U.S. Route 401: Difference between revisions

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In [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]], US 401 is center-stage again as a major north-southnorth–south corridor, connecting bedroom communities to downtown [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]]. Once it leaves the county, it reverts to a rural road connecting the small cities of [[Louisburg, North Carolina|Louisburg]] and [[Warrenton, North Carolina|Warrenton]]. US 401 finally ends at [[Interstate 85 in North Carolina|Interstate 85]], just north of the community of [[Wise, North Carolina|Wise]]; completing a {{convert|173.8|mi|km|adj=on}} through the state.<ref name=google-nc>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=US-15+N%2FUS-401+N%2FMcColl+Rd&daddr=35.00837,-79.16721+to:35.339961,-78.7871449+to:35.78398,-78.64154+to:36.28864,-78.22832+to:US-1+S%2FUS-401+S&hl=en&ll=35.737595,-79.255371&spn=3.731596,7.13562&sll=35.800551,-78.54744&sspn=0.466131,0.891953&geocode=FUpNEQIdSm5C-w%3BFXIvFgIdFgFI-ykR7R4-kTmriTFfZJluISWfLw%3BFbk-GwIduM1N-ykR3CYzV3yriTHkkukCxYzYOQ%3BFSwFIgIdfAZQ-yl9XZ7Lbl-siTEfS-auHv4M0A%3BFYC4KQIdoFRW-ylrcZZYNMGtiTGSCPr895I9KQ%3BFYJ2LQIdF-lW-w&vpsrc=6&mra=dpe&mrsp=3&sz=11&via=1,2,3,4&t=p&z=8 |title=Overview map of US&nbsp;401 in North Carolina |link=no |access-date=November 29, 2011 }}</ref>

In 1967, northbound US&nbsp;401 was rerouted along South Street west onto McDowell Street, formally using Lenoir Street, in Raleigh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/1967_03_09.pdf |title=Route Change (1967-03-09) |publisher=North Carolina Department of Transportation |date=March 9, 1967 |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref> That same year, US&nbsp;401 was rerouted onto a bypass route northwest of downtown [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]], replacing part of [[North Carolina Highway 59|NC 59]]; its old alignment became [[U.S. Route 401 Business (Fayetteville, North Carolina)|US&nbsp;401 Business]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/1967_11_03.pdf |title=Route Changes (1967-11-03) |publisher=North Carolina Department of Transportation |date=November 3, 1967 |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref> In 1971, [[U.S. Route 52 in South Carolina|US&nbsp;52]]/US&nbsp;401 was placed on a new bypass northwest of [[Darlington, South Carolina|Darlington]]; its old alignment became [[U.S. Route 52 Business (Darlington, South Carolina)|US&nbsp;52 Business]].<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=1970A |page=6 |access-date=August 2, 2015 |link=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AASHO_USRN_1970-11-06.pdf}}</ref> In 1984, US&nbsp;401 was rerouted along the eastern half of the Raleigh Beltline (Tom Bradshaw Freeway and Cliff Benson BeltwayBeltline); its former alignment through downtown Raleigh was downgraded to secondary roads. In 1991, US&nbsp;401 was rerouted back through downtown Raleigh after [[Interstate 440 (North Carolina)|I-440]] was established along the entire Raleigh Beltline.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=1991S |page=3 |access-date=August 2, 2015 |link=http://route.transportation.org/Documents/1991-USRN_Cmte.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/1991_07_16.pdf |title=Route Changes (1991-07-16) |publisher=North Carolina Department of Transportation |date=July 16, 1991 |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref> In 2001, US&nbsp;401 was extended north, in concurrency with [[U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;1]], to its current northern terminus to [[Interstate 85 in North Carolina|I-85]], north of Norlina.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year=2001S |page=3 |access-date=August 2, 2015 |link=http://route.transportation.org/Documents/2001_USRN_Cmte.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/Route%20Changes/US401_20010629.pdf |title=Route Changes (2001-06-29) |publisher=North Carolina Department of Transportation |date=June 29, 2001 |access-date=August 2, 2015}}</ref> On July 16, 2015, US&nbsp;401 was placed onto new four-lane [[superstreet]] alignment bypassing east of [[Rolesville, North Carolina|Rolesville]]; its former alignment through downtown Rolesville became [[U.S. Route 401 Business (Rolesville, North Carolina)|US&nbsp;401 Business]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher= AASHTO |url= http://route.transportation.org/Documents/USRN%20Report%20May%2029%202014.docx |format= DOC |title= Special Committee on U. S. Route Numbering - Louisville, Kentucky - Report to SCOH |date= May 29, 2014 |access-date= May 30, 2014 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140531105136/http://route.transportation.org/Documents/USRN%20Report%20May%2029%202014.docx |archive-date= May 31, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= WTVD Staff |url= http://abc11.com/news/dot-opens-6-mile-long-rolesville-bypass/855300/ |title= DOT opens 6-mile long Rolesville Bypass |publisher= [[WTVD]] |location= Durham, NC |date= July 16, 2015 |access-date= July 25, 2015}}</ref>

The first US 401 existed between 1926- and 1931, solely in [[Virginia]], it was replaced by [[U.S. Route 52|US 52]]. The second US 401 existed between 1932- and 1934, in [[North Carolina]] and [[South Carolina]], it was replaced by [[U.S. Route 15|US 15]] and [[U.S. Route 15 Alternate (Sumter-Society Hill, South Carolina)|US 15A]].

Considered an important link between [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]], [[Lillington, North Carolina|Lillington]] and [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], [[North Carolina Department of Transportation|NCDOT]] has set up the US 401 Corridor Study. The purpose of the study is to identify deficiencies in the existing corridor and develop alternatives for accommodating future growth in traffic volumes (i.e. widen to multi-lanes). The corridor study also includes [[North Carolina Highway 55|NC 55]] and [[North Carolina Highway 210|NC 210]]. Estimated costs for all road improvements along the corridor is around $193–222.6 million. Property acquisition and construction is unfunded at this time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/401CorridorStudy/|title=NCDOT: US 401 Corridor Study|access-date=November 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/401CorridorStudy/download/ProjectMap.pdf|title=NCDOT: US 401 Corridor Study Project Map|access-date=November 28, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncdot.org/projects/search/details.html#id=1603|title=NCDOT: Project R-2609|access-date=November 28, 2011}}</ref>{{clear left}}

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* [httphttps://www.angelfire.com/sc3/scroads/us401.html Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 401]