U.S. Route 24 facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids U.S. Route 24

Route information
Length	1,540 mi (2,478 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
West end	I-70 / US 6 at Minturn, CO
	I-25 / US 85 / US 87 at Colorado Springs, CO I-70 at Burlington, CO I-29 / I-35 / US 71 at Kansas City, MO I-74 at East Peoria, IL I-55 near Chenoa, IL I-65 at Remington, IN I-69 / I-469 / US 27 / US 30 / US 33 at Fort Wayne, IN I-94 near Taylor, MI
North end	I-75 near Clarkston, MI
Location
States:	Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan

Highway system
United States Numbered Highways List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

U.S. Route 24 (US 24) is a United States highway. It was one of the first United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's northern end is in Independence Township, Michigan. It's at an intersection with I-75. The western end is near Minturn, Colorado.

It's at an intersection with I-70. The highway goes from north–south to east–west in Toledo, Ohio.

Images for kids

US 24 looking out on Cascade, Colorado, viewed from the Pikes Peak Highway

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