North and South Highways
The national highways running north and south are fully as numerous as those that are transcontinental. Arranged in alphabetical order, the leading ones are:
Atlantic Highway, from Calais, Maine, to Miami, 2,308 miles, via Portland, Boston, Providence, New Haven, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, [[174]]Washington, Richmond, Augusta, Macon, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Palm Beach, Miami.
Dixie Highway, East Division—Detroit to Miami, 1,561 miles, via Toledo, Dayton, Cincinnati, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Augusta, Savannah, Jacksonville, Palm Beach, Miami. West Division—Chicago to Fort Myers, 1,672 miles, via Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Macon, Americus, Thomasville, Tallahassee, Orlando, Kissimmee, Fort Myers. Colors: White and red, with letters D. H. on red.
Jackson Highway, Chicago to New Orleans, 1,066 miles, via Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, Columbus, Meridian to New Orleans. Colors: Black letters J. H. on white band.
King of Trails, Winnipeg, Canada, to Laredo, Tex., 1,991 miles, via Grand Forks, Fargo, Sioux Falls, Sioux City, Omaha, Kansas City, Muskogee, Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio to Laredo. Colors: Black letters K. T. on yellow band.
Jefferson Highway, Winnipeg, Canada, to New Orleans, 2,277 miles, via Minneapolis, St. Paul, Des Moines, Kansas City, Joplin, Muskogee, Denison, Shreveport, Baton Rouge to New Orleans. Colors: Blue, white and blue band with letters J. H. combined on the white.
Lee Highway, Washington, D. C., to New Orleans, 1,155 miles, via Staunton, Roanoke, Bristol, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Birmingham, Meridian to New Orleans. Colors: Blue letters “Lee” on diagonal white band with blue and red background. [[175]]
Meridian Highway, Winnipeg, Canada, to Galveston, Tex., 1,908 miles, via Grand Forks, Fargo, Yankton, Wichita, Enid, Wichita Falls, Fort Worth, Waco, Houston to Galveston. Colors: White band with red band added at turns.
Mississippi Valley Highway, Duluth to New Orleans, 1,635 miles, via St. Paul, Cedar Rapids, Burlington, St. Louis, Cairo, Jackson, Macon, Meridian, Hattiesburg to New Orleans. Colors: White and orange bands.