U.S. Route 501

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U.S. Route 501
Length:	355 mi (571 km)
South end:	US 17 Business in Myrtle Beach, SC
Major junctions:	US 701 in Conway, SC I-95 near South of the Border, SC US 301 in Rowland, NC I-74/US 74/15/401 in Laurinburg, NC US 1 in Sanford, NC and Aberdeen, NC I-40 near Durham, NC I-85/US 15 in Durham, NC
North end:	US 60 in Buena Vista, VA
United States Numbered Highways Spur of US 1 List - Bannered - Divided - Replaced

U.S. Route 501 is a spur of U.S. Route 1. It runs 355 miles (571 km) from Buena Vista, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at U.S. Route 17 Business. It passes through the states of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. From Durham to Laurinburg, a 108-mile section of US 501 overlaps U.S. Route 15 (15-501 Concurrency). Sections of US 15-501 also share routings with U.S. Route 1 in sections near Sanford, North Carolina and Aberdeen, North Carolina.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 South Carolina 1.2 North Carolina 1.3 Virginia 2 External links

[edit] Route description

[edit] South Carolina

US 501 begins at US 17 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. From Myrtle Beach to Marion, US 501 is a multilane highway. It passes through the city of Conway before reaching Marion, where US 501 bypasses the town to the east. North of Marion, US 501 meets SC 38, a connector to Interstate 95. From SC 38, US 501 heads to the northeast, meeting US 301 in Latta. US 301 merges with US 501, forming a concurrency through Dillon to the North Carolina border, where it passes South of the Border prior to exiting South Carolina.

[edit] North Carolina

Main articles: U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina and U.S. Route 15/501 in North Carolina

US 301 and US 501 enter North Carolina south of Rowland. In Rowland, US 501 splits from US 301 and heads northwest to Laurinburg, where it briefly overlaps with US 74 south of the city. Upon departing US 74, US 501 immediately embarks on an overlap with US 15. The routes remain concurrent for 108 miles to Durham, passing through Aberdeen, Pinehurst, Sanford, and Chapel Hill in between. North of Durham, US 501 passes through the city of Roxboro prior to entering Virginia.

[edit] Virginia

In Virginia, US 501 passes through the cities of Lynchburg and South Boston.

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[edit] External links

• Endpoints of U.S. highways

	edit U.S. Routes related to US 1
US 201 - US 301 - US 401 - US 501 - US 601 - US 701