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{{Short description|Highway in the United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2023}}

{{Distinguish|U.S. Route 1/9}}
{{Infobox road
| country = USA
| type = US
| route = 19
| map = {{maplink-road|frame-height=290|from=U.S. Route 19.map}}
| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = US&nbsp;19 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 1438.2
| length_ref = {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
| established = 1926
| direction_a = South
| terminus_a = {{jct|country=USA|US|41}} in [[Memphis, Florida|Memphis, FL]]
| junction =
*{{jct|country=USA|I|10}} near [[Monticello, Florida|Monticello, FL]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|20|I|75|I|85}} in [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|26|I|40}} in [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville, NC]]
*{{jct|country=USA|I|81}} in Bristol, VA
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|64|I|77}} near [[Beckley, West Virginia|Beckley, WV]]
*{{jct|country=USA|I|79}} at various locations
*{{jct|country=USA|I|70}} in [[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington, PA]]
*{{jct|country=USA|I|76|dab1=Ohio–New Jersey}} in [[Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Cranberry Township, PA]]
*{{jct|country=USA|I|80}} near [[Mercer, Pennsylvania|Mercer, PA]]
*{{jct|country=USA|I|90}} near [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie, PA]]
| direction_b = North
| terminus_b = {{jct|country=USA|US|20}} in Erie, PA
| states = [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[North Carolina]], [[Tennessee]], [[Virginia]], [[West Virginia]], [[Pennsylvania]]
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'''U.S. Route&nbsp;19''' or '''U.S. Highway&nbsp;19''' ('''US&nbsp;19''') is a north–south [[United States Numbered Highway]] in the [[Eastern United States]]. Despite encroaching [[Interstate Highway]]s, the route has remained a long-haul road, connecting the [[Gulf of Mexico]] with [[Lake Erie]].

The highway's southern terminus is at [[Memphis, Florida]], which is just south of [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]] at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 41|US&nbsp;41]]. Its northern terminus is in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 20|US&nbsp;20]] about {{Convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} from the shores of Lake Erie.<ref name="ends">{{cite web|url=http://usends.com/10-19/019/019.html|title=Endpoints of US highways|access-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006154038/http://usends.com/10-19/019/019.html|archive-date=October 6, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The length of the highway is {{convert|1438.2|mi|km}}, including both US&nbsp;19E/US&nbsp;19W paths through [[North Carolina]] and [[Tennessee]].{{citation needed|date=July 2025}}

==Route description==
{{Lengths table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 19 in Florida|FL]]
|{{Convert|262.0|mi|km|disp=table}}<ref name=google-FL>{{google maps  | url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=S+Tamiami+Trail&daddr=27.98161,-82.72962+to:30.411,-83.911+to:FL-57+S%2FUS-19+S&geocode=FTBNpAEd9CkU-w%3BFSr3qgEdbKUR-ykLYrQOJu7CiDFbT_ILQVL-tw%3BFfgI0AEdqJ7_-indR8nYvz_siDFRN-66WvrO1w%3BFUbp0wEdLBoA-w&hl=en&mra=dvme&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=12&via=1,2&sll=30.396272,-83.903618&sspn=0.217953,0.244446&ie=UTF8&ll=29.128172,-83.17749&spn=3.531281,3.911133&z=8 | title=US 19 in Florida | access-date=January 30, 2011 | publisher=Google}}</ref>
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|[[U.S. Route 19 in Georgia|GA]]
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|[[U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina|NC]]
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|[[U.S. Route 19E|19E]]
|{{Convert|75.9|mi|km|disp=table}}<ref name=google-19E>{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=US-19+N&daddr=US-19E+N+to:TN-37+N%2FUS-19E+N&hl=en&sll=35.91745,-82.389307&sspn=0.027387,0.038581&geocode=FRj-IwIdELcW-w%3BFSrpJwId18oc-w%3BFe0_LAIdp3wY-w&t=h&mra=ps&z=10|title=U.S. Route 19E|access-date=August 26, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|[[U.S. Route 19W|19W]]
|{{Convert|62.6|mi|km|disp=table}}<ref name=google-19W>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-19+S&daddr=35.949,-82.38278+to:TN-34+N%2FUS-11E+N&geocode=FXz-IwIdjLcW-w%3BFciJJAIdRPAW-yktfH3V9Q1aiDESsGhvFVzJfQ%3BFQhHLAIdDmsY-w&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1&sll=35.916721,-82.384243&sspn=0.102321,0.122223&ie=UTF8&ll=36.174465,-82.361755&spn=0.815892,0.977783&z=10|title=U.S. Route 19W |access-date=January 30, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|[[U.S. Route 19 in Tennessee|TN]]
|{{Convert|11.8|mi|km|disp=table}}<ref name=google-TN>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=US-11E+N%2FUS-19+N%2FUS-19W+N&daddr=Volunteer+Pkwy&hl=en&ll=36.51074,-82.193871&spn=0.237864,0.445976&sll=36.59478,-82.186543&sspn=0.007425,0.013937&geocode=FcBHLAIdK2sY-w%3BFW9lLgIdgOYZ-w&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=17&t=p&z=12|title=US 19 in Tennessee|access-date=July 2, 2014}}</ref>
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|[[U.S. Route 19 in Virginia|VA]]
|{{Convert|88.9|mi|km|disp=table}}<ref name=google-VA>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-11E+N%2FUS-19+N%2FVA-381+N%2FCommonwealth+Ave&daddr=36.63137,-82.13751+to:36.6379431,-82.112464+to:36.66423,-82.06884+to:36.69106,-82.02437+to:US-19+N%2FTrail+of+the+Lonesome+Pine%2FVirginia+Ave&geocode=FUpmLgIdi-YZ-w%3BFUrzLgIdWq4a-ylX94ihcnRQiDGH-6Ey-Z4DhA%3BFfcMLwIdMBAb-ym7Rle4kHNQiDGCc1lvpPCWyA%3BFaZzLwIdmLob-ylJdxRH6XJQiDHoABq6fw63LA%3BFXTcLwIdTmgc-ykHiGuQsxJQiDGjgpWtTOWT_Q%3BFY5-OAIdBxoo-w&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&via=1,2,3,4&sll=36.622554,-82.136793&sspn=0.0507,0.061111&ie=UTF8&ll=36.85545,-81.823425&spn=1.61747,1.955566&z=9|title=US 19 in Virginia|access-date=January 30, 2011}}</ref>
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|[[U.S. Route 19 in West Virginia|WV]]
|{{Convert|249.0|mi|km|disp=table}}<ref name=google-WV>{{google maps  | url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Bluefield+Ave&daddr=37.44748,-81.1102+to:37.59722,-81.1036+to:37.6958321,-81.1000324+to:37.78195,-81.16792+to:38.8793567,-80.4360208+to:39.06436,-80.44866+to:39.16946,-80.44705+to:39.37066,-80.31319+to:39.60254,-80.08175+to:I-79+N&geocode=FfZ-OAIdvBso-w%3BFThnOwIdSFsq-ym_1CSB8WhOiDGuAXuGDoVuAg%3BFSSwPQIdEHUq-ylz8v-vDmFOiDEK68MadfjiLQ%3BFVgxPwIdAIMq-ylJf114t4tOiDFySNI3eHQ-fQ%3BFb6BQAId0Hkp-yn1QpKw0_JOiDF98399eCt5vQ%3BFXxAUQIdzKQ0-yl9TVyFmbVLiDGpz4yn284Csg%3BFSgTVAIdbHM0-ylvUqvjJUhKiDGfpyaViBVQMQ%3BFbStVQIdtnk0-ynHRmPIUEdKiDEydPAf5hHedA%3BFaS_WAIdmoQ2-ymdKF6qB29KiDF9rUgzLHfo3Q%3BFWxJXAIdqgw6-yk7G7Pgdn81iDE4-ohg7Pcn4Q%3BFX4YXgIddFw6-w&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=12&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9&sll=37.425252,-81.123047&sspn=0.200669,0.244446&ie=UTF8&ll=38.565348,-80.507812&spn=3.161042,3.911133&z=8 | title=US 19 in West Virginia | access-date=January 30, 2011 | publisher=Google}}</ref>
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|[[U.S. Route 19 in Pennsylvania|PA]]
|{{Convert|195.0|mi|km|disp=table}}<ref name=google-PA>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-19+N%2FMechanic+St&daddr=39.7732577,-80.1000922+to:39.8149,-80.12027+to:39.90653,-80.19456+to:40.0779912,-80.2068137+to:40.1439021,-80.2159753+to:40.1675,-80.23808+to:40.4113659,-80.011932+to:40.445818,-80.027272+to:40.4640719,-80.0281908+to:40.471348,-80.016071+to:40.54795,-80.03686+to:40.729959,-80.1084641+to:40.78603,-80.1350457+to:40.83384,-80.12059+to:41.05461,-80.20043+to:41.32998,-80.22931+to:41.5955,-80.19516+to:41.759704,-80.1161244+to:41.910724,-79.9872435+to:W+26th+St&geocode=FXIZXgIdMFk6-w%3BFUnkXgIdBMU5-ynjmyd0KXY1iDG8DHUrMYblmQ%3BFfSGXwIdMnY5-yk7jjI3DZ41iDEKAXAM3R_7bQ%3BFeLsYAIdAFQ4-ylbQLF9HKI1iDEAhCB2vbn4pg%3BFaeKYwIdIyQ4-yk_Iqh7P681iDGi4rnA2crJmQ%3BFR6MZAIdWQA4-ykNmVcwJ6w1iDGo4L9AzqbfKw%3BFUzoZAIdAKo3-ym7nFVfsa01iDHlMZY3A7Vqbw%3BFeWgaAIdZB07-ymXmve-0_Y0iDFLUxpak1kzdg%3BFXonaQIdeOE6-ylTi_qToPY0iDHDk7dt5oU4jw%3BFcduaQId4t06-ymTrHhTFPQ0iDHNCGg_4q0vEg%3BFTSLaQIdOQ07-yknnk5kcfQ0iDHwxVX590ifnA%3BFW62agIdBLw6-ykFockJPos0iDGumQDUmNbVGQ%3BFWd9bQIdUKQ5-ymfULBren00iDEUREOm5CCa-g%3BFW5YbgIdezw5-yld8mPKe340iDFsuUjrpl8RBA%3BFTATbwId8nQ5-ym941hHuH80iDELigMZODE4og%3BFZJxcgIdEj04-yl3ShLpb5sziDG1rkt-0rAKxg%3BFTyldgIdQsw3-ylVclZRnqUziDHbAM8UV-z-lQ%3BFWyyegIdqFE4-ymJS_HPTlEyiDHlFKDOyADiWQ%3BFdgzfQIdZIY5-ynHZfCKbF8yiDEJupBm2BGUoA%3BFcSBfwId1X07-ymRo4Yk3o4yiDHIjX64vXuyTA%3BFYaRggIdAic6-w&hl=en&mra=mrv&mrcr=0&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19&sll=39.727257,-80.073595&sspn=0.024292,0.030556&ie=UTF8&ll=40.84706,-79.958496&spn=3.058245,3.911133&z=8 |title=US 19 in Pennsylvania |access-date=October 13, 2008}}</ref>
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|Total
|{{Convert|1438.2|mi|km|disp=table}}
|}

===Florida===
{{Main|U.S. Route 19 in Florida}}
[[File:South End of US 19.jpg|thumb|right|Southern terminus of US&nbsp;19 at [[U.S. Route 41|US&nbsp;41]] in [[Memphis, Florida]]]]
[[Image:US 19 (FL).svg|70px|thumb|right|US&nbsp;19 Florida red shield (1956–1993)]]
US&nbsp;19 runs {{convert|262|mi|km}} along [[Florida]]'s west coast from an interchange with [[U.S. Route 41 in Florida|US&nbsp;41]] in [[Memphis, Florida|Memphis]], south of [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]], and continues to the [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] border north of [[Monticello, Florida|Monticello]]. US&nbsp;19 remains independent of [[Interstate 75]] (I-75), even as the routes converge in the [[Tampa Bay area]]. The route is cosigned with [[Interstate 275 (Florida)|I-275]] over the [[Sunshine Skyway Bridge]], a [[cable-stayed bridge]] over the mouth of [[Tampa Bay]], [[U.S. Route 98|US&nbsp;98]] between the [[Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge]] and [[Perry, Florida|Perry]], [[U.S. Route 27 Alternate (Williston–Perry, Florida)|US&nbsp;27 Alternate]] (US&nbsp;27 Alt.) between [[Chiefland, Florida|Chiefland]] and Perry, and [[U.S. Route 27|US&nbsp;27]] between and Perry and [[Capps, Florida|Capps]].

The [[Unsigned highway|unsigned]] designation for US&nbsp;19 in Florida, between Memphis and Perry, is [[Florida State Road 55|State Road&nbsp;55]] (SR&nbsp;55). Between Perry and Capps, it follows [[Florida State Road 20|SR&nbsp;20]], and, between Capps and the Georgia border, it follows SR&nbsp;57.

According to a 2005 ''[[Dateline NBC]]'' report, part of US&nbsp;19 in Florida may be the most dangerous road in the U.S. A [[Florida Highway Patrol|Highway Patrol]] test period beginning in 1998 and ending in 2003, as mandated by the [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]], showed the stretch of US&nbsp;19 from [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco]] to [[Pinellas County, Florida|Pinellas]] county to average approximately 52&nbsp;deaths a year, or 262&nbsp;deaths in the five-year duration of the study; 100 of these deaths were pedestrian related, making US&nbsp;19 the worst road to walk on in these two counties.<ref name="deadliest">{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7844269|title=MSNBC report on America's deadliest roads | publisher=[[NBC News]] | access-date=April 21, 2007 | date=June 7, 2005}}</ref> Multiple efforts to improve US&nbsp;19 have been suggested to the [[Florida Department of Transportation]], among them, an overpass strictly for left-turn lanes.<ref>''Suncoast News'' Taking the High Road by Carl Orth; August 4, 2001</ref>

Currently, US&nbsp;19 between [[Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater]] and St. Petersburg is getting a freeway-style upgrade due to the cancelation of an extension of [[Interstate 375 (Florida)|I-375]] in the late 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southeastroads.com/us-019_fl.html |title=Florida @ SouthEastRoads - U.S. Highway 19 |publisher=Southeastroads.com |date=July 5, 2008 |access-date=2020-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815034806/http://www.southeastroads.com/us-019_fl.html|archive-date=2012-08-15|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myus19.com |title=U.S. 19 - Improvements for the Future |publisher=Myus19.com |access-date=2020-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501110725/http://www.myus19.com/|archive-date=2013-05-01|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

===Georgia===
{{Main|U.S. Route 19 in Georgia}}
US&nbsp;19 enters Georgia just south of [[Thomasville, Georgia|Thomasville]] as Lee Highway, [[concurrency (road)|concurrent]] with [[Georgia State Route 3|State Route&nbsp;3]] (SR&nbsp;3). It continues north, passing through [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]], [[Americus, Georgia|Americus]], [[Ellaville, Georgia|Ellaville]], [[Butler, Georgia|Butler]], [[Thomaston, Georgia|Thomaston]], and [[Zebulon, Georgia|Zebulon]]. It becomes concurrent with [[U.S. Route 41|US&nbsp;41]] in [[Griffin, Georgia|Griffin]]. It then proceeds through the western tip of [[Henry County, Georgia|Henry County]], passing through [[Hampton, Georgia|Hampton]], home of [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]], and continues north through [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton County]] and [[Jonesboro, Georgia|Jonesboro]], entering [[Atlanta]].

US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;41 travels through the south side of Atlanta as [[Metropolitan Parkway (Atlanta)|Metropolitan Parkway]] (formerly Stewart Avenue) and through Downtown Atlanta as [[Northside Drive]]. The concurrencies with US&nbsp;41 and SR&nbsp;3 end when US&nbsp;19 turns east onto 14th Street in [[Midtown Atlanta|Midtown]], beginning a concurrency with [[Georgia State Route 9|SR&nbsp;9]]. It then turns north on [[Peachtree Street]] until it intersects with [[Georgia State Route 141|SR&nbsp;141]] in [[Buckhead]] and becomes Roswell Road. US&nbsp;19 then continues north through [[Sandy Springs, Georgia|Sandy Springs]] until it reaches [[Interstate 285 (Georgia)|I-285]]'s north side. There, the concurrency with SR&nbsp;9 ends and US&nbsp;19 is briefly concurrent with I-285, for about {{convert|1.5|mi|km}}.

US&nbsp;19 leaves I-285 to travel through the northern suburbs of Atlanta along [[Georgia State Route 400|SR&nbsp;400]]. Most of this section is a [[limited-access road]] with four lanes in each direction, becoming two lanes in each direction as the highway continues away from the northern suburbs of Atlanta. It picks back up as Lee Highway north of Atlanta. It arrives in [[Dahlonega, Georgia|Dahlonega]], where it is no longer concurrent with SR&nbsp;400, before about {{convert|37|mi|km}} of extremely curvy road, which includes a concurrency with [[U.S. Route 129|US&nbsp;129]]. The last major town it travels through in Georgia is [[Blairsville, Georgia|Blairsville]].

===North Carolina===
{{Main|U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina}}
[[Image:Highway 19 South in Cherokee, NC IMG 5148.JPG|200px|right|thumb|US&nbsp;19 in [[Cherokee, North Carolina]]]]
US&nbsp;19 is cosigned with US&nbsp;129 from the Georgia line to [[Murphy, North Carolina|Murphy]] as Lee Highway, then is cosigned with [[U.S. Route 74|US&nbsp;74]], as well as [[U.S. Route 129|US&nbsp;129]] as far as [[Graham County, North Carolina|Graham County]]. US&nbsp;129 veers away from US&nbsp;19, heading north to [[Robbinsville, North Carolina|Robbinsville]], and continuing to [[Maryville, Tennessee]]. US&nbsp;19 and US&nbsp;74 are cosigned as far as [[Ela, North Carolina|Ela]], after which US&nbsp;74 veers south, leaving US&nbsp;19 to head into the [[Great Smoky Mountains]]. US&nbsp;19 passes through the [[Qualla Boundary]]. For a brief time, US&nbsp;19 is cosigned with [[U.S. Route 276|US&nbsp;276]]. Then, US&nbsp;19 is cosigned with [[U.S. Route 23|US&nbsp;23]] from [[Lake Junaluska, North Carolina|Lake Junaluska]] to [[Mars Hill, North Carolina|Mars Hill]] (and with [[U.S. Route 70|US&nbsp;70]] in [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]]), which closely parallels [[Interstate 40|I-40]] and then [[Interstate 26|Future I-26]].

Just north of [[Mars Hill, North Carolina|Mars Hill]], US&nbsp;19 continues solo to [[Cane River, North Carolina|Cane River]], where US&nbsp;19 splits: US&nbsp;19E toward [[Burnsville, North Carolina|Burnsville]] and US&nbsp;19W toward [[Erwin, Tennessee]].

===U.S. Route 19E===
{{Main|U.S. Route 19E}}
Traversing {{convert|75.9|mi|km}} from [[Cane River, North Carolina]], to [[Bluff City, Tennessee]], US&nbsp;19E first goes east to [[Burnsville, North Carolina|Burnsville]] and [[Spruce Pine, North Carolina|Spruce Pine]], then north along the banks of the [[North Toe River]] to [[Cranberry, North Carolina|Cranberry]] and [[Elk Park, North Carolina|Elk Park]], before crossing the [[North Carolina]]–[[Tennessee]] state line. Heading northeast, it goes through [[Roan Mountain, Tennessee|Roan Mountain]], [[Hampton, Tennessee|Hampton]], and [[Elizabethton, Tennessee|Elizabethton]], rendezvousing with US&nbsp;19W in Bluff City.

===U.S. Route 19W===
{{Main|U.S. Route 19W}}
[[File:US19-US19W-Cane River.jpg|thumb|right|US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;19E/US&nbsp;19W junction at [[Cane River, North Carolina]]]]
Traversing {{convert|62.6|mi|km}} from [[Cane River, North Carolina]], to [[Bluff City, Tennessee]], US&nbsp;19W goes immediately north along the banks of the Cane River to the communities of [[Ramseytown, North Carolina|Ramseytown]] and [[Sioux, North Carolina|Sioux]], then northwest through the [[Unaka Range]], crossing the [[North Carolina]]–[[Tennessee]] state line. At [[Ernestville, Tennessee|Ernestville]], US&nbsp;19W joins with [[Interstate 26|I-26]]/[[U.S. Route 23|US&nbsp;23]] and proceeds through [[Erwin, Tennessee|Erwin]], [[Unicoi, Tennessee|Unicoi]], and [[Johnson City, Tennessee|Johnson City]]. In Johnson City, it switches partners to [[U.S. Route 11E|US&nbsp;11E]] along Bristol Highway, rendezvousing with US&nbsp;19E in Bluff City.

===Tennessee===
{{Main|U.S. Route 19 in Tennessee}}
US&nbsp;19 starts again in [[Bluff City, Tennessee|Bluff City]], heading northeast along the Volunteer Parkway (and concurrency with [[U.S. Route 11E|US&nbsp;11E]]) to [[Bristol, Tennessee|Bristol]]. In downtown Bristol, US&nbsp;19 crosses the [[Tennessee]]–[[Virginia]] state line on State Street.

===Virginia===
{{Main|U.S. Route 19 in Virginia}}
US&nbsp;19 goes northeast from [[Bristol, Virginia|Bristol]], parallel to [[Interstate 81|I-81]], until [[Abingdon, Virginia|Abingdon]]. It then heads north to [[Lebanon, Virginia|Lebanon]], through [[Clinch Mountain]], then northeast again through the towns of [[Claypool Hill, Virginia|Claypool Hill]], [[Tazewell, Virginia|Tazewell]], and then finally to [[Bluefield, Virginia|Bluefield]], where it enters [[West Virginia]].

===West Virginia===
{{Main|U.S. Route 19 in West Virginia}}
[[Image:NewRiverBridge West virginia.jpg|thumb|[[New River Gorge Bridge]] in West Virginia]]
[[File:2017-09-08 17 22 13 View south along U.S. Route 19 at Interstate 79 (Jennings Randolph Highway) in Lewis County, West Virginia.jpg|thumb|View south along US&nbsp;19 at I-79 in [[Lewis County, West Virginia]]]]
[[File:Westover Bridge 2017a.jpg|thumb|The Westover Bridge carrying US&nbsp;19 over the [[Monongahela River]] in [[Morgantown, West Virginia]]]]

US&nbsp;19 enters [[West Virginia]] as a four-lane highway in [[Bluefield, West Virginia|Bluefield]], where it narrows to two lanes as it winds northward. It later parallels [[Interstate 77|I-77]]/[[Interstate 64|I-64]] until it reaches [[Beckley, West Virginia|Beckley]], where it goes northeasterly on an [[limited-access road|expressway]]-grade four-lane highway. Crossing the [[New River (Kanawha River tributary)|New River]] via the [[New River Gorge Bridge]] near [[Fayetteville, West Virginia|Fayetteville]], it passes through [[Summersville, West Virginia|Summersville]] and [[Birch River, West Virginia|Birch River]] before arriving at [[Interstate 79|I-79]], {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} south of [[Sutton, West Virginia|Sutton]]. From there, it runs concurrent with I-79 from exit&nbsp;57 to exit&nbsp;67 at [[Flatwoods, West Virginia|Flatwoods]]. Then, it exits and reverts to a two-lane highway, more or less following the route of I-79 as it passes through [[Weston, West Virginia|Weston]], [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg]], [[Fairmont, West Virginia|Fairmont]], and [[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown]] before crossing into [[Pennsylvania]]. The distance from Beckley from I-79 is also known as [[Appalachian Development Highway System]] (ADHS) Corridor L. It allows traffic to the [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], area to bypass [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]], and is thus part of a main link from [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], and [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]], to Pittsburgh.

===Pennsylvania===
{{Main|U.S. Route 19 in Pennsylvania}}
US&nbsp;19 is closely paralleled by [[Interstate 79|I-79]] for its entire length. From the state line, it goes north to [[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington]] and then through [[Pittsburgh]]. It crosses the [[Ohio River]] via the [[West End Bridge (Pittsburgh)|West End Bridge]] just west of [[Downtown Pittsburgh]]. In [[Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Cranberry Township]], north of Pittsburgh, US&nbsp;19 shares a major junction between [[Interstate 76 (Ohio–New Jersey)|I-76]] ([[Pennsylvania Turnpike]]) and I-79, via the Cranberry Connector. US&nbsp;19 crosses [[Interstate 80|I-80]] in the [[East Lackawannock Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania|East Lackawannock Township]]. Near [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]], it crosses [[Interstate 90|I-90]] before going through the downtown area, ending at [[U.S. Route 20|US&nbsp;20]] (26th Street).

===ADHS corridors===
US&nbsp;19 overlaps with three corridors that are part of the [[Appalachian Development Highway System|ADHS]], which is part of [[Appalachian Regional Commission]] (ARC). Passed in 1965, the purpose of the ADHS is to generate economic development in previously isolated areas, supplement the Interstate Highway System, connect [[Appalachia]] to the Interstate System, and provide access to areas within the region as well as to markets in the rest of the nation.<ref>{{cite web |publisher= Appalachian Regional Commission |url= http://www.arc.gov/adhs |title= Appalachian Development Highway System |access-date= June 30, 2014}}</ref>

* '''Corridor A''' – From [[Interstate 285 (Georgia)|I-285]], in [[Sandy Springs, Georgia]], to [[Interstate 40|I-40]], near [[Clyde, North Carolina]]. US&nbsp;19/[[Georgia State Route 400|SR&nbsp;400]] overlaps from Sandy Springs to [[Georgia State Route 141|SR&nbsp;141]], near [[Cumming, Georgia|Cumming]] in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The entire section is a [[controlled-access highway]].<ref name=ADHS-GA>{{cite web |publisher= Appalachian Regional Commission |url= http://www.arc.gov/noindex/programs/transp/adhs_status_report_2013/ADHSFY2013StatusReportGeorgia.pdf |title= Status of Corridors in Georgia |date= September 30, 2013 |access-date= July 3, 2014}}</ref>
* '''Corridor A-1''' – From [[Georgia State Route 141|SR&nbsp;141]], near Cumming, Georgia, to [[Georgia State Route 53|SR&nbsp;53]], near [[Dawsonville, Georgia]]. The entire {{convert|15.8|mi|km|adj=on}} section of US&nbsp;19/[[Georgia State Route 400|SR&nbsp;400]] is authorized for ADHS funding. The entire route is a divided four-lane highway, with the southern section a controlled-access highway and the northern section being a [[limited-access road]].<ref name=ADHS-GA/>
* '''Corridor K''' – From [[Interstate 75|I-75]], in [[Cleveland, Tennessee]], to [[U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;23]], in [[Dillsboro, North Carolina]]. US&nbsp;19 overlaps from [[U.S. Route 64|US&nbsp;64]]/[[U.S. Route 74|US&nbsp;74]], near [[Murphy, North Carolina|Murphy]], to US&nbsp;74 ([[Great Smoky Mountains Expressway]]), near [[Bryson City, North Carolina|Bryson City]]. The routing is a four-lane limited-access road from near Murphy to [[Andrews, North Carolina|Andrews]]; the rest is two-lane through the [[Nantahala Gorge]]. Future plans include building a new four-lane limited-access road from Andrews, through [[Robbinsville, North Carolina|Robbinsville]], to [[Stecoah, North Carolin|Stecoah]], bypassing the Nantahala Gorge.<ref>{{cite web |publisher= Appalachian Regional Commission |url= http://www.arc.gov/noindex/programs/transp/adhs_status_report_2013/ADHSFY2013StatusReportNorthCarolina.pdf |title= Status of Corridors in North Carolina |date= September 30, 2013 |access-date= July 3, 2014}}</ref>
* '''Corridor L''' – From [[Interstate 64|I-64]]/[[Interstate 77|I-77]], near [[Beckley, West Virginia]], to [[Interstate 79|I-79]], near [[Sutton, West Virginia]]. Of the {{convert|69.9|mi|km|adj=on}} section of US&nbsp;19, only {{convert|60.5|mi|km|adj=on}} was authorized for ADHS funding. This corridor is considered complete, with a divided four-lane limited-access road with interchanges at major intersections.<ref name=ADHS-WV>{{cite web |publisher= Appalachian Regional Commission |url= http://www.arc.gov/noindex/programs/transp/adhs_status_report_2013/ADHSFY2013StatusReportWestVirginia.pdf |title= Status of Corridors in West Virginia |date= September 30, 2013 |access-date= July 3, 2014}}</ref>
* '''Corridor Q''' – From [[U.S. Route 23|US&nbsp;23]]/[[U.S. Route 119|US&nbsp;119]], in [[Shelbiana, Kentucky]], to [[Interstate 81|I-81]], near [[Christiansburg, Virginia]]. US&nbsp;19 overlaps from [[U.S. Route 460|US&nbsp;460]], in [[Claypool Hill, Virginia]], to US&nbsp;460, in [[Princeton, West Virginia]].  The entire route is a mostly divided four lane limited-access road with interchanges at major intersections.<ref name=ADHS-WV/><ref>{{cite web |publisher= Appalachian Regional Commission |url= http://www.arc.gov/noindex/programs/transp/adhs_status_report_2013/ADHSFY2013StatusReportVirginia.pdf |title= Status of Corridors in Virginia |date= September 30, 2013 |access-date= July 3, 2014}}</ref>
==History==
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===Florida===
US&nbsp;19 first entered Florida in 1929. It underwent two route shifts, the first in 1933 and the second in 1946, which adjusted it to its current alignment. US&nbsp;19 was extended to its southern terminus of Memphis in September 1954, when the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge opened to traffic.

Starting around 1956, US&nbsp;19 was four-laned, initially in the Perry area, working north toward the Georgia border. The entire route in Florida was four-laned by 1972.

The planned St. Petersburg–Clearwater Expressway, or Pinellas Beltway, would have followed the current alignment of [[U.S. Route 19 Alternate (Florida)|US&nbsp;19 Alt.]] from [[Interstate 275 (Florida)|I-275]] to [[Clearwater, Florida]]. The intersection of Seminole Boulevard and Bay Pines Boulevard is a remnant of this proposed road. The beltway road was proposed in 1974, but it was dead by 1980.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

===North Carolina===
In North Carolina, US&nbsp;19 was [[North Carolina Highway 10]] (NC&nbsp;10) from the Georgia state line to Asheville, NC&nbsp;29 from Asheville to [[Madison County, North Carolina|Madison County]], NC&nbsp;69 to a point near the Tennessee state line, and either NC&nbsp;194 or NC&nbsp;694 for a short distance south of the Tennessee state line.

The original US&nbsp;19 in [[Yancey County, North Carolina|Yancey]], [[Mitchell County, North Carolina|Mitchell]], and [[Avery County, North Carolina|Avery]] counties mostly followed the route now designated US&nbsp;19E. US&nbsp;19W in Yancey County was US&nbsp;19-23 in 1935, and what is now US&nbsp;19E was US&nbsp;19A. The US&nbsp;19E and US&nbsp;19W designations have been used since 1930.

Prior to 1948, US&nbsp;19 between [[Ela, North Carolina|Ela]] and [[Waynesville, North Carolina|Waynesville]] essentially followed the route of present-day US&nbsp;74. Then, this road was called [[U.S. Route 19A (Ela–Lake Junaluska, North Carolina)|US&nbsp;19A]] and the section of [[North Carolina Highway 28|NC&nbsp;28]]. From Ela to [[Cherokee, North Carolina|Cherokee]] and the section of [[North Carolina Highway 293|NC&nbsp;293]] from Cherokee to near Waynesville became US&nbsp;19. Improvements were made, including a new section of highway west of [[Lake Junaluska, North Carolina|Lake Junaluska]].

Around 1956, US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;23 was widened to four lanes from Lake Junaluska to [[Canton, North Carolina|Canton]].

By 1970, a section of US&nbsp;19 west of [[Murphy, North Carolina|Murphy]], also designated [[U.S. Route 64|US&nbsp;64]] (and later [[U.S. Route 74|US&nbsp;74]]), was widened to four lanes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.cox.net/ncroads/ushwys/us019.html|title=NCRoads.com: U.S. 19|access-date=November 19, 2009}}</ref>

In January 1983, after improvements to US&nbsp;19A had made it similar to an [[Interstate Highway]], the state proposed designating US&nbsp;19A as US&nbsp;19 Bypass. At one point, changing US&nbsp;19A to US&nbsp;19 was considered, but businesses in [[Maggie Valley, North Carolina|Maggie Valley]] opposed the idea of their highway being changed to US&nbsp;19A. US&nbsp;19A became the [[Great Smoky Mountains Expressway]].<ref>Doris Burrell, "Expressway: State Makes It Official," ''[[The Mountaineer]]'', January 20, 1984.</ref>

===Tennessee===
US&nbsp;19 originally went from the North Carolina state line to [[U.S. Route 511|US&nbsp;511]]. In 1928, US&nbsp;19 was extended with US&nbsp;511 to Bristol and into Virginia. In 1930, US&nbsp;19 south was truncated to Bluff City (the current [[Tennessee State Route 44|State Route&nbsp;44]] [SR&nbsp;44]/[[Tennessee State Route 390|SR&nbsp;390]] junction), as US&nbsp;19E was assigned to US&nbsp;19 south to North Carolina.

This is still US&nbsp;19E except Old Highway&nbsp;19E/Buck Creek Road east of Shell Creek; Carter Street, Main Street, Conway Street, and Cloud Land Drive in Roan Mountain; Crabtree and Old Rock Quarry roads west of Roan Mountain; Little Mountain Church Road; Holtsclaw Road; Herman Johnson Loop; J D Whitehead Road; Old Highway&nbsp;19E, Schoolhouse Road, and Dave Simerly Road in Tiger Valley; Rittertown Road south of Hampton; Church and 1st streets through Hampton; and Mill Pond Road in the Valley Forge area.

The quite winding alignment where it crosses the Doe River twice is completely abandoned; State Line Road/Johnson Avenue/Sycamore Street/Broad Street through Elizabethton, plus today's [[Tennessee State Route 400|SR&nbsp;400]] and Bristol/Elizabethton/Old Elizabethton highways to Bluff City.

In 1931 or 1932, US&nbsp;19 south was extended over US&nbsp;19W to the new US&nbsp;19E/US&nbsp;19W split in Hillcrest (the current SR&nbsp;44/Elizabethton Highway junction)<ref>{{Cite web|title=US 19|url=http://www.vahighways.com/tn-annex/routes/us019.htm|access-date=2021-12-24|website=www.vahighways.com}}</ref>

===Virginia===
Although an original U.S. Highway, US&nbsp;19 does not appear on the 1926 official road atlas (which shows other U.S. Highways) nor the 1927 [[George Samuel Clason|Clason]] road atlas. It does appear on a mid-1927 official map. It ran generally as it does today. In this routing, US&nbsp;19 was added to US&nbsp;11 and State Route&nbsp;10 (SR&nbsp;10) from the Tennessee state line to [[Abingdon, Virginia|Abingdon]], SR&nbsp;106 from Abingdon to [[Hansonville, Virginia|Hansonville]], SR&nbsp;112 from Hansonville to [[Lebanon, Virginia|Lebanon]], and SR&nbsp;11 from Lebanon to the West Virginia state line.

Initially, US&nbsp;19 entered Virginia via Pennsylvania Avenue in Bristol, Tennessee, then used State Street west to Front Street north to Spencer Street northeast to Mary Street east to Goodson Street north to Danville Avenue east to Fairview Street north to Massachusetts Avenue east to Texas Avenue north, which became Old Abingdon Highway  ran back into US&nbsp;11/US&nbsp;19 near the I-81 interchange.

US&nbsp;19 followed today's US&nbsp;11 approaching Abingdon, then used Colonial Avenue and crossed the railroad to modern US&nbsp;11 at roughly the Bytt Street location, then [[U.S. Route 58 Alternate|US&nbsp;58 Alt.]] northwest. US&nbsp;19 followed today's US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;58 Alt. to Hansonville except SR&nbsp;766 near Abingdon, SR&nbsp;633 loop at Butts, SR&nbsp;775 at Greendale, and SR&nbsp;876/SR&nbsp;802 at Holton.

Leaving Hansonville, US&nbsp;19 used today's US&nbsp;19 up to SR&nbsp;674, then abandoned alignment on the north side to Sunset Drive, US&nbsp;19, SR&nbsp;841 (except initially used SR&nbsp;758 loop) to [[U.S. Route 19 Business (Lebanon, Virginia)|US&nbsp;19 Business]] (US&nbsp;19 Bus.), some of US&nbsp;19 Bus., Gilbert Street/Old Fincastle Road, SR&nbsp;82, and US&nbsp;19 Bus. through Lebanon.

East of Lebanon, US&nbsp;19 used SR&nbsp;656 loop back to US&nbsp;19. After a brief stretch of today's US&nbsp;19, US&nbsp;19 followed the SR&nbsp;872 loop near SR&nbsp;80 eastbound. US&nbsp;19 followed more of today's US&nbsp;19 but near SR&nbsp;80 westbound stayed north of the creek on Old Rosedale Highway and some abandoned alignments until around SR&nbsp;644. East of here, US&nbsp;19 more closely followed it current path although in the field it appears old alignment pieces are visible to the north side.

Before SR&nbsp;369, US&nbsp;19 originally used SR&nbsp;770 to cross into Tazewell County, then SR&nbsp;609 north back to US&nbsp;19. US&nbsp;19 followed its current path to Claypool Hill except it used the SR&nbsp;705 loop. At Pounding Mill, US&nbsp;19 used SR&nbsp;637 but otherwise followed US&nbsp;19/[[U.S. Route 460|US&nbsp;460]] and then [[U.S. Route 19 Business (Tazewell, Virginia)|US&nbsp;19 Bus.]]/[[U.S. Route 460 Business (Tazewell, Virginia)|US&nbsp;460 Bus.]] to SR&nbsp;16 Alt.

Initially, US&nbsp;19 followed Old Fincastle Turnpike in western Tazewell, then current US&nbsp;19 Bus. through Tazewell, then Ben Bolt Road east to SR&nbsp;61. US&nbsp;19 then followed SR&nbsp;61 north to SR&nbsp;678 (Market Street). US&nbsp;19 followed SR&nbsp;678 north to SR&nbsp;645 east which used to connect back to modern US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;460.

US&nbsp;19 followed today's US&nbsp;19 to Bluefield, West Virginia, except SR&nbsp;781, SR 680 loops in [[Springville, Virginia|Springville]], SR&nbsp;665, and SR&nbsp;744/SR&nbsp;1520 Shannandale. There are other visible unnumbered loops that are visible to the north side of US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;460. In Bluefield, US&nbsp;19 used Greever and East streets.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US 19|url=http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us019.htm|access-date=2021-12-24|website=www.vahighways.com}}</ref>

===West Virginia===
Appeared in December 1926 as an original U.S. Highway, replacing West Virginia Route&nbsp;4 (WV&nbsp;4) from Bluefield to [[Westover, West Virginia|Westover]] and WV&nbsp;30 from Westover to Pennsylvania.

The original description of US&nbsp;19 in the 1925 [[West Virginia Department of Transportation]] (WVDOT) annual report had US&nbsp;19 ending at [[U.S. Route 60|US&nbsp;60]] in [[Gauley Bridge, West Virginia|Gauley Bridge]] and the 1926 official maps of both Virginia and West Virginia show this, but, by the time the U.S. Numbered Highway System went live in late 1926, US&nbsp;19 did extend all the way through West Virginia.

The road from [[Beckwith, West Virginia|Beckwith]] to US&nbsp;60 was completed as new construction in 1926. It is unclear if US&nbsp;19 was briefly part of the old route via Kanawha Falls which became part of WV&nbsp;61 (now County Route&nbsp;13, or CR&nbsp;13).

In 1929, US&nbsp;19 was rerouted at Belva to the current WV&nbsp;39 crossing of Twentymile Creek. The old route used today's CR&nbsp;16/6 which no longer crosses the railroad and abandoned routing northwest to the Creek crossing which remained many decades past but is now gone along WV&nbsp;16 north of the WV&nbsp;39 junction.

In about 1931, according to that year's WVDOT annual report, US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;21 was removed from CR&nbsp;19/19 (Cherry Creek Circle) and CR&nbsp;119/8 (Lamar Circle) in Cherry Creek; CR&nbsp;19/17 (Marshall Circle) all between [[Ghent, West Virginia|Ghent]] and [[Shady Spring, West Virginia|Shady Spring]]; also CR&nbsp;19/28 (Ransom Drive), CR&nbsp;119/20 (Little Vine Drive), and CR&nbsp;19/14. Old US&nbsp;19 loops above Shady Spring.

Also, in about 1931, according to that year's WVDOT annual report, US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;21 was rebuilt from [[Skelton, West Virginia|Skelton]] to [[Mount Hope, West Virginia|Mount Hope]] and removed from CR&nbsp;19/5 and CR&nbsp;4 (Prosperity Road) through [[Prosperity, West Virginia|Prosperity]]; CR&nbsp;16/68 (Bradley School Road); and CR&nbsp;19/1 (Maple Lane; no longer connects to), CR&nbsp;1/25, CR&nbsp;19/43 (Sherwood Road), and CR&nbsp;21/8 (Sherwood Heights Road).

In about 1934, US&nbsp;19 was given a new routing between Bluefield and [[Princeton, West Virginia|Princeton]]. The old route became CR&nbsp;25 (Old Princeton Road) out of Bluefield; CR&nbsp;25 (Mercer Mall Road) to [[Edison, West Virginia|Edison]] (some of this is now WV&nbsp;123); WV&nbsp;71 legs (now CR&nbsp;19/33 [Maple Acres Road] to Glenwood; Glenwood/Green Valley/Old Bluefield roads [CR&nbsp;19/29] from Glenwood to Princeton).

Also, in about 1934, according to that year's WVDOT annual report, the original Beckley Bypass was completed. It is referred to as "Alternate Route" through at least 1936. Then, by 1940, it appears mainline US&nbsp;19 was moved onto it, leaving behind US&nbsp;19 Alt. (now WV&nbsp;16, CR&nbsp;21/5, more WV&nbsp;16, and all of WV&nbsp;210) through Beckley.

Also, in about 1934, according to that year's WVDOT annual report, US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;21 was put on mostly new construction from [[Oak Hill, West Virginia|Oak Hill]] to [[Fayetteville, West Virginia|Fayetteville]], leaving behind CR&nbsp;19/2 (Broadway Avenue) and CR&nbsp;19/1 (Nickelville Road).

In about 1935, according to that year's WVDOT annual report, US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;21 was removed from Covington and Piney Creek roads near [[Raleigh, West Virginia|Raleigh]] (south edge of Beckley)

Also, in about 1935, according to that year's WVDOT annual report, US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;21 was put on new construction between [[Glen Jean, West Virginia|Glen Jean]] and Oak Hill leaving behind CR&nbsp;20 (now CR&nbsp;21/20) from Glen Jean to Whipple Junction and CR&nbsp;15 from Whipple Junction to Oak Hill.

Also, in about 1935, according to that year's WVDOT annual report, US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;21 was removed from CR&nbsp;21/4 (Old Court Street) north of Fayetteville.

Also, in about 1935, according to that year's WVDOT annual report, US&nbsp;19 was removed from Colasessano Drive which no longer crosses Buffalo Creek to Old Pennsylvania Avenue north of [[Fairmont, West Virginia|Fairmont]].

In about 1936, according to that year's WVDOT annual report, US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;21 was removed from today's CR&nbsp;119/6 (Sheloh Circle) and CR&nbsp;119/2 (Madoc Circle) in [[Cool Ridge, West Virginia|Cool Ridge]].

In 1936 or 1937, US&nbsp;19 was removed from CR&nbsp;19/9 and CR&nbsp;19/10 (Robinson Run Road) in [[Bowlby, West Virginia|Bowlby]].

Between 1947 and 1949, US&nbsp;19 was rerouted to run directly from Beckley to Summersville as an addition to WV&nbsp;41. The old route through Fayetteville to Gauley Bridge remained part of US&nbsp;21 (now WV&nbsp;16 except US&nbsp;19 used WV&nbsp;211 through Mount Hope) while Gauley River to Summersville became an extended WV&nbsp;39.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US 19|url=http://www.vahighways.com/wvannex/route-log/us019.htm|access-date=2021-12-24|website=www.vahighways.com}}</ref>

===Pennsylvania===
For many years, the [[Venango Path]] was a Native American trail between the [[Forks of the Ohio]] (present day Pittsburgh) and [[Presque Isle Bay]]. This trail follows modern US&nbsp;19 from Pittsburgh across the [[Allegheny River]] to [[Perrysville, Pennsylvania|Perrysville]]. It continues to [[Wexford, Pennsylvania|Wexford]] and crosses Brush Creek at [[Warrendale, Pennsylvania|Warrendale]]. Here, the path and modern road separate for a time. The path goes across fields while the road parallels it—from a distance of {{Convert|0.75|mi|km}} to the west—for about {{Convert|3.5|mi|km}} to Ogle.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wallace |first=Paul A. W. |title=Indian paths of Pennsylvania |date=2018 |others=Kurt W. Carr, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission |isbn=978-0-89271-153-6 |location=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |oclc=1079910707}}</ref>

US&nbsp;19 in Pennsylvania has maintained a similar alignment for much of its history. In 1928, US&nbsp;19 was moved to its current route between Pittsburgh and [[Meadville, Pennsylvania|Meadville]]. The West End Bridge in Pittsburgh was completed in 1932, and US&nbsp;19 was realigned to cross the bridge. In 1936, US&nbsp;19 was moved to its current alignment between [[Zelienople, Pennsylvania|Zelienople]] and [[Harmony, Pennsylvania|Harmony]]. Through the 1940s and 1950s, different parts of US&nbsp;19 were widened.

In 1987, the Phase One project started to connect two sections of Ohio River Boulevard near Western Avenue and Chateau Street. Phase Two of the project included a new interchange between the [[Pennsylvania Route 65]] (PA&nbsp;65) expressway (concurrent with US&nbsp;19 west of the interchange) and the West End Bridge. The bridge was closed for two years for construction but reopened in 1991 while construction finished in 1992.

In 2003, the [[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT) started a project to build a US&nbsp;19 tunnel under the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], as well as align the West End Bypass with the West End Circle, the intersection of US&nbsp;19, [[Pennsylvania Route 51|PA&nbsp;51]], [[Pennsylvania Route 60|PA&nbsp;60]], and [[Pennsylvania Route 837|PA&nbsp;837]]. The project was completed in 2010.

In 2016, a [[diverging diamond interchange]] was built at the intersection of US&nbsp;19 and I-70/I-79 in [[South Strabane Township, Pennsylvania|South Strabane Township]].

PennDOT has started construction on a multilane roundabout at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 6|US&nbsp;6]], US&nbsp;19, [[U.S. Route 322|US&nbsp;322]], and [[Pennsylvania Route 98|PA&nbsp;98]] in [[Vernon Township, Pennsylvania|Vernon Township]], near Meadville. Construction was expected to be completed in October 2019.{{Update after|2019|10}}

PennDOT has also started construction on an intersection improvement project at the northern intersection of US&nbsp;19 and [[Pennsylvania Route 97 (Erie County)|PA&nbsp;97]]. PA&nbsp;97 were realigned to meet US&nbsp;19 at a 90-degree angle, and new left-turn lanes and traffic signals were installed. Construction was expected to be completed in October 2019.{{Update after|2019|10}}

==Major intersections==
;Southern segment
:;Florida
::{{jct|country=USA|US|41}} in [[Memphis, Florida|Memphis]]
::{{jct|country=USA|I|275|dab1=Florida}} in [[Terra Ceia, Florida|Terra Ceia]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]].
::{{jct|country=USA|US|98}} in [[Sugarmill Woods, Florida|Sugarmill Woods]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Perry, Florida|Perry]].
::{{jct|country=USA|US|129}} in [[Chiefland, Florida|Chiefland]]
::{{jct|country=USA|US|221}} in [[Perry, Florida|Perry]]
::{{jct|country=USA|US|27}} West Of Perry 
::{{jct|country=USA|I|10}} north-northeast of [[Capps, Florida|Capps]]
::{{jct|country=USA|US|90}} in [[Monticello, Florida|Monticello]]
:;Georgia
::{{jct|country=USA|US|84}} east of [[Thomasville, Georgia|Thomasville]]. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Thomasville.
::{{jct|country=USA|US|319}} In Thomasville
::{{jct|country=USA|US|82}} in [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
::{{jct|country=USA|US|280}} southwest of [[Americus, Georgia|Americus]]. The highways travel concurrently to Americus.
::{{jct|country=USA|US|80}} southwest of [[Salem, Georgia|Salem]]. The highways travel concurrently for approximately {{convert|2.1|mi|km}}.
::{{jct|country=USA|US|41}} south of [[Griffin, Georgia|Griffin]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Atlanta]].
::{{jct|country=USA|I|75}} west of [[Morrow, Georgia|Morrow]]
::{{jct|country=USA|I|285|dab1=Georgia}} in [[Forest Park, Georgia|Forest Park]]
::{{jct|country=USA|I|75}} on the [[Atlanta]]–[[Hapeville, Georgia|Hapeville]] city line
::{{jct|country=USA|I|85}} in Atlanta
::{{jct|country=USA|US|29}} in Atlanta. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
::{{jct|country=USA|US|29|US|78|US|278}} in Atlanta. US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;78/US&nbsp;278 travel concurrently through the city.
::{{jct|country=USA|I|285|dab1=Georgia}} in [[Sandy Springs, Georgia|Sandy Springs]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
::{{jct|country=USA|US|129}} in [[Turners Corner, Georgia|Turners Corner]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Topton, North Carolina]].
::{{jct|country=USA|US|76}} in [[Blairsville, Georgia|Blairsville]].
:;North Carolina
::{{jct|country=USA|US|64|US|74}} in [[Ranger, North Carolina|Ranger]]. US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;64 travel concurrently to [[Murphy, North Carolina|Murphy]]. US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;74 travel concurrently to southwest of [[Bryson City, North Carolina|Bryson City]].
::{{jct|country=USA|US|441}} in [[Cherokee, North Carolina|Cherokee]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
::{{jct|country=USA|US|276}} in [[Dellwood, North Carolina|Dellwood]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Lake Junaluska, North Carolina|Lake Junaluska]].
::{{jct|country=USA|US|23|US|74}} in Lake Junaluska. US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;23 travel concurrently to northeast of [[Mars Hill, North Carolina|Mars Hill]]. US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;74 travel concurrently to west of [[Clyde, North Carolina|Clyde]].
::{{jct|country=USA|I|40|US|74}} in [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]]
::{{jct|country=USA|Future|26|I|240|dab2=North Carolina}} in Asheville. I-26/US&nbsp;19 travel concurrently to northeast of [[Mars Hill, North Carolina|Mars Hill]]. I-240/US&nbsp;19 travel concurrently through the city.
::{{jct|country=USA|I|240|dab1=North Carolina|US|70}} in Asheville. US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;70 travel concurrently to [[Weaverville, North Carolina|Weaverville]].
::{{jct|country=USA|US|25}} in [[Woodfin, North Carolina|Woodfin]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Weaverville, North Carolina|Weaverville]].
::{{jct|country=USA|US|19E|US|19W}} in [[Cane River, North Carolina|Cane River]]

;Northern segment
:;Tennessee
::{{jct|country=USA|US|11E|US|19E|US|19W}} in [[Bluff City, Tennessee|Bluff City]]. US&nbsp;11E/US&nbsp;19 travel concurrently to [[Bristol, Virginia]].
::{{jct|country=USA|US|421}} in [[Bristol, Tennessee|Bristol]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Bristol, Virginia]].
:;Virginia
::{{jct|country=USA|US|11}} in [[Bristol, Virginia|Bristol]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Abingdon, Virginia|Abingdon]].
::{{jct|country=USA|I|81|US|58}} in Bristol
::{{jct|country=USA|US|460}} in [[Claypool Hill, Virginia|Claypool Hill]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Bluefield, Virginia|Bluefield]].
:;West Virginia
::{{jct|country=USA|US|52}} in [[Bluefield, West Virginia|Bluefield]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
::{{jct|country=USA|US|460}} northeast of Bluefield. The highways travel concurrently to southwest of [[Princeton, West Virginia|Princeton]].
::{{jct|country=USA|I|77}} south-southeast of [[Camp Creek, West Virginia|Camp Creek]]
::{{jct|country=USA|US|60}} in [[Hico, West Virginia|Hico]]
::{{jct|country=USA|I|79}} south-southwest of [[Sutton, West Virginia|Sutton]]. The highways travel concurrently to south-southwest of [[Flatwoods, West Virginia|Flatwoods]].
::{{jct|country=USA|I|79}} northwest of [[Walkersville, West Virginia|Walkersville]]
::{{jct|country=USA|US|33|US|119}} in [[Weston, West Virginia|Weston]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
::{{jct|country=USA|US|50}} in [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg]]
::{{jct|country=USA|US|250}} in [[Fairmont, West Virginia|Fairmont]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
::{{jct|country=USA|I|79}} southwest of [[Westover, West Virginia|Westover]]
::{{jct|country=USA|US|119}} in [[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown]]
:;Pennsylvania
::{{jct|country=USA|I|79}} in [[Washington Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania|Washington Township]]
::{{jct|country=USA|I|79}} in [[South Strabane Township, Pennsylvania|South Strabane Township]]
::{{jct|country=USA|US|40}} in South Strabane Township. The highways travel concurrently to [[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington]].
::{{jct|country=USA|I|70|I|79}} in South Strabane Township
::{{jct|country=USA|I|376|US|22|US|30}} in [[Pittsburgh]].
::{{jct|country=USA|I|79}} in [[Marshall Township, Pennsylvania|Marshall Township]]
::{{jct|country=USA|I|76|dab1=Ohio–New Jersey}} in [[Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania|Cranberry Township]]
::{{jct|country=USA|I|79}} south of [[Zelienople, Pennsylvania|Zelienople]]
::{{jct|country=USA|US|422}} in [[Muddy Creek Township, Pennsylvania|Muddy Creek Township]]
::{{jct|country=USA|I|80}} in [[Findley Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania|Findley Township]]
::{{jct|country=USA|US|62}} in [[Mercer, Pennsylvania|Mercer]]. The highways travel concurrently to north of Mercer.
::{{jct|country=USA|US|6|US|322}} in [[Vernon Township, Pennsylvania|Vernon Township]]. US&nbsp;6/US&nbsp;19 travel concurrently to [[LeBoeuf Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania|LeBoeuf Township]]. US&nbsp;19/US&nbsp;322 travel concurrently to [[Meadville, Pennsylvania|Meadville]].
::{{jct|country=USA|I|79}} in Vernon Township
::{{jct|country=USA|US|6|US|6N}} in [[LeBoeuf Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania|LeBoeuf Township]]
::{{jct|country=USA|I|90}} in [[Summit Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania|Summit Township]]
::{{jct|country=USA|US|20}} in [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]]
<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 26-29, 74, 86-87, 95, 106, 112|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref>

==See also==
* {{portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
* [[Special routes of U.S. Route 19]]
* [[U.S. Route 119]]
* [[U.S. Route 219]]
* [[U.S. Route 319]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Attached KML}}
* {{commons category-inline|U.S. Route 19}}
* [http://usends.com/19.html Endpoints of US highway 19]

{{US Highways}}
{{US 19}}

[[Category:U.S. Route 19| ]]
[[Category:United States Numbered Highway System|19]]
[[Category:U.S. Highways in West Virginia|19]]