List of U.S. Highways in North Carolina

U.S. Highways of North Carolina
U.S. Route 1 markerU.S. Route 64 markerU.S. Route 421 marker
System information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 5,588.28 mi[1] (8,993.46 km)
Formed: November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11)[2]
Highway names
US Highways: U.S. Highway nn (US nn)
System links

There are 36 U.S. Highways that exist entirely or partially in the U.S. state of North Carolina. In North Carolina, all U.S. Highways are maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).

U.S. Highways

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
US 1 174.1280.2 US 1 at the SC state lineUS 1 at the VA state line 1926current
US 13 189.1304.3 I-95/NC 295 in EastoverUS 13 at the VA state line 1952current
US 15 158.5255.1 US 15 at the SC state lineUS 15 at the VA state line 1926current
US 17 284.0457.1 US 17 at the SC state lineUS 17 at the VA state line 1926current
US 17-1 183.7[3]295.6 US 17/NC 20 in WilmingtonUS 17-1 at the VA state line 19261932 Replaced by US 117 and US 301.
US 19 145.0233.4 US 19/US 129/SR 11 at the GA state lineUS 19E/US 19W in Cane River 1926current
US 19E 44.972.3 US 19/US 19W in Cane RiverUS 19E at the TN state line 1930current
US 19W 21.935.2 US 19/US 19E in Cane RiverUS 19W at the TN state line 1930current
US 21 124.3200.0 US 21 at the SC state lineUS 21 at the VA state line 1926current
US 23 106.0170.6 US 23/US 441/SR 15 at the GA state lineI-26/US 23 at the TN state line 1930current
US 25 75.4121.3 US 25 at the SC state lineUS 25/US 70/SR 9 at the TN state line 1926current
US 29 168.0270.4 US 29 at the SC state lineUS 29 at the VA state line 1926current
US 52 150.0241.4 US 52 at the SC state lineUS 52 at the VA state line 1934current
US 64 608.4979.1 US 64/US 74/SR 40 at the TN state lineUS 158/US 12 in Nags Head 1932current Longest numbered route in North Carolina.
US 70 488.0785.4 US 25/US 70/SR 9 at the TN state lineSchool Drive in Atlantic 1926current
US 74 451.8727.1 US 64/US 74/SR 40 at the TN state lineTurnaround in Wrightsville Beach 1926current
US 76 80.4129.4 US 76 at the SC state lineWater Street in Wrightsville Beach 1934current
US 117 114.0183.5 Port of WilmingtonUS 301 near Wilson 1932current
US 121 64.0[4]103.0 US 70/NC 10 in LexingtonUS 121 at the VA state line 19261934 Replaced by US 52.
US 129 63.6102.4 US 19/US 129/SR 11 at the GA state lineUS 129/SR 115 at the TN state line 1934current
US 158 350.2563.6 US 64/US 601 in MocksvilleUS 64/NC 12 in Nags Head 1932current
US 170 141.1[5]227.1 US 74/NC 20/NC 27 in CharlotteUS 170 at the VA state line 19261932 Replaced by US 29.
US 176 19.331.1 US 25 Bus./NC 225 in HendersonvilleUS 176 at the SC state line 1926current
US 178 6.410.3 US 178 at the SC state lineUS 64 near Rosman 1932current
US 217 126.7[6]203.9 US 217 at the SC state lineUS 17-1/NC 40 in Wilson 19261932 Replaced by US 301.
US 220 123.4198.6 US 1 in RockinghamUS 220 at the VA state line 1935current
US 221 153.0246.2 US 221 at the SC state lineUS 221 at the VA state line 1930current
US 258 152.0244.6 US 17 Bus./NC 24 Bus. in JacksonvilleUS 258 at the VA state line 1932current
US 264 215.7347.1 I-440/US 64/US 64 Bus. in RaleighUS 64 in Manns Harbor 1932current
US 276 62.9101.2 US 276 at the SC state lineI-40 in Cove Creek 1932current
US 301 193.7311.7 US 301/US 501 at the SC state lineUS 301 at the VA state line 1932current
US 311 94.8152.6 I-73/US 220 in RandlemanUS 311 at the VA state line 1926current
US 321 217.2349.5 US 321 at the SC state lineUS 321/SR 159 at the TN state line 1930current
US 401 173.8279.7 US 401 at the SC state lineI-85/US 1 near Wise 1957current
US 411 112.3[7]180.7 US 74 in RockinghamUS 311 in Madison 19321935 Replaced by US 220.
US 421 328.0527.9 Boat launch and lot in Fort FisherUS 421/SR 34 at the TN state line 1930current
US 441 64.5103.8 US 23/US 441/SR 15 at the GA state lineUS 441/SR 71 at the TN state line 1951current
US 501 170.0273.6 US 301/US 501 at the SC state lineUS 501 at the VA state line 1926current
US 521 3.86.1 US 521 at the SC state lineI-485 in Charlotte 1932current
US 601 133.6215.0 US 601 at the SC state lineUS 52 in Mount Airy 1932current
US 701 109.9176.9 US 701 at the SC state lineUS 301/NC 96 in Four Oaks 1932current
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Alternate routes

Since the 1930s, North Carolina has utilized alternate routes for various needs (business, bypass, or spur). In 1960, the state began utilizing bannered routes, which converted many alternate routes to business loops. Currently, 15 alternate routes traverse the state; most use the "A" suffix, while a few recent route additions in the eastern half of the state are bannered "alternate."

Route Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus mi km Established Deleted Description
001A01 US 1A Southern Pines 0 0.0 1957 1962 Notes.
001A02 US 1A Sanford 0 0.0 1957 1960 Notes.
001A03 US 1A Cary Raleigh 0 0.0 1933 1935 Notes.
001A04 US 1A Raleigh 0 0.0 1946 1948 Notes.
001A05 US 1A Raleigh 0 0.0 1948 1957 Notes.
001A06 US 1A Wake Forest Youngsville 9.0 14.5 1953 — Notes.
001A07 US 1A Franklinton 2.7 4.3 1953 — Notes.
001A08 US 1A Henderson 0 0.0 1957 1960 Notes.
013A01 US 13A Windsor 2.2 3.5 1957 1960 Notes.
015A01 US 15A SC line near Laurinburg Creedmoor 0 0.0 1936 1957 Notes.
015A02 US 15A Sanford 6.5 10.5 1957 1960 Notes.
015A03 US 15A Chapel Hill 4.3 6.9 1953 1960 Notes.
017A01 US 17A Williamston 0 0.0 1954 1960 Notes.
017A02 US 17A Windsor 0 0.0 1954 1960 Notes.
017A03 US 17A Elizabeth City 0 0.0 1953 1960 Notes.
019A01 US 19A Ela Lake Junaluska 0 0.0 1947 1948 The first Ela–Lake Junaluska route traversed via Cherokee and Maggie Valley. The following year, it was switch with US 19.
019A02 US 19A Ela Lake Junaluska 0 0.0 1948 1987 The second Ela–Lake Junaluska route traversed via Sylva and Waynesville. It was replaced by US 74.
019A03 US 19A Waynesville 0 0.0 1939 1948 Alternate route through downtown Waynesville, in concurrency with US 23A. Was decommissioned with US 19 was rerouted away from Waynesville.
019A04 US 19A Asheville 2.3 3.7 1949 1960 Alternate route through downtown Asheville, in concurrency with US 23A. Replaced by US 19 Business.
023A01 US 23A Waynesville 0 0.0 1939 1968 Alternate route through downtown Waynesville, in concurrency with US 19A, until 1948. Replaced by US 23 Business.
023A02 US 23A Clyde Canton 11.1 17.9 1962 1971 Alternate route used as a connector route for a completed section of I-40, bypassing Clyde and Canton.
023A03 US 23A Asheville 2.3 3.7 1949 1960 Alternate route through downtown Asheville, in concurrency with US 19A. Replaced by US 23 Business.
023A04 US 23A California Faust 11.1 17.9 2006 — Alternate route which provides access to Wolf Laurel, which is a gated community and ski resort.[8]
025A01 US 25A Hendersonville 1.0 1.6 1944 1960 Alternate route in downtown Hendersonville, via Church Street. Replaced by southbound US 25.
025A02 US 25A Arden Asheville 8.5 13.7 1934 — Provides an alternate route bypassing Skyland and Biltmore Forest.
029A01 US 29A Kings Mountain Gastonia 10.0 16.1 1937 1938 Provided an alternate route through Bessemer City, in concurrency with US 74A. Replaced by NC 161 and NC 274.
029A02 US 29A Kannapolis China Grove 0 0.0 1938 1940 Provided an alternate bypass route through Kannapolis, Landis and China Grove. Replaced by US 29.
029A03 US 29A Kannapolis China Grove 0 0.0 1940 1948 Provided an alternate route through downtown Kannapolis, Landis and China Grove. Replaced by US 29.
029A04 US 29A Kannapolis China Grove 0 0.0 1948 1997 Provided an alternate route from University City area, in Charlotte, to China Grove. In 1954, its southern terminus was truncated between Concord and Kannapolis. Was decommissioned and downgraded to secondary roads.
029A05 US 29A Salisbury 0.5 0.8 1945 1954 Alternate route in downtown Salisbury, via Bank, Lee and Liberty Streets.
029A06 US 29A Lexington 3.8 6.1 1952 1960 Alternate route through downtown Lexington. Replaced by US 29 Business.
029A07 US 29A Thomasville 0 0.0 1952 1957 Alternate route through downtown Thomasville. Was absorbed by US 29A from High Point.
029A08 US 29A High Point 0 0.0 1934 1948 Alternate route through downtown High Point. Replaced by US 29.
029A09 US 29A High Point Greensboro 0 0.0 1948 1991 Alternate route from north of Thomasville, through downtown High Point and Greensboro. Historically went further west through Thomasville until 1960. Was downgraded to secondary roads, except for English Road, which continued as NC 68.[9]
029A10 US 29A Greensboro 0 0.0 1938 1957 Alternate route in downtown Greensboro, in concurrency with US 70A. Was downgraded to secondary roads.
029A11 US 29A Reidsville 5.3 8.5 1957 1960 Alternate route through downtown Reidsville. Replaced by US 29 Business.
052A01 US 52A Pilot Mountain 0 0.0 1949 1960 Alternate route through downtown Pilot Mountain. Replaced by US 52 Business.
052A02 US 52A Mount Airy 0 0.0 1953 1960 Alternate route through downtown Mount Airy. Replaced by US 52 Business.
064A01 US 64A Brevard 1.1 1.8 1943 1960 Alternate route through downtown Brevard. Replaced by US 64 Business.
064A02 US 64A Bat Cave Morganton 0 0.0 1940 1948 Alternate route that traveled from Bat Cave, through Ruth, to Morganton. Replaced by US 64.
064A03 US 64A Statesville 0 0.0 1954 1960 Alternate route through downtown Statesville. Replaced by US 64 Business.
064A04 US 64A Franklinville Ramseur 0 0.0 1941 1957 Alternate route that traveled through Franklinville and Ramseur. Was downgraded to secondary roads, with a section to NC 22.
064A05 US 64A Siler City 0 0.0 1952 1957 Alternate route that traveled through downtown Siler City. Was downgraded to a secondary road.
064A06
US 64 ALT		 Spring Hope 11.0 17.7 1979 — Alternate route through downtown Spring Hope.
064A07 US 64A Rocky Mount 0 0.0 1934 1949 Alternate route in downtown Rocky Mount, via Thomas Avenue. Replaced by US 64.
064A08
US 64 ALT		 Rocky Mount Tarboro 14.2 22.9 1987 — Alternate route that connects between Rocky Mount and Tarboro.
064A09
US 64 ALT		 Princeville Williamston 31.6 50.9 1996 — Alternate route that travels from Princeville, through Bethel, Parmele, and Robersonville, to Williamston.
064A10 US 64A Williamston 0 0.0 1954 1960 Alternate route in downtown Williamston. Replaced by US 64 Business.
064A11 US 64A Columbia 0 0.0 1954 1960 Alternate route in downtown Columbia. Replaced by US 64 Business.
070A01 US 70A Morganton 3.7 6.0 1938 1953 Alternate route through downtown Morganton. Was downgraded to secondary roads.
070A02 US 70A Hildebran Conover 0 0.0 1946 1948 Provided an alternate bypass route south of Hickory. Replaced by US 70.
070A03 US 70A Hildebran Conover 0 0.0 1948 1957 Provided an alternate route through downtown Hickory. Was downgraded to secondary roads.
070A04 US 70A Salisbury 1.8 2.9 1938 1957 Alternate route in Salisbury. Replaced by US 70.
070A05 US 70A Lexington 0 0.0 1952 1960 Alternate route through downtown Lexington. Replaced by US 70 Business.
070A06 US 70A High Point Greensboro 0 0.0 1956 1991 Alternate route that traversed from downtown High Point, through Jamestown, to Greensboro; in concurrency with US 29A, except in High Point. Historically went further west through Thomasville, until 1960, and further east to Efland, until 1963. Replaced by NC 68 in High Point and downgraded to secondary roads in Greensboro.[9]
070A07 US 70A High Point 0 0.0 1934 1948 Provided an alternate bypass route in High Point. Replaced by US 70.
070A08 US 70A High Point 0 0.0 1948 1957 Alternate route through downtown High Point, in concurrency with US 29A. Was decommissioned when US 70A replaced US 70 through High Point.
070A09 US 70A Greensboro 0 0.0 1938 1957 Alternate route in downtown Greensboro, in concurrency with US 29A. Was downgraded to secondary roads.
070A10 US 70A Hillsborough 0 0.0 1942 1948 Provided an alternate bypass route in Hillsborough. Replaced by US 70.
070A11 US 70A Hillsborough 0 0.0 1948 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Hillsborough. Replaced by US 70 Business.
070A12 US 70A Durham Raleigh 0 0.0 1934 1948 Provided an alternate route through downtown Durham and then to Raleigh. Replaced by US 70.
070A13 US 70A Durham 0 0.0 1948 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Durham and historically to Raleigh, through Cary, until 1956. Replaced by US 70 Business.
070A14 US 70A Smithfield 0 0.0 1949 1953 Provided an alternate route along Second and Hancock Streets in downtown Smithfield. Was downgraded to secondary roads.
070A15 US 70A Pine Level 0 0.0 1954 — Alternate route that connects Pine Level with nearby Selma and Princeton.
070A16 US 70A Goldsboro 0 0.0 1957 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Goldsboro. Replaced by US 70 Business.
070A17 US 70A Kinston 0 0.0 1957 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Kinston. Replaced by US 70 Business.
074A01 US 74A Asheville Forest City 60.0 96.6 1994 — Alternate route that travels through downtown Asheville, connecting the cities and communities of Bat Cave, Lake Lure, Rutherfordton, Ruth and Forest City.
074A02 US 74A Rutherfordton 2.2 3.5 1949 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Rutherfordton. Replaced by US 74 Business.
074A03 US 74A Shelby 6.2 10.0 1936 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Shelby. Replaced by US 74 Business.
074A04 US 74A Kings Mountain Gastonia 10.0 16.1 1937 1938 Provided an alternate route through Bessemer City, in concurrency with US 29A. Replaced by NC 161 and NC 274.
074A05 US 74A Monroe 0 0.0 1949 1952 Provided an alternate bypass in downtown Monroe, via Jefferson Street. Was downgraded to secondary roads.
074A06 US 74A Monroe 0 0.0 1952 1954 Provided an alternate route through downtown Monroe. Was downgraded to secondary roads.
074A07 US 74A Rockingham 0 0.0 1953 1957 Provided an alternate route through downtown Rockingham, via Washington Street and Rockingham Road. Was downgraded to secondary roads.
074A08
US 74 ALT		 Maxton Lumberton 15.5 24.9 2008 — Alternate route that connects to nearby Pembroke.
074A09 US 74A Leland 0.14 0.2 1936 1975 Provided an alternate route at the intersection that US 74 cuts a corner from; was shortest U.S. alternate route in state. Was downgraded to secondary roads.
074A10 US 74A Wrightsville Beach 0 0.0 1938 1940 Provided an alternate spur from Causeway Drive south along Waynick Boulevard. Replaced by US 76.
117A01 US 117A Burgaw 2.0 3.2 1953 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Shelby. Replaced by US 117 Business.
117A02
US 117 ALT		 Calypso Brogden 12.6 20.3 1988 — Alternate route through downtown Calypso, Mount Olive and Brogden.
117A03 US 117A Goldsboro 2.8 4.5 1952 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Goldsboro. Replaced by US 117 Business.
117A04
US 117 ALT		 Goldsboro Wilson 23.4 37.7 2006 2009 Alternate route that traversed from Goldsboro, through Pikeville and Fremont, to Wilson. Replaced by US 117.
158A01 US 158A Oxford 4.7 7.6 1954 1971 Was an alternate spur route that provided a partial bypass of Oxford, connecting US 158 to US 15. Replaced by I-85.
158A02 US 158A Henderson 8.5 13.7 1951 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Henderson. Replaced by US 158 Business.
158A03 US 158A Warrenton 7.5 12.1 1951 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Warrenton. Replaced by US 158 Business.
158A04 US 158A Gatesville 4.9 7.9 1948 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Gatesville. Replaced by US 158 Business.
220A01
US 220 ALT		 Candor Seagrove 27.5 44.3 1979 — Alternate route that traverses through Candor, Biscoe, Star and Seagrove.[10]
221A01 US 221A SC line near Cliffside Rutherfordton 26.2 42.2 1941 — Alternate route that traverses from the Chesnee, South Carolina to Rutherfordton; it connects the communities and cities of Cliffside, Henrietta, Caroleen, Alexander Mills, Forest City and Spindale.
264A01
US 264 ALT		 Zebulon Greenville 64.3 103.5 1980 — Alternate route that traverses through Middlesex, Wilson and Greenville.
264A02 US 264A Wilson 2.0 3.2 1950 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Wilson. Replaced by US 264 Business.
264A03
US 264 ALT		 Wilson Greenville 37.8 60.8 1988 2003 Provided an alternate route from west of Wilson, bypassing south of Farmville and designated on the southern half of Greenville Boulevard, in Greenville. It was absorbed by US 264 ALT, from Zebulon.[11][12]
264A04 US 264A Farmville 8.3 13.4 1955 1988 Provided an alternate route through downtown Farmville. West of Main Street was replaced by NC 121, while east was downgraded to a secondary road.[11]
264A05 US 264A Greenville 6.2 10.0 1957 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Greenville. Replaced by US 264 Business.
264A06 US 264A Belhaven 2.9 4.7 1957 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Belhaven. Replaced by US 264 Business.
301A01 US 301A Lumberton 0 0.0 1954 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Lumberton. Replaced by US 301 Business.
301A02 US 301A Fayetteville 0 0.0 1952 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Fayetteville. Replaced by US 301 Business.
301A03 US 301A Wilson 0 0.0 1957 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Wilson. Replaced by US 301 Business.
301A04 US 301A Rocky Mount 0 0.0 1954 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Rocky Mount. Replaced by US 301 Business.
301A05 US 301A Halifax 1.1 1.8 1952 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Halifax. Replaced by US 301 Business.
321A01 US 321A Lincolnton 3.4 5.5 1956 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Lincolnton. Was downgraded to secondary roads.
321A02 US 321A Granite Falls Lenoir 11.8 19.0 1948 — Alternate route through Granite Falls, Sawmills and Hudson.
321A03 US 321A Lenoir 5.9 9.5 1941 1948 Provided an alternate bypass route east of Lenoir. Was replaced by US 321.
401A01 US 401A Laurinburg 4.4 7.1 1957 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Laurinburg. Was replaced by US 401 Business.
421A01 US 421A Clinton 0 0.0 1952 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Clinton. Was replaced by US 421 Business.
421A02 US 421A North Wilkesboro 4.3 6.9 1957 1969 Provided an alternate route through downtown North Wilkesboro. Was replaced by US 421 Business.[13]
501A01 US 501A Sanford 6.5 10.5 1957 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Sanford. Was replaced by US 501 Business.
501A02 US 501A Chapel Hill 4.3 6.9 1953 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Chapel Hill. Was replaced by US 501 Business.
501A03 US 501A Roxboro 0 0.0 1949 1960 Provided an alternate route through downtown Roxboro. Was replaced by US 501 Business.
701A02 US 701A Clinton 0 0.0 1948 1957 Provided an alternate route through downtown Clinton. It was downgraded to secondary roads.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2012 NCDOT Maintained Mileage By System (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. July 31, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  2. ↑ United States System of Highways Adopted for Uniform Marking by the American Association of State Highway Officials (Map). 1:7,000,000. Cartography by U.S. Geological Survey. Bureau of Public Roads. November 11, 1926. OCLC 32889555. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ Google (July 14, 2013). "U.S. Route 17-1 in North Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ Google (July 14, 2013). "U.S. Route 121" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ Google (July 12, 2013). "U.S. Route 170" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  6. ↑ Google (July 14, 2013). "U.S. Route 217" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  7. ↑ Google (July 14, 2013). "U.S. Route 411" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Route Changes (2005-12-30)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. December 30, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Route Changes (1991-07-16)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. July 16, 1991. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  10. ↑ "US 220 Route Change (1976-11-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. November 1, 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  11. 1 2 "US Route Changes (1988-07-11)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. July 11, 1988. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  12. ↑ "US Route Changes (2003-02-17)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. February 17, 2003. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  13. ↑ "US 421 Route Change (1969-11-06)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. November 6, 1969. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
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