US 62

U.S. Route 62
Game	American Truck Simulator: Texas New Mexico Oklahoma
State	Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma
Length	565 mi (909 km)
Speed Limit	25–75 mph (40–121 km/h)
Route
	0 mi (0 km) Airway Boulevard in El Paso
	NM 122–217 mi (197–350 km) US 285 NM 18, NM 218, NM 529
	TX 217–401 mi (350–645 km) I-27 US 83, US 84, US 87, US 180, US 287, US 385 FM 164, FM 1438
	OK 401–565 mi (645–909 km) I-35, I-40, I-44, I-235 US 75, US 77, US 183, US 270, US 277, US 281, US 283, US 377 SH-99, SH-375
	565 mi (909 km) US 75 north of Henryetta
Map
Highway System
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U.S. Route 62 (US 62) is an east–west United States Highway in western Texas, southeastern New Mexico, northern Texas, and central Oklahoma in American Truck Simulator. The route is separated into five sections: The first section runs from El Paso to US 82 and SH 114 east of Lubbock. The second section runs from US 83 and FM 164 in Childress to Interstate 44, US 277, and US 281 in Lawton. The third section runs entirely within Oklahoma City, concurrent with Interstate 35 and Interstate 40. The fourth section runs entirely within Prague as a secret road. The fifth section runs from Interstate 40, US 75 and SH-375 in Henryetta to US 75 between Henryetta and Tulsa, concurrent with US 75. The highway, along with US 54 and US 180, also travels through two portions of Texas, separated by the portion in New Mexico.

In real life, US 62 spans a total length of 2,248 miles (3,618 km) from El Paso, Texas to Niagara Falls, New York. It is the only east–west US highway to connect Mexico and Canada.

Course

US 62 begins at Airway Boulevard in eastern El Paso, where it also begins its concurrency with US 180. The highway runs east, leaving the city after passing by El Paso International Airport to the south, and traces across the northwestern portion of the Trans-Pecos region in the Chihuahuan Desert, where the portion of Texas lies west of the Pecos River; this portion is also synonymous with "Far West Texas", a subdivision of West Texas. The highway passes by a Border Patrol Interior Checkpoint, and soon afterwards, it crosses the salt flats, historically known as the site of the San Elizario Salt War, which occurred between 1877 and 1878. After crossing the salt flats, US 62 winds through the Guadalupe Mountains. As it traverses across the mountain range, the highway passes by El Capitan to the west, where a rest stop and a viewpoint are provided here, and the Pinery Butterfield Stage ruins, where a second rest stop is provided; shortly afterwards, the highway passes by a third rest stop.

A little while after tracing through the Guadalupe Mountains, US 62 enters New Mexico in the southeast. The highway heads northeast to the resort town of Whites City nearby Carlsbad Caverns National Park; soon afterwards, it enters the city of Carlsbad from the south, where it follows a short concurrency with US 285 within the southern limits of the city, and then it turns to the east, crossing the Pecos River before leaving downtown. As it continues to trace across the Chihuahuan Desert, the highway intersects NM 529 approximately half-way across its course from Carlsbad to Hobbs, which is the next city the highway enters within its course in New Mexico. In Hobbs, the highway intersects NM 18 and NM 218 as it runs through the city.

US 62 re-enters Texas in the northwestern part of the state and continues to run eastward as it traces through the cotton fields into Seminole, where it intersects US 385 and heads northeast, leaving its long-run concurrency with US 180 from its western terminus in El Paso. The highway traverses several farmlands as it approaches Lubbock, where it begins its concurrency with US 82 in the western limits of the city. Here, the highway also intersects US 84, and the overlapped highway of Interstate 27 and US 87. The highway then approaches an access road to an oil drilling site operated by Petrolucent; it is here that a section of US 62 ends here, while US 82 continues to run towards the escarpment of the Llano Estacado and Wichita Falls. The highway resumes at an intersection with FM 164 south of Childress, where it begins to follow US 83 within the city and beyond, intersecting US 287 and into the southeastern part of the Texas panhandle. US 62 crosses the Red River before turning east, branching off of the 83, and then it crosses Buck Creek.

US 62 passes by a Mary's Cotton plant (shown as part of Lawton) as soon as it enters Oklahoma in the southwest, paralleling the state line with Texas to the south. The highway traces onto the Wichta Uplift and through the town of Altus. Soon after crossing the North Fork Red River, the 62 intersects US 183, which serves the city of Clinton to the north, and then it crosses Blue Beaver Creek before entering Lawton. US 62 bypasses Lawton to the north, following Rogers Lane to intersect Interstate 44, US 271, and US 281; here, another gap in the route begins, and the 62 resumes at Interstate 35 in Oklahoma City, the state capital of Oklahoma. The highway follows several concurrencies with the latter route, Interstate 40, US 77, and US 270 as it travels through the city and around the downtown district to the south and east; soon afterwards, another gap in the route begins at Interstate 44, northeast of Oklahoma City. The highway resumes as a short section through the secret town of Prague as well as being functioned as a secret road; here, it intersects US 377 and SH-99 (both of which are also secret roads). Once again, US 62 resumes at a cloverleaf interchange serving Interstate 40, US 75 (as a concurrency), and SH-375 in Henryetta. The current eastern terminus of US 62 ends at an intermediate interchange on US 75 between Henryetta to the south and Tulsa to the north.

Cities

West Texas

• El Paso

New Mexico

• Carlsbad
• Hobbs

Scenery towns

• Whites City

North Texas

• Lubbock

Scenery towns

• Seminole
• Childress

Oklahoma

• Lawton
• Oklahoma City
• Tulsa (via US 75)

Scenery towns

• Altus
• Prague
• Henryetta

Junction list

West Texas

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
El Paso	0	0	Airway Boulevard		Western terminus in-game; western terminus of US 180 concurrency; access to I-10 in-game; US 62 and US 180 continue west inaccessibly
	0	1	El Paso Wallbert Warehouse
	1	2	Hawkins Boulevard to I-10		Inaccessible; I-10 is accessed by Airway Boulevard in-game
	2	4	Global Reach Drive / Yarbrough Drive		Access to El Paso Freight depot; Yarbrough Drive is inaccessible
	30	48	Inspection Station		Eastbound only; closed
	46	74	Picnic Area
	49	80	The Salt Flats
	80	129	Picnic Area / El Capitan
	101	162	Butterfield Stage Station
	104	168	Picnic Area

New Mexico

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
Whites City	136	218	Carlsbad Caverns National Park		Inaccessible
Carlsbad	153	247	US 285 South – Pecos TX		Western terminus of US 285 concurrency
	161	259	Lea Street
	161	260	Fusion Travel Plaza
	161	260	US 285 North (Canal Street) – Artesia		TOTSO; eastern terminus of US 285 concurrency
	161	260	Canyon Street
	162	260	Carlsbad Tidbit Market
	169	272	Relief Route
	195	314	NM 529 West – Artesia		Eastern terminus of NM 529
Hobbs	203	328	Grimes Street
	204	329	Turner Street
	205	330	NM 18 North (Dal Paso Street)		Southern terminus of NM 18
	212	342	NM 218 West (Bender Boulevard)		Eastern terminus of NM 218

North Texas

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
	220	354	Odessa Mary's Cotton Plant
Seminole	233	375	US 180 East / US 385 South		TOTSO; eastern terminus of US 180 concurrency
Lubbock	285	459	Texas Tech Parkway		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; western terminus of US 82 concurrency; inaccessible
	307	494	US 84 (Avenue Q)		US 84 eastbound is inaccessible
	320	515	I-27 / US 87 – Amarillo, Lamesa		I-27 exit 4
	338	545	Lubbock Petrolucent Drilling Site		Eastern terminus of US 82 concurrency; road continues as US 82 and SH 114
End first section; start second section
	338	545	FM 164		Western terminus of US 83 concurrency; road continues as US 83; FM 164 is inaccessible
Childress	350	563	US 287 – Amarillo, Wichita Falls
	352	566	Gallon Oil Truck Stop
	388	625	US 83 North – Shamrock		TOTSO; eastern terminus in Texas DLC; eastern terminus of US 83 concurrency
	396	638	FM 1438 North		Inaccessible

Oklahoma

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Facilities	Notes
	401	645	Lawton Mary's Cotton Plant		Western terminus in Oklahoma DLC
Altus	423	681	Hudson Street		Inaccessible
	425	684	US 283 (Main Street)		Inaccessible
	429	690	Park Lane		Inaccessible
	453	729	US 183 – Clinton, Frederick		US 183 southbound is inaccessible
Lawton	477	767	Quanah Parker Trailway		Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	486	783	Northwest 82nd Street
	511	822	I-44 (H.E. Bailey Turnpike) / US 277 South / US 281 South / Rogers Lane – Wichita Falls, Oklahoma City		Northern terminus of US 277 and US 281; road continues as I-44; I-44 exits 40 A-B-C
End second section; start third section
Oklahoma City	511	822	Southeast 15th Street		Western terminus of I-35 and US 77 concurrencies; road continues as I-35; I-35 exit 125
See Interstate 35 for concurrency
Oklahoma City	549	883	I-44 (Turner Turnpike) – Oklahoma City Downtown, Tulsa		Eastern terminus of I-35 concurrency; road continues as I-35; I-44 westbound is inaccessible
End third section; start fourth section
Prague	549	883	Minor road		Western terminus of secret road; US 62 continues west inaccessibly
	550	886	US 377 / SH-99 (Jim Thorpe Boulevard)		Eastern terminus of secret road; US 62 continues east inaccessibly; US 377 and SH-99 northbound are inaccessible
End fourth section; start fifth section
Henryetta	550	886	I-40 / SH-375 South (Indian Nation Turnpike) – Oklahoma City, Fort Smith, McAlester, Dallas		Northern terminus of SH-375; western terminus of US 75 concurrency; I-40 exits 240 A-B
	565	909	US 75 North – Tulsa		Eastern terminus in-game; road continues as US 75

History

• In the initial version of the New Mexico map expansion DLC, US 62 began at an intersection with US 285 in Carlsbad and ended at an intersection with NM 218 in Hobbs.

• In the initial version of the Texas map expansion DLC, the sections of US 62 from El Paso to Carlsbad, from NM 218 in Hobbs to US 82 and SH 114 east of Lubbock, and from US 83 and FM 164 to due north of US 287, concurrent with US 83, within Childress were added.

• In update 1.48, the section of US 62 from Childress to the end of the concurrency with US 83 between Childress and Shamrock was added.

• In the initial version of the Oklahoma map expansion DLC, the sections of US 62 from US 83 between Childress and Shamrock to Interstate 44, US 277, and US 281 in Lawton, in Oklahoma City, concurrent with Interstate 35 and Interstate 40, in Prague, as a secret road, and from Interstate 40, US 75 and SH-375 in Henryetta to US 75 between Henryetta and Tulsa were added.

Gallery

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  El Paso

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  Carlsbad

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  Hobbs

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  Seminole

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  Lubbock

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  Childress

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  Altus

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  Lawton

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  Oklahoma City

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  Prague

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  Henryetta

See also

• Information about U.S. Route 62 in real life