U.S. Route 59
U.S. Numbered Highway that runs from Mexico to Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
U.S. Route 59 (US 59) is a north–south interstate highway in the United States. It goes parallel to U.S. Route 75 for almost its entire road, and it is never much more than 100 miles (160 km) away for most of it.
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Length | 1,911 mi[source?] (3,075 km) |
Existed | 1934[source?]–present |
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South end | Fed. 85D at Mexico–US border in Laredo, TX |
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North end | PTH 59 at Canada–US border near Lancaster, MN |
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Country | United States |
States | Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota |
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The highway's northern terminus is nine miles (14 km) north of Lancaster, Minnesota, at the Canada–US border. From there, it continues as Manitoba Highway 59. Its southern terminus is at the Mexico–US border in Laredo, Texas. From there, it continues as Mexican Federal Highway 85D.