U. S. Route 51

U.S. Route 51
Route information
Length:	1,277 mi (2,055 km)
Existed:	November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11) – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 61 in LaPlace, LA
	I-10 in LaPlace, LA I-20 in Jackson, MS I-40 in Memphis, TN I-70 in Vandalia, IL I-72 in Decatur, IL I-55 / I-74 in Bloomington/Normal, IL I-80 in La Salle, IL I-88 in Rochelle, IL I-90 in Rockford, IL I-39 / I-90 / I-94 north of Madison, WI
North end:	US 2 north of Hurley, WI
Location
States:	Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Replaced

U.S. Route 51 is a south-north United States highway that runs for 1,286 miles (2,070 km) from the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana to within 100 feet (30 m) of the Wisconsin–Michigan border. Much of the highway in Illinois and southern Wisconsin runs parallel to or overlaps Interstate 39 (I-39), and much of the route in several states also parallels the Illinois Central Railroad. The highway's northern terminus is between Hurley, Wisconsin, and Ironwood, Michigan, where it ends with a T interchange at US 2. Its southern terminus is Laplace, Louisiana, ending at US 61.

In addition to singing about US 61 on his album Highway 61 Revisited, musician Bob Dylan also commemorated US 51, covering Curtis Jones' folk song "Highway 51 Blues" on his eponymous album Bob Dylan. The North Mississippi Allstars also paid tribute to the highway in the title track of their album 51 Phantom.

In Memphis, Tennessee, all of US 51 south of South Parkway East was renamed from Bellevue Boulevard to Elvis Presley Boulevard. Graceland sits on this highway, in the subdivision of Whitehaven.

...
Wikipedia