Special routes of U.S. Route 601
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A total of at least five special routes of U.S. Route 601 have existed, one of which has been deleted.
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Special routes
Orangeburg truck route
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| Location: | Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| Length: | 5.3 mi[1] (8.5 km) |
U.S. Route 601 Truck is an alternate route for trucks to avoid downtown Orangeburg. The route overlaps with SC 4 on Stonewall Jackson Boulevard, then with US 21/US 178 on Joe S. Jeffords Highway/Whittaker Parkway/Chestnut Street.
The entire route is in Orangeburg County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Orangeburg | 0.0 | 0.0 |   US 301 / US 601 (John C. Calhoun Drive) – Allendale, Hampton | Southwest end of US 601 truck | |
| |    US 21 / US 21 Bus. (Rowesville Road) – Yemassee, Columbia | South end of US 21/601 truck overlap | |||
| |   US 178 / US 178 Bus. (Charleston Highway) – Charleston, Pellon | South end of US 178/601 truck overlap | |||
| | US 301 (5 Chop Road) – Santee | ||||
| Orangeburg |  SC 33 (Russell Street) – Cameron | ||||
| US 601 (Magnolia Street) – St. Matthews, Camden | Northeast end of US 601 truck. US 21/178 continues to US 21 BUS and US 178 BUS. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Camden truck route
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| Location: | Camden, South Carolina |
| Length: | 3.9 mi[2] (6.3 km) |
U.S. Route 601 Truck is an alternate route for trucks to avoid downtown Camden. The route is in complete concurrency with US 521 Truck on Springdale Drive/Boykin Road.
The entire route is in Camden, Kershaw County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | 0.0 |   US 1 / US 601 / US 521 Truck (West DeKalb Street) – Camden | South end of US 521 truck overlap | ||
 SC 97 (Liberty Hill Road) – Great Falls | |||||
| US 521 / US 601 (Kershaw Highway) – Sumter, Kershaw | North end of US 521/601 truck overlap | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Kershaw business loop
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| Location: | Kershaw, South Carolina |
| Length: | 0.70 mi[3] (1.1 km) |
U.S. Route 601 Business is a business loop that follows the original mainline of US 601 along Hampton Street. The route is in complete concurrency with US 521 Business.
The entire route is in Kershaw, Lancaster County.
| mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | US 521 / US 601 (Matson Street) – Camden | South end of US 521 business overlap | ||
| 0.5 | 0.80 |  SC 341 south (Marion Street) – Bethune | |||
| 0.7 | 1.1 | US 601 (Hilton Street) / US 521 Bus. north (Hampton Street) – Lancaster, Pageland | North end of US 521 business overlap | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Dobson business loop
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| Location: | Dobson, North Carolina |
| Length: | 4.1 mi[4] (6.6 km) |
| Existed: | 1970–present |
U.S. Route 601 Business, established in 1970, is a 4.1-mile (6.6 km) business loop that follows the original mainline route through downtown Dobson, via Main Street.[5][6]
The entire route is in Surry County.
| Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Dobson | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 601 – Mount Airy, Yadkinville | ||
| | 4.1 | 6.6 | US 601 – Mount Airy, Yadkinville | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Former special routes
Concord business loop
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| Location: | Concord, North Carolina |
| Length: | 5.2 mi[7] (8.4 km) |
| Existed: | 1965–1997 |
U.S. Route 601 Business was established on October 1965 and followed the original route through downtown Concord, via Church and Union Streets and in concurrency with NC 73. In July 1997, the business loop was decommissioned[5][6][8]
References
- ↑ Google (January 26, 2013). "US 601 Truck - Orangeburg" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ↑ Google (January 26, 2013). "US 601 Truck - Camden" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- 1 2 Google (January 26, 2013). "US 601 Bus - Kershaw" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- 1 2 Google (February 16, 2011). "US 601 Bus - Dobson" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
- 1 2 "US 601 Route Change (1965-10-08)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. October 8, 1965. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- 1 2 "NCRoads.com: U.S. 601". Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ↑ Google (January 27, 2013). "US 601 Business - Concord, NC" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ↑ "US 601 Route Change (1997-07-25)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. July 25, 1997. Retrieved January 27, 2013.