You may ask yourself, “Where does this highway go?”  ​
Find out here: this website provides photos and descriptions of current and historic US highway endpoints.  Online since 1998, 100% of the content on this site is written by an actual human.
Today's highway system is not the same as it ever was.  The US routes formed the nation's original "inter-state" highway network.  First commissioned in 1926, the US highways pre-date the modern Interstate highway system by about three decades.  Back in those days, if you found yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile and decided to drive across the country, you almost certainly would have used the US highway system.
  • Today there are 194 US routes still in existence, which means there are 388 current endpoints.  
  • Historically there were an additional 94 US routes that have since been decommissioned.  
  • When including historic routes and historic termini, the number of endpoints goes up to about 1350.  
They are all covered on this site: over 500 webpages, containing approx. 6000 images, including 81 route maps. Over 200 people have contributed to this effort, but the work is never done, and your help is appreciated.
Search for US highway information geographically:
Search for US highway information numerically:
  • Use the "Endpoints" menu to navigate to the page for a specific route number. 
  • Three-digit "branch" routes are listed under their two-digit "main" route.  For example, US 285 is listed under US 85.
  • However, there are a few three-digit routes that are not branches of the main route implied by their number.  For example, US 101 is not a branch route of US 1.  So it is listed under "Anomalies", along with US 163, 400, 412, and 425.

Search for US highway information chronologically:
  • Our book chronicles every major change that took place during the first century of the US route system, discussing the year-by-year history within the framework of four distinct time periods.

Good to know
  • Hit the Store link to see how you can get your own copies of some amazing US highway publications, such as a unique map, or an epic book covering the first century of the US highway system.  Sales help to offset the ongoing expenses associated with publishing this website.
  • This interactive map shows the terminus points that need updated photos.  Learn more about how you can help!
  • Most endpoints are shown on the page for the specific highway that ends (or ended) there.  However, a small percentage of termini have standalone webpages, usually because an endpoint in that locale is (or was) shared by more than one route.  Links to each of these places are provided on the corresponding highway pages, but they can also be accessed through the "Places" menu.  
  • Be sure to check out additional content about US routes under the "Highways" menu.
  • Also, some non-highway content can be accessed from the "Bonus" menu.  
  • US highways are not the same as Interstate highways.  If you are looking for endpoints of interstates, check out the Interstate Guide from AARoads.


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"I absolutely love your website and we use it annually. My wife and I put some 400 slips of paper in a jar, each of which contain 300-500 mile stretches of US Highway. We pick one at random and drive that route for our vacation. Your website is a mainstay of our trip planning. Thank you for a GREAT job for geography and Americana fans like us."  
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"I'm fascinated with the old roads and America's longest highways in particular. Part of that fascination is where these roads begin and end, many in small towns and in states that don't seem to be logical terminus points. Your site has been a godsend in helping me make sense of it and answers many of my questions. Thank you. Here's to the old roads - May their soul never die."  
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