A total of twelve special routes of U.S. Route 79 exist, divided between the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas. Currently, they are all business routes, except for one bypass of Humboldt, Tennessee, and one bypass of Homer, Louisiana.
Highway 79B in downtown Bearden
US 79B terminates at its parent route in Clarendon
Eight special routes of U.S. Route 82 currently exist. Three of them lie within the state of Arkansas, with five more in Texas, and one in Georgia. Seven more existed in the past but have since been decommissioned.
Clarksville business route (Main Street)
US 82B northern end in Albany
US 82B eastern end in Dougherty County
US 82B running as Main Street through the Magnolia Commercial Historic District