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{{Short description|Highway in the United States}}
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| type = US
| route = 70
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| map_custom = yes
| map_notes = US&nbsp;70 highlighted in red
| length_mi = 2381
| length_round = 0
| length_ref = <ref name="AASHTO lengths">{{cite web |publisher = [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] |title = U.S. Route Number Database |url = http://nchrp20-7-228.com/USRoute.aspx |edition = December 2009 |access-date = 10 July 2019 |archive-date = 14 July 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110714162753/http://nchrp20-7-228.com/USRoute.aspx |url-status = dead }}</ref>
| history = Re-routed several times west of [[New Mexico]] between 1926 and 1969.
| established = 11 November 1926<ref name="1926 Map" />
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = {{Jct|state=AZ|US|60|SR|77}} at [[Globe, Arizona|Globe, AZ]]
| junction = 
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|10}} at [[Lordsburg, New Mexico|Lordsburg, NM]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|25|US|85}} at [[Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces, NM]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|35}} at [[Ardmore, Oklahoma|Ardmore, OK]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|30}} at [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock, AR]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|40|I|55}} at [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|40|I|65}} at [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|75}} at [[Lenoir City, Tennessee|Lenoir City, TN]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|40}} at [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville, TN]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|85}} (Numerous times in [[North Carolina|NC]])
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|40}} at [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro, NC]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|95}} at [[Selma, North Carolina|Selma, NC]]
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = Seashore Drive / School Drive in [[Atlantic, North Carolina|Atlantic, NC]]<ref>{{cite web|title=End of U.S. Highway 70|url=http://usends.com/70.html|access-date=2009-03-27}}</ref>
| states = [[Arizona]], [[New Mexico]], [[Texas]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Arkansas]], [[Tennessee]], [[North Carolina]]
| previous_type = US
| previous_route = 69
| next_type = US
| next_route = 71
}}
'''U.S. Route 70''' or '''U.S. Highway 70''' ('''US 70''') is an east–west [[United States highway]] that runs for {{convert|2381|mi|km|0}} from eastern [[North Carolina]] to east-central [[Arizona]]. It is a major east–west highway of the [[Southeastern United States|Southeastern]], [[Southern United States|Southern]] and [[Southwestern United States]]. Established as one of the original highways of 1926, it originally ran only to [[Holbrook, Arizona]], then was extended in 1934 as a coast to coast route, with the current eastern terminus near the [[Atlantic Ocean]] in [[Atlantic, North Carolina]], and the former western terminus near the [[Pacific Ocean]] in [[Los Angeles, California]]. Its western end was truncated to Blythe, California in 1963, and was again truncated to [[U.S. Route 60|US 60]] / [[Arizona State Route 77|SR 77]] in [[Globe, Arizona]] in 1969. Before the completion of the [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highway system]], U.S. Highway 70 was sometimes referred to as the "Broadway of America", due to its status as one of the main east–west thoroughfares in the nation. It was also promoted as the "Treasure Trail" by the U.S. Highway 70 Association as of 1951.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Life Given U.S. Highway 70; 'Treasure Trail'|work=Palo Verde Valley Times|date=1951-08-15|location=[[Blythe, California]]}}</ref>

In the early years, US&nbsp;70 had a different route between [[Clovis, New Mexico]] and eastern [[Arizona]], taking the route of current US&nbsp;60 and US&nbsp;180 to an endpoint in Holbrook. US&nbsp;70 was later re-routed to [[El Paso, Texas]], when US&nbsp;60 was extended to California. US&nbsp;70 was later re-routed again west of [[Alamogordo, New Mexico]] along its current route to Globe, as well as being concurrent with US&nbsp;60 to a common terminus in [[Los Angeles, California]].

==Route description==
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|-
|[[U.S. Route 70 in Arizona|AZ]]
|122
|196
|-
|[[U.S. Route 70 in New Mexico|NM]]
|448
|721
|-
|[[U.S. Route 70 in Texas|TX]]
|255
|410
|-
|[[U.S. Route 70 in Oklahoma|OK]]
|290
|467
|-
|[[U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas|AR]]
|291
|468
|-
|[[U.S. Route 70 in Tennessee|TN]]
|480
|773
|-
|[[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|NC]]
|495
|797
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,381'''
|'''3,382'''
|}

===Arizona===
{{Main|U.S. Route 70 in Arizona}}
[[File:U.S. Route 70 End.jpg|thumb|Western terminus at US 60 in [[Globe, Arizona]]]]
U.S. 70 begins in [[Globe, Arizona|Globe]] at a junction with [[U.S. Route 60 in Arizona|U.S. Route 60]], concurrent with [[Arizona State Route 77|State Route 77]]. SR 77 splits off east of town. U.S. 70 then enters the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation and runs southeast for 17&nbsp;miles<ref name="rmcn-07-az">{{cite map|publisher=Rand McNally|title=The Road Atlas '07|year=2007|page=8–9}}</ref> (27&nbsp;km) to [[Peridot, Arizona|Peridot]], where it crosses [[State Route 170 (Arizona)|Indian Route 9]]. It has no other highway junctions until [[Safford, Arizona|Safford]], where it begins a ten-mile<ref name="rmcn-07-az"/> (16&nbsp;km) overlap with [[U.S. Route 191|U.S. 191]]. U.S. 70 then runs an additional {{convert|37|mi|km|abbr=on}}.<ref name="rmcn-07-az"/> (59&nbsp;km) before crossing into [[New Mexico]] east of [[Franklin, Arizona|Franklin]].

===New Mexico===
{{Main|U.S. Route 70 in New Mexico}}
After entering the state of New Mexico, U.S. 70 heads southeast. Five&nbsp;miles<ref name="rmcn-07-nm">{{cite map|publisher=Rand McNally|title=The Road Atlas '07|year=2007|page=68}}</ref> (8&nbsp;km) after crossing the state line, it serves as the southern terminus for [[New Mexico State Road 92]]. U.S. 70 does not have another highway junction for 21&nbsp;mi (34&nbsp;km),<ref name="rmcn-07-nm"/> where it meets [[New Mexico State Road 464|State Roads 464]] and [[New Mexico State Road 90|90]] three&nbsp;miles<ref name="rmcn-07-nm"/> (5&nbsp;km) north of [[Lordsburg, New Mexico|Lordsburg]]. At Lordsburg, U.S. 70 joins with [[Interstate 10]] eastbound, splitting off in [[Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces]], and becoming Picacho Avenue in Las Cruces.  When Picacho Avenue meets Main Street, US 70 follows Main Street northbound. U.S. 70 then crosses [[Interstate 25]], and has been upgraded at this point to a [[controlled access]] highway until entering the foothills of the [[Organ Mountains]].

As a divided highway, U.S. 70 then crosses the Organ Mountains via San Augustin Pass, descends to the valley floor of the [[Tularosa Basin]], and next crosses the [[White Sands Missile Range]]. Overhead missile tests can close the highway for a few hours; this generally happens once or twice a week, and typically only for an hour at a time.<ref>{{cite web|last=Crossley|first=John|url=http://www.americansouthwest.net/new_mexico/white_sands/national_monument.html|title=White Sands National Monument, Alamogordo, New Mexico|work=The American Southwest|access-date=2007-09-29}}</ref><ref>[http://www.arizonaroads.com/wrong/missilexing.jpg Signage indicating closings]</ref> The road then passes the entrance to [[White Sands National Park]], and shortly after that passes the southern end of [[Holloman Air Force Base]].  It then turns northbound, and picks up a concurrency with [[U.S. 54]] upon entering [[Alamogordo, New Mexico|Alamogordo]].  On the north end of Alamogordo, US54/US70 intersects the beginning of [[U.S. Route 82]] near [[La Luz, New Mexico|La Luz]].  The concurrency with US 54 lasts until [[Tularosa, New Mexico|Tularosa]], and the highway remains divided until US 70 and US 54 diverge. After splitting off to the northeast, U.S. 70 begins an ascent into the [[Sacramento Mountains (New Mexico)|Sacramento Mountains]] and enters the [[Lincoln National Forest]].  The road then runs across the [[Mescalero Apache]] Indian Reservation and near the resort town of [[Ruidoso, New Mexico|Ruidoso]]. In [[Hondo, New Mexico|Hondo]], it begins another concurrency, this time with [[U.S. 380]]. U.S. 70 then bypasses [[Roswell, New Mexico|Roswell]] to the northwest, together with [[U.S. 285]]. U.S. 70 then heads off to the northeast, running through [[Portales, New Mexico|Portales]] and [[Clovis, New Mexico|Clovis]] before entering Texas at [[Texico, New Mexico|Texico]].
From mile 170.6 to mile 197.25 on US 70 the speed limit is posted at 75&nbsp;mph (120 km/h) across White Sands Missile Range. (26.6-mile stretch) just slightly longer than a standard marathon. US 70 is one of only two non-interstate roadways in New Mexico to receive a speed limit of 75 miles per hour (U.S. 285 between Roswell and Vaughn is also posted at 75 miles per hour).

===Texas===
{{Main|U.S. Route 70 in Texas}}
U.S. 70 enters Texas joins with [[U.S. Highway 60 (Texas)|U.S. 60]] and [[U.S. Highway 84 (Texas)|U.S. 84]]. U.S. 60 splits off to the northeast in Farwell, just over the state line. U.S. 70/84 then angle southeast to [[Muleshoe, Texas|Muleshoe]], where the two routes split.<ref name="rmcn-2014-tx">{{cite map|publisher=Rand McNally|title=The 2014 Road Atlas|year=2014|page=98–99}}</ref> U.S. 70 heads due east, meeting [[U.S. Highway 385 (Texas)|U.S. 385]] at [[Springlake, Texas|Springlake]], and having an interchange with [[Interstate 27 (Texas)|Interstate 27]] in [[Plainview, Texas|Plainview]].<ref name="rmcn-2014-tx"/> U.S. 70 then arcs toward the south to begin a concurrency with [[U.S. Highway 62 (Texas)|US 62]] in [[Floydada, Texas|Floydada]]. The two routes head east to Paducah, where US 62 splits off to the north to join with [[U.S. Highway 83 (Texas)|U.S. 83]].<ref name="rmcn-2014-tx"/> U.S. 70 then proceeds to [[Vernon, Texas|Vernon]], where it overlaps [[U.S. Highway 287 (Texas)|U.S. 287]] and [[U.S. Highway 183 (Texas)|U.S. 183]] (and has a junction with [[U.S. Highway 283 (Texas)|U.S. 283]]). Near Oklaunion, U.S. 70/183 split off to the north to cross the [[Red River of the South|Red River]] into [[Oklahoma]]. The route through Texas was cosigned with '''Texas State Highway 28''' before 1939. '''SH 28''' was designated in 1919 as a route from [[Muleshoe, Texas|Muleshoe]] to [[Olney, Texas|Olney]] with a spur, '''SH 28A''', from SH 28 at [[Crowell, Texas|Crowell]] east to the Oklahoma border. In 1922, the route split in [[Benjamin, Texas|Benjamin]], going south to [[Sagerton, Texas|Sagerton]] and east to Olney. In 1926, The portion from Crowell to Sagerton became [[Texas State Highway 51|SH 51]], while the portion from Benjamin to Olney became [[Texas State Highway 24|SH 24]]. '''SH 28''' was instead rerouted over SH 28A to end at the Oklahoma border. By 1939, the route was cancelled due to US 70.

===Oklahoma===
{{Main|U.S. Route 70 in Oklahoma}}
U.S. 183 splits away from U.S. 70 {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}}<ref name="odot-map-2005">{{cite map|publisher=Oklahoma Department of Transportation|title=Official State Map|edition=2005-2006}}</ref> north of the state line, in the town of [[Davidson, Oklahoma|Davidson]]. It then has an interchange (Exit 5) with [[Interstate 44 in Oklahoma|I-44]], serving as the southern terminus of the [[H.E. Bailey Turnpike]], {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} west of the town of [[Randlett, Oklahoma|Randlett]]. U.S. 70 then passes south of [[Waurika, Oklahoma|Waurika]].<ref name="rmcn-2014-ok">{{cite map|publisher=Rand McNally|title=The 2014 Road Atlas|year=2014|page=82–83}}</ref> U.S. 70 then becomes a four-lane divided highway near [[Wilson, Oklahoma|Wilson]] and runs through [[Lone Grove, Oklahoma|Lone Grove]] before entering the city of [[Ardmore, Oklahoma|Ardmore]], where it briefly heads south on [[Interstate 35 (Oklahoma)|Interstate 35]], bypassing the central business district. US-70 serves as the southern terminus of [[U.S. Highway 177 (Oklahoma)|U.S. 177]] in [[Madill, Oklahoma|Madill]]. U.S. 70 then heads to [[Durant, Oklahoma|Durant]], where it has an interchange with the [[U.S. Highway 69 (Oklahoma)|U.S. 69]]/[[U.S. Highway 75 (Oklahoma)|75]] freeway.<ref name="rmcn-2014-ok"/>

East of [[Soper, Oklahoma|Soper]], U.S.70 joins with [[U.S. Highway 271 (Oklahoma)|U.S.271]]. The two routes then approach [[Hugo, Oklahoma|Hugo]], where they serve as the southern terminus of the [[Indian Nation Turnpike]]. U.S. 271 also splits off at this interchange, continuing the freeway southbound from the turnpike. U.S. 70 then heads through downtown Hugo. It then bypasses [[Idabel, Oklahoma|Idabel]] to the north (with Bypass U.S. 70 providing a western and southern bypass). It then meets [[U.S. Highway 259 (Oklahoma)|U.S. 259]] and [[Oklahoma State Highway 3|State Highway 3]] northeast of town and overlaps them into [[Broken Bow, Oklahoma|Broken Bow]], forming a [[wrong-way concurrency]] with SH-3. U.S. 70 then splits off to the east in Broken Bow before leaving the state.

===Arkansas===
{{Main|U.S. Route 70 in Arkansas}}
[[File:US 70 near Dagmar WMA, Arkansas.jpg|thumb|left|US 70 near [[List of Arkansas Wildlife Management Areas|Sheffield Nelson Dagmar Wildlife Management Area]], [[Monroe County, Arkansas]]]]
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U.S. 70 enters Arkansas eight&nbsp;miles<ref name="ar-07-map">{{cite map|publisher=[[Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department]]|title=Arkansas State Highway Map|edition=2007}}</ref> (13&nbsp;km) west of [[De Queen, Arkansas|De Queen]], and crosses through the north part of the town where it meets the combined [[U.S. Route 71|U.S. 71]]/[[U.S. Route 59|U.S. 59]] and overlaps with it for {{convert|8|mi|km|abbr=on}}. It then heads northeast to [[Dierks, Arkansas|Dierks]], where it begins a concurrency with [[U.S. Route 278|U.S. 278]]. U.S. 70 then heads east-northeast to [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]], which it bypasses to the south on a freeway alignment shared with [[U.S. Route 270|U.S. 270]].<ref name="rmcn-2014-ar">{{cite map|publisher=Rand McNally|title=The 2014 Road Atlas|year=2014|page=10–11}}</ref> U.S. 70 then heads east to join with [[Interstate 30]] at Exit 111 south of [[Benton, Arkansas|Benton]]. The two highways run concurrently to the state capital, [[Little Rock]], where U.S. 70 splits off from I-30 at [[Interstate 430]] at Exit 129.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1412400358714904583|user=IDriveArkansas|title=@interstate_411 @myARDOT Hwy 70 follows the Hwy 5 route back towards the east/north and connects at University/Ashe…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=6 July 2021}}</ref>  U.S. 70 follows Interstate Highway 430 for 1 mile to Exit 1 (Stagecoach Road), where it overlaps Arkansas Highway 5 heading northeast into Little Rock, becoming Colonel Glenn Rd at the intersection with Arkansas Highway 300. Continuing northeast through Little Rock, U.S. 70 turns east again at Roosevelt Road, before turning north through downtown Little Rock as Broadway Street, with during which it crosses [[Interstate 630]] before crossing the [[Arkansas River]] into [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]].<ref>{{cite tweet|number=941769029232070656|user=myARDOT|title=@interstate_411 Broadway to Roosevelt to Asher to University and then runs concurrent with I-30 until the Hot Springs Exit.<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |accessdate=2017-12-15|language=en|date=15 December 2017}}</ref> It then crosses Interstate Highway 30, and serves as the northern terminus of [[U.S. Route 165]]. U.S. 70 then crosses [[Interstate 440 (Arkansas)|Interstate 440]] and leaves the Little Rock area, paralleled by [[Interstate 40 in Arkansas|I-40]].<ref name="rmcn-2014-ar"/>

U.S. 70 continues its alignment near I-40 throughout eastern Arkansas, generally about two or three miles (5&nbsp;km) apart. I-40 bypasses [[Forrest City, Arkansas|Forrest City]] to the north, while U.S. 70 serves the city center. The two routes remain close through [[West Memphis, Arkansas]], where U.S. 70 runs along Broadway Blvd. Finally, U.S. 70 joins with [[Interstate 55 in Arkansas|I-55]] to cross the [[Mississippi River]] into Tennessee.<ref name="rmcn-2014-tn">{{cite map|publisher=Rand McNally|title=The 2014 Road Atlas|year=2014|page=94–95}}</ref>
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===Tennessee===
[[File:US64 US70 US79 Memphis.jpg|thumb|250px|US 64/US 70/US 79 overlap on Summer Avenue in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. (2008)]]
{{Main|U.S. Route 70 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 70N|U.S. Route 70S}}
US 70 enters [[Tennessee]], as well as the city of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], concurrent with [[Interstate 55]], [[U.S. Route 61|US 61]], [[U.S. Route 64 in Tennessee|US 64]], and [[U.S. Route 79|US 79]]. At exit 12, the northernmost exit on I-55 in the state, I-55 turns south; however, the four US routes continue east onto the at-grade Crump Boulevard. US 61 splits from the concurrency soon afterward, heading south along 3rd Street to exit the city for [[Walls, Mississippi]] and points south. US 64, 70 and 79, however, remain overlapped through downtown Memphis, following Danny Thomas Boulevard north to Union Avenue, Union east to East Parkway (briefly overlapping with [[U.S. Route 51 in Tennessee|U.S. Route 51]] along the western portion of Union), then East Parkway north to Summer Avenue, where the triple concurrency turns east. Near the city line, US 64/70/79 interchanges with [[Interstate 40 in Tennessee|Interstate 40]] at exit 12A.<ref name="rmcn-2014-tn"/>

Past the Memphis city limits in the suburb of [[Bartlett, Tennessee|Bartlett]], U.S. 64 separates from U.S. 70/79, taking a more southerly routing through the state. U.S. 70 and US 79, meanwhile, head to the northeast, paralleling I-40 to [[Brownsville, Tennessee|Brownsville]]. East of the city, U.S. 79 breaks from U.S. 70, following U.S. 70 Alternate out of the city to the northeast. U.S. 70, now concurrent with only its unsigned designation of [[Tennessee State Route 1|State Route 1]], heads east, interchanging with I-40 at exit 66 before entering [[Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson]]. The route continues northeastward from the city, meeting I-40 once more at exit 87 just outside the city limits. At [[Huntingdon, Tennessee|Huntingdon]], U.S. 70 Alternate rejoins US 70 as the main route turns to the east toward [[New Johnsonville, Tennessee|New Johnsonville]], where it crosses the [[Tennessee River]].

From the river, U.S. 70 continues eastward through [[Waverly, Tennessee|Waverly]] and [[Dickson, Tennessee|Dickson]] to the [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] area. Southwest of the city near [[Pegram, Tennessee|Pegram]], [[U.S. Route 70S]] splits off from U.S. 70; however, U.S. 70 now continues to be signed as U.S. 70 instead of U.S. 70N, as it was formerly. U.S. 70 follows I-40 into Nashville, meeting the concurrent I-40/[[Interstate 65|I-65]] immediately west of the city center.<ref name="rmcn-2014-tn"/> The route turns south, acting as [[Local-express lanes|collector/distributor roads]] for I-40/I-65 for two blocks before joining [[U.S. Route 431|U.S. 431]] and U.S. 70S on a brief overlap. At an intersection with the concurrent [[U.S. Route 31 in Tennessee|U.S. 31]]/[[U.S. Route 41 in Tennessee|U.S. 41]], U.S. 431 and U.S. 70S split from U.S. 70. U.S. 70 progresses eastward, roughly paralleling the [[Cumberland River]] to an interchange with [[Tennessee State Route 155|State Route 155]] east of downtown. U.S. 70, now paired with [[Tennessee State Route 24|State Route 24]], heads east out of Nashville to [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]], where [[U.S. Route 70N]] breaks from the main US 70. US 70 heads southeast, passing through [[Smithville, Tennessee|Smithville]] before rejoining U.S. 70S in [[Sparta, Tennessee|Sparta]] and U.S. 70N to the east in [[Crossville, Tennessee|Crossville]].

From Crossville eastward to the [[North Carolina]] state line, U.S. 70 closely parallels I-40, passing through the [[Roane County, Tennessee|Roane County]] cities of [[Rockwood, Tennessee|Rockwood]] and [[Kingston, Tennessee|Kingston]]. At [[Dixie Lee Junction, Tennessee|Dixie Lee Junction]] in eastern [[Loudon County, Tennessee|Loudon County]] U.S. 70 intersects [[U.S. Route 11|U.S. 11]] (also known as the [[Lee Highway]]), and the two highways are concurrent from the junction intersection eastward through [[Farragut, Tennessee|Farragut]] and into [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]. In Farragut and west of downtown Knoxville U.S. 70 carries the name [[Kingston Pike]]. Neyland Drive carries U.S. 70 along the Tennessee River to a junction with Hall of Fame Drive. On the east side of Knoxville it becomes concurrent with [[U.S. Route 25W|U.S. 25W]] and [[U.S. Route 11E|U.S. 11E]] and carries the name Asheville Highway from Knoxville to the community of [[Trentville, Tennessee|Trentville]] in eastern [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox County]]. At Trentville, U.S. 11E separates from the concurrency. U.S. 25W remains overlapped with U.S. 70 to [[Newport, Tennessee|Newport]], where U.S. 70 is joined by [[U.S. Route 25E|U.S. 25E]], which becomes [[U.S. Route 25|US 25]]. U.S. 25 and U.S. 70 remain concurrent into [[North Carolina]].

===North Carolina===
{{Main|U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina}}
US&nbsp;70 enters North Carolina as a two-lane road in concurrency with [[U.S. Route 25 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;25]].  Going southeast, it widens to four-lane near [[Marshall, North Carolina|Marshall]], merging farther down with [[Interstate 26 in North Carolina|I-26]]/[[U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;19]]/[[U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;23]] going into [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]].  In the downtown area, it breaks from the US&nbsp;19/23 freeway onto city streets and through [[Beaucatcher Tunnel]] as it goes east; paralleling north of [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|I-40]], going through the cities [[Marion, North Carolina|Marion]], [[Morganton, North Carolina|Morganton]], [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory]], [[Conover, North Carolina|Conover]] and [[Statesville, North Carolina|Statesville]]. From there, it goes southeast to [[Salisbury, North Carolina|Salisbury]], where it starts to parallel [[Interstate 85 in North Carolina|I-85]] north through [[Lexington, North Carolina|Lexington]], [[Thomasville, North Carolina|Thomasville]], [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]] and [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], in concurrency with [[Interstate 85 Business (North Carolina)|I-85 Bus]]/[[U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;29]].

US&nbsp;70 passes through [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] in concurrency with Interstate 40, Interstate 85 Business, then US Routes 29 and 220 briefly, then heads east through the Wendover Avenue expressway, which takes the route out of town towards Burlington. It downgrades to a two lane rural road heading out of Greensboro, and again parallels north of [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|I-40]]/[[Interstate 85 in North Carolina|I-85]]. Entering Alamance County, it expands to a four-lane [[Limited-access road|expressway]] through the city of [[Burlington, North Carolina|Burlington]], then returns to 2 lanes through [[Mebane, North Carolina|Mebane]], Efland and [[Hillsborough, North Carolina|Hillsborough]]. It joins I-85 briefly in Eno, then veers southeast through the downtown areas of both [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] and [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]].

After a brief overlap with [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|I-40]] near [[Garner, North Carolina|Garner]], it continues in a southeasterly direction, briefly concurrent with [[Interstate 42]], as it goes through or bypasses the cities of [[Clayton, North Carolina|Clayton]], [[Smithfield, North Carolina|Smithfield]], [[Selma, North Carolina|Selma]], [[Goldsboro, North Carolina|Goldsboro]] and [[Kinston, North Carolina|Kinston]].  Near and through [[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]], US&nbsp;70 briefly becomes a [[freeway]] but returns to [[Limited-access road|expressway]] grade as it goes through [[Havelock, North Carolina|Havelock]]. After passing through [[Morehead City, North Carolina|Morehead City]] and [[Beaufort, North Carolina|Beaufort]], it drops back to a two-lane rural road as it travels close along the [[Core Sound]]. After passing the southern terminus of [[North Carolina Highway 12|NC&nbsp;12]] (which connects to the [[Outer Banks]]), near [[Sealevel, North Carolina|Sealevel]], US&nbsp;70 ends its seven state tour in the community of [[Atlantic, North Carolina|Atlantic]].

==History==
{{See also|U.S. Route 60}}

Most or all of the present route designated as U.S. Route 70 (or U.S. Highway 70 depending on the state) was earlier known as [[Lee Highway]].  During the earliest days of the [[automobile]], and earlier, American highways were disorganized affairs of widely varying quality.  Highways were known by a bewildering variety of names which typically changed at each town.  And they were only named, not numbered.

During the 1910s the first national highway was conceived:  the [[Lincoln Highway]], named in honor of [[Abraham Lincoln]], stretching across the northern United States from coast to coast.  A companion effort was launched to create a transcontinental highway stretching across the southern half of the country, this one named in honor of [[Confederate States of America]] general [[Robert E. Lee]].  The two highways were a revolution of sorts, in that a driver could follow a single road from coast to coast bearing the same designation.  Much of today's U.S. 70 was formerly the Lee Highway, although that was later removed.

{{imageframe|width=100|content=[[File:US 70 (1961 cutout).svg|100px]]|caption=Shield for US 70 in California.|align=left}}
When originally commissioned on 11 November 1926, U.S. Route 70 ran between [[Beaufort, North Carolina]]<ref>{{cite map|title=Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas|publisher= Rand McNally|page=24–25|year=1926}}</ref> and [[U.S. Route 66]] in [[Holbrook, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite map|title=Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas|publisher= Rand McNally|page=68–69|year=1926}}</ref><ref name="1926 Map">{{cite map |author1= Bureau of Public Roads |author-link= Bureau of Public Roads |author2= American Association of State Highway Officials |author2-link= American Association of State Highway Officials |date= 11 November 1926 |title= United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials |url= https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_System_of_Highways_Adopted_for_Uniform_Marking_by_the_American_Association_of_State_Highway_Officials.jpg |scale= 1:7,000,000 |location= Washington, DC |publisher= [[U.S. Geological Survey]] |oclc= 32889555 |access-date= 7 November 2013 |via= [[Wikimedia Commons]] |name-list-style= amp}}</ref> This older route ran from present day US 70 in [[Clovis, New Mexico]] through [[Vaughn, New Mexico|Vaughn]], [[Willard, New Mexico|Willard]] (where former child route [[U.S. Route 470]] branched off to [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]) and [[Springerville, Arizona]] before finally reaching US 66 in Holbrook. In 1932, US 70 was rerouted to [[El Paso, Texas]] from Clovis along what is today [[U.S. Route 54]]. The re-routing temporarily removed US 70 entirely from Arizona. The old route to Holbrook was replaced by [[U.S. Route 60]] and [[U.S. Route 260]].<ref name="USEnds2">{{cite web | url=http://usends.com/60.html | title=Map of US highway 60 and family, and US 412 | publisher=Dale Sanderson | access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="USEnds3">{{cite web | url=http://usends.com/260.html | title=End of US highway 260 | publisher=Dale Sanderson | access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref> That same year, the eastern terminus of US 70 was extended to [[Atlantic, North Carolina]], where it remains to this day (albeit in a slightly different location). In 1934, the routing was changed yet again and US 70 was rerouted to California through [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]], [[Deming, New Mexico|Deming]], [[Globe, Arizona]] and [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] to a junction with [[U.S. Route 99]] around [[Mecca, California|Mecca]]. Between Globe and its new western end in California, US 70 was paired with US 60. A year later, US 70 was extended along [[Valley Boulevard]] and reached downtown [[Los Angeles]] at [[U.S. Route 101]] running concurrent with US 99 and/or US 60 throughout its course west of Globe.<ref name="1950-California">{{cite map|publisher=California Department of Transportation|title=Road Map of California|year=1950}}</ref> Beginning in 1964 it was [[decommissioned highway|decommissioned]] in favor of [[Interstate 10]] or US 60. After being removed from California, US 70 ended at the California/Arizona state line in [[Ehrenberg, Arizona|Ehrenberg]] until 1969, when it was further truncated to its current endpoint in Globe.<ref name="USEnds">{{cite web | url=http://usends.com/70.html | title=End of US highway 70 | publisher=Dale Sanderson | access-date=24 March 2015 | pages=Map of US highway 70 and family, and US 412; US Highway endpoints in El Paso, TX; US Highway endpoints in Los Angeles, CA;US Highway endpoints in Holbrook, AZ}}</ref> US 70, unlike many other decommissioned US Highways in California, doesn't have a state route that was numbered after it and taking over its path (unlike US 60, which had [[California State Route 60|State Route 60]] to replace it), due to the fact that it was replaced in its entirety by [[Interstate 10 in California|I-10]]. Therefore, the current [[California State Route 70|State Route 70]] bears no relation to this highway.<ref name=law-renumbering>{{cite CAstat|year=1963|ch=385|p=1177}}: "Route 70 is from Route 99 near Catlett Road to Route 395 near Hallelujah Junction via Quincy and Beckwourth Pass."</ref>

[[Robert Mitchum]] and [[Don Raye]]'s song, "[[The Ballad of Thunder Road]]" immortalized in the [[Thunder Road (1958 film)|1958 film of the same name]], follows a family of anarchistic moonshiners who engage in run-ins with the police.  The Mitchum film is based on a real life incident in which a moonshiner perishes on the road on the Kingston Pike stretch of Highway 70 in Knoxville while on the run from the police, although the actual filming did not take place on Highway 70.

===Historic alignments===
Old and bypassed sections of US 70 exist, and at least one such road section has been listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].  It is located in [[Lonoke County, Arkansas]], between Young Road and point east of the present US 70's junction with [[Arkansas Highway 15]].  About {{convert|4|mi|km}} long, it runs mostly parallel to, and just north of, the present alignment, jogging a bit farther around the AR 15 junction.  It was built about 1913, and some of its original bituminous pavement survives.  It was replaced by the present alignment in 1930–31.<ref name=NRHP_LONOKE>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/National-Register-Listings/PDF/LN0154.nr.pdf|title=NRHP nomination for US 70, Union Valley Segment|publisher=Arkansas Preservation|access-date=2016-01-29}}</ref> Between Florence, Arizona and Wickenburg, Arizona, US 70 ran concurrently with both US 60 and US 89.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/digital/collection/histphotos/id/21523/|title=Photograph of signs for United States Highway 60/70/89 in Maricopa County (Ariz.). Image is double exposed}}</ref>

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==Major intersections==
;Arizona
: {{jct|country=USA|US|60}} in [[Globe, Arizona|Globe]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|191}} in [[Safford, Arizona|Safford]]. The highways travel concurrently to southeast of [[San Jose, Graham County, Arizona|San Jose]].
;New Mexico
: {{jct|country=USA|I|10}} in [[Lordsburg, New Mexico|Lordsburg]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|180}} in [[Deming, New Mexico|Deming]]. The highways travel concurrently to Las Cruces.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|25|US|85}} in Las Cruces
: {{jct|country=USA|US|54}} in [[Alamogordo, New Mexico|Alamogordo]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Tularosa, New Mexico|Tularosa]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|82}} in Alamogordo
: {{jct|country=USA|US|380}} in [[Hondo, New Mexico|Hondo]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Roswell, New Mexico|Roswell]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|285|US|380}} in Roswell. US&nbsp;70/US&nbsp;285 travels concurrently to north of Roswell.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|60|US|84}} in [[Clovis, New Mexico|Clovis]]. US&nbsp;60/US&nbsp;70 travels concurrently to [[Texico, New Mexico|Texico]]. US&nbsp;70/US&nbsp;84 travels concurrently to [[Muleshoe, Texas]].
;Texas
: {{jct|country=USA|US|385}} in [[Springlake, Texas|Springlake]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|27|US|87}} in [[Plainview, Texas|Plainview]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|62}} in [[Floydada, Texas|Floydada]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Paducah, Texas|Paducah]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|62|US|83}} in Paducah
: {{jct|country=USA|US|287}} in [[Vernon, Texas|Vernon]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Oklaunion, Texas|Oklaunion]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|183|US|283}} in Vernon. US&nbsp;70/US&nbsp;183 travels concurrently to [[Davidson, Oklahoma]].
;Oklahoma
: {{jct|country=USA|I|44|US|277|US|281}} west-southwest of [[Randlett, Oklahoma|Randlett]]. US&nbsp;70/US&nbsp;277/US&nbsp;281 travels concurrently to Randlett.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|81}} in [[Waurika, Oklahoma|Waurika]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|35}} in [[Ardmore, Oklahoma|Ardmore]]. The highways travel concurrently through Ardmore.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|77}} in Ardmore
: {{jct|country=USA|US|377}} in [[Madill, Oklahoma|Madill]]. The highways travel concurrently through Madill.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|69|US|75}} in [[Durant, Oklahoma|Durant]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|271}} east-northeast of [[Soper, Oklahoma|Soper]]. The highways travel concurrently to south of [[Hugo, Oklahoma|Hugo]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|259}} in [[Idabel, Oklahoma|Idabel]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Broken Bow, Oklahoma|Broken Bow]].
;Arkansas
: {{jct|country=USA|US|59|US|71|US|371}} in [[De Queen, Arkansas|De Queen]]. The highways travel concurrently to north-northwest of [[Lockesburg, Arkansas|Lockesburg]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|278}} in [[Dierks, Arkansas|Dierks]]. The highways travel concurrently to north-northeast of Dierks.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|270}} in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]]. The highways travel concurrently through Hot Springs.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|30}} northwest of [[Haskell, Arkansas|Haskell]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|67}} southwest of [[Benton, Arkansas|Benton]]. The highways travel concurrently to Little Rock.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|430}} in Little Rock
: {{jct|country=USA|I|630}} in Little Rock
: {{jct|country=USA|I|30|US|65|US|67|US|167}} in Little Rock
: {{jct|country=USA|US|165}} in North Little Rock
: {{jct|country=USA|I|440|dab1=Arkansas}} in North Little Rock
: {{jct|country=USA|US|63}} in [[Hazen, Arkansas|Hazen]]. The highways travel concurrently through Hazen.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|49}} in [[Brinkley, Arkansas|Brinkley]]. The highways travel concurrently through Brinkley.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|79}} south of [[Jennette, Arkansas|Jennette]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|55|US|61|US|64|US|79}} in [[West Memphis, Arkansas|West Memphis]]. I-55/US&nbsp;61/US&nbsp;70 travels concurrently to [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. US&nbsp;64/US&nbsp;70 travels concurrently to the Memphis–[[Bartlett, Tennessee]] city line. US&nbsp;70/US&nbsp;79 travels concurrently to [[Brownsville, Tennessee]].
;Tennessee
: {{jct|country=USA|US|78}} in Memphis
: {{jct|country=USA|US|51}} in Memphis. The highways travel concurrently through Memphis.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|240|dab1=Tennessee}} in Memphis
: {{jct|country=USA|US|72}} in Memphis
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40}} in Memphis
: {{jct|country=USA|I|269}} in [[Arlington, Tennessee|Arlington]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40}} east of Brownsville
: {{jct|country=USA|US|45}} in [[Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|412}} northeast of Jackson. The highways travel concurrently for approximately {{convert|0.5|mi|km}}.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40|US|412}} northeast of Jackson
: {{jct|country=USA|US|641}} south of [[Camden, Tennessee|Camden]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|70S}} in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40}} in Nashville
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40|I|65}} in Nashville. The highways travel concurrently, but on different lanes, through Nashville.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|70S|US|431}} in Nashville. The highways travel concurrently through Nashville.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|231}} in [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|70N}} in Lebanon
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40}} in Lebanon
: {{jct|country=USA|US|70N}} in [[Crossville, Tennessee|Crossville]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|127}} in Crossville
: {{jct|country=USA|US|27}} south-southwest of [[Rockwood, Tennessee|Rockwood]]. The highways travel concurrently to Rockwood.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|321}} in [[Lenoir City, Tennessee|Lenoir City]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|11}} southwest of [[Farragut, Tennessee|Farragut]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|140|dab1=Tennessee}} in Knoxville.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40|I|75}} in Knoxville
: {{jct|country=USA|US|129}} in Knoxville
: {{jct|country=USA|US|441}} in Knoxville. The highways travel concurrently through Knoxville.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40|I|275|dab2=Tennessee}} in Knoxville
: {{jct|country=USA|US|11|US|11E|US|11W}} in Knoxville. US&nbsp;11E/US&nbsp;70 travels concurrently to south-southeast of [[Mascot, Tennessee|Mascot]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40|US|25W}} in Knoxville. US&nbsp;25W/US&nbsp;70 travels concurrently to [[Newport, Tennessee|Newport]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40}} west of [[Dandridge, Tennessee|Dandridge]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|411}} in Newport. The highways travel concurrently through Newport
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40|US|411}} in Newport
: {{jct|country=USA|US|25|US|25E|US|25W}} in Newport. US&nbsp;25/US&nbsp;70 travels concurrently to [[Woodfin, North Carolina]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|321}} in Newport. The highways travel concurrently through Newport.
;North Carolina
: {{jct|country=USA|Future|26|US|19|US|23}}. The highways travel concurrently to [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|25}} in Asheville
: {{jct|country=USA|Future|26|I|240|dab2=North Carolina|US|19|US|23}} in Asheville. I-240/US&nbsp;70 travels concurrently through Asheville.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|240|dab1=North Carolina}} in Asheville
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40}} in [[Black Mountain, North Carolina|Black Mountain]]. The highways travel concurrently to southwest of [[Old Fort, North Carolina|Old Fort]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|221}} in [[Marion, North Carolina|Marion]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|64}} in [[Morganton, North Carolina|Morganton]]. The highways travel concurrently through Morganton.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|321}} in [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|64}} in [[Statesville, North Carolina|Statesville]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|21}} in Statesville
: {{jct|country=USA|I|77}} in Statesville
: {{jct|country=USA|US|601}} in [[Salisbury, North Carolina|Salisbury]]. The highways travel concurrently through Salisbury.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|29|US|601}} in Salisbury. US&nbsp;29/US&nbsp;70 travels concurrently to [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|85|US|52}} northeast of [[Spencer, North Carolina|Spencer]]. I-85/US&nbsp;70 travels concurrently to southwest of [[Lexington, North Carolina|Lexington]]. US&nbsp;52/US&nbsp;70 travels concurrently to west of Lexington.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|85|I|285|dab2=North Carolina}} southwest of Lexington. I-285/US&nbsp;70 travel concurrently to west of Lexington.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|64}} in Lexington. The highways travel concurrently through Lexington.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|74}} in [[High Point, North Carolina|High Point]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|73|US|421}} in Greensboro.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|220}} in Greensboro. The highways travel concurrently through Greensboro.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|29|US|220}} in Greensboro.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|840|dab1=North Carolina}} in Greensboro
: {{jct|country=USA|I|85}} in [[Eno, North Carolina|Eno]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|15|US|501}} in Durham. The highways travel concurrently through Durham.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|540|dab1=North Carolina}} in [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|440|dab1=North Carolina|US|1}} in Raleigh
: {{jct|country=USA|US|401}} in Raleigh. The highways travel concurrently through Raleigh.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40|US|64}} in Raleigh
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40}} near [[Garner, North Carolina|Garner]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|42}} near [[Clayton, North Carolina|Clayton]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|301}} in [[Selma, North Carolina|Selma]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|95}} in Selma
: {{jct|country=USA|I|795|dab1=North Carolina}} in [[Goldsboro, North Carolina|Goldsboro]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|13|US|117}} in Goldsboro. The highways travel concurrently through Goldsboro.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|258}} in [[Kinston, North Carolina|Kinston]]. The highways travel concurrently through Kinston.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|17}} west of [[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]]. The highways travel concurrently to the New Bern–[[James City, North Carolina|James City]] city line.
: Seashore Drive/School Drive in [[Atlantic, North Carolina|Atlantic]]
<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 8-11, 68, 74-75, 82-83, 94-95, 98, 100|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref>

==Special routes==
{{Main|Special routes of U.S. Route 70}}

===Branch routes===
In Tennessee, US-70 has two additional branches: [[U.S. Route 70N|US-70N]] and [[U.S. Route 70S|US-70S]]. This split is unique for two reasons. First, it is the only existing instance of a N/S split of a U.S. Route (all the others are E/W splits). Second, US-70 does not "disappear" at these splits, allowing the two branch highways to both co-exist with and serve as alternates to the main route. US-70N begins in [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]], just east of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], and ends in [[Crossville, Tennessee|Crossville]]; US-70S begins in the [[Bellevue, Tennessee|Bellevue]] neighborhood of southwest Nashville, and ends in [[Sparta, Tennessee|Sparta]] (a few miles west of Crossville). Historically, both split routes began in Pegram and ended in Crossville. The original designation for US-70 between Lebanon and Sparta was TN-26.

===Alternate routes===
There are currently two active alternate routes, all signed and marked on maps as US&nbsp;70A.

* [[U.S. Route 70A in Tennessee|Brownville-Huntingdon, Tennessee]]
* [[U.S. Route 70A in Pine Level, North Carolina|Pine Level, North Carolina]]

===Business routes===
* [[Pomona, California]] ''Decommissioned''
* [[Alamogordo, New Mexico]]
* [[Ruidoso, New Mexico]]
* [[Portales, New Mexico]]
* [[Hugo, Oklahoma]]
* [[De Queen, Arkansas]]
* [[Glenwood, Arkansas]]
* [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]]
* [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
* [[Huntingdon, Tennessee]]
* [[Camden, Tennessee]]
* [[Dickson, Tennessee]]
* [[Lebanon, Tennessee]]
* [[Marshall, North Carolina]]
* [[Morganton, North Carolina]]
* [[Lexington, North Carolina]]
* [[Hillsborough, North Carolina]]
* [[Durham, North Carolina]]
* [[Clayton, North Carolina]]
* [[Smithfield, North Carolina]]
* [[Goldsboro, North Carolina]]
* [[Kinston, North Carolina]]
* [[Newport, North Carolina]]
* [[New Bern, North Carolina]]

===Bypass routes===
* [[Durant, Oklahoma]] ''Bypass construction begin 2008''
* [[Idabel, Oklahoma]]
* [[Selma, North Carolina]]
* [[Clayton, North Carolina]]
* [[Goldsboro, North Carolina]]

==See also==
{{Portal|U.S. Roads}}
* [[Interstate 40]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Lonoke County, Arkansas]]

===Related routes===
* [[U.S. Route 170]]
* [[U.S. Route 270]]
* [[U.S. Route 370]]
* [[U.S. Route 470]]

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

==External links==
{{Attached KML}}
* [http://usends.com/70.html Endpoints of U.S. Highway 70]
*[http://www.ncdot.org/it/img/DataDistribution/StateTravelMap/ NC DOT State Travel Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322043259/http://ncdot.org/it/img/datadistribution/statetravelmap/ |date=22 March 2016 }}

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