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U.S. Route 25 marker
U.S. Route 25
Location
CountryUnited States
Highway system

Several bannered routes of U.S. Route 25 exist. In order from south to north they are as follows.

Existing

Statesboro bypass

U.S. Highway 25 marker
U.S. Highway 25
LocationStatesboro, Georgia
Length4.9 mi[1] (7.9 km)
Main article: Georgia State Route 67 Bypass (Statesboro)

U.S. Route 25 Bypass (US 25 Bypass), in complete concurrency with SR 67 Bypass, is the western half of the divided four-lane bypass, west around Statesboro, Georgia also known as "Veterans Memorial Parkway." The eastern half is U.S. Route 301 Bypass (Statesboro, Georgia), which is in concurrency with Georgia State Route 73 Bypass.

Waynesboro bypass

U.S. Highway 25 marker
U.S. Highway 25
LocationWaynesboro, Georgia
Length5.7 mi[2] (9.2 km)
Main article: Georgia State Route 121 Bypass (Waynesboro)

U.S. Route 25 Bypass (US 25 Bypass), in complete concurrency with SR 121 Bypass, is a divided four-lane bypass, west around Waynesboro, Georgia.

Augusta–North Augusta business loop

U.S. Highway 25 marker
U.S. Highway 25
LocationAugusta, GA-North Augusta, SC
Length4.4 mi[3] (7.1 km)
Existed1961–present

Edgefield truck route

U.S. Highway 25 marker
U.S. Highway 25
LocationEdgefield, South Carolina
Length3.9 mi[4] (6.3 km)

U.S. Route 25 Truck (US 25 Truck) is a 3.9-mile (6.3 km) bypass of Edgefield, South Carolina, along Bauskett Street (S-19-10). Signage in the area shows a business banner on top of US 25, which goes through downtown Edgefield, it is in fact mainline US 25; the truck route is on a secondary road. Visitors may consider the truck route as a viable bypass.

Greenwood business loop

U.S. Highway 25 marker
U.S. Highway 25
LocationGreenwood, South Carolina
Length4.8 mi[5] (7.7 km)
Existed1969–present

U.S. Route 25 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 25 in Greenwood and its western terminus of SC 34 along with US 178.

Ware Shoals business loop

U.S. Highway 25 marker
U.S. Highway 25
LocationWare Shoals, South Carolina
Length4.1 mi[6] (6.6 km)
Existed1963–present

Travelers Rest connector

U.S. Highway 25 marker
U.S. Highway 25
LocationTravelers Rest, South Carolina
Length1.0 mi[7] (1.6 km)

U.S. Route 25 Connector (US 25 Conn) is an unsigned 1.0 mile (1.6 km) connector route, in concurrency with US 276 Conn, along Poinsett Highway. It connects US 25 with US 276, in downtown Travelers Rest, South Carolina.

Hendersonville business loop

U.S. Highway 25 marker
U.S. Highway 25
LocationHendersonville, North Carolina
Length12.3 mi[8] (19.8 km)
Existed2003–present
Sign assembly in Hendersonville

U.S. Route 25 Business (US 25 Bus) was established in 2003 when mainline US 25 was rerouted along I-26. Replacing a section of US 176, it traverses through East Flat Rock, downtown Hendersonville, and Mountain Home, North Carolina, before reconnecting with mainline US 25 near Fletcher.

Asheville alternate route

US 25A towards Arden
U.S. Highway 25A marker
U.S. Highway 25A
LocationAsheville, North Carolina
Length8.5 mi[9] (13.7 km)
Existed1934–present

U.S. Route 25 Alternate (US 25A) was established in 1934 as a renumbering of NC 69; the routing has remained unchanged since. US 25A begins in Arden, North Carolina, at the junction of NC 280 and US 25; travels north to Asheville near the Biltmore Estate and junctions back at US 25.

Marshall business loop

U.S. Highway 25 marker
U.S. Highway 25
LocationMarshall, North Carolina
Length5.5 mi[10] (8.9 km)
Existed1960–present

U.S. Route 25 Business (US 25 Bus) was established in 1960 when mainline US 25 was rerouted along new routing north of Marshall, North Carolina. In complete concurrency with US 70 Bus, it originally traversed along Main Street and Tillery Branch Road; in 1981, it was routed and extended further east along Ivy River Road.

Richmond business loop

U.S. Route 25/421
LocationRichmond, Kentucky
Length3.6 mi[11] (5.8 km)

Lexington business loop

U.S. Route 25 marker
U.S. Route 25
LocationLexington, Kentucky
Length5.4 mi[12] (8.7 km)

Former

Greenville business loop

U.S. Highway 25 marker
U.S. Highway 25
LocationGreenville, South Carolina
Length14.0 mi[13] (22.5 km)
Existed1969–1995

U.S. Route 25 Business (US 25 Bus) was established in 1968 or 1969 when US 25 was rerouted to bypass west of downtown Greenville. US 25 Bus traveled along Augusta Road, Main Street, College Street, Buncombe Street and Poinsett Highway; in 1975, it was rerouted onto Academy Street, removing it along Main Street. In 1995, it was decommissioned; Over half of the route was already overlapped with a U.S. Route, while SC 20 and SC 291 were extended on parts of the former highway, leaving only a section of Augusta Road downgraded to secondary roads.[14]

Hendersonville alternate route

U.S. Highway 25A marker
U.S. Highway 25A
LocationHendersonville, North Carolina
Length1.0 mi[15] (1.6 km)
Existed1944–1960

U.S. Route 25 Alternate (US 25A) was a 1.0-mile (1.6 km) alternate route in downtown Hendersonville, North Carolina, via Church Street, while mainline US 25 was on Main Street. In the early 1960s it was renumbered as southbound US 25, with Main Street becoming northbound.

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Route 25 Bypass - Statesboro" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "U.S. Route 25 Bypass - Waynesboro" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "U.S. Route 25 Business - Augusta-North Augusta" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  4. ^ "U.S. Route 25 Truck - Edgefield" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "U.S. Route 25 Business - Greenwood" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  6. ^ "U.S. Route 25 Business - Ware Shoals" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  7. ^ "U.S. Route 25 Connector - Travelers Rest" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  8. ^ "U.S. Route 25 Business - Hendersonville" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  9. ^ "U.S. Route 25A - Asheville" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  10. ^ "U.S. Route 25 Business - Marshall" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  11. ^ "U.S. Route 25 Business - Richmond" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  12. ^ "U.S. Route 25 Business - Lexington" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  13. ^ "U.S. Route 25 Business - Greenville, South Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  14. ^ "Report of the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF). AASHTO. October 27, 1995. p. 11. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  15. ^ "U.S. Route 25A - Hendersonville" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
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