U.S. Route 401

For former routes named U.S. Route 401, see U.S. Route 401 (1925) and U.S. Route 401 (1927).

U.S. Route 401
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 1
Length: 251.2 mi[1][2][3] (404.3 km)
Existed: 1957 – present
Major junctions
South end:
US 521 / US 76 Bus. in Sumter, SC
 

I-20 near Lamar, SC
US 52 in Darlington, SC
I-74 / US 15 / US 74 / US 501 in Laurinburg, NC
I-295 in Fayetteville, NC
US 70 / NC 50 in Garner, NC

I-40 / US 64 in Raleigh, NC
North end: I-85 / US 1 near Wise, NC
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced


← SC 400 SC SC 402 →
← NC 400 NC NC 403 →

U.S. Route 401 is an north–south United States highway, a spur of U.S. Route 1, that traverses along the fall line from Sumter, South Carolina to Interstate 85 near Wise, North Carolina.

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Route description

Starting in Sumter, South Carolina, US 401 goes northeast through mostly swamp and farmland, as it connect the cities of Darlington and Bennettsville before crossing the state line into North Carolina. Traversing the state for 77.2 miles (124.2 km), it is mostly a two-lane rural road, which is likely to only have local traffic along it thanks to nearby Interstate 95.[2]

In North Carolina, the highway becomes more utilized, as it connect to several mid-size and large cities in the state. In the sandhills region, it connects the cities of Laurinburg, Raeford, and Fayetteville. All three of which have business routes connecting the downtown areas. The road is typically two-lane still, but expands to four-lane (or more) in each city. The road takes a pause in the lime-light as it straddles nearby Interstate 95 again; from Fayetteville, through Lillington, to Fuquay-Varina.

In Wake County, US 401 is center-stage again as a major north-south corridor, connecting bedroom communities to downtown Raleigh. Once it leaves the county, it reverts back to a rural road connecting the small cities of Louisburg and Warrenton. US 401 finally ends at Interstate 85, just north from the community of Wise; competing a 174-mile (280 km) thru the state.[3]

Overall, the route goes through endless fields of farmland broken now and then by cities and small towns. With exceptions to both the the sandhills region and Wake County, most travelers would be better served using Interstate 95.

History

The route is the third highway to bear the name, which included renaming the stretch of U.S. Route 15A from Sumter to Raleigh, and former N.C. Highway 59 from Raleigh to Norlina.

The first U.S. 401 was assigned to a route from South Hill to South Boston in Virginia from 1926 to 1932. Parts of this route were renumbered as U.S. Route 58. The second U.S. 401 ran from Raleigh to Waterboro in North Carolina from 1933 to 1934. Parts of this route were replaced by U.S. Route 15.

Prior to 2001, current U.S. 401 ran 257 miles (414 km) from Norlina, North Carolina at U.S. Route 1 to Sumter, South Carolina at U.S. Route 76 Business.

Future

Considered an important link between Fayetteville, Lillington and Raleigh, NCDOT has setup the US 401 Corridor Study. The purpose of the study is to identify deficiencies in the existing corridor and develop alternatives for accommodating future growth in traffic volumes (i.e. widen to multi-lanes). The corridor study also includes NC 55 and NC 210. Estimated costs for all road improvements along the corridor is around $193-222.6 million. Property acquisition and construction is unfunded at this time.[4][5][6]

Junction list

Mileposts reset at state line crossings.

South Carolina
County Location Mile[2] Exit Destinations Notes
Sumter Sumter 0
US 521 north / US 76 Bus. (Washington Street) – Camden, Columbia		 US 401 begins; north end of US 521 overlap
0.5 US 15 / US 521 south (Lafayette Drive) – Summerton, Bishopville South end of US 521 overlap
2 US 76 / US 378 (Robert E. Graham Freeway) – Conway, Columbia
Lee Saint Charles 13 SC 154 (Saint Charles Highway) – Mayesville, Bishopville
Elliott 17 SC 527 (Elliott Highway) – Kingstree, Bishopville
18.5 SC 341 (Lynchburg Highway) – Lynchburg, Bishopville
Darlington Lamar 25 Main Street / Lee State Park Road – Lee State Park
27.5 SC 403 (Oates Highway) – Timmonsville, Hartsville
28 I-20 – Florence, Columbia
Darlington 37.8 US 52 south (Governor Williams Highway) – Florence South end of US 52 overlap
38 SC 34 / SC 151 (Harry Byrd Highway) – Hartsville
41
US 52 Bus. south (Main Street) – Darlington
52 US 15 south (Hartsville Highway) – Hartsville South end of US 15 overlap
Society Hill 54.5 US 52 north (Cheraw Highway) – Cheraw North end of US 52 overlap
Marlboro 61.5 SC 912 (Willamette Road)
Bennettsville 64.5 SC 385 (Main Street)
65.5 SC 9 north / SC 38 north (Cottingham Boulevard) – Cheraw North end of SC 9/38 overlap
66.5
SC 38 south / SC 9 Bus. north / SC 38 Bus. north (Broad Street) – Blenheim		 South end of SC 38 overlap
67.5 SC 9 south (Tyson Avenue) – Dillon South end of SC 9 overlap
McColl 75.5 SC 381 (Main Street) – Clio, Blenheim, Hamlet

North Carolina
County Location Mile[3] Exit Destinations Notes
Scotland Laurinburg 5
US 15 Bus. north / US 401 Bus. north (Main Street)
6 I-74 / US 74 / US 501 south – Rockingham, Lumberton, Wilmington South end of US 501 overlap
7
US 74 Bus. (Church Street)
9
US 15 north / US 501 north / US 15 Bus. south / US 501 Bus. south (Aberdeen Road) – Aberdeen		 North end of US 15/501 overlap
10
US 401 Bus. south (Wagram Road)
Wagram 17 NC 144 west (Old Wire Road) To John Charles McNeill House
Hoke Raeford 27
US 401 Bus. north (Harris Avenue)
27.2 To NC 211 (Teal Drive)
31.5
US 401 Bus. south – Raeford
Cumberland Fayetteville 44
US 401 Bus. north (Reaford Road)
46 All American Expressway – Fort Bragg, Pope Army Airfield
47 NC 24 / NC 87 (Bragg Boulevard)
49.5 NC 210
51.5
US 401 Bus. south (Ramsey Street)
55 I-295 north to I-95 to US 13 Signed Future I-295
64.5 NC 217 north (Linden Road) – Linden
Harnett Lillington 74.9 NC 210 south – Spring Lake, Fort Bragg South end of NC 210 overlap
75 NC 27 west (Old Road) – Cameron, Carthage West end of NC 27 overlap
75.5 US 421 north (Front Street) – Sanford North end of US 421 overlap; to Raven Rock State Park
77 US 421 south / NC 27 east / NC 210 north – Erwin, Dunn, Angier South end of US 421 overlap, east end of NC 27 and north end of NC 210 overlap
Wake Fuquay Varina 90 NC 42 west (Academy Street) – Sanford West end of NC 42 overlap
90.5 NC 55 west (Ennis Street) – Holly Springs West end of NC 55 overlap
92.5 NC 42 east / NC 55 east – Angier, Clayton East end of NC 42/55 overlap
Garner 104 US 70 east / NC 50 south – Garner, Smithfield, Goldsboro East end of US 70 and south end of NC 50 overlap
Raleigh 105 Wilmington – Downtown Raleigh
106 I-40 / US 64 – Cary, Chapel Hill, Benson
107 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard / Western Boulevard
108.5 Peace Street
109 US 70 west / NC 50 north (Wade Avenue) – RDU Intl Airport, Res Tri Park West end of US 70 and north end NC 50 overlap
109.5 Fairview Avenue Northbound exit left
109.8 North Wake Forest Road No southbound exit
110 South Wake Forest Road / Atlantic Avenue
112 I-440 / US 1 south – Sanford, Rocky Mount South end of US 1 overlap
114 US 1 north (Capital Boulevard) – Wake Forest, Henderson North end of US 1 overlap
116.5 I-540 – Rocky Mount, Wilson, Durham
126 NC 96 (Zebulon Road) – Zebulon, Youngsville
Franklin 128 NC 98 – Bunn, Wake Forest
Louisburg 137.5 NC 56 west – Franklinton West end of NC 56 overlap
138 NC 39 south – Bunn South end of NC 39 overlap
139 NC 56 east / NC 581 south (Nash Street) – Rocky Mount East end of NC 56 overlap
139.5 NC 561 east – Centerville
Ingleside 144 NC 39 north – Henderson North end of NC 39 overlap
Warren Warrenton 162.5
US 158 Bus. east / NC 58 south (Macon Street) – Macon, Centerville		 East end of US 158 Business overlap
Norlina 166 US 158 east – Macon, Roanoke Rapids East end of US 158 and west end of US 158 Business overlap
167 US 1 south / US 158 west – Middleburg, Henderson South end of US 1 and west end of US 158 overlap
174 I-85 / US 1 north – Henderson, South Hill, Richmond US 401 ends; north end of US 1 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

Bannered routes

North Carolina business loops

Currently, there are three U.S. Route 401 Business loops in North Carolina:


U.S. Route 401 Business
Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina
Length: 4.4 mi[7] (7.1 km)

Laurinburg business loop

The entire route is in Laurinburg, Scotland County.
Mile[7] Exit Destinations Notes
0 US 15 / US 401 – McColl US 401 Business begins; south end of US 15 Business overlap
0.5 I-74 / US 74 / US 501 – Rockingham, Lumberton, Myrtle Beach
1.5
US 501 Bus. south (Johns Road) – Rowland		 South end of US 501 Business overlap
2
US 74 Bus. (Church Street) – Rockingham, Maxton
3
US 15 Bus. north / US 501 Bus. north (Aberdeen Road) – Aberdeen		 North end of US 15 Business and US 501 Business overlap
4.4 US 401 – Raeford US 401 Business ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

U.S. Route 401 Business
Location: Raeford, North Carolina
Length: 4.7 mi[8] (7.6 km)

Raeford business loop

The entire route is in Raeford, Hoke County.
Mile[8] Exit Destinations Notes
0 US 401 – Laurinburg US 401 Business begins
0.8 NC 211 east (Main Street) – Red Springs, Lumberton East end of NC 211 overlap
0.9 NC 211 west (Main Street) – Aberdeen, Pinehurst West end of NC 20 and 211 overlap
1.2 NC 20 east (Saint Pauls Road) – Saint Pauls East end of NC 20 overlap
3 Rockfish Road
4.7 US 401 – Fayetteville US 401 Business ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

U.S. Route 401 Business
Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina
Length: 9.6 mi[9] (15.4 km)
Existed: late 1960s[10]–present

Fayetteville business loop

Established in late 1960s from a renumbering of US 401, this business loop goes through Fayetteville via Raeford Road, Robeson Street, Martin Luther King Jr Freeway, and Ramsey Street.[10]

The entire route is in Fayetteville, Cumberland County.
Mile[9] Exit Destinations Notes
0 US 401 – Raeford, Laurinburg US 401 Business begins
1 NC 59 south (Hope Mills Road) – Hope Mills
2 All American Expressway – Fort Bragg, Pope Army Airfield
5 104 NC 87 south (Martin Luther King Jr Freeway) South end of NC 87 overlap
6 104B Hay Street
6.3 NC 24 / NC 87 north (Bragg Boulevard) North end of NC 87 overlap
7 Ramsey Street
8 Rosehill Road
9.6 US 401 – Lillington US 401 Business ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

See also

References

  1. ^ Robert V. Droz (14 November 2006). "Termini and Lengths in Miles". U. S Highways: From US 1 to (US 830). Robert V. Droz. http://www.us-highways.com/us1830.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-01. 
  2. ^ a b c Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 401 in South Carolina (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=W+Calhoun+St&daddr=US-15+N%2FUS-401+N&hl=en&ll=34.318487,-79.924164&spn=0.949333,1.783905&sll=34.688116,-79.532481&sspn=0.001846,0.003484&geocode=FXalBQIdUAs2-w%3BFT1NEQIdNm5C-w&vpsrc=6&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=19&t=p&z=10. Retrieved 2011-11-29. 
  3. ^ a b c Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 401 in North Carolina (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=US-15+N%2FUS-401+N%2FMcColl+Rd&daddr=35.00837,-79.16721+to:35.339961,-78.7871449+to:35.78398,-78.64154+to:36.28864,-78.22832+to:US-1+S%2FUS-401+S&hl=en&ll=35.737595,-79.255371&spn=3.731596,7.13562&sll=35.800551,-78.54744&sspn=0.466131,0.891953&geocode=FUpNEQIdSm5C-w%3BFXIvFgIdFgFI-ykR7R4-kTmriTFfZJluISWfLw%3BFbk-GwIduM1N-ykR3CYzV3yriTHkkukCxYzYOQ%3BFSwFIgIdfAZQ-yl9XZ7Lbl-siTEfS-auHv4M0A%3BFYC4KQIdoFRW-ylrcZZYNMGtiTGSCPr895I9KQ%3BFYJ2LQIdF-lW-w&vpsrc=6&mra=dpe&mrsp=3&sz=11&via=1,2,3,4&t=p&z=8. Retrieved 2011-11-29. 
  4. ^ "NCDOT: US 401 Corridor Study". http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/401CorridorStudy/. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 
  5. ^ "NCDOT: US 401 Corridor Study Project Map". http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/401CorridorStudy/download/ProjectMap.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 
  6. ^ "NCDOT: Project R-2609". http://www.ncdot.org/projects/search/details.html#id=1603. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 
  7. ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 401 Bus - Laurinburg (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=34.7860945,-79.4542232+to:Unknown+road&hl=en&ll=34.77694,-79.455528&spn=0.059008,0.111494&sll=34.784466,-79.455228&sspn=0.007411,0.013937&geocode=FW49EgIdAy9D-w%3BFS7LEgId8Z9D-yknCC8xxNVUiDFH3ZHKSb0JxA%3BFaQJEwIdBNVD-w&vpsrc=6&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=17&via=1&t=p&z=14. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 
  8. ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 401 Bus - Raeford (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Harris+Ave&daddr=34.978835,-79.219355+to:US-401+BUS+S&hl=en&ll=34.987957,-79.196663&spn=0.058857,0.111494&sll=35.005886,-79.177083&sspn=0.007355,0.013937&geocode=FSuvFQIdb-1G-w%3BFRO8FQIdZTVH-ykfMK_wvjCriTG8PT0KsHjMpg%3BFcooFgId8dhH-w&vpsrc=6&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=17&t=p&z=14&via=1. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 
  9. ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 401 Bus - Fayetteville (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Skibo+Rd&daddr=35.0486693,-78.8939576+to:Country+Club+Dr&hl=en&ll=35.072717,-78.889389&spn=0.117591,0.222988&sll=35.10489,-78.878134&sspn=0.001837,0.003484&geocode=Ff67FgIdnOtK-w%3BFd3MFgIdeyxM-ymFkr8RLhOriTE85zergeL3OQ%3BFZypFwId-mhM-w&vpsrc=6&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=19&t=p&z=13&via=1. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 
  10. ^ a b "NCRoads.com: U.S. 401". http://members.cox.net/ncroads/ushwys/us401.html. Retrieved 2011-11-28. 

External links

U.S. Routes related to US 1