U.S. Route 29
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U.S. Route 29 or U.S. Highway 29 (US 29) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs for 1,043.3 miles (1,679.0 km) from Pensacola, Florida, to Ellicott City, Maryland, just west of Baltimore, Maryland, in the Eastern United States, connecting the Florida Panhandle to the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. The highway takes on an overall northeast–southwest direction, from its southern terminus at US 90 and US 98 in Pensacola to its northern terminus at Maryland Route 99 (MD 99) in Ellicott City.
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Length | 1,043.3 mi (1,679.0 km) | |||
Existed | November 11, 1926 (November 11, 1926)[1]–present | |||
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South end | US 90 / US 98 at Pensacola, FL | |||
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North end | MD 99 at Ellicott City, MD | |||
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Country | United States | |||
States | Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland | |||
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The section of US 29 between Greensboro, North Carolina, and Danville, Virginia, has been designated as Future Interstate 785 (Future I-785) and has received future Interstate signs in several locations along that route. It will become an official Interstate Highway once improvements have been completed.
From Auburn, Alabama, to Greensboro, I-85 runs parallel to US 29, which serves primarily as a local route along that stretch.