Interstate 74 in North Carolina
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| Interstate 74 Main route of the Interstate Highway System |
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| Length: | 17 mi[1] (27 km) | ||||||||
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| West end: |  I-77 at the VA line near Cana, VA |
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| Major junctions: |
I-77 near Toast US 601 near Mount Airy |
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| East end: |  US 52 near Pilot Mountain, NC |
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In the U.S. state of North Carolina, Interstate 74 currently exists, along with Interstate 73, as a built portion of a planned eastern extension of I-74 through the Ohio River Valley.
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[edit] Route description
In North Carolina, there are three sections of highways totaling 63 miles (101 km) currently open and signed as I-74 and three open sections signed as Future I-74 totaling 38 miles (61 km).
The three interstate sections are: from the Virginia state line (overlapped with I-77 for four and a half miles to exit 101)[2], then twelve miles to US 52 near Mount Airy (segment previously signed as NC 752)[3]; I-74 is also signed with Interstate 73 for 27 miles on the US 220 freeway from US 220 Business/NC 134 in Ulah to just south of Candor[4]; and a new section was opened up on November 30, 2007 for 6 miles from US 74 in Maxton to NC 710 south of Pembroke (signed for local traffic only; to access this new road eastbound you have to exit the highway and get on again at the eastbound on-ramp from Business US 74). When this new section opened, another 13 miles to the east along the existing Laurinburg and Maxton bypasses were also signed as I-74[5].
Future I-74 is signed for 12 miles with Future I-73 along U.S. Highway 220 from the US 220 Business/NC 134 interchange in Ulah through Asheboro north to the U.S. Route 311 interchange[6]. It is also signed as Future I-74 with Future I-73 along the 17-mile US 220 Ellerbe Bypass from Candor to just north of Rockingham, opened January 7, 2008[7]. Future I-74 is also signed by itself along the US 74 (Rockingham-Hamlet Bypass) for 10 miles.
US 52 from Mount Airy to Winston-Salem cannot currently be designated as I-74 because it is not up to interstate standards, but signs say "Future I-74 Corridor." Furthermore, it is not certain whether the future route of I-74 in Winston-Salem will be the Winston-Salem Beltway going around the city's east side, or US 52, which will require a $500 million upgrade to interstate standards in the city.[8] From Winston-Salem southeast to US 220, I-74 is to follow the US 311 bypass, part of which is still under construction[9]. The existing US 311 bypass, as of Fall 2002, did not meet interstate standards and would require a waiver to be designated I-74[10].
[edit] Exit list
| County | Location | # | Destinations | Notes |
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| Surry | 5 | I-77 south – Statesville |
East end of I-77 overlap | |
| 6 |  NC 89 – Mount Airy |
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| 8 | Red Brush Road | |||
| 11 | US 601 – Mount Airy, Dobson |
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| 13 | Park Drive | |||
| Temporary east end of I-74 | ||||
| 17 | US 52 north – Mount Airy |
West end of US 52 overlap | ||
| 136 | Cook School Road | |||
| Pilot Mountain | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
| Pilot Mountain | 134 |  NC 268 – Pilot Mountain, Elkin |
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| Pilot Mountain State Park | ||||
| Stokes | 129 | Pinnacle | ||
| Forsyth | King | 123 | King, Tobaccoville | |
| 122 | Moore-RJR Drive | |||
| Rural Hall | 120 | Westinghouse Road | ||
| 118 |  NC 65 – Rural Hall, Bethania |
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| Winston-Salem | ||||
| West end of gap (Winston-Salem Northern Beltway); future east end of US 52 overlap at present exit 117[11] | ||||
| Winston-Salem | US 52 south |
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 I-274 west (Winston-Salem Northern Beltway) |
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 NC 66 |
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 NC 8 |
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| Baux Mountain Road | ||||
| Walkertown |  US 311 |
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 US 158 |
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| Winston-Salem |    I-40 Bus. / US 421 / NC 150 |
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| Kernersville Road | ||||
 I-40 |
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| US 311 north |
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| East end of gap (Winston-Salem Northern Beltway); future west end of US 311 overlap[11] | ||||
| Union Cross Road | ||||
| High Point Road | Former US 311 | |||
| NC 66 – Kernersville |
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| Guilford | High Point | 25 |    US 311 Bus. south (North Main Street) – High Point |
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| 24 | Johnson Street | |||
| 23 |  NC 68 (Eastchester Drive) to I-40 |
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| 21 | Greensboro Road | |||
| 20 | Kivett Drive | |||
| 19B | East Green Drive | |||
| 19A |    I-85 Bus. / US 29 / US 70 – Thomasville, Greensboro |
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| West end of gap | ||||
 I-85 – Charlotte, Greensboro |
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| Randolph | Cedar Square Road | |||
| Gaps on either end of I-73 overlap | ||||
| Richmond | 311 |  US 1 – Rockingham, Cheraw, Southern Pines |
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| 316 |  NC 177 – Hamlet |
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| Future east end of I-73 overlap | ||||
| 319 |  NC 38 - Bennettsville, Hamlet |
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| 320 |  NC 381 – Hamlet |
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| 321 |  US 74 Bus. west – Hamlet |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| Gap; temporary west end of I-74 | ||||
| Scotland | 207 | US 74 Bus. east – Laurinburg |
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |
| 208 |  NC 79 – Gibson |
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| Laurinburg | 209 |    US 15 / US 401 / US 501 north – Fayetteville, Bennettsville |
West end of US 501 overlap | |
| 210 | US 15 Bus. / US 401 Bus. – Laurinburg |
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| 211 | US 501 south – Rowland, Myrtle Beach |
East end of US 501 overlap | ||
| 212 | To US 74 Bus. – Laurinburg |
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 213 | US 74 Bus. – East Laurinburg, Maxton |
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| 216 | Maxton, Laurinburg-Maxton Airport | |||
| Robeson | Maxton | 217 |  NC 71 – Maxton, Red Springs |
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| 220 |  US 74 Bus. west / US 74 Alt. east – Maxton |
Signed as exits 220A (west) and 220B (east) eastbound | ||
| 223 | Cabinet Shop Road | Under construction | ||
| 226 |  NC 710 – Pembroke, Red Springs |
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| Gap; temporary east end of I-74 | ||||
| Dew Road - Pembroke | Under construction | |||
| Back Swamp Road | Under construction | |||
  I-95 / US 301 - Florence, Lumberton, Fayetteville |
Under construction | |||
| Lumberton | US 74 Alt. west |
Under construction | ||
| Lumberton |  NC 41 – Lumberton, Fairmont |
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| Gap | ||||
| Columbus |    US 74 Bus. east / NC 130 east / NC 410 |
East end of NC 130 overlap | ||
| Tommy Wooten Road | At-grade intersection | |||
 US 76 west – Chadbourn, Fair Bluff |
West end of US 76 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
| Union Valley Road | ||||
| Whiteville |   US 701 Byp. – Whiteville, Clarkton |
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| US 74 Bus. west / US 76 Bus. west – Whiteville |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Federal Highway Administration Route Log and Finder List, Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System Of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002
- ^ http://www.duke.edu/~rmalme/i74seg1.html, Retrieved on 2008/05/01.
- ^ http://www.duke.edu/~rmalme/i74seg2.html, Retrieved on 2008/05/01.
- ^ http://www.duke.edu/~rmalme/i73seg9.html, Retrieved on 2008/05/01.
- ^ http://www.duke.edu/~rmalme/i73seg16.html, Retrieved on 2008/05/01.
- ^ http://www.duke.edu/~rmalme/i73seg7.html, Retrieved on 2008/05/01.
- ^ http://www.duke.edu/~rmalme/i73seg10.html, Retrieved on 2008/05/01.
- ^ http://www.duke.edu/%7Ermalme/i74seg3.html, Retrieved on 2008/04/24.
- ^ http://www.duke.edu/~rmalme/i74seg6.html, Retrieved on 2008/05/01.
- ^ http://www.duke.edu/~rmalme/i74seg5.html, Retrieved on 2008/04/24.
- ^ a b North Carolina Department of Transportation, Winston-Salem Northern Beltway: 2004 Combined Environmental Public Hearing Maps
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