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US highway 6: its mileage(s) and its midpoint(s)

2/28/2020

"One great red line"

For about a quarter-century, US Route 6 was the longest highway in the country. In Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road, the main character described it as "one great red line across America". During those years it ran between Provincetown MA and Long Beach CA, and I believe there has never been a longer highway in the United States. Exactly how long was it? Well, believe it or not, the answer to that question is debatable (see this page for more details about why it is difficult to calculate).

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How long is US highway 20, really?

1/4/2017

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US 20 is the longest highway in the country. In late 2016, officials from both endpoints (Oregon and Massachusetts) posted twin signs, one at each terminus of the highway (photos and more info on the US 20 page). While that was a really great idea, it is unfortunate that the distance listed on those signs (3365 miles) is off by a non-trivial amount.

Wayne Brunelle, Nov. 2016

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