U.S. Highway 52

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United States Highway 52 is an unusual United States highway. While one might expect the route to be east-west as most even-numbered US Highways are, US 52 takes a northwest-southeast route.

Because of its unusual nature US 52 is signed east and west on some sections and north and south on others.

Contents

1 Termini

2 States traversed

3 Major cities

4 Intersections and Multiplexes

5 Notes

6 Related U.S. routes

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Termini

The highway's northwestern terminus is at Portal, North Dakota on the Canadian border, where it continues as Saskatchewan Highway 39. The southeastern terminus of US 52 is in Charleston, South Carolina, somewhere near the intersection of Interstate 26 and U.S. Highway 17.

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States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

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Major cities

Major cities along the route include:

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Intersections and Multiplexes

Along U.S. 52's route, there are many places where the route crosses an Interstate (intersection), and many places where U.S. 52 shares its route with an Interstate (multiplex).

Interstate 94 multiplex between Jamestown, North Dakota and St. Paul, Minnesota
Interstate 29 in Fargo, North Dakota (while multiplexed with I-94)
Interstate 694 multiplex in Minneapolis, Minnesota (while multiplexed with I-94)
Interstate 494 in Maple Grove, Minnesota (while multiplexed with I-94)
Interstate 394 in Minneapolis, Minnesota (while multiplexed with I-94)
Interstate 35W in Minneapolis, Minnesota (while multiplexed with I-94)
Interstate 35E multiplex in Minneapolis, Minnesota (while multiplexed with I-94)
Interstate 90 in Marion, Minnesota
Interstate 88 in Dixon, Illinois
Interstate 39 in Troy Grove, Illinois
Interstate 55 in Joliet, Illinois
Interstate 80 in Joliet, Illinois
Interstate 57 in Kankakee, Illinois
Interstate 65 multiplex between Lebanon, Indiana and Zionsville, Indiana
Interstate 865 multiplex in Zionsville, Indiana
Interstate 465 multiplex between Zionsville, Indiana and Warren Park, Indiana
Interstate 69 in Indianapolis, Indiana (while multiplexed with I-465)
Interstate 70 in Indianapolis, Indiana (while multiplexed with I-465)
Interstate 74 multiplex between the Indiana/Ohio border and Cincinnati, Ohio
Interstate 275 multiplex in Miamitown, Ohio (while multiplexed with I-74)
Interstate 75 multiplex in Cincinnati, Ohio
Interstate 275 near Newtown, Ohio
Interstate 64 multiplex between Huntington, West Virginia and Kenova, West Virginia
Interstate 77 multiplex between Bluefield, West Virginia and Rocky Gap, Virginia
Interstate 81 multiplex in Wytheville, Virginia
Interstate 77 multiplex in Wytheville, Virginia (while multiplexed with I-81)
Interstate 77 multiplex between Wytheville, Virginia and Fort Chiswell, Virginia
Interstate 74 in Mount Airy, North Carolina
Interstate 40 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Interstate 85 multiplex between Lexington, North Carolina and Salisbury, North Carolina
Interstate 95 in Florence, South Carolina

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Notes

Historically, U.S. 52 was routed along University Avenue between Minneapolis and St. Paul in Minnesota. In the 1980s and 1990s, the highway was gradually shifted onto its present route along Interstate 94, although for a few years up until about 1995, there was effectively a gap in the roadway as the precise route wasn't defined. Since then, it has been routed along the interstate between the Twin Cities.

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