United States Highway 79 is a north-south United States highway. The route is actually a northeast-southwest diagonal, with both east-west segments and north-south segments equally mixed.

US 79, US 68, and Interstate 24/US 62 are the primary east-west access points for the Land Between the Lakes recreation area straddling the Kentucky/Tennessee border.

Directonal assembly for U.S. Highways 64, 70, and 79 in Memphis, Tennessee

Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Russellville, Kentucky at an intersection with Business U.S. Highway 68. Its southern terminus is in Round Rock, Texas at an intersection with Interstate 35, 10 miles north of Austin.

Historic termini

Until 1944, US 79's northern terminus was in West Memphis, Arkansas. Even then, the route was diagonal enough that it could have been numbered odd or even.

States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• Arkansas
• Louisiana
• Texas

Related US Routes

• US 79 has no "child" routes
• List of United States Highways

Sources and external links

• Endpoints of US highways (http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite%2FFalls%2F3369/HwyEnds/End079/end079.htm) (used with permission)