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{{short description|Highway in the United States}}
{{for|former routes named U.S. Route 401|U.S. Route 401 (1926)|U.S. Route 401 (1930s)}}
{{Infobox road
|country=USA
|type=US
|route=401
|map={{maplink-road|from=U.S. Route 401.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=US 401 highlighted in red
|length_mi=251.0
|length_ref={{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
|established=1957
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=SC|US-Bus|76|dab1=Sumter|US|521}} in [[Sumter, South Carolina|Sumter, SC]]
|junction=
* {{Jct|state=SC|I|20}} near [[Lamar, South Carolina|Lamar, SC]]
* {{Jct|state=SC|US|52}} in [[Darlington, South Carolina|Darlington, SC]]
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* {{Jct|state=NC|US|70|NC|50}} in [[Garner, North Carolina|Garner, NC]]
* {{Jct|state=NC|I|40|US|64}} in [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh, NC]]
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=NC|I|85|US|1}} near [[Wise, North Carolina|Wise, NC]]
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'''U.S. Route 401''' ('''US 401''') is a north–south [[United States highway]], a spur of [[U.S. Route 1]], that travels along the [[Atlantic Seaboard fall line|Fall Line]] from [[Sumter, South Carolina|Sumter]], [[South Carolina]] to [[Interstate 85 in North Carolina|Interstate 85]] near [[Wise, North Carolina|Wise]], [[North Carolina]].
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In [[North Carolina]], the highway becomes more utilized, as it connects several mid-size and large cities in the state. In the [[Sandhills (Carolina)|sandhills]] region, it connects the cities of [[Laurinburg, North Carolina|Laurinburg]], [[Raeford, North Carolina|Raeford]], and [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]], all three of which have business routes connecting the downtown areas. The road is typically two-lane still, but expands to four-lane (or more) in each city. The road then runs somewhat parallel to nearby [[Interstate 95 in North Carolina|Interstate 95]] from [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]] through [[Lillington, North Carolina|Lillington]] to [[Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina|Fuquay-Varina]].
In [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]], US 401 is center-stage again as a major
==History==
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US 401 was established in 1957 as a renumbering of [[U.S. Route 15 Alternate (Sumter-Society Hill, South Carolina)|US 15A]], from [[Sumter, South Carolina|Sumter]] to [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], and [[North Carolina Highway 59|NC 59]], from Raleigh to [[Norlina, North Carolina|Norlina]]; it is the third and current route to bear the name.
In 1967, northbound US 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 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 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 52]]/US 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 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 401 was rerouted along the eastern half of the Raleigh Beltline (Tom Bradshaw Freeway and Cliff Benson
The first US 401 existed between 1926
==Future==
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}}
==Junction list==
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==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://usends.com/401.html Endpoints of US Route 401]
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* [http://www.vahighways.com/ncannex/route-log/us401.html NCRoads.com: U.S. 401]
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