U.S. Route 62 in Texas
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| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length: | 403.744 mi (649.763 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1932 – present | |||
| West Texas | ||||
| West end: |
 MX 45 at the Mexican border in El Paso
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| Major junctions: |
 I-110 in El Paso US 54 in El Paso  I-10 / US 180 in El Paso |
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| East end: |
 US 62 / US 180 at New Mexico state line northwest of Pine Springs
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| South Plains | ||||
| West end: |
US 62 / US 180 at New Mexico state line west of Seminole
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| Major junctions: |
  I-27 / US 87 in Lubbock
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| East end: |
US-62 at Oklahoma state line near Hollis
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U.S. Route 62 (US 62) is a US highway that runs from the Mexico–US border at El Paso, TX to the Canada-US border at Niagara Falls, NY. In Texas, the highway exists in two segments separated by a segment in New Mexico. US 62 is a major corridor in West Texas as it connects the cities of El Paso and Lubbock.
US 62 begins at the Santa Fe Street Bridge at the Mexico–US border in El Paso concurrent with U.S. Route 85. US 62 ends its overlap with US 85 and runs along E. Paisano Drive through Downtown El Paso. The highway runs northeast and passes by the Chamizal National Memorial before interchanging with Interstate 110 and U.S. Route 54. US 62 continues to run along E. Paisano Drive and has a short overlap with State Highway 20, which both enters and leaves via a traffic circle. The highway meets Interstate 10, where it begins an overlap with U.S. Route 180. Just north of I-10, US 62/180 leave E. Paisano Drive and begin to run along Montana Avenue, passing just south of El Paso International Airport. The section of Montana Avenue from Global Reach Drive/N. Yarbrough Drive to Rich Beem Boulevard runs along the reservation line to Fort Bliss. Development begins to steadily decrease along the highway east of Loop 375 as US 62 runs through the communities of Homestead Meadows North/Homestead Meadows South, Butterfield, and Montana Vista. After leaving El Paso County, the highway runs through sparsely populated areas and the town of Pine Springs near Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The highway winds through the Guadalupe Mountains before crossing into New Mexico.
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