| U.S. Route 13 | ||||
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 185.52 mi (298.57 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1953 – present | |||
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| South end: | I-95 / I-295 near Fayetteville | |||
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US 421 in Spivey's Corner |
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| North end: | US 13 at VA state line | |||
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| Counties: | Cumberland, Sampson, Wayne, Greene, Pitt, Edgecombe, Martin, Bertie, Hertford, Gates | |||
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The section of U.S. Route 13 in North Carolina is the largest, home to 185.52 miles (298.57 km) of its length. It runs southwest to northeast through eastern North Carolina, beginning at Interstate 95. Most of the routing is rural, serving only three cities of considerable size along the entire route; the rest passes through forests and farmland. US 13 is usually only two lanes wide unless it is co-signed with other highways, usually near cities as bypasses.
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US 13 begins at a hybrid interchange incorporating elements of a cloverleaf, a directional-T, and a diamond, consisting of a junction with Interstate 95 (exit 38) and the Fayetteville Outer Loop near Fayetteville in Cumberland County. It quickly reduces its lane count from the four of the I-295 freeway to two lanes with dirt shoulders. It bears eastward, passing through sparsely developed forest and farm lands, quickly crossing the county border and entering Sampson County. The route turns slightly northeast and passes through Spivey's Corner, where the road intersects US 421, otherwise known as Spivey's Corner Highway.
Nearing Newton Grove, US 13 flies over Interstate 40 with no direct access. The route then enters the small town and is interrupted by a large roundabout which brings three routes—itself; North Carolina Highway 50, Raleigh Street west and Mount Olive Drive east; and US 701, Main Street north and Clinton Street south—to a central point in the city.
Continuing north from Newton Grove, US 13 enters Wayne County, traveling more easterly through more farmland and forests. After several miles, it curves northeast and meets US 117 at an intersection. Here, it turns north on the four-lane, divided highway and begins to travel around the west side of Goldsboro, the beginning of a partial beltway around the city. Before turning east again, US 13 leaves US 117 at an at-grade intersection, the latter of which upgrades into a freeway. U.S. Route 117 Bypass travels along with US 13.
US 13 circles around the city on a four-lane, divided freeway alignment after another at-grade intersection, immediately interchanging with NC 581. Shortly after, it meets US 70 at a partial cloverleaf interchange, and US 70 joins the other two routes on its path east. The next interchange sends US 117 Alternate north at a partial trumpet interchange; US 117 continues north to the east of its parent until they both intersect U.S. Route 264. US 13 and US 70 continue east, next interchanging NC 111. The road interchanges Wayne Memorial Drive and Spence Avenue before curving southward. The freeway then interchanges with Berkeley Boulevard, where US 13 leaves. US 70 continues on the freeway, while US 13 turns northeast on Berkeley Boulevard, leaving the Goldsboro area.
US 13 continues northeast, passing through one last community of Goldsboro before entering open fields and forests once again and entering Greene County. Outside Snow Hill, NC 58 joins US 13 and becomes Kingold Boulevard. US 13 leaves Kingold Boulevard once in the center of town, continuing northeast via Contentnea Boulevard.
Contentnea Boulevard outside the city meets an intersection with US 258 and NC 903, which join US 13. The other side of the four way intersection continues as NC 91. NC 903 leaves after two curves of the road, leaving US 13 and 258 to continue northeast through farmland. US 13 leaves US 258 after a stretch, turning east to meet and run concurrent with US 264, Dickinson Avenue. This arrangement continues until Greenville, where US 264 leaves, and US 13 bisects the city on Memorial Drive, forming concurrencies with NC 43, NC 903 and NC 11. The concurrency eventually drops NC 43, and later picks up NC 33 and drops it, also dropping NC 903 before it heads northward. Still a four-lane divided road, it bypasses the town of Bethel before it meets a diamond interchange with the US 64 freeway in the corner of Edgecombe County. US 13 turns east onto this freeway, while NC 11 continues northward.
US 13 and US 64 travel eastward to Williamston. The roadway curves around the south and east sides of the city, where US 17 joins and US 64 leaves. US 13/17 continue north on a four lane alignment until Williamston, where it bypasses the town to the west. On the north side, though, US 13 leaves at an interchange on North King Street, traveling north on a two-lane road, while US 17 carries the freeway east towards the ocean.
The road continues through the farm and forest medium until it enters Ahoskie on city streets, forming concurrencies with NC 42 and NC 561. These leave in the city before US 13 exits, finally crossing into Gates County along with US 158. The concurrency travels for a few miles, the roads separating before the Virginia state border. Here, US 13 continues into Virginia as Whaleyville Boulevard.
| County | Location | Mile | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Cumberland | Eastover | 0.00 | I-95 / I-295 south (Fayetteville Outer Loop) – Fayetteville | Southern terminus; road continues south as I-295 | |
| To US 301 (Pembroke Lane) | |||||
| Falcon | NC 82 (Herb Farm Road) | ||||
| Sampson | Spivey's Corner | US 421 / NC 242 (Plain View Highway north / Spiveys Corner Highway south) – Clinton | |||
| Newton Grove | US 701 (Main Street / Clinton Street) / NC 50 / NC 55 (Raleigh Street / Mount Olive Drive) to I-40 – Mount Olive, Clinton, Raleigh | Roundabout | |||
| Wayne | Brogden | US 117 (R. B. Nelson Highway) | Begin US 117 concurrency | ||
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| Goldsboro | NC 581 (Arrington Bridge Road) | Joins concurrency | |||
US 117 Bus. (South George Street) |
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US 117 / NC 581 north to I-795 / US 117 Byp. |
US 117 Bypass begins; follows US 13 US 117 and NC 581 leave US 13 |
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US 70 Bus. (West Ash Street) |
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| US 70 west | US 70 joins concurrency | ||||
US 117 Byp. north |
US 117 Bypass leaves concurrency | ||||
| NC 111 north (North William Street) | NC 111 joins concurrency | ||||
| US 70 / NC 111 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Expressway) | US 13 leaves and joins Berkeley Boulevard | ||||
| Greene | Snow Hill | NC 58 | NC 58 joins US 13 | ||
| NC 58 east (Kingold Boulevard) | US 13 leaves Kingold Boulevard and joins Contentnea Boulevard | ||||
| US 258 / NC 903 south / NC 91 north | US 258 and NC 903 join US 13 | ||||
| NC 903 east | NC 903 leaves concurrency | ||||
| Lizzie | NC 123 (Vandiford Thomas Road) – Maury | ||||
| US 258 | US 13 leaves and turns eastward | ||||
| Pitt | US 264 Alt. (Dickinson Avenue) |
US 13 joins ALT US 264 | |||
| Greenville | US 264 Alt. (Greenville Boulevard Southwest) |
ALT US 264 leaves US 13 | |||
| NC 903 / NC 11 / NC 43 (South Memorial Drive) | US 13 enters South Memorial Drive | ||||
| NC 43 west (Fifth Street) | NC 43 leaves concurrency | ||||
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| NC 33 south (North Greene Street) | NC 33 joins concurrency | ||||
| NC 33 west / Staton Road | NC 33 leaves concurrency | ||||
| US 264 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Highway) | Interchange US 264 exit 80 |
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| NC 903 east / Briley Road | NC 903 leaves concurrency | ||||
| Bethel | NC 30 east | ||||
US 13 Bus. (South Main Street) / NC 11 Bus. |
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US 64 Alt. (East Washington Street / Timberlake Boulevard) / US 13 Alt. |
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US 13 Bus. (North Main Street) / NC 11 Bus. |
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| Edgecombe | 496 | US 64 / NC 11 north | US 13 enters US 64 | ||
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| Martin | Robersonville | 502 | NC 903 (North Main Street) | ||
| 505 | 3DR Street | ||||
| Everetts | 507 | US 64 Alt. / US 13 Alt. (West Main Street) |
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| Williamston | 512 | NC 125 (Prison Camp Road) | |||
| 514 | US 17 / US 17 Bus. north (Washington Street) |
US 17 joins US 13 and 64 | |||
| 515 | US 64 east | US 64 leaves concurrency | |||
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US 64 Alt. / US 13 Alt. (East Boulevard) |
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US 17 Alt. (East Main Street) |
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| Bertie | Windsor | ||||
US 13 Bus. (South Granville Street) / US 17 north / NC 308 east (Water Street) / US 17 Byp. |
US 17 Bypass begins, overlapped with US 13 NC 308 is a truck route |
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| NC 308 (Sterlingworth Street) | |||||
US 17 Byp. / US 13 Bus. (King Street) |
US 13 turns north onto King Street | ||||
| Askewville | NC 305 | ||||
| Powellsville | NC 42 east (West Main Street) | NC 42 joins US 13 | |||
| Hertford | Ahoskie | NC 561 | NC 561 joins concurrency | ||
| NC 42 (Academy Street) | NC 42 leaves concurrency; US 13 turns onto Academy Street (in other direction) | ||||
| NC 561 west (West First Street) | NC 561 leaves concurrency | ||||
| To NC 11 (Short Cut Road) | |||||
| Winton | NC 461 west | ||||
| NC 45 east (Mulberry Street) / US 158 west | US 158 joins US 13 | ||||
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| Gates | Great Dismal Swamp | ||||
| NC 137 | |||||
| US 158 east | US 158 leaves US 13 | ||||
| NC 37 | |||||
| US 13 (Whaleyville Boulevard) | Route enters Virginia | ||||
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| Previous state: Terminus |
North Carolina | Next state: Virginia |