U.S. Route 301 in North Carolina

U.S. Route 301
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 194 mi[1] (312.2 km)
Existed: 1932 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 301 / US 501 at the SC line near Rowland
 

I-95 (multiple times)
I-74 / US 74 near Lumberton
I-795 near Wilson
US 264 near Wilson

US 64 in Rocky Mount
North end: US 301 at the VA line near Pleasant Hill
Location
Counties: Robeson, Cumberland, Harnett, Harnett, Johnston, Wilson, Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Northampton
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

North Carolina Highway System

← NC 294 NC 304 →

U.S. Route 301 is an north–south United States highway that runs for 194 miles (312 km) from the South Carolina state line, near Rowland, to the Virginia state line, near Pleasant Hill.

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Route description

US 301 follows the same route as Interstate 95 through North Carolina; they both enter the state at South of the Border, overlap together around Lumberton, and share multiple interchanges before reaching Virginia.

Starting at the South Carolina border, with US 501, it goes northwest through Rowland before merging with I-95, from exit 10 to exit 22. North of Lumberton, it criss-crosses I-95 before entering Fayetteville, overlapped with I-95 Business along Eastern Boulevard. North of Eastover, it gets ignored by I-295 as it parallels I-95 to its immediate west. Traversing through the cities of Wade, Godwin, Dunn, and Benson, where it is ignored by I-40; it continues on through Smithfield, Selma, and Micro. At Kenly, US 301 goes away from I-95 into the cities of Wilson and Rocky Mount, before returning to a more easterly parallel. US 301 continues north through the towns of Enfield, Halifax, Weldon, and Garysburg, before crossing into Virginia.

History

US 301 was established in 1932, replacing US 217, from the South Carolina state line to Wilson, and US 17-1, from Wilson to the Virginia state line. In 1934, NC 22 and NC 40 were dropped along the route.[2]

Route changes along US 301 started in the early-1950s with a new bypass (Eastern Boulevard) around central Fayetteville and a new bypass west of Halifax. In 1955 or 1956, a new bypass (Ward Boulevard) was built east of Wilson. By 1958, US 301 was widen to four-lane around Lumberton, Fayetteville, and between Kenly-Rocky Mount; it was also at this time that Elm City was bypassed. In 1961, I-95 was overlapped with US 301 on the Lumberton bypass. By 1984, US 301 was extended south along I-95 to exit 10, keeping its routing through Rowland.[2]

Junction list

County Location Mile[1] Exit Destinations Notes
Robeson 0 I-95 – Lumberton, Fayetteville, Florence At the state line, nearby South of the Border
Rowland 2.5 US 501 north / NC 130 east – Laurinburg, Fairmont North end of US 501 overlap, east end of NC 130 overlap
12 I-95 south – Florence South end of I-95 overlap
US 301 overlaps with Interstate 95 (exits 10 to 22)
Lumberton 23 I-95 north – Fayetteville North end of I-95 overlap
27 I-95 – Lumberton, Fayetteville
Saint Pauls 33 NC 20 (Broad Street) – Lumber Bridge, Elizabethtown
35 I-95 – Lumberton, Fayetteville
40 NC 71 south – Parkton, Lumber Bridge
Cumberland 43 I-95 Bus. south – Lumberton South end of I-95 Business overlap
Hope Mills 44
NC 59 to I-95 – Hope Mills
Fayetteville 51 NC 87 (Martin Luther King Jr Freeway) – Elizabethtown
52
NC 24 / NC 210 to US 401 (Grove Street) – Roseboro
54 Middle Road
54 Dobbins Holmes Road
Eastover 57 I-95 Bus. north – Benson North end of I-95 Business overlap
60
To I-95 to I-295 to US 13 / Pembroke Lane
Godwin 69 NC 82 (Main Street) – Erwin, Falcon
Harnett Dunn 76 US 421 / NC 82 (Cumberland Street) – Erwin, Lillington, Clinton
Johnston Benson 83 NC 27 west / NC 50 / NC 242 south (Main Street) – Coats, Newton Grove South end of NC 242 overlap
84
NC 242 north to I-40		 North end of NC 242 overlap
94 I-95 / US 701 south / NC 96 south – Benson, Rocky Mount, Newton Grove South end of NC 96 overlap
Smithfield 98
US 70 Bus. / NC 210 (Market Street) – Goldsboro, Clayton
Selma 101 US 70 / NC 39 – Goldsboro, Raleigh South end and terminus of NC 39 overlap
102 NC 96 north (Richardson Street) – Zebulon North end of NC 96 overlap
104 NC 39 north – Bunn North end of NC 39 overlap
Kenly 112.5 I-95 – Smithfield, Rocky Mount
113 NC 222 (Second Street) – Fremont
Wilson 115 NC 581 – Bailey, Goldsboro
123.5 I-795 – Goldsboro
124 US 117 south – Goldsboro
124.5 US 264 – Raleigh, Tarboro
Wilson 127
US 264 Alt. west (Ward Boulevard)		 West end of US 264 Alternate overlap
128.5
US 264 Alt. east / NC 58 south (Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway) – Stantonsburg, Saratoga		 East end of US 264 Alternate overlap, south end of NC 58 overlap
129 NC 58 north (Lipscomb Road) North end of NC 58 overlap
130 NC 42 (Herring Avenue) – Pinetops, Wilson
133 Rosebud Church Road
136 Langley Road – Elm City
Nash 142
US 301 Bus. north (Tarboro Road)
Rocky Mount 144 NC 97 (Tarboro Road) – Zebulon To Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport
147
US 64 Bus. (Sunset Avenue) / May Drive		 Northbound take May Drive to eastbound US 64 Business
148 US 64 – Raleigh, Tarboro
149 NC 43 / NC 48 (Benvenue Road) – Red Oak, Gold Rock
150
US 301 Bus. south (Church Road)
Battleboro 154
NC 4 north to I-95 / Red Oak-Battleboro Road		 Southbound take Red Oak-Battleboro Road to NC 4
Whitakers 160 NC 33 – Red Oak, Tarboro Brief .1 miles (0.16 km) concurrency
Halifax Enfield 164 NC 481 west – Glenview West end of NC 481 overlap
165
NC 481 Bus. west (Whitaker Street)
167 NC 481 east – Tillery East end of NC 481 overlap
174 NC 125 south / NC 903 south – Scotland Neck South end of NC 125/903 overlap
Halifax 176 NC 561 – Tillery, Brinkleyville Brief .3 miles (0.48 km) concurrency
176.5
US 301 Bus. north (King Street)
177 NC 125 north / NC 903 north – Roanoke Rapids North end of NC 125/903 overlap
177.5
US 301 Bus. south (David Street)
Weldon 184 US 158 west – Roanoke Rapids West end of US 158 overlap
Northampton Garysburg 187 US 158 east – Jackson, Murfreesboro East end of US 158 overlap
187.3 NC 46 west – Gaston
187.5 NC 186 east – Seaboard
Pleasant Hill 193 NC 48 south – Gaston
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 301 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-301+N%2FUS-501+N&daddr=34.559948,-79.255182+to:34.68879,-79.01573+to:34.759651,-78.9863329+to:34.871447,-78.9755121+to:35.0292404,-78.8825303+to:35.1483178,-78.7393776+to:35.2412421,-78.6435165+to:35.32711,-78.59873+to:35.42407,-78.47966+to:35.51969,-78.31192+to:35.56313,-78.20476+to:35.63532,-78.0373+to:35.93495,-77.82983+to:36.06514,-77.74907+to:36.38979,-77.59424+to:US-301+N&hl=en&geocode=FQJyDgIdRd1F-w%3BFcxXDwIdcqlG-yljtYIPJs6qiTFHkxG5B8EXYA%3BFRZPEQIdzlBK-yltqZryduCqiTHNfsXlGR3W6A%3BFeNjEgIdpMNK-ymDbv0bCB-riTGnyBljXZqMLw%3BFZcYFAId6O1K-ylr4YXeNBiriTE7zgAhTyrswA%3BFfiAFgIdHllM-ymh-jvY4RKriTHyxmzhhf7s6A%3BFR1SGAIdT4hO-yk5siz0tnariTEfVUgoyCdhZw%3BFRq9GQIdxP5P-ykvCwEnj4KriTH97-YB2JaSvA%3BFYYMGwIdtq1Q-ym_BiWsHIGriTG3EQXdVuW1lg%3BFUaHHAId1H5S-ynxumem3nmsiTHCNbuLFdP-Ug%3BFcr8HQIdEA5V-ym9IfdvoHKsiTGmhyKMIQhlYg%3BFXqmHgIdqLBW-yltJgt81xOsiTH7qG8_U5-a-Q%3BFXjAHwIdzD5Z-ykzvznDwhisiTHjEwogekBVzA%3BFeZSJAIdOmlc-ylPgI0TzoauiTGUumSBPN7NWA%3BFXRPJgIdsqRd-ylxqIWTq3yuiTGbXlvFJvDQAA%3BFZ5DKwIdgAFg-ylZHX-p2RWuiTHRhHiQPiQwtA%3BFbCiLQIdHPtg-w&mra=dpe&mrsp=13&sz=13&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15&sll=35.944937,-77.783031&sspn=0.103535,0.222988&ie=UTF8&ll=35.536696,-78.250122&spn=3.329847,7.13562&z=8. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
  2. ^ a b "NCRoads.com Annex: U.S. 301". http://members.cox.net/ncroads/us301.html. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 
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