U.S. Route 421

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U.S. Route 421
Length: 941 mi (1514 km)
Formed: 1930
South end: Fort Fisher, N.C.
Major
junctions:		 US 1-15-501 and NC 87 in Sanford, N.C.
I-85 in Greensboro, N.C.
I-40 in Greensboro and Winston-Salem, N.C.
North end: US 20 at Michigan City, Indiana
United States Numbered Highways
Spur of US 21
List - Bannered - Divided - Replaced
US 421-N highway near Winston-Salem.
US 421-N highway near Winston-Salem.

U.S. Route 421 is a spur of U.S. 21. It runs for 941 miles (1,514 km) from Michigan City, Indiana, at U.S. 20 to Fort Fisher. The highway goes through the cities of Indianapolis, Indiana; Frankfort, Kentucky; Lexington, Kentucky; Harlan, Kentucky; Bristol, Tennessee; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Greensboro, North Carolina; and Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Major cities

[edit] North Carolina

U.S. 421 begins at Fort Fisher and heads through North Carolina's southeastern beaches to Wilmington. It then heads in a northwest direction through Clinton, Dunn, Lillington, Sanford and Siler City to the Piedmont Triad region. After Winston-Salem, it passes through Wilkesboro and Boone (where it intersects the Blue Ridge Parkway) on its way through the mountains towards Bristol, Tennessee.

[edit] Tennessee

U.S. Highway 421 near Bristol, Tennessee.
U.S. Highway 421 near Bristol, Tennessee.
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[edit] Virginia

Main article: U.S. Route 421 in Virginia

[edit] Kentucky

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[edit] Indiana

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