Special routes of U.S. Route 75 explained
| Country: | USA |
| Type: | US |
| Route: | 75 |
| List Type: | Special routes |
Six special routes of U.S. Route 75 exist. Two routes exist in Oklahoma, two in Kansas, one in Nebraska, and two in Iowa.
Henryetta business loop
The first special route along U.S. 75 is U.S. Route 75 Business in Henryetta, Oklahoma, in Okmulgee County. The route is 2.94miles in length. It begins at I-40 exit 237 west of town. It then continues east through the town to end at US-62/75 east of downtown. The entirety of the route is concurrent with Business Loop I-40 and U.S. 62 Business.
Beggs–Sapulpa alternate route
See main article: U.S. Route 75 Alternate (Beggs–Sapulpa, Oklahoma).
U.S. Route 75 Alternate, the only such special route stemming from U.S. 75, is a former alignment of the mainline highway from east of Beggs to Sapulpa, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa. The route is 30.15miles long.[1] [2] U.S. 75 Alternate is also sporadically signed as U.S. 75A and State Highway 75A.
The highway begins at U.S. 75 east of Beggs and travels west to that town, where it turns north. It runs through the towns of Mounds and Kiefer before reaching Sapulpa. In Sapulpa, its northern terminus is explicitly signed at an intersection with State Highway 66 and other state highways, but official Oklahoma Department of Transportation maps show it extending northeast along SH-66 until the point where it merges with I-44.
U.S. 75 followed what is now U.S. 75 Alternate prior to 1959. On August 28 of that year, mainline U.S. 75 was rerouted onto the new Okmulgee Beeline freeway and expressway, and U.S. 75 Alternate was established along the former route of the highway.
Altoona business loop
| State: | KS |
| Type: | US-Bus |
| Route: | 75 |
| Location: | Altoona, Kansas |
| Length Mi: | 1.6 |
| Length Round: | 1 |
Topeka business loop
Nebraska City business loop
Sioux City business loop
U.S. Highway 75 Business in Sioux City, Iowa was created in 2001 after the completion of a freeway around Sioux City. Officially, US 75 Business is known as Iowa Highway 376, but it is never signed as such. The route begins at the I-29/I-129/US 20/US 75 interchange in Sioux City and follows US 75's former route through Sioux City, rejoining US 75 on the city's northern edge.
Northbound US 75 Business traffic follows I-29 southbound.
Le Mars business loop
| State: | IA |
| Type: | US-Bus |
| Route: | 75 |
| Length Mi: | 3.082 |
| Location: | Le Mars, Iowa |
| Formed: | 2006 |
U.S. Route 75 Business in Le Mars, Iowa was created in 2006 after the completion of a by-pass around Le Mars. The business route begins at the Iowa Highway 3 interchange, with which the US 75 Business runs concurrently, and ends at the new US 75/Iowa 60 interchange. The portion of US 75 Business that is not concurrent with Iowa 3 is officially known as Iowa 404,[3] but it is never signed as such.
Former routes
Galveston–Houston temporary route
| State: | TX |
| Type: | US-Temp |
| Route: | 75 |
| Length Mi: | 50 |
| Formed: | 1951 |
| Decommissioned: | 1951 |
| Location: | Galveston–Houston, Texas |
Houston business loop
| State: | TX |
| Type: | US 1926-Bus |
| Route: | 75 |
| Length Mi: | 11 |
| Formed: | 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 1944 |
| Location: | Houston, Texas |
Oakhurst-Owasso temporary route
Tulsa business route
Wakarusa–North Topeka alternate
Topeka bypass route
| State: | KS |
| Type: | US-Byp |
| Route: | 75 |
| Length Mi: | 11 |
| Formed: | 1966 |
| Decommissioned: | 1998 |
| Location: | Topeka, Kansas |
North Topeka–Hoyt alternate
Notes and References
- Oklahoma Department of Transportation. 2008 Control Section Maps. Okmulgee. 2010-03-04.
- Oklahoma Department of Transportation. 2008 Control Section Maps. Creek. 2010-03-04.
- Web site: Highway and Street Map of Le Mars, Iowa . May 18, 2010 . Iowa Department of Transportation . 2009-10-24 . PDF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061028113820/http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/citypdf/Le%20Mars_ci.pdf . 2006-10-28 .
