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]].

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