U.S. Route 82
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Termini
As of 2006, the highway's eastern terminus is in Brunswick, Georgia at an intersection with Interstate 95. It is co-signed for its last half mile with U.S. Route 17. Its western terminus is in Alamogordo, New Mexico at an intersection with U.S. Route 54 and U.S. Route 70 (though some signs continue the route to Interstate 25 in Las Cruces).
Historic termini
The east ends of US 82 and U.S. Route 84 were swapped in 1989 after the roads around Waycross, Georgia were reconfigured.
States traversed
The highway passes through the following states:
- Georgia
- Alabama. Throughout Alabama, U.S. 82 is paired with unsigned Alabama State Route 6.
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Texas
- New Mexico
Related state routes
- Mississippi State Highway 182 designates the old two-lane highway for US 82 where the current US 82 occupies a new right-of-way.
- Texas State Highway 56 designates the old route for US 82 between Whitesboro, Texas and Honey Grove, Texas.
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