U.S. Route 62 (Missouri)

U.S. Route 62
Map of the United States with US 62 highlighted in red
Route information
Length:	2,248 mi (3,618 km)
Existed:	1930 – present
Major junctions
West end:	Fed. 45 US 85 at the Mexican border in El Paso, TX
	I‑10 / US 180 in El Paso, TX I‑35 / I‑40 at Oklahoma City, OK I‑55 / I‑57 at Sikeston, MO I‑24 at Paducah, KY I‑65 at Elizabethtown, KY I‑75 near Georgetown, KY I‑70 / I‑71 at Columbus, OH I‑80 at Hubbard, OH I‑79 at Mercer, PA I-86 at Kennedy, NY
North end:	NY 104 at the Canadian border in Niagara Falls, NY
Location
States:	Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Replaced

U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs from the Mexico-US border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canada–US border. It is the only east-west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Canada.

Parts of US 62 follow what once was the Ozark Trail, including the historic bridge across the South Canadian River in Newcastle, Oklahoma (the first structure built with federal highway funds in Oklahoma). This bridge was damaged beyond repair by the 2013 Moore tornado that struck Newcastle and Moore, Oklahoma.

US 62 has two separate segments in Texas, separated by a portion in New Mexico with the first section in Texas from its terminus in El Paso to the state line in the Guadalupe Mountains. Through El Paso, US 62 begins at the Santa Fe Street Bridge, and follows Santa Fe Street, then Paisano Drive. At the Paisano Drive underpass for I-10 (I-10 exit 23B), US 62 runs concurrently with US 180, while US 180 ends its concurrency with I-10. The route then follows Montana Avenue, continuing the concurrency with US 180 until Seminole. Before exiting Texas, the route passes through the Salt Flats of Texas, the southern base of Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park.