Drive U.S. Route 35 from Beavercreek to Dayton, Ohio, traveling 6 miles west from I-675 through Riverside to I-75 near downtown.
U.S. Numbered Highway System
Explore the U.S. Numbered Highway System—historic routes, major corridors, and scenic roads connecting every region of the country. Learn more about U.S. Highways across America.
The U.S. Numbered Highway System—often referred to as U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways—is a nationwide network of roads established in 1926 to improve long-distance automobile travel across the United States. Unlike the Interstate system, U.S. Highways predate freeways and often serve as main streets, scenic byways, or vital connectors through rural and urban communities alike. Many historic routes, including iconic roads like U.S. Route 66, trace their roots to this enduring network.
These highways use a grid system for numbering: odd-numbered routes run north–south, increasing from east to west, while even-numbered routes run east–west, increasing from north to south. Important cross-country highways typically end in “0” or “1” (like US 20 or US 1), and three-digit offshoots usually indicate spurs or loops branching from mainline routes.
Today, the U.S. Highway system continues to evolve—some segments have been decommissioned, realigned, or upgraded to freeways—but many routes remain essential for regional travel, trucking, and scenic exploration. This category explores the entire U.S. Numbered Highway network, from coast to coast and border to border.
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U.S. Route 35: Dayton to Beavercreek, Ohio [Revisited]
Drive U.S. Route 35 from Dayton to Beavercreek, Ohio, traveling 11 miles from I-75 through urban Dayton, I-675, North Fairfield Road, and Orchard Lane.
U.S. Route 40: Clayton to Vandalia, Ohio
Drive east along U.S. Route 40 (National Road) from Clayton to Vandalia, Ohio, on a 9-mile real-time drive through Englewood and northern Dayton. Follow one of America’s oldest highways past suburban communities, Interstate 70, and the historic crossroads with Dixie Drive.
Main Street & National Road: Union to Clayton, Ohio
Drive Main Street and Historic U.S. Route 40 from Union to Clayton, Ohio, on this 3.9-mile real-time drive through Union, Englewood, and Clayton along two of Montgomery County’s most important historic highways.
U.S. Route 67: Bonne Terre to Festus, Missouri
Drive U.S. Route 67 from Bonne Terre to Festus, Missouri, through wooded hills, rural Jefferson County, St. Francois State Park, and the I-55 corridor.
U.S. Route 67: Farmington to Bonne Terre, Missouri
Drive U.S. Route 67 from Farmington to Bonne Terre, Missouri, through Lead Belt communities, wooded hills, and St. Francois State Park.
U.S. Route 67: Fredericktown to Farmington, Missouri
Drive U.S. Route 67 from Fredericktown to Farmington, Missouri, through 18 miles of wooded Ozark hills, rural countryside, and Lead Belt scenery.
U.S. Route 67: Poplar Bluff to Fredericktown, Missouri
Drive U.S. Route 67 from Poplar Bluff to Fredericktown through Greenville, Cherokee Pass, and the forested hills of Missouri’s eastern Ozarks.
U.S. Route 67: Corning, Arkansas to Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Drive north on U.S. Route 67 from Corning, Arkansas to Poplar Bluff, Missouri, crossing the Arkansas Delta into the wooded foothills of southeast Missouri on this scenic 30-mile journey through farm country, small towns, and historic highway landscapes.
U.S. Route 78: Cash to Jonesboro, Arkansas
Drive east along U.S. Route 78 from Cash to Jonesboro, Arkansas, crossing productive Delta farmland, agricultural communities, and the expanding urban edge of northeast Arkansas’s largest regional hub.
U.S. Route 60: Poplar Bluff to Sikeston ~ Missouri
Drive east on U.S. Route 60 from Poplar Bluff to Sikeston, Missouri, covering 51 miles of a modernized highway corridor built to near-Interstate standards and forming part of the future I-57 alignment across southeast Missouri.
U.S. Route 67: Neelyville to Poplar Bluff ~ Missouri
Drive northbound on U.S. Route 67 from Neelyville to Poplar Bluff, Missouri. This 16-mile segment features a two-lane highway alongside I-57 construction, a four-lane transition at U.S. 160, and a major directional split with U.S. Route 60.