 Special routes of U.S. Route 421 | |
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Several special routes of U.S. Route 421 exist. In order from south to north they are as follows.
| Special routes of U.S. Route 421 | |
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| Highway system | |
Several special routes of U.S. Route 421 exist. In order from south to north they are as follows.
  U.S. Highway 421 Truck | |
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| Location | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Length | 1.0 mi [1] (1.6 km) |
| Existed | 2009–present |
U.S. Route 421 Truck (US 421 Truck), established in March 2009, is a truck route along Front Street from US 421 (Burnett Boulevard) to the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. [2]
The entire route is in Wilmington, New Hanover County.
| mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | 0.0 |  US 421 (Burnett Boulevard) – Carolina Beach | US 421 Truck begins | ||
| 1.0 | 1.6 |       US 76 west / US 421 north / US 17 Bus. south – Leland, Whiteville, Clinton | US 421 Truck ends | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
 U.S. Highway 421 Business | |
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| Location | Sanford, North Carolina |
| Length | 9.9 mi [3] (15.9 km) |
| Existed | 2015–present |
U.S. Route 421 Business (US 421 Bus) is a 9.9-mile (15.9 km) multi-lane business loop along Horner Boulevard, through downtown Sanford. Approved by AASHTO on May 3, 2013, its official establishment is dependent on the completion of the Sanford bypass, which mainline US 421 will be rerouted along, sharing with already established NC 87 Bypass. [4] [5]
The entire route is in Lee County.
| Location | mi [3] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Sanford | 0.0 | 0.0 |   US 421 / NC 87 Byp. – Greensboro, Fayetteville | ||
| 0.7 | 1.1 | NC 87 south – Fayetteville | South end of NC 87 overlap | ||
| 1.8 | 2.9 |    NC 42 east / NC 78 west (Main Street) – Fuquay-Varina | East end of NC 42 overlap | ||
| 4.4 | 7.1 |  US 1 Bus. / NC 42 west (Carthage Street) | West end of NC 42 overlap | ||
| 5.8 | 9.3 |   US 1 / US 15 / US 501 / NC 87 north – Raleigh, Southern Pines | North end of NC 87 overlap | ||
| | 9.9 | 15.9 | US 421 – Fayetteville, Greensboro | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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| U.S. Highway 421 Business | |
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| Location | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina |
| Length | 6.2 mi [6] (10.0 km) |
| Existed | 1969–present |
U.S. Route 421 Business (US 421 Bus) was established in November 1969 as a renumbering of all US 421A and part of mainline US 421. The 6.2 miles (10.0 km) route begins along Statesville Avenue heading into downtown North Wilkesboro, where it follows along Main Street, 6th Street, and D Street. It reconnects with mainline US 421 in Wilkesboro. [7]
The entire route is in Wilkes County.
| Location | mi [6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.0 | 0.0 |  US 421 / NC 115 south – Winston-Salem, Boone, Statesville | South end of NC 115 overlap | |
| North Wilkesboro | 3.0 | 4.8 |   NC 18 north / NC 268 east – Sparta, Elkin | North end of NC 18/NC 115 and east end of NC 268 overlap | |
| 3.5 | 5.6 | NC 18 south / NC 268 west – Wilkesboro | South end of NC 18 and west end of NC 268 overlap | ||
| Wilkesboro | 6.2 | 10.0 |  US 421 / NC 16 – Winston-Salem, Boone, Jefferson | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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| U.S. Highway 421 Truck | |
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| Location | Boone, North Carolina |
| Length | 4.8 mi [8] (7.7 km) |
U.S. Route 421 Truck (US 421 Truck), is an alternate route for trucks in Boone, which are not allowed to go through the downtown area. The route starts south on NC 105 from US 421 King Street to NC Highway 105 Bypass, then back to US 421 west of Boone. US 221 Truck and US 321 Truck also overlap along the route.
The entire route is in Boone, Watauga County.
| mi [8] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | 0.0 |   US 221 north / US 421 / NC 194 (Kings Street) – Todd, West Jefferson, Wilkesboro | North end of US 221 and NC 105 overlap | ||
| 0.8 | 1.3 |  US 221 south / US 321 (Blowing Rock Road) – Blowing Rock, ASU | South end of US 221 overlap | ||
| 3.0 | 4.8 |  NC 105 south – Linville, Banner Elk | South end of NC 105 overlap | ||
| 4.8 | 7.7 | US 321 / US 421 / NC 194 – Mountain City, Boone | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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| U.S. Route 421 Business | |
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| Location | Gate City, Virginia |
| Length | 2.65 mi [9] [10] (4.26 km) |
U.S. Route 421 Business (US 421 Bus) is a business route of US 421 in Scott County. The business route is co-existent with US 23 Business and US 58 Business through Gate City. US 421 Business begins at the east end of the town at an intersection with US 421, US 23 and US 58. The business route heads west along Kane Street, which crosses Norfolk Southern Railway's Appalachia Division rail line on its way to the downtown area, where the route meets the southern end of SR 71 (Jackson Street). US 421 Business turns west onto Jackson Street and parallels the rail line to the business route's western end at an interchange with US 421, US 23, and US 58 just west of the western town limit of Gate City. [9] [10]
| U.S. Highway 421 Business | |
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| Location | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Length | 2.4 mi [11] (3.9 km) |
| Existed | 1970–1979 |
U.S. Route 421 Business (US 421 Bus) was established by 1970 as a renumbering of mainline US 421 along Third Street to the Isabel Holmes Bridge. The business loop was decommissioned by 1979. [12] [ unreliable source ]
 U.S. Highway 421A | |
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| Location | Clinton, North Carolina |
| Existed | 1952–1960 |
U.S. Route 421 Alternate (US 421A), was established by 1952 when mainline US 421 was bypassed west. It followed Lisbon Street and McKay Streets, with a partial overlap with US 701A. In 1960, the route was renumbered as US 421 Business. [13] [ unreliable source ]
  U.S. Highway 421 Business | |
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| Location | Clinton, North Carolina |
| Existed | 1960–1963 |
U.S. Route 421 Business (US 421 Bus) was established in 1960 as a renumbering of US 421A through downtown Clinton, via Lisbon Street and McKoy Streets. By 1963 it was decommissioned. [12]
| U.S. Highway 421A | |
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| Location | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina |
| Length | 4.3 mi [14] (6.9 km) |
| Existed | 1957–1969 |
U.S. Route 421 Alternate (US 421A), was established in 1957 when mainline US 421 was bypassed south through Wilkesboro; the old alignment continued to go through downtown North Wilkesboro via D Street. On November, 1969, it was renumbered as part of US 421 Business. [13] [7]
U.S. Route 321 (US 321) is a spur of U.S. Route 21. It runs for 516.9 miles (831.9 km) from Hardeeville, South Carolina to Lenoir City, Tennessee; with both serving as southern termini. It reaches its northernmost point at Elizabethton, Tennessee, just northeast of Johnson City. Because of its unusual "north–south–north" routing, U.S. Route 321 intersects both Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 70 three separate times. The highway serves different roles in each state: An alternate route to interstates in South Carolina, a major highway in North Carolina, and a scenic route in Tennessee.
U.S. Route 158 (US 158) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 350 miles (560 km) from Mocksville to Whalebone Junction in Nags Head, entirely in the state of North Carolina. It is also a critical route that connects the cities of Winston-Salem, Summerfield, and Reidsville with one another.
North Carolina Highway 16 (NC 16) is a 143.8-mile primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling in a north–south direction, it connects the cities and towns of Charlotte, Newton, Conover, Taylorsville, Wilkesboro and Jefferson, linking the Charlotte metropolitan area with the mountainous High Country. NC 16 is part of a three-state route 16 that connects the Charlotte region with northwestern West Virginia.
North Carolina Highway 11 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling 193.2 miles (310.9 km) in a north–south alignment through Eastern North Carolina, it connects the towns and cities of Wallace, Kenansville, Kinston, Greenville and Murfreesboro.
North Carolina Highway 18 (NC 18) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling north–south through the Foothills region, it connects the cities of Shelby, Morganton, Lenoir, Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro.
North Carolina Highway 87 (NC 87) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. NC 87 begins in the Atlantic coastal town of Southport and crosses into Virginia at the Virginia state line five miles (8 km) north of Eden in Rockingham County. At 240 miles (390 km) in length, NC 87 is the second longest state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina with only North Carolina Highway 24 being longer. Labeled as a north–south route, NC 87 travels along a relatively straight southeast–northwest path, connecting Cape Fear region with the Piedmont. It is also the main north-south route connecting the cities of Fayetteville, Sanford, Burlington and Reidsville.
North Carolina Highway 109 (NC 109) is a north–south state highway in North Carolina. It primarily connects small towns in the central Piedmont region of the state. The 117-mile (188 km) route is a two-lane road for most of its length, but the segment between Winston-Salem and Thomasville is being upgraded to a divided 4-lane highway, as it is a major route between the two cities. The central segment of NC 109 passes through the Uwharrie Mountains and the Uwharrie National Forest.
North Carolina Highway 268 (NC 268) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It connects many communities as it traverses through the northwestern North Carolina mountains and foothills.
Several special routes of U.S. Route 1 (US 1) exist, from Florida to Maine. In order from south to north, separated by type, these special routes are as follows.
A total of at least 39 special routes of U.S. Route 17 (US 17) exist: 3 in Florida, 13 in South Carolina, 17 in North Carolina, and 6 in Virginia.
U.S. Route 421 (US 421) is part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Fort Fisher, North Carolina to Michigan City, Indiana. In the U.S. state of North Carolina, US 421 travels 328 miles (528 km) from its southern terminus at Fort Fisher to the Tennessee state line near the community of Zionville, North Carolina. US 421 traverses the state from east to west travelling from the coastal plains to Appalachian Mountains. It provides an important connection between the cities of Wilmington, Sanford, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Boone. Despite being signed as north–south, much of the routing of US 421 in North Carolina runs in an east–west direction, particularly between Greensboro and the Tennessee state line. Portions of US 421 have been upgraded to freeway standards including the majority of its routing between Sanford and North Wilkesboro.
U.S. Highway 17 (US 17) in the U.S. state of North Carolina is a north–south highway that is known as the Coastal Highway in the southeastern half of the state and the Ocean Highway in other areas. The route enters the state from South Carolina near Calabash and leaves in the vicinity of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia. Between the US 64 freeway and the Virginia state line, US 17 is a four-lane divided highway with speed limits varying between 45 mph (72 km/h) and 70 mph (110 km/h).
Several special routes of U.S. Route 52 exist, from North Dakota to South Carolina. In order from northwest to southeast, they are as follows.
A total of at least seven special routes of U.S. Route 301 exist and at least eleven have been deleted.
Several special routes of U.S. Route 74 exist. In order from west to east they are as follows.
Several special routes of U.S. Route 64 exist. In order from west to east they are as follows.
Several special routes of U.S. Route 29 (US 29) exist. In order from south to north, they are as follows.
A total of at least eight special routes of U.S. Route 501 exist and at least four have been deleted.
Several special routes of U.S. Route 15 (US 15) exist. In order from south to north, they are as follows.
Several special routes of U.S. Route 25 (US 25) exist. In order from south to north, they are as follows.
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