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{{For|the former US 62|U.S. Route 66}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}}
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|map_notes = Map of the United States with US&nbsp;62 highlighted in red
|length_mi = 2248
|length_ref = {{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
|length_round = 0
|established = 1930{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
|direction_a = West
|direction_b = East
|terminus_a = {{jct|country=USA|US|85}} at the [[Mexico–United States border|Mexican border]] in [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso, TX]]
|junction = <!--limit of 10-->
*{{Jct|state=TX|I|10|US|180}} in [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso, TX]]
*{{Jct|state=OK|I|35|I|40|I|44}} at [[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, OK]]
*{{Jct|state=MO|I|55}} in [[Miner, Missouri|Miner, MO]]
*{{Jct|state=KY|I|65}} at [[Elizabethtown, Kentucky|Elizabethtown, KY]]
*{{Jct|state=KY|I|75}} near [[Georgetown, Kentucky|Georgetown, KY]]
*{{Jct|state=OH|I|70|I|71}} at [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus, OH]]
*{{Jct|state=OH|I|77|US|30}} at [[Canton, Ohio|Canton, OH]]
*{{Jct|state=OH|I|80}} at [[Hubbard, Ohio|Hubbard, OH]]
*{{Jct|state=PA|I|79}} at [[Mercer, Pennsylvania|Mercer, PA]]
*{{Jct|state=NY|I|86|NY|17|STE}} at [[Kennedy, New York|Kennedy, NY]]
|terminus_b = {{Jct|state=NY|NY|104}} near the [[Canada–United States border|Canadian border]] in [[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls, NY]]
|states = [[Texas]], [[New Mexico]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Arkansas]], [[Missouri]], [[Illinois]], [[Kentucky]], [[Ohio]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
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'''U.S. Route&nbsp;62''' or '''U.S. Highway&nbsp;62''' ('''US&nbsp;62''') is an east–west [[United States Numbered Highway System|United States Highway]] in the [[Southern United States|southern]] and [[northeastern United States]]. It runs from the [[Mexico–United States border|Mexican border]] at [[El Paso, Texas]], to [[Niagara Falls, New York]], near the [[Canada–United States border|Canadian border]]. It is the only east–west [[United States Numbered Highway]] that connects Mexico and Canada. Parts of US&nbsp;62 follow what once was the [[Ozark Trail (road system)|Ozark Trail]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/fac/schul/trails/national/ozark.html |title=Ozark Trails |publisher=Marion.ohio-state.edu |date=October 26, 1998 |access-date=January 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070309010904/http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/fac/schul/trails/national/ozark.html |archive-date=March 9, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> including the historic bridge across the [[South Canadian River]] in [[Newcastle, Oklahoma]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://okbridges.wkinsler.com/canadianbridge5.html |title=Old US&nbsp;62 Canadian River Bridge |publisher=Okbridges.wkinsler.com |access-date=January 26, 2013}}{{self-published source|date=December 2014}}</ref> (the first structure built with federal highway funds in Oklahoma after lobbying efforts by [[Stanley Draper]]).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Anderson |first=Sam |title=Boom town: the fantastical saga of Oklahoma city, its chaotic founding, its apocalyptic weather, its purloined basketball team, and the dream of becoming a world-class metropolis |date=2018 |publisher=Crown |isbn=978-0-8041-3733-1 |edition=First |location=New York}}</ref> This bridge was damaged beyond repair by the [[2013 Moore tornado]] that struck Newcastle and [[Moore, Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/oklahoma-tornadoes-historic-bridge-near-newcastle-damaged-beyond-repair/article/3833278 |title=Historic bridge near Newcastle damaged beyond repair |date=May 23, 2013 |access-date=April 11, 2014}}</ref> The highway is signed north–south in New York and Pennsylvania, reflecting its directional orientation in both states, and is signed east-west for the remainder of its course.

==Route description==
{{lengths table|length_ref=<ref name="AASHTO lengths">{{cite web|publisher=[[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]]|title=U.S. Route Number Database|url=http://nchrp20-7-228.com/USRoute.aspx|edition=December 2009|access-date=February 9, 2011|archive-date=July 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714162753/http://nchrp20-7-228.com/USRoute.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
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|[[U.S. Route 62 in Texas|TX]]
|{{convert|403|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 62 in New Mexico|NM]]
|{{convert|120|mi|km|disp=table|0}}
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|[[U.S. Route 62 in Oklahoma|OK]]
|{{convert|402|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 62 in Arkansas|AR]]
|{{convert|330|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 62#Missouri|MO]]
|{{convert|87|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 60 in Illinois|IL]]
|{{convert|0.92|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 62 in Kentucky|KY]]
|{{convert|391|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 62 in Ohio|OH]]
|{{convert|295|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 62 in Pennsylvania|PA]]
|{{convert|119|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|[[U.S. Route 62 in New York|NY]]
|{{convert|103|mi|km|disp=table}}
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|'''Total'''
|{{convert|2252|mi|km|disp=table}}
|}
[[File:Great Plains Eastern New Mexico 2004.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|US&nbsp;62 west of Hobbs, Lea County, [[Eastern New Mexico|New Mexico]].]]

===West Texas===
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US&nbsp;62 has two separate segments in [[Texas]], separated by a portion in [[New Mexico]] with the first section in Texas from its terminus in El Paso to the state line in the [[Guadalupe Mountains National Park|Guadalupe Mountains]]. Through El Paso, US&nbsp;62 begins at the [[Paso del Norte International Bridge|Santa Fe Street Bridge]], and follows Santa Fe Street, then Paisano Drive. At the Paisano Drive underpass for [[Interstate 10 in Texas|I-10]] (I-10 exit 23B), US&nbsp;62 [[Concurrency (road)|runs concurrently]] with [[U.S. Route 180|US&nbsp;180]], while US&nbsp;180 ends its concurrency with I-10. The route then follows Montana Avenue, continuing the concurrency with US&nbsp;180 until [[Seminole, Texas|Seminole]]. Before exiting Texas, the route passes through the Salt Flats of Texas, the southern base of [[Guadalupe Peak]], the highest point in Texas, and [[Guadalupe Mountains National Park]].

===New Mexico===
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Through New Mexico, US&nbsp;62 is entirely concurrent with [[U.S. Route 180 in New Mexico|US&nbsp;180]]. The highway continues past [[Carlsbad Caverns National Park]] and [[White's City, New Mexico|White's City]] into the city of [[Carlsbad, New Mexico|Carlsbad]]. In Carlsbad, [[U.S. Route 285|US&nbsp;285]] joins US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;180 for approximately {{convert|2.2|mi|km}}, then heads east to [[Hobbs, New Mexico|Hobbs]]. US&nbsp;62 comes within {{convert|12|mi|km}} of the [[Waste Isolation Pilot Plant|WIPP Plant]] while also coming across several State Highway termini: [[New Mexico State Road 360]] (NM&nbsp;360), [[New Mexico State Road 176|NM&nbsp;176]], [[New Mexico State Road 243|NM&nbsp;243]], [[New Mexico State Road 529|NM&nbsp;529]], [[New Mexico State Road 483|NM&nbsp;483]], and [[New Mexico State Road 8|NM&nbsp;8]] along the {{convert|70|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch. US&nbsp;62 comes into Hobbs along Marland Boulevard. After coming close to [[Hobbs High School]]'s Watson Stadium, US&nbsp;62 leaves Hobbs going east to the Texas–New Mexico state line.

===Texas Panhandle===
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After re-entering Texas, US&nbsp;62 continues east through Seminole where US&nbsp;180 heads east towards [[Lamesa, Texas|Lamesa]] and US&nbsp;62 turns north northeast along a concurrency with [[U.S. Route 385|US&nbsp;385]] through [[Seagraves, Texas|Seagraves]] and [[Brownfield, Texas|Brownfield]]. In Brownfield, US&nbsp;62 picks up [[U.S. Route 82|US&nbsp;82]]/[[U.S. Route 380|US&nbsp;380]] from [[Plains, Texas|Plains]] for a four-way concurrency for about two blocks, where US&nbsp;380 heads east toward [[Tahoka, Texas|Tahoka]]. US&nbsp;385 drops off approximately {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} later to head northwest toward [[Levelland, Texas|Levelland]]. US&nbsp;82 continues as a concurrency with US&nbsp;62 into [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]]. US&nbsp;62 splits from US&nbsp;82 and joins with [[Texas State Highway 114|State Highway&nbsp;114]] (SH&nbsp;114) for approximately {{convert|10|mi|km}} along the [[campus of Texas Tech University]]'s southern border. On the east side of Lubbock, US&nbsp;82 joins back into US&nbsp;62/SH&nbsp;114 and then continues east passes through [[Lorenzo, Texas|Lorenzo]], then leaves off the concurrency and forms a spur around [[Ralls, Texas|Ralls]], locally known as the "US&nbsp;62 Loop". The route then turns north to form a concurrency with [[Texas State Highway 207|SH&nbsp;207]] up to [[Floydada, Texas|Floydada]], where [[U.S. Route 70|US&nbsp;70]] joins in for {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} east and then SH&nbsp;207 turns north of the east side of Floydada. US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;70 then east through [[Matador, Texas|Matador]] to [[Paducah, Texas|Paducah]], and north again dropping off US&nbsp;70 and gaining [[U.S. Route 83|US&nbsp;83]] through [[Childress, Texas|Childress]] to a point {{convert|17|mi|km}} to the north of Childress where it turns east alone, before crossing the Texas–Oklahoma border {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} west of [[Hollis, Oklahoma|Hollis]].

===Oklahoma===
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US&nbsp;62 runs east from the Texas border across Southwest [[Oklahoma]] through [[Hollis, Oklahoma|Hollis]], [[Gould, Oklahoma|Gould]] and [[Altus, Oklahoma|Altus]] and then continues east bypassing the communities of [[Headrick, Oklahoma|Headrick]], [[Snyder, Oklahoma|Snyder]], [[Indiahoma, Oklahoma|Indiahoma]] and [[Cache, Oklahoma|Cache]] into [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]]. On the north side of Lawton, US&nbsp;62 joins [[Interstate 44 in Oklahoma|I-44]] as a concurrent route for {{convert|8|mi|km|spell=in}} through the [[Fort Sill|Fort Sill Military Reservation]] and then splits on its own at Exit 46 near Medicine Park to continue north through [[Apache, Oklahoma|Apache]] then north and east toward [[Anadarko, Oklahoma|Anadarko]]. From Anadarko, US&nbsp;62 runs east through [[Verden, Oklahoma|Verden]] to [[Chickasha, Oklahoma|Chickasha]] and northeast through [[Blanchard, Oklahoma|Blanchard]] and then [[Newcastle, Oklahoma|Newcastle]] before returning to a concurrent route with I-44 into [[Oklahoma City]] and then with [[Interstate 240 (Oklahoma)|I-240]] and [[Interstate 35 in Oklahoma|I-35]] through much of the city before leaving I-35 at Northeast 23rd Street (exit 130) {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} east of the Oklahoma State Capitol. It leaves Oklahoma City at 23rd street and heads east through [[Midwest City, Oklahoma|Midwest City]], [[Spencer, Oklahoma|Spencer]], [[Nicoma Park, Oklahoma|Nicoma Park]], [[Choctaw, Oklahoma|Choctaw]], [[Harrah, Oklahoma|Harrah]], [[Meeker, Oklahoma|Meeker]] and [[Boley, Oklahoma|Boley]] to [[Okemah, Oklahoma|Okemah]]. At Okemah, US&nbsp;62 overlaps [[Interstate 40 in Oklahoma|I-40]] for {{convert|18|mi|km}} to [[Henryetta, Oklahoma|Henryetta]]. US&nbsp;62 then leaves I-40 to continue north to [[Okmulgee, Oklahoma|Okmulgee]] and east to [[Muskogee, Oklahoma|Muskogee]], and heads northeast through [[Fort Gibson, Oklahoma|Fort Gibson]] and [[Tahlequah, Oklahoma|Tahlequah]] and into Arkansas.

In addition to sections of I-44, I-240, I-35 and I-40, US&nbsp;62 also runs concurrent with other US&nbsp;highways over its miles across Oklahoma including US&nbsp;281 from Lawton to Anadarko and US&nbsp;277 from Lawton north about 11 miles (both including the {{convert|8|mi|km|adj=on}} I-44 concurrency north of Lawton), US&nbsp;81 in the Chickasha city limits, a second US&nbsp;277 concurrency from Chickasha to Newcastle, US&nbsp;75 from Henryetta to Okmulgee, US&nbsp;64 from an intersection near Taft to Muskogee and US&nbsp;69 in the Muskogee city limits. US&nbsp;62 business routes are designated through the cities of Snyder and Muskogee.

===Arkansas===
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[[File:US&nbsp;62 near Busch, Arkansas.jpg|thumb|US&nbsp;62 in [[Carroll County, Arkansas|Carroll County]] west of [[Eureka Springs, Arkansas]].]]
In the state of [[Arkansas]], US&nbsp;62 runs {{convert|329.9|mi|km}} from the [[Oklahoma]] border near [[Summers, Arkansas|Summers]] east to the [[Missouri]] border in [[St. Francis, Arkansas|St. Francis]], serving the northern portion of the state. The route passes through several cities and towns, including [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]], [[Springdale, Arkansas|Springdale]], [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]], and [[Rogers, Arkansas|Rogers]]. US&nbsp;62 runs concurrently with several highways in Arkansas including [[Interstate 49 in Arkansas|I-49]] and [[U.S. Route 71|US&nbsp;71]] between Fayetteville and Bentonville, [[U.S. Route 412|US&nbsp;412]] through much of the state, [[U.S. Route 65|US&nbsp;65]] in the [[Harrison, Arkansas|Harrison]] area, and with [[U.S. Route 63|US&nbsp;63]] and [[U.S. Route 67|US&nbsp;67]] (Future [[Interstate 57|I-57]]) in northeast Arkansas.

===Missouri===
US&nbsp;62 enters Missouri from Arkansas at Whitaker Place, and proceeds more or less easterly across the Missouri Bootheel via [[Malden, Missouri|Malden]] to [[New Madrid, Missouri|New Madrid]].  Between Malden and New Madrid, US&nbsp;62 was designated as '''Route&nbsp;82''' in 1922. The part southwest of [[Campbell, Missouri|Campbell]] was designated as '''Route&nbsp;93''' in 1930.<ref>{{cite web |title=MODOT Dunklin County Project History Maps |url=http://www.modot.org/sites/default/files/documents/maintenance_/project_history_maps/dunklin.pdf |access-date=27 August 2020 |page=5}}</ref> The part from Malden to Campbell was unnumbered until it became US&nbsp;62.  At New Madrid US&nbsp;62 begins a concurrency with US&nbsp;61.  The combined US&nbsp;61/62 goes north as far as [[Sikeston, Missouri|Sikeston]], where US&nbsp;62 resumes its easterly direction.  From Sikeston US&nbsp;62 runs east to [[Charleston, Missouri|Charleston]], where it is concurrent with Business I-57 for a short distance.  After crossing I-57, US&nbsp;62 becomes concurrent with US&nbsp;60, this concurrency continues until US&nbsp;60/62 leaves Missouri by way of the [[Cairo Mississippi River Bridge|Mississippi River bridge]] into Cairo, Illinois.

===Illinois===
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US 62 overlaps [[U.S. Route 60|US&nbsp;60]] for its entire length, {{convert|0.92|mi|km|2}}, in [[Illinois]].<ref name="ittc">{{cite web |author= Illinois Technology Transfer Center |url= http://www.dot.state.il.us/gist2/select.html |title= T2 GIS Data |publisher= [[Illinois Department of Transportation]] |access-date= June 2, 2006}}</ref> It crosses Illinois at its very southern tip between the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] and [[Ohio River|Ohio]] rivers at [[Cairo, Illinois|Cairo]]. US&nbsp;62 enters Illinois from Missouri by means of [[Cairo Mississippi River Bridge|a bridge over the Mississippi River]], turning east at [[U.S. Route 51|US&nbsp;51]] with US&nbsp;51 joining the concurrency. The three routes immediately cross into Kentucky via the [[Cairo Ohio River Bridge]].

===Kentucky===
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US&nbsp;62 runs right through the tourist section of Western [[Kentucky]]; between the cities of [[Paducah, Kentucky|Paducah]] and [[Eddyville, Kentucky|Eddyville]], it passes [[Kentucky Lake]] and [[Lake Barkley]], two large manmade lakes. From there US&nbsp;62 heads east through the cities of [[Princeton, Kentucky|Princeton]], [[Central City, Kentucky|Central City]], [[Beaver Dam, Kentucky|Beaver Dam]], [[Leitchfield, Kentucky|Leitchfield]], [[Elizabethtown, Kentucky|Elizabethtown]], [[Bardstown, Kentucky|Bardstown]], [[Lawrenceburg, Kentucky|Lawrenceburg]] and [[Midway, Kentucky|Midway]]. For much of this portion, US&nbsp;62 is paralleled by portions of the Kentucky Parkway System, including the [[Western Kentucky Parkway]] ([[Interstate 69 in Kentucky|I-69]]) and the [[Bluegrass Parkway]], which have taken most long-distance and freight traffic off the old US&nbsp;62 route. After passing through [[Georgetown, Kentucky|Georgetown]] and [[Cynthiana, Kentucky|Cynthiana]] it leaves Kentucky in [[Maysville, Kentucky|Maysville]] over the [[Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge]].

US&nbsp;62 is the only US Highway to cross the Ohio River twice.<ref group=lower-alpha>I-275 around Cincinnati is the only other numbered highway to do so.)</ref> It crosses the Ohio River between Illinois and Kentucky, connecting the far western region of Kentucky with the southern tip of Illinois. Its other crossing over the Ohio River connects the northeastern Kentucky city of [[Maysville, Kentucky|Maysville]] and the southwestern Ohio village of [[Aberdeen, Ohio|Aberdeen]].

===Ohio===
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[[File:OhioByway.JPG|upright|thumb|A US&nbsp;62 marker in [[Killbuck, Ohio]], in [[Amish]] Country, also marked as an [[Ohio Scenic Byways|Ohio Byway]] ]]
US&nbsp;62 enters [[Ohio]] from [[Kentucky]], crossing the [[Ohio River]] at [[Aberdeen, Ohio|Aberdeen]]. After the river crossing, the highway follows [[U.S. Route 52|US&nbsp;52]] until [[Ripley, Ohio|Ripley]] and US&nbsp;68 until just east of [[Georgetown, Ohio|Georgetown]]. From there, US&nbsp;62 enters the towns of [[Russellville, Ohio|Russellville]], [[Hillsboro, Ohio|Hillsboro]], and [[Washington Court House, Ohio|Washington Court House]]. In Washington Court House, US&nbsp;62 meets up with [[Ohio State Route 3|State Route&nbsp;3]] (SR&nbsp;3) and continues all the way into [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], passing through the towns of [[Mount Sterling, Ohio|Mount Sterling]], [[Orient, Ohio|Orient]], [[Harrisburg, Ohio|Harrisburg]], and [[Grove City, Ohio|Grove City]]. After heading toward downtown Columbus, US&nbsp;62 diverts from SR&nbsp;3 onto [[U.S. Route 40|US&nbsp;40]] (Broad Street) for a few blocks to Nelson Road. US&nbsp;62 runs concurrently with [[Interstate 670 (Ohio)|I-670]] near [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport]] until the eastern side of [[Interstate 270 (Ohio)|I-270]] where US&nbsp;62 heads toward [[Gahanna, Ohio|Gahanna]], [[New Albany, Ohio|New Albany]], [[Johnstown, Ohio|Johnstown]], [[Utica, Ohio|Utica]], [[Millersburg, Ohio|Millersburg]], and [[Navarre, Ohio|Navarre]]. About {{convert|2.6|mi|km}} north of Navarre, US&nbsp;62 joins up with [[U.S. Route 30|US&nbsp;30]] into [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]], where US&nbsp;62 heads north along [[Interstate 77|I-77]]. The highway passes [[West Lawn Cemetery]] and the [[McKinley National Memorial|President William McKinley memorial and tomb]] in Canton. At exit&nbsp;107B on I-77, US&nbsp;62 heads northeast to [[Alliance, Ohio|Alliance]], and [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]]. It leaves Ohio near [[Hubbard, Ohio|Hubbard]] and enters [[Pennsylvania]] near the interchange for [[Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania|I-80]].

===Pennsylvania===
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US&nbsp;62 enters [[Pennsylvania]] from Ohio in [[Sharon, Pennsylvania|Sharon]]. Also, at the Ohio–Pennsylvania state line, signage for US&nbsp;62 changes from an east–west to north–south. US&nbsp;62 also runs north-northeast from the Ohio border towards New York.<ref name=mapguy>{{cite web |author=Mapguy |date=April 5, 2010 |access-date=July 30, 2010 |title=End of U.S. Highway 62 |url=http://www.usends.com/60-69/062/062.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202030315/http://usends.com/60-69/062/062.html |archive-date=December 2, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}{{self-published source|date=December 2014}}</ref> US&nbsp;62 passes through [[Mercer, Pennsylvania|Mercer]] and runs across country to [[Franklin, Pennsylvania|Franklin]]. At this point US&nbsp;62 enters the [[Allegheny River]] valley and follows this river for {{convert|45|mi|km}}. US&nbsp;62 crosses the river at [[Oil City, Pennsylvania|Oil City]], at [[Tionesta, Pennsylvania|Tionesta]], and twice again in the [[Warren, Pennsylvania|Warren]] area, once near Buckaloons Recreational Area in the [[Allegheny Islands Wilderness]] region, where it is concurrent with [[U.S. Route 6|US&nbsp;6]] for a short distance.

===New York===
{{Main|U.S. Route 62 in New York}}
[[File:US 62 south in Niagara Falls.JPG|thumb|US&nbsp;62 in Niagara Falls, just after the terminus at NY&nbsp;104]]
While most of the route is an east–west route, US&nbsp;62 takes a north–south directionality in Pennsylvania and [[New York (state)|New York]]. It is signed north–south in northern Pennsylvania and New York.

US&nbsp;62 enters New York State from Pennsylvania in [[Chautauqua County, New York|Chautauqua County]], south of [[Frewsburg, New York|Frewsburg]], past which it intersects with [[Interstate 86 (east)|I-86]] (Southern Tier Expressway). Following a northeasterly course, US&nbsp;62 enters [[Cattaraugus County, New York|Cattaraugus County]], crosses [[Cattaraugus Creek]] to enter [[Erie County, New York|Erie County]] and passes through the village of [[Gowanda, New York|Gowanda]], taking a more northerly direction. At the village of [[Hamburg (village), New York|Hamburg]], US&nbsp;62 turns northeast, passing Buffalo Raceway and the [[Erie County Fair]], [[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 90|I-90]]), continues northward through [[Lackawanna, New York|Lackawanna]] as South Park Avenue and passes through [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]] as South Park Avenue and Bailey Avenue. The Bailey Avenue section from [[New York State Route 5]] (NY&nbsp;5) at the Buffalo city line to [[New York State Route 324|NY 324]] is maintained by Erie County as County Road 152.

US&nbsp;62 briefly overlaps NY&nbsp;324 (Sheridan Drive) in the town of [[Amherst, New York|Amherst]], and turns northward as Niagara Falls Boulevard, intersects [[Interstate 290 (New York)|I-290]], then exits [[Erie County, New York|Erie County]] and enters [[Niagara County, New York|Niagara County]], as US&nbsp;62 crosses the [[Erie Canal]] / [[Tonawanda Creek]] and travels into the town of [[Wheatfield, New York|Wheatfield]]. The highway intersects [[New York State Route 425|NY&nbsp;425]] and turns to the northwest intersecting [[New York State Route 265|NY&nbsp;265]] and [[Interstate 190 (New York)|I-190]]. On the east side of [[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]] the route diverges into US&nbsp;62 and its parallel route, [[U.S. Route 62 Business (Niagara Falls, New York)|Business US&nbsp;62]], (formerly NY&nbsp;62A). Within the city of Niagara Falls, US&nbsp;62 runs "backwards", bearing west for several miles as Ferry Avenue southbound (eastbound) and Walnut Avenue northbound (westbound) and terminates on Main Street, while is still signed north–south. The northern (eastern) terminus for both US&nbsp;62 and Business US&nbsp;62 is at [[New York State Route 104|NY&nbsp;104]] (Main Street), less than {{convert|2,000|ft|m}} from the [[Rainbow Bridge (Niagara Falls)|Rainbow Bridge]] and U.S. Customs. The Rainbow Bridge then crosses the [[Niagara River]] into Canada, offering side-views of the famous [[Niagara Falls]].

In 2009, Legislation was proposed in the NY State Legislature for a bill (S.6277-A/A.9939-A) designating all of US Route 62 in New York State as the "National Veterans Highway".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nysenate.gov/news/new-national-veterans-highway |title = New National Veterans Highway {{!}} NY State Senate}}</ref>   The measure was sponsored by then Senator William Stachowski, and Assemblyperson Francine Delmonte as proposed by the Sons of the American Legion Post 880 as a way to salute and commemorate the service and sacrifice of all veterans of the US.  The Bill was signed into law by Governor David Paterson on July 30, 2010.  The designation runs from the Pennsylvania State Line south of Frewsburg, NY to a northern terminus near the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, NY.  Designations have also been successful in Illinois and Kentucky to this point.

==Future==
In Ohio, there are plans to reroute US&nbsp;62 onto a divided highway from Alliance to [[Salem, Ohio|Salem]], part of a larger relocation of both US&nbsp;62 and [[Ohio State Route 14|SR&nbsp;14]], then from downtown Youngstown to I-80 as part of the "Hubbard Arterial".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eastgatecog.org/reg-trac.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070719041146/http://www.eastgatecog.org/reg-trac.asp|url-status=dead|title=Eastgate Regional Council of Governments: T.R.A.C. Projects|archivedate=July 19, 2007}}</ref> Parts of the highway have long been completed to the north of Alliance and Salem; the portion northwest of Alliance is known in documents as US&nbsp;62T, while the portion north of Salem not already carrying US&nbsp;62 is known as SR&nbsp;14T; neither carries a posted route, instead only carrying [[Route shield|trailblazer markers]] indicating routes intersected at the termini.<ref>[[Ohio Department of Transportation]] [http://www.dot.state.oh.us/techservsite/availpro/Road_%20Infor/SLD/ Straight Line Diagrams] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030219122926/http://www.dot.state.oh.us/techservsite/availpro/Road_%20Infor/SLD/ |date=February 19, 2003 }} for Columbiana and Mahoning Counties</ref>

==Major intersections==
;Texas
: [[Benito Juárez]] Street<!--signage is non-existent at the crossing, and all I can find are street signs in Mexico that say "B. Juárez", without any Street, Avenue, etc., in either English or Spanish--> and {{jct|country=USA|US|85}} at the [[Mexico–United States border|Mexican border]] in [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]]. US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;85 travels concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|110|dab1=Texas}} in El Paso
: {{jct|country=USA|US|54}} in El Paso
: {{jct|country=USA|I|10|US|180}} in El Paso. US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;180 travel concurrently to [[Seminole, Texas|Seminole]], with an approximate {{convert|106|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} concurrency through [[New Mexico]] in-between.
;New Mexico
: {{jct|country=USA|US|285}} in [[Carlsbad, New Mexico|Carlsbad]]. The highways have a {{convert|2.0|mi|km}} concurrency north.
;Texas
: {{jct|country=USA|US|180|US|385}} in Seminole. US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;385 travel concurrently to [[Brownfield, Texas|Brownfield]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|82|US|380}} in Brownfield. US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;82 travels concurrently to [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]]. US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;380 travels concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|84}} in Lubbock
: {{jct|country=USA|I|27|US|87}} in Lubbock
: {{jct|country=USA|US|82}} in Lubbock. The highways travel concurrently to southwest of [[Ralls, Texas|Ralls]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|70}} in [[Floydada, Texas|Floydada]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Paducah, Texas|Paducah]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|70|US|83}} in Paducah. US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;83 travels concurrently to south-southeast of [[Wellington, Texas|Wellington]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|287}} in [[Childress, Texas|Childress]]
;Oklahoma
: {{jct|country=USA|US|283}} in [[Altus, Oklahoma|Altus]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|183}} in [[Snyder, Oklahoma|Snyder]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|44|US|277|US|281}} in [[Lawton, Oklahoma|Lawton]]. I-44/US&nbsp;62 travels concurrently to east of [[Medicine Park, Oklahoma|Medicine Park]]. US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;277 travels concurrently to north of [[Fort Sill]]. US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;281 travels concurrently to [[Anadarko, Oklahoma|Anadarko]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|81}} in [[Chickasha, Oklahoma|Chickasha]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|81|US|277}} in Chickasha. US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;277 travels concurrently to [[Newcastle, Oklahoma|Newcastle]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|44}} in Chickasha
: {{jct|country=USA|I|44|US|277}} in Newcastle. I-44/US&nbsp;62 travels concurrently to [[Oklahoma City]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|44|I|240|dab2=Oklahoma}} in Oklahoma City. I-240/US&nbsp;62 travels concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|35|I|240|dab2=Oklahoma|US|77}} in Oklahoma City. I-35/US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;77 travels concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40|I|235|dab2=Oklahoma|US|77|US|270}} in Oklahoma City. I-40/US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;270 travels concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|177}} in [[Jacktown, Oklahoma|Jacktown]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|377}} in [[Prague, Oklahoma|Prague]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|40}} in [[Okemah, Oklahoma|Okemah]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Henryetta, Oklahoma|Henryetta]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|75}} northeast of [[Clearview, Oklahoma|Clearview]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Okmulgee, Oklahoma|Okmulgee]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|266}} in Henryetta
: {{jct|country=USA|US|64}} north-northeast of [[Boynton, Oklahoma|Boynton]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Muskogee, Oklahoma|Muskogee]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|64|US|69}} in Muskogee. US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;69 travel concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|59}} in [[Westville, Oklahoma|Westville]]
;Arkansas
: {{jct|country=USA|I|49|US|71}} in [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|412}} in [[Springdale, Arkansas|Springdale]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|412}} in [[Alpena, Arkansas|Alpena]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Imboden, Arkansas|Imboden]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|65}} in [[Bear Creek Springs, Arkansas|Bear Creek Springs]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Bellefonte, Arkansas|Bellefonte]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|167}} in [[Ash Flat, Arkansas|Ash Flat]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|63}} in [[Hardy, Arkansas|Hardy]]. The highways travel concurrently to Imboden.
: {{jct|country=USA|Future|57|US|67}} in [[Pocahontas, Arkansas|Pocahontas]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Corning, Arkansas|Corning]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|49}} in [[Piggott, Arkansas|Piggott]]
;Missouri
: {{jct|country=USA|US|61}} southwest of [[Howardville, Missouri|Howardville]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Sikeston, Missouri|Sikeston]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|55}} in [[New Madrid, Missouri|New Madrid]]. US 61-62 are also known as {{jct|state=MO|BL|55}}, I-55 exit 44.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|55}} north of New Madrid, I-55 exit 49.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|60}} in Sikeston
: {{jct|country=USA|I|55}} in [[Miner, Missouri|Miner]], I-55 exit 67.
: {{jct|state=MO|MO|107|BL|57}} in Charleston. BL I-57 forms a concurrency for {{convert|1.7|mi|km}} to I-57 on the east side of Charleston.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|57|US|60}} in Charleston. US 60-62 travels concurrently to [[Wickliffe, Kentucky]], with a short [[Illinois]] segment in-between.
;Illinois
: {{jct|country=USA|US|51}} in [[Cairo, Illinois|Cairo]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Bardwell, Kentucky|Bardwell]].
;Kentucky
: {{jct|country=USA|I|24}} in [[Paducah, Kentucky|Paducah]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|45}} in Paducah. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|45|US|60}} in Paducah. The highways travel concurrently to [[Riverview, McCracken County, Kentucky|Riverview]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|24|I|69}} in [[Calvert City, Kentucky|Calvert City]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|641}} in [[Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Eddyville, Kentucky|Eddyville]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|24|I|69}} in [[Kuttawa, Kentucky|Kuttawa]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|69}} in Eddyville
: {{jct|country=USA|US|41}} in [[Nortonville, Kentucky|Nortonville]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|431}} in Central City
: {{jct|country=USA|US|231}} in [[Beaver Dam, Kentucky|Beaver Dam]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|31W}} in [[Elizabethtown, Kentucky|Elizabethtown]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|65}} in Elizabethtown
: {{jct|country=USA|US|31E}} in [[Bardstown, Kentucky|Bardstown]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|31E|US|150}} in Bardstown. US&nbsp;62/US&nbsp;150 travels concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|127}} in [[Lawrenceburg, Kentucky|Lawrenceburg]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|60}} in [[Versailles, Kentucky|Versailles]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|421}} in [[Midway, Kentucky|Midway]]. The highways travel concurrently to northwest of [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|64}} northwest of Lexington
: {{jct|country=USA|US|25}} in [[Georgetown, Kentucky|Georgetown]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|460}} in Georgetown
: {{jct|country=USA|I|75}} in Georgetown
: {{jct|country=USA|US|27}} southwest of [[Cynthiana, Kentucky|Cynthiana]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
;Ohio
: {{jct|country=USA|US|52}} in [[Aberdeen, Ohio|Aberdeen]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Ripley, Ohio|Ripley]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|68}} in Aberdeen. The highways travel concurrently to [[Redoak, Ohio|Redoak]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|50}} in [[Hillsboro, Ohio|Hillsboro]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|35}} in [[Washington Court House, Ohio|Washington Court House]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|22}} in Washington Court House. The highways travel concurrently for {{convert|0.7|mi|km}} through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|71}} northeast of [[Harrisburg, Ohio|Harrisburg]], I-71 exit 94.
: {{jct|state=OH|OH|665}} northeast of Harrisburg
: {{jct|country=USA|I|270|dab1=Ohio}} in [[Grove City, Ohio|Grove City]], I-270 exit 2.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|70}} in Columbus, I-70 exit 98A from westbound, no eastbound exit onto US 62/SR&nbsp;3 and no entrance directly onto I-70 from US 62/SR&nbsp;3.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|23|US|33}} in Columbus. The highways travel concurrently for {{convert|0.4|mi|km}}.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|40}} in Columbus. US 40 travels concurrently with US 62 and SR&nbsp;3 for {{convert|0.3|mi|km}} before SR&nbsp;3 heads toward [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]]. US 40 continues {{convert|2.1|mi|km}} before heading toward [[Reynoldsburg, Ohio|Reynoldsburg]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|71}} in Columbus, I-71 exit 108B.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|670|dab1=Ohio}} in Columbus, I-670 exit 7. The highways travel concurrently to west of [[Gahanna, Ohio|Gahanna]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|270|dab1=Ohio}} in Gahanna
: {{jct|country=USA|US|36}} in [[Millwood, Ohio|Millwood]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|250}} in [[Wilmot, Ohio|Wilmot]]. The highways travel concurrently through the village for {{convert|0.07|mi|km}}
: {{jct|country=USA|US|30}} in Massillion. The highways travel concurrently to [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]].
: {{jct|country=USA|I|77}} in [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]]. I-77/US 62 travels concurrently through the city to exit 107B.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|224}} in [[Canfield, Ohio|Canfield]]
: {{jct|country=USA|I|680|dab1=Ohio}} in [[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|422}} in Youngstown
: {{jct|country=USA|I|80}} north of [[Hubbard, Ohio|Hubbard]]; I-80 exit 234
;Pennsylvania
: {{jct|country=USA|US|19}} in [[Mercer, Pennsylvania|Mercer]]. The highways travel concurrently to north of Mercer.
: {{jct|country=USA|I|79}} southwest of [[Jackson Center, Pennsylvania|Jackson Center]]
: {{jct|country=USA|US|322}} in [[Franklin, Pennsylvania|Franklin]]. The highways travel concurrently through the city.
: {{jct|country=USA|US|6}} east-southeast of [[Youngsville, Pennsylvania|Youngsville]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Warren, Pennsylvania|Warren]].
;New York
: {{jct|state=NY|NY|60}} in [[Frewsburg, New York|Frewsburg]]
: {{jct|state=NY|I|86|NY|17|STE}} in [[Kennedy, New York|Kennedy]]
: {{jct|state=NY|NY|39}} in [[Gowanda, New York|Gowanda]]
: {{jct|state=NY|US|20}} near [[Hamburg, New York|Hamburg]]
: {{jct|state=NY|I-Toll|90|NYST||NY|179}} near [[Blasdell, New York|Blasdell]]
: {{jct|state=NY|I|190|NY|354}} near [[Cheektowaga, New York|Cheektowaga]]
: {{jct|state=NY|NY|33}} in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
: {{jct|state=NY|NY|5}} near [[Amherst, New York|Amherst]]
: {{jct|state=NY|I|290}} in [[Amherst, New York|Amherst]]
: {{jct|state=NY|I|190}} in [[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]]
: {{jct|state=NY|NY|104}} in Niagara Falls
<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 10–11, 33, 42–43, 59, 68, 70, 78–80, 82–83, 86, 98–99|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref>

==Special routes==
{{Main|Special routes of U.S. Route 62}}
US&nbsp;62 has special and suffixed routes in several states.

==See also==
{{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://usends.com/62.html Endpoints of US highway 62]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110906214411/http://www.highwayexplorer.com/il_EndsPage.php?id=2062&section=1 Illinois Highway Ends: US&nbsp;62]

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