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US 51 begins in Hurley, Wisconsin, right on the Michigan border just south of the shores of Lake Superior. The route heads south through the center of Wisconsin and Illinois before arriving at the tip of Illinois and crossing the Ohio River where it meets the Mississippi. After a short ride through Kentucky, US 51 enters Tennessee, passing through Memphis before crossing the border into Mississippi. US 51 heads south through central Mississippi and then crosses into Louisiana, riding above the western shore of Lake Pontchartrain before ending just west of New Orleans.

We traveled US 51 from end to end in August 2015, taking these photographs along the way.

• Photos of US 51 in:
• Wisconsin
• Illinois
• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• Mississippi
• Louisiana
• View individual pictures of US 51 on Flickr.
• Learn about how the alignment of US 51 has changed since it was originally commissioned.

Other websites with photos and information about US 51:

• Information about the ends of US 51 can be found here on the www.usends.com website.

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