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U.S. Route 62

U.S. Route 62

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U.S. Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
El Paso is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and part of the American Southwest. According to the United States Census Bureau's 2006 population estimates, the city had a population of 606,913. It is the sixth-largest city in Texas and the 22nd-largest city in...

 to Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 55,593. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share...

, near the United States-Canada border.

Parts of U.S. 62 follow what once was the Ozark Trail, including the historic bridge across the South Canadian River in Newcastle, Oklahoma
Newcastle, Oklahoma
Newcastle is the largest city in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 5,434 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Newcastle is located at ....

 (the first structure built with federal highway funds in Oklahoma).

US 62 has two separate stays in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States.The name had wide usage among native Americans, meaning "friends" or "allies"...

, separated by a portion in New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Inhabited by Native American populations for many centuries, it has also been part of the Imperial Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S. territory. Among U.S...

 with the first section in Texas from its terminus in El Paso to the state line in the Guadalupe Mountains
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is located in the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas and contains Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at in elevation. It also contains El Capitan, long used as a landmark by people traveling along the old route later followed by the Butterfield Overland...

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U.S. Route 62 runs from the US-Mexico border at El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
El Paso is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and part of the American Southwest. According to the United States Census Bureau's 2006 population estimates, the city had a population of 606,913. It is the sixth-largest city in Texas and the 22nd-largest city in...

 to Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 55,593. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share...

, near the United States-Canada border.

Parts of U.S. 62 follow what once was the Ozark Trail, including the historic bridge across the South Canadian River in Newcastle, Oklahoma
Newcastle, Oklahoma
Newcastle is the largest city in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 5,434 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Newcastle is located at ....

 (the first structure built with federal highway funds in Oklahoma).

Texas and New Mexico


US 62 has two separate stays in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States.The name had wide usage among native Americans, meaning "friends" or "allies"...

, separated by a portion in New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Inhabited by Native American populations for many centuries, it has also been part of the Imperial Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S. territory. Among U.S...

 with the first section in Texas from its terminus in El Paso to the state line in the Guadalupe Mountains
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is located in the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas and contains Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at in elevation. It also contains El Capitan, long used as a landmark by people traveling along the old route later followed by the Butterfield Overland...

. Through New Mexico, US 62 continues past Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a United States National Park in the Guadalupe Mountains in southeastern New Mexico. The primary attraction of the park for most visitors is the show cave, Carlsbad Caverns...

 into the city of Carlsbad and then east to Hobbs. The highway then crosses back into the Lone Star State at the Texas/New Mexico border east of Hobbs, New Mexico, continuing east through Seminole and turning north/northeast through Seagraves and Brownfield into Lubbock. To the east of Lubbock, US 62 passes through Lorenzo and then forms a spur around Ralls
Ralls, Texas
Ralls is a city in Crosby County, Texas, United States, named after John R. Ralls. The population was 2,252 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lubbock Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was founded by John R...

, locally known as the "US 62 Loop". The route then turns north to Floydada and then east through Matador to Paducah, and north again through Childress to a point to the north where it turns east form a concurrency with US 83 before crossing the Texas/Oklahoma border west of Hollis, Oklahoma.

Along its first section in Texas, the entire route through New Mexico and the second section in Texas from the state line east of Hobbs to Seminole, US 62 runs concurrent with US 180. US 62 runs concurrent with other highways across its "second" section in Texas including US 82 from Brownfield through Lubbock to Ralls, US 70 from Floydada to Paducah and US 83 from Paducah to a point north of Childress.

Oklahoma



US 62 runs east from the Texas border across Southwest Oklahoma through Hollis, Gould and Altus and then continues east bypassing the communities of Headrick, Snyder, Indiahoma and Cache into Lawton, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,617,316 residents in 2007 and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

. On the north side of Lawton, US 62 joins Interstate 44 as a concurrent route for through the Fort Sill Military Reservation and then splits on its own at Exit 46 near Medicine Park to continue north through Apache then north and east toward Anadarko. From Anadarko, US 62 runs east through Verden to Chickasha and northeast through Newcastle before returning to a concurrent route with I-44 into Oklahoma City and then with I-240 and I-35 through much of the city before leaving I-35 at Northeast 23rd Street (Exit 130) two miles (3 km) east of the Oklahoma State Capitol. It leaves Oklahoma City at 23rd street and heads east through Choctaw
Choctaw, Oklahoma
Choctaw is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 9,377 at the 2000 census. While Choctaw is located in the geographic center of Eastern Oklahoma County, it enjoys relative prosperity on the fringes of the urbanized...

, Harrah, Meeker and Boley to Okemah. At Okemah, US 62 overlaps I-40 for to Henryetta. US 62 then leaves I-40 to continue north to Okmulgee and east to Muskogee, and heads northeast through Fort Gibson and Tahlequah and into Arkansas.

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

Arkansas


U.S. Route 62 runs with U.S. Route 71
U.S. Route 71
U.S. Route 71 is a north-south United States highway. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstate highways. Currently, the highway's northern terminus is in International Falls, Minnesota at the Canadian border, at the southern end of the Fort...

 from Fayetteville to Rogers, Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquin name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares a border with six states, with its eastern border largely defined by the Mississippi River. Its diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the...

, U.S. Route 412
U.S. Route 412
U.S. Route 412 is an east-west United States highway, first commissioned in 1982. Its route number is a "violation" of the usual AASHTO numbering scheme, as it comes nowhere near its implied "parent", US 12. U.S. 412 overlaps expressway-grade Cimarron Turnpike from Tulsa west to Interstate 35 and...

 from Alpena to Imboden, U.S. Route 63
U.S. Route 63
U.S. Route 63 is a 1,286 mile long north-south United States highway primarily in the Midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 in Ruston, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 2 in Benoit, Wisconsin, about east of Duluth, Minnesota.-Route...

 from Hardy to Imboden, U.S. Route 65
U.S. Route 65
U.S. Route 65 is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of Interstate 90 in Albert Lea, Minnesota...

 from Bear Creek Springs to south of Harrison, and U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67 is a 1,560 mile long north-south U.S. highway in the Midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues south as Mexican Federal Highway 16 upon crossing the Rio Grande. The northern terminus...

 from Pocahontas to Corning.

From Fayetteville West, Through Farmington, Arkansas
Farmington, Arkansas
Farmington is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 3,605 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, then Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Prairie Grove is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,540 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located here is the Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park...

, Home of the Prairie Grove Battlefield Park and The Clothesline Fair, then Lincoln, Arkansas
Lincoln, Arkansas
Lincoln is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,752 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 Home of Appletown, and the Arkansas Apple Festival on the first weekend of October every year, then about 8 miles West to the Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,617,316 residents in 2007 and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

 State Line.

Just east of Mountain Home, in Henderson, the highway crosses Lake Norfork, which at one time had to be crossed by ferry. Coinciding with the final trip of a Norfork Lake ferry at 8 a.m. Friday, October 24, 1983, the U.S. Highway 62 bridge across Lake Norfork was opened. Charles Gibson piloted the ferry on that trip, carrying three cars across the lake within the shadow of the bridge, which brought a 40-year era to an end.

Missouri


Between Malden and New Madrid, US 62 was designated as Route 82 in 1922. The part west of Malden was unnumbered until it became US 62.

Illinois


U.S. Route 62 overlaps U.S. Route 60
U.S. Route 60
U.S. Route 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles from eastern Virginia to western Arizona. Despite the final "0" in its number, indicating a transcontinental designation, the 1926 route formerly ended in Springfield, Missouri, at its intersection with the major U.S. Route 66...

 for its entire length, , in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois , the 21st state admitted to the United States of America, is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern state and the fifth most populous state in the nation...

. It crosses Illinois at its very southern tip between the Mississippi
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second longest river in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico....

 and Ohio
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States....

 rivers.

Kentucky


It runs right through the tourist section of Western Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is a Southern state situated in the Upland South, although the state is infrequently placed, geographically and culturally, in the Midwest. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a...

 including the town of Eddyville, Kentucky
Eddyville, Kentucky
Eddyville is a city in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,350 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lyon County.- History :...

 and Kentucky Lake
Kentucky Lake
Kentucky Lake is a major navigable reservoir along the Tennessee River in Kentucky and Tennessee. Created in 1944 by the Tennessee Valley Authority's impounding of the Tennessee River by Kentucky Dam, the lake is the largest artificial lake by surface area in the United States east of the...

 and Lake Barkley
Lake Barkley
Lake Barkley, a 58,000-acre reservoir in Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, and Trigg counties in Kentucky and extending into Tennessee, was impounded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1966 upon the completion of Barkley Dam. Both the lake and the dam are named for Vice President Alben Barkley, a...

, two large ,man-made lakes. After passing through Georgetown
Georgetown, Kentucky
Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 18,080 at the 2000 census. The Kentucky State Data Center estimates Georgetown's population at 21,074 as of July 1, 2007 It is the county seat of Scott County. The original settlement of Lebanon, founded by Rev....

 and Paris
Paris, Kentucky
Paris is a city in and the county seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States. It is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. Settled in 1775, it lies east of Louisville, on the Stoner Fork of the Licking River. The town was originally known as Hopewell, Virginia when...

 it leaves Kentucky near Maysville
Maysville, Kentucky
Maysville is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,993 at the 2000 census, making it the fiftieth largest city in Kentucky by population. Maysville is on the Ohio River, 66 miles northeast of Lexington, Kentucky. It is the principal city of...

. U.S. 62 overlaps U.S. Route 68
U.S. Route 68
U.S. Route 68 is an east-west United States highway that runs for from northwest Ohio to western Kentucky. The highway's western terminus is at U.S. Route 62 in Reidland, Kentucky...

 in Kentucky to Redoak, Ohio (near Georgetown
Georgetown, Ohio
Georgetown is a village in Brown County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,691 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Brown County. Georgetown was the childhood home of Ulysses S...

).

Ohio



U.S. 62 enters Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state of the United States. The thirty-fourth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the seventh-most populous with nearly 11.5 million residents...

 from Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is a Southern state situated in the Upland South, although the state is infrequently placed, geographically and culturally, in the Midwest. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a...

, crossing the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States....

 at Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Ohio
Aberdeen is a village in Brown County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,603 at the 2000 census.Aberdeen is connected to Maysville, Kentucky by the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge to downtown Maysville and the William H. Harsha Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge completed in...

. It crosses southwest Ohio before entering the cities of Columbus, Canton
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.Founded in 1805 on the West and Middle Branches of the Nimishillen Creek, Canton became a manufacturing center because of its numerous railroad lines...

, Alliance
Alliance, Ohio
Alliance is a city in Stark and Mahoning counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 23,253 at the 2000 census. Alliance's nickname is "The Carnation City" and the city is home to Mount Union College....

, and Youngstown
Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County, whose urban area borders Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

. It leaves Ohio near Hubbard
Hubbard, Ohio
Hubbard is a city in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. It is formed from part of Hubbard Township, which was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve. The population was 8,284 at the 2000 census...

 and enters Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States...

 near the interchange for Interstate 80
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States . It connects downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, a suburb of New York City. I-80 is the interstate that most closely approximates the route of the Lincoln Highway, the first auto trail to cross the...

.

U.S. 62 is planned be rerouted onto divided highway from Alliance to Salem
Salem, Ohio
Salem is a city in northern Columbiana County and extreme southern Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. At the 2000 census, the city's population was 12,197....

, part of a larger relocation of both U.S. 62 and SR-14, then from downtown Youngstown to Interstate 80
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States . It connects downtown San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, a suburb of New York City. I-80 is the interstate that most closely approximates the route of the Lincoln Highway, the first auto trail to cross the...

 as part of the "Hubbard Arterial". 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-62T, while the portion north of Salem not already carrying U.S. 62 is known as SR-14T; neither carries a posted route but instead only carries trailblazer markers
Trailblazer
Trailblazer may refer to:*A person who marks a trail through wilderness areas by Trail blazing*The Chevrolet TrailBlazer, a sport utility vehicle made by General Motors*Trailblazer , a 1986 video game by Gremlin Graphics, later updated for the Gizmondo...

 indicating routes intersected at the termini.

Pennsylvania


U.S. 62 enters Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States...

 from Ohio in Sharon
Sharon, Pennsylvania
Sharon is a city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, 75 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area....

. Also, at the Ohio/Pennsylvania state line, signage for U.S. 62 changes from an east-west to north-south. U.S. 62 also runs north-northeast from the Ohio border towards New York. U.S. 62 passes through Mercer
Mercer, Pennsylvania
Mercer is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,391 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mercer County. Mercer is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area....

 and runs across country to Franklin. At this point U.S. 62 enters the Allegheny River
Allegheny River
The Allegheny River is a principal tributary of the Ohio River; it is located in the Eastern United States. The Allegheny River joins with the Monongahela River to form the Ohio River at the "Point" of Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....

 valley and follows this river for . U.S. 62 crosses the river at Oil City
Oil City, Pennsylvania
Oil City is a city in Venango County, Pennsylvania noted especially in the instrumental exploration and development of the petroleum industry. After the first oil wells were drilled nearby in the 1850s, Oil City became central in the petroleum industry while hosting headquarters for the Pennzoil,...

 and crosses again at Tionesta
Tionesta, Pennsylvania
Tionesta is a borough in Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 615 at the 2000 census and has declined by about 4% since. It is the county seat of Forest County. The name is a Native American word meaning "waters meet."...

. This scenic highway passes through Allegheny Islands Wilderness
Allegheny Islands Wilderness
The Allegheny River Islands Wilderness is located in the Allegheny National Forest. It is comprised of seven islands in the Allegheny River, totaling 368 acres. All are alluvial origin...

 region and by Tidioute
Tidioute, Pennsylvania
Tidioute is a borough in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 792 at the 2000 census. The name is a Iroquoian word meaning "protrusion of land", referring to a sharp bend in the Allegheny River.-Geography:...

 on the north side of the river before crossing the river once again near Buckaloons Recreational Area. The road is concurrent with U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6
U.S. Route 6, also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, after the veterans association of the same name, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east-northeast from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Until 1964, it continued south from Bishop to Long Beach,...

 for a short distance in Warren
Warren, Pennsylvania
Warren is a city in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 10,259 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Warren County. It is home to the headquarters of the Allegheny National Forest and the Cornplanter State Forest...

.

New York



While most of the route is an east-west route, US 62 takes a north-south directionality in Pennsylvania and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. It is signed north-south in northern Pennsylvania and New York.

US 62 enters New York State from Pennsylvania in Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County, New York
Chautauqua County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 139,750. Its name may be a contraction of a Seneca Indian word meaning "bag tied in the middle". Its county seat is Mayville.-History:...

, south of Frewsburg
Frewsburg, New York
Frewsburg, New York is a small, relatively unknown hamlet located in the Town of Carroll in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 1,965 at the 2000 census. The postal code is 14738 and the telephone exchange Frewsburg, New York is a small, relatively unknown hamlet (and...

, past which it intersects with Interstate 86
Interstate 86 (east)
Interstate 86 is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. It is an upgrade of the existing New York State Route 17...

 (Southern Tier Expressway). Following a northeasterly course, US 62 enters Cattaraugus County
Cattaraugus County, New York
Cattaraugus County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 83,955. The county seat is Little Valley.- History :...

, crosses Cattaraugus Creek
Cattaraugus Creek
Cattaraugus Creek is a stream, approximately 68 miles long, in western New York in the United States. The creek drains a wooded rural portion of western New York southwest of Buffalo into Lake Erie. In its lower course it flows primarily through the Cattaraugus Reservation of the Seneca tribe...

 to enter Erie County
Erie County, New York
County of Erie, commonly referred to as Erie County, is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 950,265. The county seat is Buffalo...

 and passes through the village of Gowanda
Gowanda, New York
Gowanda is a village in New York in the United States and lies partly in Erie County and partly in Cattaraugus County. The population was 2,842 at the 2000 census. The name is a local native term meaning "almost surrounded by hills" or "beautiful place among the hills...

, taking a more northerly direction. At the village of Hamburg
Hamburg (village), New York
Hamburg is a village in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 10,116 at the 2000 census. The village is reportedly named after Hamburg, a city in Germany...

, US 62 turns northeast, crossing the New York State Thruway
New York State Thruway
The New York State Thruway is a limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of New York...

 (Interstate 90
Interstate 90
Interstate 90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It is the northernmost coast-to-coast interstate, and parallels U.S. Route 20 for the most part. Its western terminus is in Seattle, Washington, at 4th Avenue S. next to Safeco Field and Qwest Field, and its eastern terminus...

), continues northward through Lackawanna
Lackawanna, New York
Lackawanna is a city in Erie County, New York, U.S., located just south of the city of Buffalo in the western part of New York state. The population was 19,064 at the 2000 census. The name derives from the Lackawanna River...

 as South Park Avenue and passes through Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, second only to New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River, Buffalo is the principal city of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area and the seat of Erie...

 as South Park Avenue and then Bailey Avenue. The Bailey Avenue section from NY 5 at the Buffalo city line to NY 324 is maintained by Erie County as CR 152.

US 62 briefly overlaps New York State Route 324
New York State Route 324
New York State Route 324 is a state highway located in Western New York. Officially, NY 324 begins at NY 384 in Niagara Falls and overlaps Interstate 190 south to Grand Island, where it separates from I-190 and continues southward as Grand Island Boulevard...

 (Sheridan Drive) in the town of Amherst
Amherst, New York
Amherst is a town in Erie County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 116,510. This represents an increase from the 1990 census figure of 111,711...

, and turns northward as Niagara Falls Boulevard, intersects Interstate 290
Interstate 290 (New York)
Interstate 290 runs for near Buffalo, New York from I-90 to I-190. It connects Buffalo with its northern suburbs of Amherst and Tonawanda, and provides a route to Niagara Falls that bypasses the city of Buffalo. I-290 also connects to Interstate 990, and through this connection, provides access...

, then exits Erie County
Erie County, New York
County of Erie, commonly referred to as Erie County, is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 950,265. The county seat is Buffalo...

 and enters Niagara County
Niagara County, New York
Niagara County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 219,846. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Indian word Onguiaahra;meaning the straight or thunder of waters. It is the location of Niagara Falls and Fort Niagara, and...

, as US 62 crosses the Erie Canal
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal is a man-made waterway in New York that runs about 363 miles from Albany on the Hudson River to Buffalo at Lake Erie, completing a navigable water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes...

 / Tonawanda Creek
Tonawanda Creek
Tonawanda Creek is a small river in Western New York, in the United States. Its name is from the Seneca Indian word Ta-na-wan-deh' meaning "Swift Water."-Description:...

 and travels into the town of Wheatfield
Wheatfield, New York
Wheatfield is a town in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 15,768 at the 2005 census estimate. The name stems from the agricultural use of the town lands: Growing Wheat....

. The highway intersects New York State Route 425
New York State Route 425
New York State Route 425 is a New York state highway that runs from New York State Route 18 in Wilson, New York on the shore of Lake Ontario to a connection with Interstate 290 in the Town of Tonawanda...

 and turns to the northwest intersecting New York State Route 265
New York State Route 265
New York State Route 265 is a state highway located in the western part of New York in the USA. NY 265 is a north-south route that roughly parallels the western parts of Niagara River in Erie County and Niagara County...

 and Interstate 190
Interstate 190 (New York)
Interstate 190 runs 28.34 miles from I-90 near Buffalo, New York to Lewiston, New York via Niagara Falls. Parts of this highway were built on former Lehigh Valley Railroad and Erie Canal rights-of-way. It is referred to by locals as The One-Ninety...

. On the east side of Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, New York
Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 55,593. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share...

 the route diverges into US 62 and its parallel route, Business U.S. Route 62, (formerly NY 62A). Within the city of Niagara Falls, US 62 runs "backwards", bearing west for several miles before entering Canada, which is still signed north-south. The northern (eastern) terminus for both US 62 and New York State Route 62A (now Business US 62) is at New York State Route 104
New York State Route 104
New York State Route 104 is a long east–west state highway in Upstate New York, United States. It spans six counties and enters the vicinity of four cities—Niagara Falls, Lockport, Rochester, and Oswego—as it follows a routing largely parallel to that of the southern shoreline of Lake Ontario...

 near the Rainbow Bridge
Rainbow Bridge (Niagara Falls)
The Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls is an international steel arch bridge across the Niagara River gorge, and is a world-famous tourist site. It connects the cities of Niagara Falls, New York, United States , and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada .-Construction:The Rainbow Bridge was built near the...

.

Bannered routes

  • U.S. Route 62 Business
    U.S. Route 62 Business (Cotter, Arkansas)
    U.S. Highway 62 Business is a 3-mile-long highway in Marion County and Baxter County, Arkansas. Posted as US 62B, its western terminus is at U.S. Highway 62 and U.S. Highway 412 approximately east of Flippin, Arkansas. It crosses into Baxter County along the historic Cotter Bridge , then ends at...

     in Cotter, Arkansas
    Cotter, Arkansas
    Cotter is a city in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 921 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cotter is located at ....

  • U.S. Route 62 Business in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
    Eureka Springs, Arkansas
    Eureka Springs is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States, one of the two county seats for the county. It is located in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 2,350...

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  • U.S. Route 62 Business from Fayetteville
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Fayetteville is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States, and is home to the University of Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,047. However, a special census completed in June 2006 showed the population to be 67,158...

     to Rogers, Arkansas
    Rogers, Arkansas
    Rogers is a suburban city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city is the ninth most populous in the state, with a total population of 38,829, however, in 2006 a special census determined that Rogers had a population of 48,666. According to the 2007 Census Rogers...

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  • U.S. Route 62 Business in Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Fayetteville, Arkansas
    Fayetteville is a city in Washington County, Arkansas, United States, and is home to the University of Arkansas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,047. However, a special census completed in June 2006 showed the population to be 67,158...

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  • U.S. Route 62 Business
    U.S. Route 62 Business (Mountain Home, Arkansas)
    U.S. Route 62 Business is a business route of U.S. Route 62 located within the city of Mountain Home, Arkansas, United States. It follows as Main Street through downtown Mountain Home, spanning ....

     in Mountain Home, Arkansas
    Mountain Home, Arkansas
    Mountain Home is a city in the southern Ozark Mountains and is the county seat of Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. It was recently listed in the top 20 cities in the U.S...

  • U.S. Route 62 Business
    U.S. Route 62 Business (Salem, Arkansas)
    U.S. Highway 62 Business is a business route in Fulton County. Posted as US 62B, its western terminus is at U.S. Highway 62 and U.S. Highway 412. The route runs to AR 9/AR342 in downtown Salem, where it terminates....

     in Salem, Arkansas
    Salem, Arkansas
    Salem is the name of two places in the U.S. state of Arkansas:*Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas, a city in northern Arkansas*Salem, Saline County, Arkansas, a census designated place in central Arkansas...

  • U.S. Route 62 Business
    U.S. Route 62 Business (Yellville, Arkansas)
    U.S. Highway 62 Business is a 0.5-mile-long highway in Marion County. Posted as US 62B, its western terminus is at U.S. Highway 62 and U.S. Highway 412 in south Yellville. It ends at US 62/412 on southeast Yellville....

     in Yellville, Arkansas
    Yellville, Arkansas
    Yellville is a city in Marion County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,312 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Marion County.-History:...

  • U.S. Route 62 Business in Rogers, Arkansas
    Rogers, Arkansas
    Rogers is a suburban city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city is the ninth most populous in the state, with a total population of 38,829, however, in 2006 a special census determined that Rogers had a population of 48,666. According to the 2007 Census Rogers...

  • U.S. Route 62 Business in Niagara Falls, New York
    Niagara Falls, New York
    Niagara Falls is a city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 55,593. It is across the Niagara River from Niagara Falls, Ontario , both named after the famed Niagara Falls which they share...

  • U.S. Route 62 Business in Henryetta, Oklahoma
    Henryetta, Oklahoma
    Henryetta is a city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 6,096 at the 2000 census.Henryetta is notable as the high school hometown of NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman. Other famous former and current residents include actress Alice Ghostley , as well as rodeo...

  • U.S. Route 62 Business in Muskogee, Oklahoma
    Muskogee, Oklahoma
    Muskogee is a city in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the county seat of Muskogee County, and home to Bacone College. The population was 38,310 at the 2000 census, making it the eleventh largest city in Oklahoma...

  • U.S. Route 62 Business in Sharon, Pennsylvania
    Sharon, Pennsylvania
    Sharon is a city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, 75 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area....

  • U.S. Route 62 Business in Snyder, Oklahoma
    Snyder, Oklahoma
    Snyder is a city in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,509 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Snyder is located at ....

  • U.S. Route 62 Spur
    U.S. Route 62 Spur (Berryville, Arkansas)
    U.S. Highway 62 Spur is a long spur route in Carroll County, Arkansas. Signed as US 62S, its runs from US 62 west of Berryville into town, terminating at AR 21/AR 221....

     in Berryville, Arkansas
    Berryville, Arkansas
    Berryville is a city in Carroll County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,433 at the 2000 census. Along with Eureka Springs, it is one of the two county seats of Carroll County.-Geography:Berryville is located at ....

  • U.S. Route 62 Spur
    U.S. Route 62 Spur (Pyatt, Arkansas)
    U.S. Highway 62 Spur is a long spur route in Marion County, Arkansas. Signed as US 62S, its runs from US 62/US 412 south of Pyatt into the town.Arkansas Highway 125 begins at the termination point of US 62S....

     in Pyatt, Arkansas
    Pyatt, Arkansas
    Pyatt is a town in Marion County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 253 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pyatt is located at ....


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