routes ===
===Related routes===
* [[Iowa Highway 163]] - Formerly a spur of US&nbsp;63 numbered US&nbsp;163
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Walnut Ridge, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Walnut Ridge, Arkansas]]

===Special routes===
{{Main|Special routes of U.S. Route 63}}
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Warren, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Warren, Arkansas]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Warren, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Warren, Arkansas]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Willow Springs, Missouri)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Willow Springs, Missouri]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Jonesboro, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Jonesboro, Arkansas]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Marked Tree, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Marked Tree, Arkansas]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Hardy, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Hardy, Arkansas]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Marked Tree, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Marked Tree, Arkansas]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Bono, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Bono, Arkansas]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Bono, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Bono, Arkansas]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (New Hampton, Iowa)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[New Hampton, Iowa]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Hoxie, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Hoxie, Arkansas]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Moberly, Missouri)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Moberly, Missouri]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Hardy, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Hardy, Arkansas]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (West Plains, Missouri)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[West Plains, Missouri]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (West Plains, Missouri)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[West Plains, Missouri]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Willow Springs, Missouri)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Willow Springs, Missouri]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Willow Springs, Missouri)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Willow Springs, Missouri]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Moberly, Missouri)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Moberly, Missouri]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (Ottumwa, Iowa)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[Ottumwa, Iowa]]
*[[U.S. Route 63 Business (New Hampton, Iowa)|U.S. Route 63 Business]] in [[New Hampton, Iowa]]


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Latest revision as of 22:30, 18 March 2024

U.S. Route 63 marker

U.S. Route 63

Map
US 63 highlighted in red
Route information
Length1,286 mi[citation needed] (2,070 km)
ExistedNovember 11, 1926 (November 11, 1926)[1]–present
Major junctions
South end I-20 / US 167 at Ruston, LA
Major intersections
North end US 2 west of Ashland, WI
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesLouisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Highway system
← US 62→ US 64

U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is a 1,286-mile (2,070 km), north–south United States Highway primarily in the Midwestern and Southern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 (I-20) in Ruston, Louisiana; the northern terminus is at US 2 eight miles (13 km) west of Ashland, Wisconsin.

Route description

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Louisiana

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Main article: U.S. Route 63 in Louisiana

US 63 runs concurrently with US 167 for its entire route in Louisiana, from Ruston north, to Junction City, at the Arkansas state line, a distance of 35 miles (56 km).[citation needed]

Arkansas

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Main article: U.S. Route 63 in Arkansas

U.S. 63 enters into Arkansas from Louisiana concurrent with US 167 in Junction City. Just a few miles into the state, the two highways run on the eastern edge of El Dorado as an expressway. US 167 splits here, traveling towards Hampton. US 63 bypasses the town of Warren, crossing US 278. US 63 passes through the rural Cleveland County, then enters into Jefferson County.

US 63 at the southern terminus of I-530 in Pine Bluff

In Jefferson County, US 63 serves the city of Pine Bluff. US 63 bypasses the city, running on the last 3 miles of I-530. Also in Pine Bluff, the highway overlaps with US 65 and US 79. US 63 runs northeast with US 79 until Stuttgart, where the highway runs north to Hazen. Just north of Hazen, US 63 overlaps with I-40 to Brinkley. In Brinkley, US 63 begins an overlap with US 49 north to Jonesboro. US 63 leaves US 49 and follows I-555 until I-555 terminates, together serving as a bypass for southern Jonesboro. In Hoxie, US 63 intersects with US 67 (Future I-57). Northwest of here near Portia the highway overlaps with US 412.

In Imboden US 62 joins this overlap. In Hardy, US 63 leaves the two highways. In Mammoth Spring, US 63 crosses into Missouri, traveling to West Plains.

US Highway 62 joins US 63 and 412 in Imboden

While historically there were many non-concurrencies on US 63, many of those have been resolved. In 2016, US 63 from Jonesboro (including its original US 49 concurrency from Red Wolf Blvd. to Southwest Drive) to Turrell was designated as I-555. As a result, US 63 was rerouted to run concurrently with US 49 from Brinkley to Jonesboro. US 63 then runs concurrently with I-555 until it ends west of Jonesboro, where it then continues northwest alone to its concurrency with US 412 at Portia, just northwest of Walnut Ridge.

Missouri

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Main article: U.S. Route 63 in Missouri
Jefferson City Bridge

The highway passes south-to-north through Missouri, from Arkansas to Iowa, serving cities such as Rolla, Jefferson City, Columbia, Moberly, Macon, and Kirksville. Notable routes that are intersected include US 60 in Howell County, I-44 at Rolla, US 50 (with which it shares a concurrency into Jefferson City south of the Missouri River until it reaches the junction with US 54), US 54 (which it overlaps in Jefferson City from the junction with US 50 and crosses the Missouri River with on the Jefferson City Bridge), I-70 at Columbia, US 24 at Moberly, US 36 at Macon, and US 136 at Lancaster.

Stonehenge next to US 63

US 63 in Missouri was Route 7 from 1922 to 1926.

Iowa

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Main article: U.S. Route 63 in Iowa

US 63 passes south-to-north through Iowa. It enters the state from Missouri south of Bloomfield. Between Ottumwa and Oskaloosa, the highway overlaps Iowa Highway 163. This segment is an expressway which connects Des Moines with Burlington, with freeway bypasses of Ottumwa and Eddyville. Near Malcom, US 63 meets I-80. Only a few miles later, it joins US 6 westbound for several miles near Grinnell, then goes north again. At Toledo, it intersects US 30 and at Waterloo, US 63 meets US 20. An expressway section opened in October 2012, completing the four-lane link between Waterloo and New Hampton.[2] The highway enters Minnesota just north of Chester.

Minnesota

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Main article: U.S. Route 63 in Minnesota

US 63 enters Minnesota from Iowa south of Spring Valley. After meeting I-90, US 63 serves the local airport and then intersects with US 52. In this area, US 63 is an expressway, but plans are to upgrade the highway to a freeway between Stewartville and the US 52 interchange. In 2014, US 63 was rerouted around downtown Rochester, running concurrently with US 52 to 75th St NW, jutting back to the east to the existing route. North of Rochester, the highway meets US 61 at Lake City. From there, the two routes run concurrently to Red Wing, where US 63 turns north and crosses the Mississippi River to enter Wisconsin over the Eisenhower Bridge.

The Minnesota section of US 63 is defined as Routes 59 and 161 in Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.114(2) and 161.115(92).[3][4]

Wisconsin

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US 63 enters Wisconsin south of Hager City. Near Baldwin, US 63 intersects I-94. The highway briefly overlaps near Spooner with US 53. At Trego, they separate and US 63 runs southwest to northeast, passing through Hayward and Cable most notably, and ending near Ashland at US 2. According to a 2013 law, the road is referred to as the "Gaylord Nelson Highway" throughout Wisconsin.[5]

History

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Though US 63 as a stand-alone highway had always ended at Turrell, Arkansas, before the 1999 extension, in the past it was concurrent with US 61/US 64/US 70/US 79 (and later I-55) on into Memphis, Tennessee, over the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge. Unlike the 1999 extension, this concurrency to Memphis was generally in line with the rest of US 63. Though some maps continued to show this concurrency until 1999, Arkansas had not recognized US 63 south of Turrell for many years, since at least the 1960s.

Major intersections

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Louisiana
I-20 / US 167 in Ruston. US 63/US 167 travels concurrently to El Dorado, Arkansas.
Arkansas
US 82 in El Dorado
Future I-69 south of Warren
US 278 in Warren
I-530 / US 65 / US 79 in Pine Bluff. I-530/US 63/US 65 travels concurrently through the city. US 63/US 79 travels concurrently to Stuttgart.
I-530 / US 65 / US 425 in Pine Bluff
US 165 in Stuttgart
US 70 in Hazen. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
I-40 in Hazen. The highways travel concurrently to Brinkley.
US 49 in Brinkley. The highways travel concurrently to Jonesboro.
US 64 in Fair Oaks
I-555 in Jonesboro. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
Future I-57 / US 67 in Walnut Ridge. The highways travel concurrently to Hoxie.
US 412 southeast of Portia. The highways travel concurrently to Hardy.
US 62 in Imboden. The highways travel concurrently to Hardy.
Missouri
US 160 in West Plains. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
US 60 southeast of Willow Springs. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of Cabool.
I-44 in Rolla
US 50 north of Westphalia. The highways travel concurrently to Jefferson City.
US 50 / US 54 in Jefferson City. US 54/US 63 travels concurrently through the city.
I-70 / US 40 in Columbia
US 24 in Moberly
US 36 in Macon
US 136 south-southeast of Glenwood. The highways travel concurrently to Lancaster.
Iowa
US 34 in Ottumwa. The highways travel concurrently to east of Ottumwa.
I-80 south of Malcom
US 6 north of Malcom. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest of Malcom.
US 30 in Toledo
US 20 in Waterloo
US 218 in Waterloo.
US 18 west of Fredericksburg. The highways travel concurrently to New Hampton.
Minnesota
I-90 in Stewartville
US 52 in Rochester
US 14 in Rochester
US 61 in Lake City. The highways travel concurrently to Red Wing.
Wisconsin
US 10 west of Ellsworth. The highways travel concurrently to east of Ellsworth.
I-94 in Baldwin
US 12 in Baldwin. The highways travel concurrently through the village.
US 8 in Turtle Lake. The highways travel concurrently through the village.
US 53 north-northeast of Spooner. The highways travel concurrently to Trego.
US 2 west of Ashland

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See also

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Special routes

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Main article: Special routes of U.S. Route 63

References

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  1. ^ Bureau of Public Roads & American Association of State Highway Officials (November 11, 1926). United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013 – via Wikimedia Commons.
  2. ^ Loecher, Ron (October 10, 2012). "Southbound US 63 Traffic Patterns to Change Monday Afternoon" (Press release). Iowa Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  3. ^ "161.114, 2018 Minnesota Statutes". Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. November 2, 1920. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "161.115, 2006 Minnesota Statutes". Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "WI Stat § 84.1051 (2013 through Act 380)". Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Rand McNally (2014). The Road Atlas (Walmart ed.). Chicago: Rand McNally. pp. 10–11, 39, 44, 55, 59, 114. ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2.
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