U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina

U.S. Route 29
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 168 mi[1] (270 km)
Existed: 1927 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 29 at the SC line near Blacksburg, SC
  I-85 (numerous times)
I-485 in Charlotte (twice)
I-77 / US 21 in Charlotte
I-74 / US 311 in High Point
I-73 / I-85 / US 421 in Greensboro
I-40 / I-85 Bus. / US 220 in Greensboro
North end: US 29 at the VA line near Danville
Location
Counties: Cleveland, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Rowan, Davidson, Randolph, Guilford, Rockingham, Caswell
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

North Carolina Highway System

← NC 28 NC 30 →

U.S. Route 29 is an north–south United States highway that runs for 168 miles (270 km) from the South Carolina state line, near Blacksburg, to the commonwealth of Virginia, near Danville. The route serves the North Carolina Piedmont, including the cities of Charlotte, Salisbury, High Point, and Greensboro.

Contents

Route description

History

Established in 1927, it ran from the South Carolina state line to US 74 in Kings Mountain, with a concurrency with NC 205. In 1929, NC 205 was removed.[2]

US 29's first extension was in 1932, following US 74/NC 20 east into Charlotte; it then replaced US 170 from Charlotte to the Virginia state line. In 1937, it replaced a stretch of NC 7 going between Kings Mountain and Gastonia; the old route briefly became alternates for both U.S. Routes before becoming NC 161 and NC 274.[2]

In 1938, US 29 was moved onto a new bypass around Kannapolis-China Grove, leaving US 29A on the old route. In 1948, the routes were switched. In 1952, US 29 was moved onto new bypasses around Lexington and Thomasville, leaving behind US 29A in both cities. In 1957, US 29 was moved onto its modern route from Thomasville to Jamestown, old route became part of NC 62 and US 70A.[2]

In 1957 or 1958, US 29 was moved onto new bypass west of Reidsville, leaving US 29A (later US 29 Business) through Reidsville. Also around same time, US 29 was moved onto new bypass east of Kings Mountain, extending NC 216 over its old route; then in Charlotte, it moved onto I-85 between Little Rock Road (exit 32) and the University City area (exit 42), old route through Charlotte as US 29 Business. In 1961 or 1962, US 29 was moved back further to NC 273 going onto I-85; but surprisingly, in 1963, US 29 was placed back on its original route through Charlotte again. Similar action also in Salisbury, where in 1960 US 29 was moved onto I-85, then in 1964 or 1965 it was moved back through town.[2]

In 1973, US 29 was placed on a new freeway bypass east of Reidsville; its old bypass route was reverted to US 29 Business, while the old US 29 Business through Reidsville was removed. Between 1980-1982, the freeway from Reidsville was extended into Virginia.[2]

Junction list

County Location Mile[1] Exit Destinations Notes
Cleveland Grover 0 NC 226 north – Shelby
2 NC 216 south (Battleground Road) – Kings Mountain National Military Park South end of NC 216 overlap
4 I-85 south / NC 216 north – Kings Mountain, Spartanburg South end of I-85 overlap; north end of NC 216 overlap
US 29 overlaps with Interstate 85 (exits 4 to 10A)
Gaston 10 I-85 north / US 74 west – Kings Mountain, Shelby, Charlotte North end of NC I-85 overlap, west end of US 74 overlap
Gastonia 15.5 NC 274 north (Bessemer City Road) – Bessemer City North end of NC 274 overlap
17 US 321 (Chester Street/York Street) North-south US 321 divided on one-way streets
17.5 NC 274 south (Broad Street) South end of NC 274 overlap; train tracks in medium of road
19 NC 279 (New Hope Road)
19.2 Aberdeen Boulevard – To Cox Road/Shopping Mall
Belmont 25.5 NC 7 (Main Street) To Belmont Abbey College
26 NC 273 (Park Street) – Mount Holly
27 NC 7 west (Catawba Street)
Mecklenburg Charlotte 30 I-485 – Pineville, Huntersville
31 Little Rock Road – Charlotte/Douglas Int'l Airport
32 Boyer Street/Billy Graham Pkwy – Charlotte/Douglas Int'l Airport
35 US 74 east (Wilkinson Boulevard) East end of US 74 overlap
35.8 NC 27 west (Freedom Drive) West end of NC 27 overlap
36 I-77 / US 21 – Statesville, Columbia
36.7
To I-277 to US 74 / NC 27 east / NC 49 south (Morehead Street)		 East end of NC 27 overlap, south end of NC 49 overlap
38 I-277 / NC 16 (Brookshire Freeway)
44
To I-85 west / NC 49 north (University City Boulevard) – Harrisburg		 North end of NC 49 overlap
46 NC 24 (W.T. Harris Boulevard)
48 I-485 – Concord, Monroe
Cabarrus Concord 50.5
To I-85 / Bruton Smith Boulevard		 Intersection at Charlotte Motor Speedway, to Concord Mills
56 US 601 south (Warren C Coleman Boulevard) – Monroe South end of US 601 overlap
59 NC 73 (Davidson Highway/Church Street) – Davidson Brief .3 miles (0.48 km) concurrency
60 I-85 / US 601 north – Charlotte, Salisbury, Greensboro North end of US 601 overlap
Kannapolis 62 NC 3 (Dale Earnhardt Boulevard)
63 Lakeview Street / East First Street
Rowan China Grove 69 NC 152 west (Church Street) – China Grove Downtown West end of NC 152 overlap
70
To I-85 to US 601 / NC 152 east – Rockwell, Salisbury, Greensboro		 East end of NC 152 overlap
Salisbury 77 US 70 west / US 601 (Jake Alexander Boulevard) West end of US 70 overlap
77.5 NC 150 west (Mooresville Road) West end of NC 150 overlap
79 Innes Street
Davidson 85 I-85 south / US 52 south – Salisbury, Charlotte Interchange closed because of safety concerns regarding Wil-Cox Bridge; temp route via Andrews Street (I-85 exit 79)[3]
US 29 overlaps with Interstate 85 (exits 79 {temp} to 87)
90 I-85 south – Salisbury, Charlotte Southbound exit and northbound entrance; south end of I-85 Business overlap
90.5 84*
To I-85 north – Linwood		 To Davidson County Airport
91 85* Green Needles Road
Lexington 92 86* Salisbury Road – Downtown Lexington
93 87* US 52 north – Winston-Salem North end of US 52 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
94.5 Old US 64
95 US 64 west – Mocksville South end of US 64 overlap
96 NC 8 (Winston Road) – Lexington, Winston-Salem
97 US 64 east – Asheboro East end of US 64 overlap
Thomasville 104 Lexington Avenue – Thomasville Northbound exit and southbound entrance
107 NC 109 (Salem Street) – Thomasville, Winston-Salem
108 NC 68 (National Highway) – Thomasville, West High Point To Piedmont Triad International Airport
Randolph High Point 109 Old Thomasville Road – High Point
Guildford 110 Prospect Street
111 West Green Drive
112 Surrett Drive
113 Main Street – High Point
114 I-74 / US 311 / Brentwood Street – Winston-Salem, Asheboro Brentwood Street has a separate exit northbound
115 Baker Road
116 Kivett Drive – East High Point
Greensboro 118 Vickery Chapel Road / Guilford College Road – Jamestown
119 I-85 south – Salisbury, Charlotte South end of I-85 overlap
US 29 overlaps with Interstate 85 (exits 118 to 120A)
122 33** I-85 south – Salisbury, Charlotte

I-73 north / US 421 north to I-40 west / Groometown Road – Winston-Salem		 North end of I-85 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
I-73/US421/Groometown Road access southbound only
123 34** Holden Road
124 35A** US 220 south – Asheboro
35B**
US 220 north to I-40 west Coliseum Area		 No southbound exit
35C Rehobeth Church Road / Vandalia Road
125 36** I-40 west / Randleman Road – Winston-Salem West end of I-40 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
US 29 overlaps with Interstate 40 (exits 219 to 222)
128 I-40 east / I-85 Bus. north – Burlington, Durham, Raleigh East end of I-40 overlap, north end of I-85 Business overlap
128.5 Florida Street Northbound exit and entrance only
129 NC 6 (Lee Street)
130 Market Street To North Carolina A&T State University
130.5 Sullivan Street Northbound exit and entrance only
130.8 Bessemer Avenue
131 US 70 east (Wendover Avenue) / US 220 north East end of US 70 overlap, north end of US 220 overlap
132 Summit Avenue – Greensboro Downtown Southbound exit and entrance only
132.5 16th Street
133 Cone Boulevard
136 Hicone Road
138 Summit Avenue / Reedy Fork Parkway
140 NC 150 – Brown Summit
142 Benaja Road
Rockingham 144
US 29 Bus. north
Reidsville 149 149
To US 158 west / NC 87 (Freeway Drive) – Reidsville, Burlington
150 150 Barnes Street – Reidsville Downtown
153 153 US 158 / NC 14 (Freeway Drive) – Reidsville, Eden, Yanceyville
156 Narrow Gauge Road
159
US 29 Bus. south to NC 87 north
Ruffin 161 Mayfield Road
Caswell 164 Law Road
166 NC 700 (Shady Grove Road) – Eden
168
US 58 west / US 29 Bus. north – Danville, Martinsville		 Interchange at state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

Note – Exit numbers with one asterisk (*) are numbered by US 54, with two asterisks (**) are numbered by I-85 Business.

Bannered routes

Alternates

Currently, there are no U.S. Route 29 Alternate routes in North Carolina. Historically, 11 alternate routes had existed at one time: High Point (Alt #1: 1934-1945/49), Bessemer City (Alt #2: 1937-1938), Greensboro (Alt #3: 1938-1957), Kannapolis-China Grove (Alt #4: 1938-1940), Charlotte-China Grove (Alt #5: 1940-1948), Salisbury (Alt #6: 1945/49-1954/57), High Point (Alt #7: 1945/49-1991/93), Charlotte-China Grove (Alt #8: 1948-July, 1997), Thomasville (Alt #9: 1952-1957), Lexington (Alt #10: 1952-1960), and Reidsville (Alt #11: 1956/57-1960).[4]

Business loops

Currently, there are two U.S. Route 29 Business loops in North Carolina:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 29 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-29+N&daddr=35.26238,-81.16832+to:35.24084,-80.9786+to:35.22789,-80.87348+to:35.24714,-80.81791+to:35.34364,-80.69817+to:35.51766,-80.61204+to:35.65979,-80.48108+to:35.715224,-80.402951+to:35.87084,-80.15929+to:US-29+BUS+N&hl=en&geocode=FRSfGAIdeikl-w%3BFawPGgIdQHgp-ymliyWADMBWiDGNVs8XAhJKaw%3BFYi7GQIdWF0s-ynJ_sDMsaJWiDGm6oe01AA3SQ%3BFfKIGQId-Pct-ynBLfDb3aFWiDHyXL6RaNkd3w%3BFSTUGQIdCtEu-ylZsHeqcaBWiDF7bfdGj8MNdw%3BFRhNGwIdxqQw-yl3eJS0dBtUiDHWsOTsHg0V6A%3BFdz0HQIdOPUx-ylnfExtaAhUiDH-4n3Gq83xHQ%3BFQ4gIAIdyPQz-ykZ8RCWGfNTiDES94sOf5Iqrg%3BFZj4IAId-SU1-ymL1c48e5JTiDHB6EoIO5kgPg%3BFXhYIwIdxt04-yld7KEx3aFTiDHymeiiG5Q8KQ%3BFX2RLQIdUnND-w&mra=dpe&mrsp=3&sz=14&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9&sll=35.22613,-80.858431&sspn=0.052375,0.111494&ie=UTF8&ll=35.837855,-80.375977&spn=1.663212,3.56781&z=9. Retrieved 2011-02-17. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "NCRoads.com: U.S. 29". http://members.cox.net/ncroads/us29.html. Retrieved 2011-02-17. 
  3. ^ "SalisburyPost.com: Safety concerns lead to closing of Wil-Cox Bridge; no timeframe on reopening". http://www.salisburypost.com/News/040910-bridge-wilcox-bridge-at-river-closed. Retrieved 2011-02-18. 
  4. ^ "NCRoads.com: U.S. 29-A". http://members.cox.net/ncroads/us29a.html. Retrieved 2011-02-17. 
  5. ^ a b "NCRoads.com: U.S. 29 Business". http://members.cox.net/ncroads/us29b.html. Retrieved 2011-02-17. 
  6. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 29 Bus - Reidsville (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=36.3213,-79.68399+to:US-29+BUS+N&hl=en&geocode=FWpHKQIduptA-w%3BFRQ4KgIdah5A-ymDCgiAw9xSiDFNrYpqr51jbw%3BFd7zKwIdkNhB-w&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=12&via=1&sll=36.323424,-79.588737&sspn=0.206628,0.445976&ie=UTF8&ll=36.358822,-79.575348&spn=0.206534,0.445976&z=12. Retrieved 2011-02-17. 
  7. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 29 Bus - Danville (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-29+BUS+N&daddr=Memorial+Dr&hl=en&geocode=FUuHLQIddmxD-w%3BFX5MLgIdIklE-w&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=15&sll=36.581694,-79.405017&sspn=0.025743,0.055747&ie=UTF8&ll=36.581349,-79.409351&spn=0.102971,0.222988&z=13. Retrieved 2011-02-17. 
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