U.S. Route 19

U.S. Route 19
U.S. Route 19
	US 19 highlighted in red
Route information
Length	1,438.2 mi (2,314.6 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
South end	; US 41 / US 41 Bus. in Memphis, FL;
	I-10 near Monticello, FL; I-20 / I-75 / I-85 in Atlanta, GA; I-26 / I-40 in Asheville, NC; I-81 in Bristol, VA; I-64 / I-77 near Beckley, WV; I-79 Parallel route through West Virginia and Pennsylvania; I-70 in Washington, PA; I-76 / Penna Turnpike in Cranberry Township, PA; I-80 near Mercer, PA; I-90 near Erie, PA;
North end	US 20 in Erie, PA
Location
Country	United States
States	Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided;

U.S. Route 19 or U.S. Highway 19 (US 19) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway in the Eastern United States. Despite encroaching Interstate Highways, the route has remained a long-haul road, 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 US 41. Its northern terminus is in Erie, Pennsylvania, at an intersection with US 20 about two miles (3.2 km) from the shores of Lake Erie.

The length of the highway is 1,438.2 miles (2,314.6 km), including both US 19E/US 19W paths through North Carolina and Tennessee.

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