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Length | 855 mi[citation needed] (1,376 km) | |||
Existed | 1935[citation needed]–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
States | Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky | |||
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U.S. Route 79 (US 79) is a United States highway in the Southern United States. The route is officially considered and labeled as a north–south highway, but its path is actually more of a diagonal northeast–southwest highway. The highway's northern/eastern terminus is in Russellville, Kentucky, at an intersection with U.S. Route 68 and KY 80. Its southern/western terminus is in Round Rock, Texas, at an interchange with Interstate 35, ten miles (16 km) north of Austin.[1] 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.