U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 29.

U.S. Route 29 marker

U.S. Route 29

Route of US 29 in North Carolina highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 168 mi[1] (270 km)
Existed: 1927 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 29 at the SC line near Blacksburg, SC
  I85 (numerous times)
I485 in Charlotte (twice)
I77 / US 21 in Charlotte
I74 / US 311 in High Point
I73 / I85 / US 421 in Greensboro
I40 / I85 Bus. / US 220 in Greensboro
North end: US 29 at the VA line near Danville
Location
Counties: Cleveland, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Rowan, Davidson, Randolph, Guilford, Rockingham, Caswell
Highway system
NC 28NC 30

U.S. Route 29 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 168 miles (270 km) from the South Carolina state line, near Blacksburg, to the commonwealth of Virginia, near Danville. The route serves the North Carolina Piedmont, including the cities of Charlotte, Salisbury, High Point, and Greensboro.

History

Established in 1927, it ran from the South Carolina state line to US 74 in Kings Mountain, with a concurrency with NC 205. In 1929, NC 205 was removed.

US 29's first extension was in 1932, following US 74/NC 20 east into Charlotte; it then replaced US 170 from Charlotte to the Virginia state line. In 1937, it replaced a stretch of NC 7 going between Kings Mountain and Gastonia; the old route briefly became alternates for both U.S. Routes before becoming NC 161 and NC 274.

In 1938, US 29 was moved onto a new bypass around Kannapolis-China Grove, leaving US 29A on the old route. In 1948, the routes were switched. In 1952, US 29 was moved onto new bypasses around Lexington and Thomasville, leaving behind US 29A in both cities. In 1957, US 29 was moved onto its modern route from Thomasville to Jamestown, old route became part of NC 62 and US 70A.

In 1957 or 1958, US 29 was moved onto new bypass west of Reidsville, leaving US 29A (later US 29 Business) through Reidsville. Also around same time, US 29 was moved onto new bypass east of Kings Mountain, extending NC 216 over its old route; then in Charlotte, it moved onto I-85 between Little Rock Road (exit 32) and the University City area (exit 42), old route through Charlotte as US 29 Business. In 1961 or 1962, US 29 was moved back further to NC 273 going onto I-85; but surprisingly, in 1963, US 29 was placed back on its original route through Charlotte again. Similar action also in Salisbury, where in 1960 US 29 was moved onto I-85, then in 1964 or 1965 it was moved back through town.

In 1973, US 29 was placed on a new freeway bypass east of Reidsville; its old bypass route was reverted to US 29 Business, while the old US 29 Business through Reidsville was removed. Between 1980-1982, the freeway from Reidsville was extended into Virginia.

U.S. Route 170

U.S. Route 170
Location: Charlotte, NC-VA state line
Length: 141.1 mi[2] (227.1 km)
Existed: 1926–1932

U.S. Route 170 (US 170) was an original US highway, established in 1926. It began at the intersection of Trade and Tryon Street in Charlotte, traversing northeast, in concurrency with NC 15 to Concord, Kannapolis, and Salisbury. Northeast of Salisbury, it was overlapped with NC 10 to Lexington, High Point, and Greensboro; via High Point Road to Lee Street, to Fairground Avenue, to Spring Garden Street, to Aycock Street, to West Market Street, to Greene Street, and finally to Summit Avenue, where it begins its overlap with NC 70 heading northwest to Browns Summit. Heading northeast, it went through Reidsville, Ruffin, and finally Pelham before crossing into Virginia towards Danville and eventually Lynchburg. In 1932, the entire route was renumbered as US 29.

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
ClevelandState line0.000.00 US 29 south BlacksburgSouth Carolina state line
Grover0.030.05 NC 226 north Shelby
 2.23.5 NC 216 south (Battleground Road) Kings Mountain National Military ParkSouth end of NC 216 overlap
 3.55.6 NC 216 north (Battleground Avenue) Kings MountainNorth end of NC 216 overlap
 3.96.3 I85 south SpartanburgSouth end of I-85 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
 5.28.45Dixon School Road
Kings Mountain8.012.98 NC 161 Kings Mountain
Gaston9.515.310A I85 north CharlotteNorth end of I-85 overlap
Gastonia10.717.2 US 74 west Kings Mountain, ShelbyWest end of US 74 overlap
15.424.8 NC 274 north (Bessemer City Road) Bessemer CityNorth end of NC 274 overlap
17.027.4 US 321 (Chester Street/York Street)North-south US 321 divided on one-way streets
17.528.2 NC 274 south (Broad Street)South end of NC 274 overlap; train tracks in medium of road
19.030.6 NC 279 (New Hope Road)
19.230.9Aberdeen Boulevard To Cox Road/Shopping MallNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
Belmont25.440.9 NC 7 (Main Street)To Belmont Abbey College
26.242.2 NC 273 (Park Street) Mount Holly
27.143.6 NC 7 west (Catawba Street)
Catawba River27.444.1Sloans Ferry Bridge
MecklenburgCharlotte29.747.8 I485 Pineville, Huntersville
31.350.4Little Rock Road Charlotte/Douglas Int'l Airport
32.452.1Boyer Street / Billy Graham Parkway Charlotte/Douglas Int'l Airport
35.056.3 US 74 east (Wilkinson Boulevard)East end of US 74 overlap
35.857.6 NC 27 west (Freedom Drive)West end of NC 27 overlap
36.258.3 I77 / US 21 north Statesville
36.759.1 NC 27 east / NC 49 south (Morehead Street)East end of NC 27 and south end of NC 49 overlap
38.061.2 I277 / NC 16 (Brookshire Freeway)
44.070.8 To I85 south / I-85 Connector Gastonia
44.671.8 NC 49 north (University City Boulevard) HarrisburgNorth end of NC 49 overlap
45.773.5 NC 24 (W.T. Harris Boulevard)
48.377.7 I485 Matthews, Huntersville
CabarrusConcord50.681.4Bruton Smith BoulevardIntersection at Charlotte Motor Speedway, to Concord Mills
56.490.8 US 601 south (Warren C. Coleman Boulevard) MonroeSouth end of US 601 overlap
58.794.5 NC 73 west (Davidson Highway) DavidsonWest end of NC 73 overlap
59.095.0 NC 73 east (Church Street)East end of NC 73 overlap
60.096.6 I85 / US 601 north Charlotte, Salisbury, GreensboroNorth end of US 601 overlap
Kannapolis62.199.9 NC 3 (Dale Earnhardt Boulevard)
63.3101.9Lakeview Street / East First Street
RowanChina Grove69.4111.7 NC 152 west (Church Street) DowntownWest end of NC 152 overlap
70.0112.7 NC 152 east to I85 / US 601 Rockwell, GreensboroEast end of NC 152 overlap
Salisbury76.8123.6 US 70 west / US 601 (Jake Alexander Boulevard)West end of US 70 overlap
77.4124.6 NC 150 west (Mooresville Road)West end of NC 150 overlap
78.8126.8Innes Street
Yadkin River84.8136.5Bridge over Yadkin River
Davidson 85.2137.182 I85 / US 52 south CharlottePermanently closed as of April, 2010[3][4][5][6]
 86.0138.484 I85 / US 52 south / NC 150 east CharlotteSouth end of I-85/US 52 and east end of NC 150 overlap
 87.0140.085Clark RoadPermanently closed as of November, 2012[7]
 88.4142.386Belmont Road
Lexington90.1145.087 I85 north High Point, GreensboroNorth end of I-85 and south end of I-85 Bus overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
91.1146.684 NC 47 east to I85 north LinwoodTo Davidson County Airport
92.0148.185Green Needles Road
93.2150.086Salisbury Road Downtown Lexington
94.2151.687 US 52 north Winston-SalemNorth end of US 52 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
95.2153.2Old US 64
95.7154.0 US 64 west MocksvilleWest end of US 64 overlap
96.6155.5 NC 8 (Winston Road) Lexington, Winston-Salem
97.5156.9 US 64 east / Main Street AsheboroEast end of US 64 overlap
Thomasville104.8168.7Lexington Avenue ThomasvilleNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
107.2172.5 NC 109 (Salem Street) Thomasville, Winston-Salem
108.9175.3 NC 68 (National Highway) Thomasville, West High PointTo Piedmont Triad International Airport
RandolphHigh Point110.0177.0Old Thomasville Road High Point
Guilford110.7178.2Prospect Street
111.8179.9West Green Drive
112.6181.2Surrett Drive
113.2182.2Main Street High Point
114.5184.3 I74 / US 311 / Brentwood Street Winston-Salem, AsheboroBrentwood Street has a separate exit northbound; three-level diamond interchange
115.6186.0Baker Road
116.7187.8Kivett Drive East High Point
Greensboro119.3192.0Vickery Chapel Road / Guildford College Road Jamestown
120.8194.4118 I85 south Salisbury, CharlotteSouth end of I-85 overlap
121.8196.0119Groometown Road to Grandover ParkwaySouthbound exit incorporated with exit 33
122.6197.3120A
33
I85 north / US 421 south to I40 east Durham, Sanford
I73 north / US 421 north to I40 west / Groometown Road Winston-Salem
North end of I-85 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
123.5198.834Holden Road
124.4200.235
A-B
A: US 220 south to I73 south Asheboro
B: US 220 north to I40 west Coliseum Area
No southbound exit 35B
124.9201.035CRehobeth Church Road / Vandalia Road
125.9202.6219 I40 west / US 220 south Winston-SalemWest end of I-40 overlap; no northbound exit
126.1202.9220Randleman RoadLeft southbound entrance
126.7203.9221South Elm-Eugene Street Downtown Greensboro
127.9205.8222Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
128.2206.3223 I40 east / I85 Bus. north Durham, RaleighEast end of I-40 and north end of I-85 Bus overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
128.6207.0Florida StreetNorthbound exit and entrance only
129.4208.2 To I40 east / I85 north / Lee StreetNorthbound exit and entrance only
130.2209.5Market StreetTo North Carolina A&T State University
130.6210.2Sullivan StreetNorthbound exit and entrance only
130.8210.5Bessemer Avenue
131.1211.0 US 70 east / US 220 north (Wendover Avenue)East end of US 70 and north end of US 220 overlap
131.9212.3Summit Avenue Greensboro DowntownSouthbound exit and entrance only
132.4213.116th Street
132.9213.9Cone Boulevard
I785 south / I840Future interchange (funded)[8]
136.0218.9Hicone Road
137.9221.9Summit Avenue / Reedy Fork Parkway
 140.9226.8 NC 150 Brown Summit
 141.9228.4Benaja Road
Rockingham 144.7232.9
US 29 Bus. north
Reidsville148.5239.0149 NC 87 to US 158 west (Freeway Drive) Reidsville, Burlington
149.6240.8150Barnes Street Reidsville Downtown
 152.1244.8153 US 158 / NC 14 (Freeway Drive) Reidsville, Eden, Yanceyville
 155.5250.3156Narrow Gauge Road
 158.3254.8159
US 29 Bus. to NC 87 north Ruffin
Ruffin160.6258.5161
US 29 Bus. south (Mayfield Road)
Caswell 164.2264.3165Law Road
 166.7268.3167 NC 700 (Shady Grove Road) Eden
State line168.3270.9169
US 29 Bus. north / US 58 west Danville, Martinsville
Interchange at Virginia state line
  US 29 north / US 58 east Lynchburg, South BostonContinuation into Virginia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Google (February 17, 2011). "US 29" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  2. Google (July 12, 2013). "U.S. Route 170" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  3. "NCDOT: I-85 Corridor Improvement Project". Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  4. "SalisburyPost.com: Safety concerns lead to closing of Wil-Cox Bridge; no timeframe on reopening". Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  5. "NC 150 Route Change (2012-03-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. March 1, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  6. NC 150 Route Change (2012-01-04) (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 4, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  7. Staff (July 27, 2011). "NCDOT to close Clark Road entrance and exits ramps on I-85 north, section of Snider Kines Road in Davidson County starting Monday". Project Details. North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 26, 2012.
  8. "NCDOT: Greensboro Urban Loop". Retrieved November 25, 2011.

External links

U.S. Route 29
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