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{{short description|Highway in the United States}}
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|length_ref=<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>
|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>
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|direction_a=South
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|direction_b=North
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|terminus_a={{jct|state=LA|I|20}} at [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston, LA]]
|terminus_a={{jct|country=USA|I|20|US|167}} at [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston, LA]]
|junction =
|junction={{jct|state=AR|I|55}} at [[Turrell, Arkansas|Turrell, AR]]<br>
{{jct|state=MO|US|60}} at [[Willow Springs, Missouri|Willow Springs, MO]]<br>
*{{jct|country=USA|I|40|US|49}} at [[Brinkley, Arkansas|Brinkley, AR]]
{{jct|state=MO|I|44}} at [[Rolla, Missouri|Rolla, MO]]<br>
*{{jct|country=USA|I|44}} at [[Rolla, Missouri|Rolla, MO]]
{{jct|state=MO|US|50|US|54}} at [[Jefferson City, Missouri|Jefferson City, MO]]<br>
*{{jct|country=USA|I|70|US|40}} at [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia, MO]]
{{jct|state=MO|I|70|US|40}} at [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia, MO]]<br>
*{{jct|country=USA|I|80}} at [[Malcom, Iowa|Malcom, IA]]
{{jct|state=IA|I|80}} at [[Malcom, Iowa|Malcom, IA]]<br>
*{{jct|country=USA|I|90}} at [[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester, MN]]
{{jct|state=IA|US|30}} near [[Toledo, Iowa|Toledo, IA]]<br>
*{{jct|country=USA|I|94}} at [[Baldwin, Wisconsin|Baldwin, WI]]
{{jct|state=IA|US|20}} at [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo, IA]]<br>
|terminus_b={{jct|country=USA|US|2}} west of [[Ashland, Wisconsin|Ashland, WI]]
|states=[[Louisiana]], [[Arkansas]], [[Missouri]], [[Iowa]], [[Minnesota]], [[Wisconsin]]
{{jct|state=MN|US|52}} at [[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester, MN]]<br>
|previous_type=US
{{jct|state=MN|I|90}} at [[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester, MN]]<br>
|previous_route=62
{{jct|state=WI|I|94}} at [[Baldwin, Wisconsin|Baldwin, WI]]
|next_type=US
|terminus_b={{jct|state=WI|US|2}} at [[Moquah, Wisconsin|Moquah, WI]]
|next_route=64
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'''U.S. Route 63''' ('''US 63''') is a {{convert|1286|mi|km|adj=mid}} north–south [[United States highway]] primarily 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 {{convert|60|mi|km}} 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==


===Louisiana===
===Louisiana===
{{main|U.S. Route 63 in Louisiana}}
U.S. 63 overlaps [[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}}.<ref>[http://www.us-highways.com/la-us.html#US%2063 Louisiana's US Highways<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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 overlaps numerous other Interstate and U.S. highways on its way from [[Junction City, Arkansas|Junction City]], at the Louisiana line, north to [[Mammoth Spring, Arkansas|Mammoth Spring]], at the Missouri 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]].
*Continuing from Ruston, Louisiana, [[U.S. Route 167 in Arkansas|U.S. 167]] from Junction City to [[El Dorado, Arkansas|El Dorado]]
[[File:Int530nRoad-Exit46-AR190US65s-US63sUS79s (29256137500).jpg|thumb|left|US 63 at the southern terminus of I-530 in Pine Bluff]]
*[[Interstate 530 (Arkansas)|I-530]] and [[U.S. Route 65 in Arkansas|U.S. 65]], along with [[U.S. Route 79 in Arkansas|U.S. 79]], in [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]]
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. 79 again from Pine Bluff to [[Stuttgart, Arkansas|Stuttgart]]
*[[U.S. Route 165 in Arkansas|U.S. 165]] in Stuttgart
*[[U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas|U.S. 70]] in [[Hazen, Arkansas|Hazen]]
*[[Interstate 40 in Arkansas|I-40]] from Hazen to [[West Memphis, Arkansas|West Memphis]]. A concurrent segment of U.S. 70 and U.S. 79 (again) serves as its service road just west of West Memphis, though they never cross; it also crosses [[U.S. Route 49 in Arkansas|U.S. 49]] at [[Brinkley, Arkansas|Brinkley]].
*[[Interstate 55 in Arkansas|I-55]] from West Memphis to [[Turrell, Arkansas|Turrell]], silently picking up [[U.S. Route 61 in Arkansas|U.S. 61]] at Turrell and [[U.S. Route 64 in Arkansas|U.S. 64]] at [[Marion, Arkansas|Marion]]
*U.S. 49 again in [[Jonesboro, Arkansas|Jonesboro]]
*[[U.S. Route 67 in Arkansas|U.S. 67]] in the 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 412 in Arkansas|U.S. 412]] alone from [[Portia, Arkansas|Portia]] to [[Imboden, Arkansas|Imboden]]
*[[U.S. Route 62 in Arkansas|U.S. 62]] and U.S. 412 from Imboden to [[Hardy, Arkansas|Hardy]]; it just misses meeting U.S. 167 again at its northern terminus at [[Ash Flat, Arkansas|Ash Flat]], near Hardy


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]]
Many of these concurrencies 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-concurrent 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 concurrency) to Turrell is designated as future [[Interstate 555]], and will be yet another concurrency once that becomes final.


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]].
U.S. 63 from Jonesboro to Turrell is now bannered as "Future [[Interstate 555|I-555]]" which is to be switched as soon as service roads are completed on either side of the 4-lane divided highway. It has been questioned on whether or not U.S. 63 will be rerouted to eliminate the dogleg from Jonesboro to West Memphis to Hazen. Possible reroutings could be U.S 63/49 from Jonesboro to Brinkley and U.S 63/70 from Brinkley to Hazen or U.S. 63/AR 1 from Jonesboro to Forrest City and U.S. 63/70 from Forrest City to Hazen.


===Missouri===
===Missouri===
{{main|U.S. Route 63 in Missouri}}
[[Image:Jefferson-city-bridge.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Jefferson City Bridge]]
[[Image:Jefferson-city-bridge.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Jefferson City Bridge]]
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]] and [[Kirksville, Missouri|Kirksville]]. Notable routes that are intersected include [[U.S. Route 60 in Missouri|U.S. Route 60]] in [[Howell County, Missouri|Howell County]], [[Interstate 44 in Missouri|Interstate 44]] at Rolla, [[U.S. Route 50 in Missouri|U.S. Route 50]] (which it shares a concurrency with into Jefferson City south of the [[Missouri River]] until it reaches the junction with U.S. Route 54), [[U.S. Route 54 in Missouri|U.S. Route 54]] (which it overlaps in Jefferson City from the junction with U.S. Route 50 and crosses the Missouri River with on the [[Jefferson City Bridge]]), [[Interstate 70 in Missouri|Interstate 70]] at Columbia, [[U.S. Route 24 in Missouri|U.S. Route 24]] at Moberly, [[U.S. Route 36 in Missouri|U.S. Route 36]] at [[Macon, Missouri|Macon]], and [[U.S. Route 136 in Missouri|U.S. Route 136]] at [[Lancaster, Missouri|Lancaster]]. The road enters the state (passing the Howell County line) at [[Thayer, Missouri|Thayer]] and has alternating passing lanes from here to West Plains. From [[West Plains, Missouri|West Plains]] through [[Cabool, Missouri|Cabool]], the road (concurrent with U.S. 60 from [[Willow Springs, MO|Willow Springs]] to Cabool) is four lanes. North of Cabool to its concurrency with US 50, US 63 mainly follows two-lane pavement, with alternating passing lanes added between [[Houston, Missouri|Houston]] and [[Licking, Missouri|Licking]] and truck passing lanes added in other locations. As the road enters Rolla, it becomes '''Bishop Avenue''', although it is four lanes that change to two lanes at the [[Missouri University of Science and Technology#Missouri S&T Stonehenge|Stonehenge]] curve at the [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|university]]. It shares a second concurrency—one with [[Interstate 44 Business (Rolla, Missouri)|Business 44]] from Kingshighway to I-44. As it leaves Rolla, it is still a two lanes as it intersects with [[Missouri Route 42|Highway 42]] at [[Vienna, Missouri|Vienna]] and [[Missouri Route 133|Highway 133]] at [[Westphalia, Missouri|Westphalia]]. Then finally it has its concurrency with US 50. Through Jefferson City up until Kirksville (excepting downtown Macon, where it returns to two-lane pavement), this highway remains on four-lane divided highway with some freeway sections in Jefferson City and Columbia. In Columbia, the highway has a short business loop. However, there is no access to Interstate 70 from the actual highway, but with the business route, there is. At the short route's southern terminus, there is a northbound exit and a southbound entrance and at the northern one is southbound exit and a northbound entrance. Along the road, there's two traffic light junctions (at I-70 Drive SW, I-70, and Clark Lane). The highway leaves Boone County and has another business route for Moberly (which passes right through [[Renick, Missouri|Renick]] and intersecting at the traffic light with US 24). Just south of Kirksville after passing through Macon, the highway splits into U.S. 63 and Business 63. U.S. 63 narrows to two lanes as it bypasses central Kirksville near the city's eastern boundary. Northbound Business 63 narrows to a one lane "flyover" ramp as it crosses over northeast bound U.S 63. Then Business 63 returns to four-lane divided highway for about a mile before it narrows into Baltimore Street and passes through Kirksville before rejoining U.S. 63 at an interchange near the city's northern limits. From there, U.S. 63 continues north on two lanes to 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 63 in Missouri was '''Route 7''' from 1922 to 1926.

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 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]], U.S. 63 meets [[Interstate 80 in Iowa|Interstate 80]]. Only a few miles later, it joins [[U.S. Route 6 in Iowa|U.S. 6]] westbound for several miles near [[Grinnell, Iowa|Grinnell]], then goes north again. At [[Toledo, Iowa|Toledo]], it intersects [[U.S. Route 30 in Iowa|U.S. 30]] and at [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]], U.S. 63 meets [[U.S. Route 20 in Iowa|U.S. 20]]. An expressway section opened in October 2012, completing the four-lane link between Waterloo and New Hampton.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.iowadot.gov/newsandinfo/2012/10/southbound-us-63-traffic-patterns-to-change-monday-afternoon.html |title=Iowa Department of Transportation |publisher=News.iowadot.gov |date=2012-10-10 |accessdate=2013-01-26}}</ref> 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}}
{{main|U.S. Route 63 in Minnesota}}
U.S. 63 enters Minnesota from Iowa south of [[Spring Valley, Minnesota|Spring Valley]]. After meeting [[Interstate 90 in Minnesota|Interstate 90]], U.S. 63 serves the local airport and then intersects with [[U.S. Route 52 in Minnesota|U.S. Route 52]]. In this area, U.S. 63 is an expressway, but plans are to upgrade the highway to a freeway. U.S. 63 then passes through downtown [[Rochester, Minnesota|Rochester]] and passes to within a block of [[Mayo Clinic]]. North of Rochester, the highway meets [[U.S. Route 61 in Minnesota|U.S. Route 61]] at [[Lake City, Minnesota|Lake City]]. From there, the two routes run concurrent to [[Red Wing, Minnesota|Red Wing]], where U.S. 63 turns north and crosses the [[Mississippi River]] to enter Wisconsin over the [[Red Wing Bridge|Eisenhower Bridge]].
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]].


The Minnesota section of U.S. 63 is defined as Routes 59 and 161 in Minnesota Statutes §§ 161.114(2) and 161.115(92).,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ros.leg.mn/bin/getpub.php?pubtype=STAT_CHAP_SEC&year=2006&section=161.114 |title=161.114, 2006 Minnesota Statutes |publisher=Ros.leg.mn |date=1920-11-02 |accessdate=2013-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ros.leg.mn/bin/getpub.php?pubtype=STAT_CHAP_SEC&year=2006&section=161.115 |title=161.115, 2006 Minnesota Statutes |publisher=Ros.leg.mn |date= |accessdate=2013-01-26}}</ref>
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===
<!--{{main|U.S. Route 63 in Wisconsin}}-->
U.S. 63 enters Wisconsin south of [[Hager City, Wisconsin|Hager City]]. Near [[Baldwin, Wisconsin|Baldwin]], U.S. 63 intersects [[Interstate 94 in Wisconsin|Interstate 94]]. The highway briefly overlaps near [[Spooner, Wisconsin|Spooner]] with [[U.S. Route 53 in Wisconsin|U.S. Route 53]]. At [[Trego, Wisconsin|Trego]], they separate and U.S. 63 runs southwest to northeast, ending near [[Benoit, Wisconsin|Benoit]] at [[U.S. Route 2 in Wisconsin|U.S. Route 2]].
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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==
==History==
{{Multiple issues|section=yes|
Though U.S. 63 as a stand-alone highway had always ended at Turrell, Arkansas before the 1999 extension, in the past it was concurrent 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 concurrency to Memphis was generally in line with the rest of U.S. 63. Though some maps continued to show this concurrency until 1999, Arkansas had not recognized U.S. 63 south of Turrell for many years, since at least the 1960s.
{{Expand section|date=March 2015}}
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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==
===Related routes===
===Related routes===
* [[Iowa Highway 163]] - Formerly a spur of US&nbsp;63 numbered US&nbsp;163
* [[Iowa Highway 163]] - Formerly a spur of US&nbsp;63 numbered US&nbsp;163

* [[U.S. Route 163]] - Despite the numbering convention of US Highways, this highway has never connected to US&nbsp;63
===Bannered routes===
===Special routes===
{{See also|Bannered routes of U.S. Route 63}}
{{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 (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]]
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==References==
==References==
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* [http://usends.com/63.html Endpoints of US&nbsp;63]


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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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