U.S. Route 19 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length: | 1,438 mi (2,315 km) | |||
Existed: | 1926 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: |
US 41 / US 41 Bus. in Memphis, FL |
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North end: | US 20 in Erie, PA | |||
Location | ||||
States: | Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 19 (US 19) is a north–south U.S. Highway. Despite encroaching Interstate Highways, the route has remained a long-haul route, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with Lake Erie.
The highway's southern terminus is at Memphis, Florida, which is just south of St. Petersburg at an intersection with U.S. Route 41. Its northern terminus is in Erie, Pennsylvania, at an intersection with U.S. Route 20 about two miles (3 km) from the shores of Lake Erie.
The length of the highway is 1,438 miles (2,314 km), including both U.S. Route 19E/U.S. Route 19W paths through North Carolina and Tennessee.
US 19 runs 264 miles (425 km) along Florida's west coast from an interchange with US 41 in Memphis, south of St. Petersburg, and continues to the Georgia border north of Monticello. US 19 remains independent of I-75, even as the routes converge in the Tampa Bay Area. The route is co-signed with I-275 over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge over the mouth of Tampa Bay, US 98 between Chassahowitzka and Perry, US 27 Alt. between Chiefland and Perry, and US 27 between and Perry and Capps.