Pomona business loop Hugo business loop Business U.S. Highway 70 (
US 70 Bus.) was a
business route of US 70 in
Hugo, Oklahoma which is long.
Benton city (business) loop U.S. Route 70C (
US 70C, the "C" for "City", i.e., a business loop) formerly ran between what is now
Interstate 30 (I-30) exits 116 (Sevier & South Streets) and 118 (Congo Road) in
Benton, Arkansas. Though it was largely the result of a rerouting of US 70 and
US 67 from
Little Rock around downtown Benton in 1955, most of which later became I-30, it was not created until 1959 after US 70 was further rerouted between Benton and
Hot Springs. Since the place where US 67 and US 70 separated was moved by both reroutings—first in 1955 from downtown Benton to present-day I-30 exit 117 (
AR 5/
AR 35) just north of downtown where the new route crossed old US 70 (now AR 5 north of I-30 and AR 35 south of it), then in 1959 to present-day I-30 exit 111 (Arkansas Health Center) near
Haskell—most of US 70C was actually the pre-1955 route of US 67, of which only present-day Military Road north of AR 35 was also the pre-1955 route of US 70. The only exception was at the eastern end; since there was no interchange where the pre-1955 US 67/US 70 route crossed I-30 just outside Benton, US 70C used Congo Road from Military Road to present-day I-30 Exit 118. When the rerouted US 67/US 70 was formally designated as I-30 in 1960, US 70C also became
Benton's I-30 business loop. Both loops were decommissioned by 1975.
Little Rock business loop The segment of present US 70 from where it leaves
Interstate 30 at exit 132 (University Avenue) in
Little Rock, Arkansas, to I-30 exit 141 (Broadway) in
North Little Rock, was signed as
US 70B from the mid-1970s to the mid-2000s. It was previously the route of U.S. 70 as well as
US 67; it was also
I-30 Bus. until that route was deleted earlier in the 1970s. Before US 70B was created, US 70 ran concurrently with I-30 from exit 111 (
Hot Springs) near
Haskell to exit 132, as it does today. Its US 67 concurrency fell between two different U.S. 67 concurrencies with I-30; one (shared with U.S. 70) was from Exit 114 (then Arkansas State Hospital, now Arkansas Health Center) near Haskell to exit 132, while the other (shared with
US 65/
US 167) was from exit 141 to the end of I-30 at exit 143B (
I-40), also in North Little Rock. While US 70B was active, US 70 continued its concurrency with I-30 past exit 132 to exit 141, where it returned to its original route. U.S. 67 also moved to I-30 when US 70B was created, thus making its concurrency with I-30 continuous from exit 114 to the end of I-30. Both concurrencies were shared with US 65/US 167 beginning at Exit 138B (
Pine Bluff-
El Dorado, now the beginning of
I-530). However, many Arkansas state highway maps continued to show US 70B as US 67/US 70, and sometimes even as I-30 Bus. (years after it was officially deleted). Although I-30 signs at exit 132 still refer to University Avenue as US 70B and claim US 70 East continues on I-30 East, and I-30 signs at exit 141B refer only to US 70 East (US 70 West formerly joined I-30 West at that exit), all signs on the business loop were changed back to US 70 in the mid-2000s, thus officially truncating US 70's concurrency with I-30 at exit 132. US 67 did not return to this route; it remains concurrent with I-30 from exit 114 (and US 65/US 167 from exit 138B) to the end of I-30.
Morganton alternate route U.S. Route 70 Alternate (
US 70A) was established in 1937 or 1938, as a downtown alternate route of
US 70 along Meeting Street. By 1953 it was decommissioned; however, its routing would be reestablished by
US 70 Business in 1960.
Hickory alternate route 1 U.S. Route 70 Alternate (
US 70A) was established in 1946 as a new alternate route bypassing south of
Hickory. In 1948, it was replaced by
US 70.
Hickory alternate route 2 U.S. Route 70 Alternate (
US 70A) was established in 1948 after
US 70 was rerouted south bypassing
Hickory. In 1956 or 1957, the route was decommissioned and downgraded to secondary roads; known today as US HWY 70A (SR 1007), 1st Ave SW/SE (SR 1692) and Highland Avenue (SR 1007).
Salisbury alternate route U.S. Route 70 Alternate (
US 70A) was established in 1938 as a new alternate routing bypassing downtown Salisbury. The route began at the intersection of Innes Street, going east along Mahaley Avenue/Confederate Avenue, then southeast on Club Drive/11th Street, ending at North Main Street. In 1957, US 70A was replaced by
US 70; which lasted for four years before reverting onto Innes Street. After 1961, the routing was downgraded to secondary road (SR 1910) before the state eventually handed the former alternate route to the city of Salisbury.
Lexington business loop Established in 1960 from a renumbering of US 70A, it originally went through downtown Lexington via Main Street. It was decommissioned by 2002.
Lexington alternate route U.S. Route 70 Alternate (
US 70A) was established in 1952 as a renumbering of
US 70 through Lexington. Sharing a concurrency with
US 29A, it traveled along Main Street. In 1960 it was renumbered as US 70 Business.
Thomasville business loop Established in 1960 from a renumbering of US 70A, it originally went through downtown Thomasville via Main Street and Turner Street; it was in concurrence with
US 29 Business. It was decommissioned by 1968.
High Point alternate route 1 The first
U.S. Route 70 Alternate (
US 70A) in High Point was established in 1934 as a renumbering of
NC 10A; the entire route was in concurrency with
US 29A. It went north along Westchester Drive then east on Lexington Road/Greensboro Road back to
US 29/
US 70. Around 1948, this alignment was replaced by
US 29/
US 70. In 1960, US 70A through downtown Thomasville was replaced by
US 70 Business. In 1962, US 70A westbound was rerouted from Spring Garden and Fairground streets onto Lee and Aycock streets, in Greensboro. Around 1963, US 70A eastern terminus was truncated at O. Henry Boulevard; everything east from that point was reverted to US 70. In 1966 and again in 1968, US 70A was rerouted on various splits through downtown Greensboro. In 1969, US 70A was rerouted to use Lee Street to Murrow Boulevard, then north to Summit Avenue. Around 1991, the entire route was decommissioned, most of it becoming secondary, except for English Road continuing as
NC 68.
Greensboro alternate route U.S. Route 70 Alternate (
US 70A) was established in 1938 as a new alternate routing through downtown Greensboro, via Fairground Avenue (Chapman Street?) and Market Street; the entire rout was in concurrency with
US 29A. By 1949, it was extended south to Lee Street, but was moved back to its terminus along Spring Garden Street by 1953. In 1957 it was decommissioned when
US 29/
US 70 was rerouted onto freeways and its former alignment absorbed by
High Point's US 70A.
Durham–Raleigh alternate route U.S. Route 70 Alternate (
US 70A) was established in 1934 as a renumbering of
NC 10A, which traveled from Chapel Hill Street, in downtown Durham, southeast on Main Street and Angier Avenue, to Miami Boulevard, in
Bethesda. In 1937, US 70A was extended southeast into Raleigh, via Glenwood Avenue, Peace, Person, Edenton, and East Streets, ending at Lenoir Street; this replaced
NC 9. In 1948, US 70A was replaced by
US 70. On May 27, 2016, the last section, the eastern section from Wayne Memorial Drive to US 70 west of La Grange, was completed, and the road was officially renamed the US 70 Byp. The route was redesignated as part of
Interstate 42 in September 2024.
Goldsboro alternate route U.S. Route 70 Alternate (
US 70A) was established in 1956 or 1957, it followed the old US 70 route through downtown Goldsboro; it was replaced by
US 70 Business in 1960. Signage of US 70 Bus. possibly appeared soon after the mainline US 70 rerouting on new bypass route north of Beaufort in January 2018, confirmed with Google Street View imagery from July 2018. The routing does not exist on NCDOT mapping/records nor was it submitted to AASHTO for approval. The road was decommissioned in October 2019 and was given to the city of Beaufort. ==See also==