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U.S. Highway 62
U.S. Highway 62
	US 62 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by TxDOT
Length	403.744 mi (649.763 km)
Existed	1932–present
West Texas
West end	US 85 at the Mexican border in El Paso
Major intersections	I-110 in El Paso; US 54 in El Paso; I-10 / US 180 in El Paso
East end	US 62 / US 180 at New Mexico state line northwest of Pine Springs
South Plains
West end	US 62 / US 180 at New Mexico state line west of Seminole
Major intersections	I-27 / US 87 in Lubbock
East end	US 62 at Oklahoma state line near Hollis
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	El Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson; Gaines, Terry, Hockley, Lubbock, Crosby, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Childress
Highway system
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U.S. Route 62 (US 62) is a US highway that runs from the Mexico–US border at El Paso, TX to the Canada-US border at Niagara Falls, NY. In Texas, the highway exists in two segments separated by a segment in New Mexico. US 62 is a major corridor in West Texas as it connects the cities of El Paso and Lubbock.

Route description

Trans-Pecos

US 62 begins at the Santa Fe Street Bridge at the Mexico–US border in El Paso concurrent with U.S. Route 85. US 62 ends its overlap with US 85 and runs along E. Paisano Drive through Downtown El Paso. The highway runs northeast and passes by the Chamizal National Memorial before interchanging with Interstate 110 and U.S. Route 54. US 62 continues to run along E. Paisano Drive and has a short overlap with State Highway 20, which both enters and leaves via a traffic circle. The highway meets Interstate 10, where it begins an overlap with U.S. Route 180. Just north of I-10, US 62/180 leave E. Paisano Drive and begin to run along Montana Avenue, passing just south of El Paso International Airport. The section of Montana Avenue from Global Reach Drive/N. Yarbrough Drive to Rich Beem Boulevard runs along the reservation line to Fort Bliss. Development begins to steadily decrease along the highway east of Loop 375 as US 62 runs through the communities of Homestead Meadows North/Homestead Meadows South, Butterfield, and Montana Vista. After leaving El Paso County, the highway runs through sparsely populated areas and the town of Pine Springs near Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The highway winds through the Guadalupe Mountains before crossing into New Mexico.

South Plains

US 62/180 reenters Texas from New Mexico between Hobbs and Seminole. US 62 ends its overlap with US 180 in Seminole and begins an overlap with U.S. Route 385. The two highways run north-northeast through the towns of Seagraves and Wellman before entering Brownfield. In Brownfield, US 62 has a short overlap with U.S. Route 380 and State Highway 137 and begins an overlap with U.S. Route 82. US 385 leaves the concurrency in the northern part of the town. US 62/82 run through the towns of Meadow and Ropesville before entering metro Lubbock and the town of Wolfforth. The highway bypasses the town as a freeway and enters Lubbock near the 82nd Street exit. US 62/82 becomes a divided highway between 82nd Street and Spur 327 before becoming a freeway again, which is known locally as the Marsha Sharp Freeway. US 62 runs along the Marsha Sharp Freeway through a heavily developed area of southwest Lubbock before leaving US 82 at State Highway 114. US 62/SH 114 run through the heart of the city on 19th Street before becoming Idalou Road at Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. The highway rejoins US 82 near the East Loop 289 interchange. The highways run northeast out of the city before turning in a predominantly east direction in Idalou.

US 62 leaves US 82/SH 114 in Ralls before beginning a concurrency with State Highway 207. The highway's concurrency with SH 207 ends in Floydada, with US 62 beginning an overlap with U.S. Route 70. US 62 has a lengthy overlap with US 70 that lasts from Floydada to Paducah. In Paducah, US 62 begins an overlap with U.S. Route 83, with the two highways running through Childress. US 62 ends its overlap with US 83 just north of the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River and exits the state into Oklahoma a few miles west of Hollis.

History

The section of US 62 in far west Texas, from El Paso to SH 54, was originally designated as SH 130. The highway was designated on January 18, 1928.^[2]^[3] In 1932, SH 130 was co-designated as part of US 62.^[1] The highway was extended to the New Mexico state line in 1936, replacing a portion of SH 54.^[4] The SH 130 designation was removed in 1939. US 180 was routed along this section of US 62 in 1943.^[5]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
El Paso	El Paso	0.00	0.00	Stanton Street Bridge	Mexican border; west end of US 85 overlap
		0.5	0.80	US 85 north (Paisano Drive)	East end of US 85 overlap
		1.4	2.3	Loop 375 east	Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; Loop 375 exit 59
				I-110 (Bridge of the Americas) – Juárez
		3.2	5.1	US 54 (Gateway North South Boulevard) to Loop 375 east	US 54 exit 20A
		4.4	7.1	SH 20 west	Traffic circle; west end of SH 20 overlap
		4.5	7.2	SH 20 east	Traffic circle; east end of SH 20 overlap
		5.2	8.4	I-10 (Gateway East West Boulevard) / US 180 west	West end of US 180 overlap; I-10 exit 23B
		9.4	15.1	FM 2316 south (McRae Boulevard)
				Global Reach Drive / Yarbrough Drive	Future west end of Montana Avenue Expressway
				Lee Trevino Drive	Interchange under construction
				George Dieter Drive	Interchange under construction
				Lee Boulevard	Interchange under construction
				Saul Klenfield Drive	Interchange under construction
		14.6	23.5	Loop 375 (Joe Battle Boulevard / Purple Heart Memorial Highway)	Loop 375 exit 35
				Tierra Este Road	Planned future interchange
				Rich Beem Boulevard	Planned future interchange
		17.6	28.3	FM 659 south (Zaragoza Road)	Interchange; future east end of Montana Avenue Expressway
		26.8	43.1	RM 2775 north – Hueco Tanks State Historic Site
Hudspeth	Cornudas	62.8	101.1	RM 2317 south
		69.6	112.0	RM 1111 south – Sierra Blanca
		79.6	128.1	FM 1437 north – Dell City
	Salt Flat	87.1	140.2	FM 1576 north – Dell City
Culberson		101.2	162.9	SH 54 south – Van Horn
		129.0	207.6	RM 652 east – Orla
		129.1	207.8	US 62 east / US 180 east – Carlsbad	New Mexico state line
US 62 crosses through New Mexico
Gaines		0.00	0.00	US 62 west / US 180 west – Hobbs	New Mexico state line
		3.0	4.8	FM 3306 north
		15.7	25.3	FM 1757 west
	Seminole	24.1	38.8	SH 214 north – Denver City, Plains
	Seminole	24.5	39.4	US 180 east / US 385 south	East end of US 180 overlap; west end of US 385 overlap
	Seagraves	42.0	67.6	SH 83 – Denver City, Welch
Terry	Wellman	52.5	84.5	FM 213 / FM 303 south	South end of FM 303 overlap
		56.6	91.1	FM 303 north	North end of FM 303 overlap
	Brownfield	63.6	102.4	SH 137 north / FM 403 south – Levelland	West end of SH 137 overlap
		63.8	102.7	SH 137 south – Lamesa	East end of SH 137 overlap
		65.3	105.1	US 82 west / US 380 west – Plains	West end of US 82/380 overlap
		65.4	105.3	US 380 east (Tahoka Road) – Terry County Airport	East end of US 380 overlap
		66.3	106.7	US 385 north – Levelland	East end of US 385 overlap
		66.4	106.9	FM 2066 north
		69.6	112.0	FM 1698 east
	Meadow	76.2	122.6	FM 211 – New Home
Hockley	Ropesville	82.8	133.3	FM 41 / FM 168
Lubbock		89.8	144.5	FM 1585 east	West end of FM 1585 overlap
		91.5	147.3	FM 1585 west	East end of FM 1585 overlap
	Wolfforth	92.3	148.5	Loop 193 – Wolfforth	Interchange; west end of freeway
		92.8	149.3	FM 179 – Wolfforth
		94.4	151.9	Frontage Road	Eastbound exit only
		94.8	152.6	Loop 193 / 82nd Street – Wolfforth
	Lubbock	95.7	154.0	Upland Avenue
		96.8	155.8	Spur 327 east	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
		97.3	156.6	Milwaukee Avenue
		98.5	158.5	Loop 289
		99.6	160.3	34th Street / Slide Road
		101.1	162.7	Quaker Avenue
		101.4– 102.0	163.2– 164.2	US 82 east / SH 114 west	East end of US 82 overlap; west end of SH 114 overlap; east end of freeway
		104.5	168.2	US 84 (Avenue Q)
		105.3	169.5	I-27 / US 87	I-27 exit 3
		108.3– 108.7	174.3– 174.9	US 82 west (Parkway Drive) / Loop 289	Interchange; west end of US 82 overlap
		112.2	180.6	FM 2641 west – Preston Smith International Airport
		113.5	182.7	FM 1729 south – Buffalo Springs Lake, Ransom Canyon	West end of FM 1729 overlap
		114.6	184.4	FM 1729 north – New Deal	East end of FM 1729 overlap
		117.6	189.3	FM 400 – Plainview, Slaton
		120.6	194.1	FM 789 south – Acuff	West end of FM 789 overlap
		121.6	195.7	FM 789 north – Petersburg	East end of FM 789 overlap
Crosby	Lorenzo	125.1	201.3	FM 378 north – Lockney	West end of FM 378 overlap
	Lorenzo	125.6	202.1	FM 378 south	East end of FM 378 overlap
		129.0	207.6	FM 2236 north
		131.0	210.8	FM 2576 south
	Ralls	133.0	214.0	US 82 east / SH 114 east – Crosbyton	East end of US 82/SH 114 overlap
	Ralls	134.1	215.8	SH 207 south – Post	South end of SH 207 overlap
		137.8	221.8	FM 1471
	Cone	141.7	228.0	FM 193 – McAdoo
Floyd		147.0	236.6	FM 54 west – Petersburg
		151.5	243.8	FM 37 west – Fieldton
	Floydada	155.0	249.4	US 70 west – Plainview	West end of US 70 overlap
	Floydada	155.9	250.9	SH 207 north / FM 1958 east – Silverton	East end of SH 207 overlap
		159.9	257.3	FM 651 – Crosbyton
		162.9	262.2	FM 602 south
		168.9	271.8	FM 28 south – Dougherty	West end of FM 28 overlap
		169.9	273.4	FM 28 north	East end of FM 28 overlap
Motley	Matador	185.7	298.9	SH 70 – Turkey, Dickens
		186.0	299.3	FM Spur 94 north (Main Street)
		186.4	300.0	Spur 196 west
		188.8	303.8	FM 1380
Cottle		212.4	341.8	FM 1037
	Paducah	217.2	349.5	US 70 east / US 83 south – Guthrie, Crowell	East end of US 70 overlap; west end of US 83 overlap
		217.3	349.7	FM 1037 east (Backus Street)	West end of FM 1037 overlap
		217.5	350.0	FM 1037 south	East end of FM 1037 overlap
		217.7	350.4	FM 2876 east – Quanah
		223.5	359.7	FM 2998 north
		224.5	361.3	FM 3256 west – Matador Wildlife Management Area
		226.1	363.9	FM 2998 south
		232.2	373.7	FM 1440 west – Cee Vee
Childress		241.1	388.0	FM 2103 west
		243.5	391.9	FM 94 south – Tell, Matador
	Childress	246.0	395.9	FM 2042
		257.2	413.9	FM 164 – Childress Municipal Airport
		247.9	399.0	US 287 – Memphis, Quanah
		248.7	400.2	FM 3181 east
		255.4	411.0	FM 2465
		257.2– 257.5	413.9– 414.4	Bridge over Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River
		264.4	425.5	US 83 north – Wellington	East end of US 83 overlap
		266.4	428.7	FM 1438 north
		273.6	440.3	FM 1642 north – Dodson
		275.3	443.1	US 62 east – Hollis	Oklahoma state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Closed/former Incomplete access

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 62". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
^ Texas State Highway Commission (January 16, 1928). "Minutes" (PDF). Austin: Texas State Highway Department.
^ Texas State Highway Department (1928). Official Map of the Highway System of Texas (Map). Austin: Texas State Highway Department. §§ M6-7. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
^ Texas State Highway Commission (January 20, 1936). "Minutes" (PDF). Austin: Texas State Highway Department.
^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 180". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 24, 2023.