U.S. Route 501

U.S. Route 501
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 1
Length: 355 mi (571 km)
Existed: 1935 – present
Major junctions
South end:
US 17 Bus. in Myrtle Beach, SC
  US 17 near Myrtle Beach
US 701 / US 378 in Conway, SC
I-95 near South of the Border, SC
US 301 between Rowland, NC and Hamer
I-74 / US 15 / US 74 / US 401 in Laurinburg, NC
US 1 in Sanford, NC and Aberdeen, NC
I-40 near Downtown Durham, NC
I-85 / US 15 in Durham, NC
US 58 / US 360 in South Boston, VA
US 29 / US 460 in Lynchburg, VA
North end: US 60 in Buena Vista, VA
Location
States: South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia
Highway system

United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced

U.S. Route 501 is a spur of U.S. Route 1. It runs 355 miles (571 km) from Buena Vista, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at U.S. Route 17 Business. It passes through the states of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. From Durham to Laurinburg, a 108-mile (174 km) section of US 501 overlaps U.S. Route 15 (15-501 Concurrency). Sections of US 15-501 also share routings with U.S. Route 1 in sections near Sanford, North Carolina and Aberdeen, North Carolina.

Contents

Route description

Lengths
  mi km
SC 74 119
NC 211 340
VA 145 233
Total 430 692

South Carolina

US 501 begins at US 17 Bus. in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. From Myrtle Beach to Marion, US 501 is a multilane highway and a Freeway with an interchange of US 17 Bypass. It passes through the city of Conway before reaching Marion, where US 501 bypasses the town to the east. North of Marion, US 501 meets SC 38, a connector to Interstate 95. From SC 38, US 501 heads to the northeast, meeting US 301 in Latta. US 301 merges with US 501, forming a concurrency through Dillon to the North Carolina border, where it passes South of the Border prior to exiting South Carolina and an interchange on Interstate 95 near Hamer in Dillon County.

North Carolina

Main article: U.S. Route 15-501 in North Carolina

US 301 and US 501 enter North Carolina south of Rowland. In Rowland, US 501 splits from US 301 and heads northwest to Laurinburg, where it briefly overlaps with US 74 south of the city. Upon departing US 74, US 501 immediately embarks on an overlap with US 15. The routes remain concurrent for 108 miles (174 km) to Durham, passing through Aberdeen, Pinehurst, Sanford, and Chapel Hill in between. North of Durham, US 501 passes through the city of Roxboro prior to entering Virginia.

Virginia

Main article: U.S. Route 501 in Virginia

In Virginia, US 501 runs 111.42 miles (179.31 km) from the North Carolina state line near Cluster Springs to its northern terminus at US 60 in Buena Vista. US 501 is the primary highway between Lynchburg and both South Boston in Southside Virginia and Durham in North Carolina's Research Triangle.

History

Major intersections

South Carolina
County Location Mile Roads intersected Notes
Horry
 Myrtle Beach
US 17 Bus. – Briarcliffe Acres, Springmaid Beach		 Southern Terminus of US 501
Robert Grissom Parkway  
US 17 (Freeway) – Briarcliffe Acres, Socastee  
  Bridge over Intracoastal Waterway
SC 31 (Carolina Bays Parkway) – North Myrtle Beach, Socastee  
Conway
US 501 Bus. north		  
SC 544 south – Socastee Northern end of SC 544
US 701 – Yuhannah, Allsbrook  
US 378  

US 501 Bus. south		  
  SC 22 east (Veterans Highway) – Briarcliffe Acres Western end of SC 22
Aynor SC 319 south Northern end of SC 319
Marion
 Rains SC 41 – Mullins, Centenary  
Marion
US 501 Bus. north / SC 41 Alt. to SC 576		  
US 76 – Florence, Mullins  

SC 41 Alt.		  

US 501 Bus. south		  
Sellers SC 38 north – Sellers Southern end of SC 38
Dillon
 Latta US 301 south – Mars Bluff South end of US 301 overlap
SC 917  
Dillon SC 9 / SC 57 east / SC 34 west – Lake View, Floydale, Bigham Southern end of SC 9/SC 57 overlap;
Eastern end of SC 34
SC 9 / SC 57 west – Little Rock, Clio Northern end of SC 9/SC 57 overlap

North Carolina

Main article: U.S. Route 15-501 in North Carolina#U.S. Route 501 2

Virginia

Main article: U.S. Route 501 in Virginia#Major intersections
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
     Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

Bannered Routes

South Carolina business loops


U.S. Route 501 Business
Location: Conway, South Carolina
Length: 4.4 mi (7.1 km)

Conway business loop



U.S. Route 501 Business
Location: Marion, South Carolina
Length: 6.6 mi (10.6 km)

Marion business loop


North Carolina business loops

Main article: U.S. Route 15-501 in North Carolina#U.S. Route 501 business loops

Virginia business loop

Main article: U.S. Route 501 in Virginia#Bannered routes

External links

References

U.S. Routes related to US 1