Special routes of U.S. Route 29
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Several special routes of U.S. Route 29 (US 29) exist. In order from south to north, they are as follows.
Alabama
Union Springs truck route
U.S. Route 29 Truck (US 29 Truck) is a 1.025-mile-long (1.650 km) truck route along Martin Luther King Boulevard South that is signed along State Route 197 in Union Springs, Alabama.
Georgia
LaGrange business loop
U.S. Highway 29 Business (US 29 Bus.) was a business route in LaGrange, Georgia, that ran from the US 27/US 29 overlap along Greenville Street to Hill Road to Hogansville Road, ending on US 29 at Commerce and Youngs Mill roads. The route also ran in conjunction with State Route 14 Connector (SR 14 Conn.). Today, SR 14 Conn. runs only along Broad Street.
Palmetto–Red Oak alternate route
U.S. Highway 29 Alternate (US 29 Alt.) is a 13.7-mile-long (22.0 km) alternate route of US 29 that exists entirely within the southern and southeastern parts of Fulton County, Georgia. It connects Palmetto with Red Oak, located southwest of Atlanta. It is concurrent with SR 14 Alt.
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