U.S. Route 82
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U.S. Route 82 (US 82) is an east–west United States highway in the Southern United States. Created on July 1, 1931 across central Mississippi and southern Arkansas, US 82 eventually became a 1,625-mile-long (2,615 km) route extending from the White Sands of New Mexico to Georgia's Atlantic coast.
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Length | 1,625 mi[1] (2,615 km) | |||
Existed | July 1, 1931[1]–present | |||
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West end | US 54 / US 70 at Alamogordo, NM | |||
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East end | I-95 / US 17 / SR 25 / SR 520 at Brunswick, GA | |||
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Country | United States | |||
States | New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia | |||
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The highway's eastern terminus is in Brunswick, Georgia, at an interchange with Interstate 95. It is co-signed for its last 1⁄2 mile (800 m) 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.