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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 62 in Texas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 62.

U.S. Highway 62 marker

U.S. Highway 62

Map
US 62 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length403.744 mi[1] (649.763 km)
Existed1932[1]–present
West Texas
West end US 85 at the Mexican border in El Paso
Major intersections I-110 in El Paso
US 54 in El Paso
I-10 / US 180 in El Paso
East end US 62 / US 180 at New Mexico state line northwest of Pine Springs
South Plains
West end US 62 / US 180 at New Mexico state line west of Seminole
Major intersections I-27 / US 87 in Lubbock
East end US 62 at Oklahoma state line near Hollis
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesEl Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson; Gaines, Terry, Hockley, Lubbock, Crosby, Floyd, Motley, Cottle, Childress
Highway system
← SH 61→ SH 62

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.

Route description

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El Capitan as seen from US 62 in Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Trans-Pecos

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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.

South Plains

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US 62/180 reenters Texas from New Mexico between Hobbs and Seminole. US 62 ends its overlap with US 180 in Seminole and begins an overlap with U.S. Route 385. The two highways run north-northeast through the towns of Seagraves and Wellman before entering Brownfield. In Brownfield, US 62 has a short overlap with U.S. Route 380 and State Highway 137 and begins an overlap with U.S. Route 82. US 385 leaves the concurrency in the northern part of the town. US 62/82 run through the towns of Meadow and Ropesville before entering metro Lubbock and the town of Wolfforth. The highway bypasses the town as a freeway and enters Lubbock near the 82nd Street exit. US 62/82 becomes a divided highway between 82nd Street and Spur 327 before becoming a freeway again, which is known locally as the Marsha Sharp Freeway. US 62 runs along the Marsha Sharp Freeway through a heavily developed area of southwest Lubbock before leaving US 82 at State Highway 114. US 62/SH 114 run through the heart of the city on 19th Street before becoming Idalou Road at Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. The highway rejoins US 82 near the East Loop 289 interchange. The highways run northeast out of the city before turning in a predominantly east direction in Idalou.

US 62 leaves US 82/SH 114 in Ralls before beginning a concurrency with State Highway 207. The highway's concurrency with SH 207 ends in Floydada, with US 62 beginning an overlap with U.S. Route 70. US 62 has a lengthy overlap with US 70 that lasts from Floydada to Paducah. In Paducah, US 62 begins an overlap with U.S. Route 83, with the two highways running through Childress. US 62 ends its overlap with US 83 just north of the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River and exits the state into Oklahoma a few miles west of Hollis.

History

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The section of US 62 in far west Texas, from El Paso to SH 54, was originally designated as SH 130. The highway was designated on January 18, 1928.[2][3] In 1932, SH 130 was co-designated as part of US 62.[1] The highway was extended to the New Mexico state line in 1936, replacing a portion of SH 54.[4] The SH 130 designation was removed in 1939. US 180 was routed along this section of US 62 in 1943.[5]

Junction list

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
El PasoEl Paso0.000.00Stanton Street BridgeMexican border; west end of US 85 overlap
0.50.80
 US 85 north (Paisano Drive)		East end of US 85 overlap
1.42.3
 Loop 375 east		Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; Loop 375 exit 59
I-110 (Bridge of the Americas) – Juárez
3.25.1

 US 54 (Gateway North South Boulevard) to Loop 375 east		US 54 exit 20A
4.47.1
 SH 20 west		Traffic circle; west end of SH 20 overlap
4.57.2
 SH 20 east		Traffic circle; east end of SH 20 overlap
5.28.4 I-10 (Gateway East West Boulevard) / US 180 westWest end of US 180 overlap; I-10 exit 23B
9.415.1
 FM 2316 south (McRae Boulevard)
Global Reach Drive / Yarbrough DriveFuture west end of Montana Avenue Expressway
Lee Trevino DriveInterchange under construction
George Dieter DriveInterchange under construction
Lee BoulevardInterchange under construction
Saul Klenfield DriveInterchange under construction
14.623.5 Loop 375 (Joe Battle Boulevard / Purple Heart Memorial Highway)Loop 375 exit 35
Tierra Este RoadPlanned future interchange
Rich Beem BoulevardPlanned future interchange
17.628.3
 FM 659 south (Zaragoza Road)		Interchange; future east end of Montana Avenue Expressway
​26.843.1
 RM 2775 north – Hueco Tanks State Historic Site
HudspethCornudas62.8101.1
 RM 2317 south
​69.6112.0
 RM 1111 south – Sierra Blanca
​79.6128.1
 FM 1437 north – Dell City
Salt Flat87.1140.2
 FM 1576 north – Dell City
Culberson​101.2162.9
 SH 54 south – Van Horn
​129.0207.6
 RM 652 east – Orla
​129.1207.8

 US 62 east / US 180 east – Carlsbad		New Mexico state line
US 62 crosses through New Mexico
Gaines​0.000.00

 US 62 west / US 180 west – Hobbs		New Mexico state line
​3.04.8
 FM 3306 north
​15.725.3
 FM 1757 west
Seminole24.138.8
 SH 214 north – Denver City, Plains
24.539.4

 US 180 east / US 385 south		East end of US 180 overlap; west end of US 385 overlap
Seagraves42.067.6 SH 83 – Denver City, Welch
TerryWellman52.584.5
 FM 213 / FM 303 south		South end of FM 303 overlap
​56.691.1
 FM 303 north		North end of FM 303 overlap
Brownfield63.6102.4

 SH 137 north / FM 403 south – Levelland		West end of SH 137 overlap
63.8102.7
 SH 137 south – Lamesa		East end of SH 137 overlap
65.3105.1

 US 82 west / US 380 west – Plains		West end of US 82/380 overlap
65.4105.3
 US 380 east (Tahoka Road) – Terry County Airport		East end of US 380 overlap
66.3106.7
 US 385 north – Levelland		East end of US 385 overlap
66.4106.9
 FM 2066 north
​69.6112.0
 FM 1698 east
Meadow76.2122.6 FM 211 – New Home
HockleyRopesville82.8133.3 FM 41 / FM 168
Lubbock​89.8144.5
 FM 1585 east		West end of FM 1585 overlap
​91.5147.3
 FM 1585 west		East end of FM 1585 overlap
Wolfforth92.3148.5 Loop 193 – WolfforthInterchange; west end of freeway
92.8149.3 FM 179 – Wolfforth
94.4151.9Frontage RoadEastbound exit only
94.8152.6 Loop 193 / 82nd Street – Wolfforth
Lubbock95.7154.0Upland Avenue
96.8155.8
 Spur 327 east		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
97.3156.6Milwaukee Avenue
98.5158.5 Loop 289
99.6160.334th Street / Slide Road
101.1162.7Quaker Avenue
101.4–
102.0		163.2–
164.2

 US 82 east / SH 114 west		East end of US 82 overlap; west end of SH 114 overlap; east end of freeway
104.5168.2 US 84 (Avenue Q)
105.3169.5 I-27 / US 87I-27 exit 3
108.3–
108.7		174.3–
174.9
 US 82 west (Parkway Drive) / Loop 289		Interchange; west end of US 82 overlap
​112.2180.6
 FM 2641 west – Preston Smith International Airport
​113.5182.7
 FM 1729 south – Buffalo Springs Lake, Ransom Canyon		West end of FM 1729 overlap
​114.6184.4
 FM 1729 north – New Deal		East end of FM 1729 overlap
​117.6189.3 FM 400 – Plainview, Slaton
​120.6194.1
 FM 789 south – Acuff		West end of FM 789 overlap
​121.6195.7
 FM 789 north – Petersburg		East end of FM 789 overlap
CrosbyLorenzo125.1201.3
 FM 378 north – Lockney		West end of FM 378 overlap
125.6202.1
 FM 378 south		East end of FM 378 overlap
​129.0207.6
 FM 2236 north
​131.0210.8
 FM 2576 south
Ralls133.0214.0

 US 82 east / SH 114 east – Crosbyton		East end of US 82/SH 114 overlap
134.1215.8
 SH 207 south – Post		South end of SH 207 overlap
​137.8221.8 FM 1471
Cone141.7228.0 FM 193 – McAdoo
Floyd​147.0236.6
 FM 54 west – Petersburg
​151.5243.8
 FM 37 west – Fieldton
Floydada155.0249.4
 US 70 west – Plainview		West end of US 70 overlap
155.9250.9

 SH 207 north / FM 1958 east – Silverton		East end of SH 207 overlap
​159.9257.3 FM 651 – Crosbyton
​162.9262.2
 FM 602 south
​168.9271.8
 FM 28 south – Dougherty		West end of FM 28 overlap
​169.9273.4
 FM 28 north		East end of FM 28 overlap
MotleyMatador185.7298.9 SH 70 – Turkey, Dickens
186.0299.3
 FM Spur 94 north (Main Street)
186.4300.0
 Spur 196 west
​188.8303.8 FM 1380
Cottle​212.4341.8 FM 1037
Paducah217.2349.5

 US 70 east / US 83 south – Guthrie, Crowell		East end of US 70 overlap; west end of US 83 overlap
217.3349.7
 FM 1037 east (Backus Street)		West end of FM 1037 overlap
217.5350.0
 FM 1037 south		East end of FM 1037 overlap
217.7350.4
 FM 2876 east – Quanah
​223.5359.7
 FM 2998 north
​224.5361.3
 FM 3256 west – Matador Wildlife Management Area
​226.1363.9
 FM 2998 south
​232.2373.7
 FM 1440 west – Cee Vee
Childress​241.1388.0
 FM 2103 west
​243.5391.9
 FM 94 south – Tell, Matador
Childress246.0395.9 FM 2042
257.2413.9 FM 164 – Childress Municipal Airport
247.9399.0 US 287 – Memphis, Quanah
248.7400.2
 FM 3181 east
​255.4411.0 FM 2465
​257.2–
257.5		413.9–
414.4		Bridge over Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River
​264.4425.5
 US 83 north – Wellington		East end of US 83 overlap
​266.4428.7
 FM 1438 north
​273.6440.3
 FM 1642 north – Dodson
​275.3443.1
 US 62 east – Hollis		Oklahoma state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b c Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 62". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Texas State Highway Commission (January 16, 1928). "Minutes" (PDF). Austin: Texas State Highway Department.
  3. ^ Texas State Highway Department (1928). Official Map of the Highway System of Texas (Map). Austin: Texas State Highway Department. §§ M6-7. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  4. ^ Texas State Highway Commission (January 20, 1936). "Minutes" (PDF). Austin: Texas State Highway Department.
  5. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 180". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 24, 2023.


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