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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)}}
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|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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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==
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==See also==
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==References==
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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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