Special routes of U.S. Route 401
Several special routes of U.S. Route 401 exist, from South Carolina to North Carolina. In order from south to north, separated by type, they are as follows.
Special routes of U.S. Route 401 | |
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Highway system | |
Business loops
editLaurinburg business loop
editLocation | Laurinburg, North Carolina |
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Length | 4.4 mi[1] (7.1 km) |
Existed | 1960–present |
U.S. Route 401 Business (US 401 Bus) was established in 1960 as a renumbering of US 401A through downtown Laurinburg, it has remained unchanged since.[2]
The entire route is in Laurinburg, Scotland County.
mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.0 | 0.0 | South end of US 15 Business overlap | |||
0.5 | 0.80 | ||||
1.3 | 2.1 | South end of US 501 Business overlap | |||
2.0 | 3.2 | ||||
2.9 | 4.7 | North end of US 15/US 501 Business overlap | |||
4.4 | 7.1 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Raeford business loop
editLocation | Raeford, North Carolina |
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Length | 4.7 mi[3] (7.6 km) |
U.S. Route 401 Business (US 401 Bus) first started unofficially in 1954, US 15A was rerouted onto a bypass around Raeford, the old alignment through downtown was unnumbered until around the early 1960s, when it became US 401 Business. The route follows Harris Avenue, Main Street, and Central Avenue.[2][4]
The entire route is in Raeford, Hoke County.
mi[3] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
0.8 | 1.3 | East end of NC 211 overlap | |||
0.9 | 1.4 | West end of NC 20/NC 211 overlap | |||
1.2 | 1.9 | East end of NC 20 overlap | |||
3.0 | 4.8 | Rockfish Road | |||
4.7 | 7.6 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Fayetteville business loop
editLocation | Fayetteville, North Carolina |
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Length | 9.6 mi[5] (15.4 km) |
Existed | late 1960s–present |
U.S. Route 401 Business (US 401 Bus) was established in late 1960s from a renumbering of US 401, this business loop goes through Fayetteville via Raeford Road, Robeson Street, Martin Luther King Jr Freeway, and Ramsey Street.[2]
The entire route is in Fayetteville, Cumberland County.
mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
2.0 | 3.2 | All American Expressway – Fort Bragg, Pope Army Airfield | |||
5.0 | 8.0 | South end of NC 87 overlap | |||
6.0 | 9.7 | Hay Street | |||
6.3 | 10.1 | North end of NC 87 overlap | |||
7.0 | 11.3 | Ramsey Street | |||
8.0 | 12.9 | Rosehill Road | |||
9.6 | 15.4 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Rolesville business loop
editLocation | Rolesville, North Carolina |
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Length | 4.67 mi (7.52 km) |
Existed | 2015–present |
U.S. Route 401 Business (US 401 Bus) is a 4.67-mile (7.52 km) business loop along Main Street, through downtown Rolesville. The Town of Rolesville had been planning this long time, since 1985, but the project never went through. U.S. 401 initially lead in and out of the town until its 2015 opening. Approved by AASHTO on May 29, 2014; its official establishment is dependent on the opening of the Rolesville bypass, which will be signed as U.S. 401.[6] On July 16, 2015, the Rolesville bypass opened.[7]
Former business loops
editBennettsville business loop
editLocation | Bennettsville, South Carolina |
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Length | 3.4 mi[8] (5.5 km) |
Existed | 1958[citation needed]–1989[citation needed] |
U.S. Route 401 Business (US 401 Bus.) was a 3.4-mile (5.5 km) business route of US 401 that traveled through Bennettsville via Main Street and Tyson Avenue. It was established in 1958, when mainline US 401 was bypassed south of Bennettsville; it followed the old alignment. By 1990, the highway was decommissioned with most being replaced by an extension of SC 385.[citation needed]
Former alternate routes
editLaurinburg alternate route
editLocation | Laurinburg, North Carolina |
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Length | 4.4 mi[1] (7.1 km) |
Existed | 1957–1960 |
U.S. Route 401 Alternate (US 401A) was established in 1957, when US 401 was re-established, it replaced US 15A alignment through downtown Laurinburg, via Main Street. It was renumbered in 1960 into US 401 Business.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c Google (November 28, 2011). "US 401 Bus - Laurinburg" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "NCRoads.com: U.S. 401". Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ a b Google (November 28, 2011). "US 401 Bus - Raeford" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ a b "NCRoads.com: U.S. 15-A". Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ a b Google (November 28, 2011). "US 401 Bus - Fayetteville" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "Special Committee on U. S. Route Numbering - Louisville, Kentucky - Report to SCOH". AASHTO. May 29, 2014. Archived from the original (DOC) on May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ WTVD Staff (July 16, 2015). "DOT opens 6-mile long Rolesville Bypass". Durham, NC: WTVD. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ Google (August 25, 2012). "Overview map of US 401 Bus. (Bennettsville, South Carolina)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 25, 2012.