U.S. Route 601

U.S. Route 601
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 1
Length:	316.3 mi[1][2] (509.0 km)
Existed:	1927 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 321 near Tarboro, SC
	US 78 in Bamberg, SC I-26 near Orangeburg, SC I-20 near Lugoff, SC US 1 in Camden, SC US 74 in Monroe, NC I‑85 near Salisbury, NC I‑40 near Mocksville, NC US 421 near Yadkinville, NC I‑74 near Mount Airy, NC
North end:	US 52 in Mount Airy, NC
Location
States:	South Carolina, North Carolina
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced ← I-585 SC SC 602 → ← NC 581 NC NC 610 →

U.S. Route 601 (US 601) is a north–south United States highway that runs for 316.3 miles (509.0 km) from U.S. Route 321, near Tarboro, South Carolina, to U.S. Route 52, in Mount Airy, North Carolina.

Route description

South Carolina

US 601 begins at US 321 near Tarboro, SC and intersects with such highways as US 278 in Hampton, US 301 between Bamberg and Orangeburg, US 78 in Bamberg, Interstate 26 near Orangeburg Interstate 20 near Lugoff, US 1 in Camden, US 521 between Camden and Kershaw, and SC 9 in Pageland.

North Carolina

After crossing the north–South Carolina border, US 601 intersects with such highways as US 74 in Monroe, NC 24/NC 27 in Midland, NC 49 south of Concord, Interstate 85 near Salisbury, Interstate 40 near Mocksville, US 421 in Yadkinville, Interstate 74 near White Plains, and US 52 in Mount Airy.

History

Established in 1927 as an original US Highway; the original routing was from US 1, in Cheraw, to US 17/US 76, in Florence.

In 1932, US 601 was extended north into North Carolina, replacing SC 96. In North Carolina US 601 was placed on concurrency with almost all of NC 80, from the South Carolina state line, near McFarlan, to downtown Mount Airy. In 1934, NC 80 was expunged from US 601.

In 1935, most of US 601 was replaced by the arrival of US 52. From Salisbury, North Carolina to Florence, South Carolina, the route was converted to US 52; which marked its departure from South Carolina.

Around 1952, US 601 was extended south from Salisbury. Starting with a concurrency with US 29 to Kannapolis, from there it followed US 29A to downtown Concord. Replacing NC 151, it continues south through Monroe and to the state line. In South Carolina, US 601 returns by replacing SC 151 from the border to Pageland. From there it replaced SC 902 and part of SC 265 to Kershaw. Between Kershaw and Camden, it overlaps with US 521. Replacing SC 26 from Camden to Orangeburg, then in concurrency with US 301 to Bamberg. Then finally replacing SC 36 to US 321, where it continues and ends with US 321 in Hardeeville.

In 1965, US 601 was realigned on new road bypassing west of downtown Concord, leaving a business loop.^[3] In 1970, US 601 was realigned on new road bypassing east of Dobson, leaving a business loop.^[4] In 1974, US 601 was extended to Interstate 95 in Hardeeville; however, by 1977, US 601 was truncated to its current southern terminus at US 321, near Tarboro. In 1979, US 601 was rerouted west of Salisbury, with concurrency with US 70; Innis Street was downgraded to secondary status. In the late 1980s, US 601 was rerouted onto Interstate 85, in Salisbury from exit 68 to exit 74; which was extended in the late 1990s, going south to exit 58 in Concord.^[5][6]

In 1999, US 601 was truncated to its current northern terminus at US 52 in Mount Airy.^[7]

Junction list

State	County	Location	mi[2]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
South Carolina	Jasper	Tarboro	0.0	0.0		US 321 (Cotton Hill Road) – Hardeeville, Estill
		​	3.3	5.3		SC 652 east (Calf Pen Bay Road)
		Pineland	3.7	6.0		SC 462 (Gillison Branch) – Robertville, Grays
	Hampton	Furman	9.2	14.8		SC 333 west (Scotia-Furman Highway) – Scotia
		​	14.0	22.5		SC 3 (Browning Gate Road) – Estill, Grays
		Hampton	23.6	38.0		US 278 east / SC 363 east (Elm Street) – Varnville	East end of US 278 and SC 363 overlap
			24.2	38.9		US 278 west / SC 363 west (Elm Street) – Brunson	West end of US 278 and SC 363 overlap
	Colleton	​	36.7	59.1		SC 641 (Confederate Highway) – Walterboro	To Rivers Bridge State Park
	Bamberg	Ehrhardt	41.8	67.3		SC 64 (Low Country Highway) – Barnwell, Walterboro, Charleston
		Bamberg	55.2	88.8		US 301 (Main Highway) – Allendale	South end of US 301 overlap
			56.1	90.3		US 78 (Railroad Avenue) – Denmark, Summerville
	Orangeburg	​	61.7	99.3		SC 332 west (Slab Landing Road) – Cope, Norway
		​	68.2	109.8		SC 70 west (Binnicker Bridge Road) – Denmark, Barnwell
		Edisto	71.4	114.9		SC 4 west (Neeses Road) – Neeses	West end of SC 4 overlap
		Orangeburg	73.3	118.0		SC 33 east (Russell Street)
			73.4	118.1		SC 4 east (Stonewall Jackson Boulevard)	East end of SC 4 overlap
			73.9	118.9		US 178 Bus. (Broughton Street) – North, Bowman
			74.4	119.7		US 301 north / US 21 Bus. south (Magnolia Street) – Santee, Branchville	North end of US 301 and south end of US 21 business overlap
			74.6	120.1		SC 33 (Russell Street) – Cameron
			75.6	121.7		US 21 / US 178 (Chestnut Street) – North, Columbia, Bowman	North end of US 21 business overlap
			79.5	127.9		I-26 – Columbia, Charleston
	Calhoun	Wertz Crossroads	85.7	137.9		US 176 (Old State Road) – Columbia, Cameron
		St. Matthews	87.5	140.8		SC 6 (Old State Road) – Swansea, Columbia, Santee
		Wiles Crossroads	95.0	152.9		SC 419 (Fort Motte Road) – Fort Motte, Lone Star, Elloree
		​	96.4	155.1		SC 267 south (McCords Ferry Road) – Lone Star, Elloree
	Richland	Wateree	102.6	165.1		SC 48 west (Bluff Road) – Gadsden	To Congaree National Park
		​	106.8	171.9		SC 764 west (Old Eastover Road) – Eastover
		​	109.5	176.2		SC 263 (Vanboklen Road) – Eastover, Sumter
		​	112.3	180.7		US 76 / US 378 (Garners Ferry Road) – Columbia, Sumter
		Leesburg	112.3	180.7		SC 262 west – Columbia
	Kershaw	Lugoff	129.8	208.9		I-20 / SC 12 west (Fort Jackson Road) – Columbia, Florence
			132.2	212.8		US 1 south (Jefferson Davis Highway) – Elgin	South end of US 1 overlap
			132.6	213.4		SC 34 west (Ridgeway Road) – Ridgeway	West end of SC 34 overlap
		Camden	137.3	221.0		US 1 north / US 521 south / SC 34 east – Sumter, Bishopville, McBee	North end of US 1, south end of US 521, and east end of SC 34 overlap
			139.4	224.3		SC 97 north (Liberty Hill Road) – Great Falls
	Lancaster	Kershaw	158.2	254.6		US 521 Bus. north / US 601 Bus. north (Hampton Street)
			158.9	255.7		US 521 north (Matson Street) – Heath Springs, Lancaster	North end of US 521 overlap
			159.1	256.0		US 521 Bus. / US 601 Bus. south (Hampton Street)
		​	164.4	264.6		SC 265 east (Old Jefferson Highway) – Jefferson, Chesterfield
		Midway	166.0	267.2		SC 903 north (Flat Creek Road) – Lancaster	North end of SC 903 overlap
			166.2	267.5		SC 903 south (Flat Creek Road) – McBee	South end of SC 903 overlap
	Chesterfield	​	175.9	283.1		SC 9 north – Lancaster	North end of SC 9 overlap
		Pageland	178.9	287.9		SC 207 north (Elm Street) – Monroe
			179.3	288.6		SC 9 south (McGregor Street) / SC 151 Bus. south (Pearl Street) – Chesterfield, Jefferson	South end of SC 9 and SC 151 business overlap
			180.3	290.2		SC 151 south (Van Lingle Mungo Boulevard) – Jefferson, Darlington	North end of SC 151 business overlap
			182.7 0.0	294.0 0.0	South Carolina–North Carolina state line
North Carolina	Union	Monroe	12.4	20.0		US 74 east (Roosevelt Boulevard)	East end of US 74 overlap
			13.7	22.0		NC 200 north (Morgan Mill Road) – Stanfield, Locust	North end of NC 200 overlap
			14.9	24.0		US 74 west / NC 200 south (Roosevelt Boulevard) – Charlotte NC 207 south (Skyway Drive) – Monroe Business District	West end of US 74 and south end of NC 200 overlap
		Fairview	24.8	39.9		NC 218 – Mint Hill, New Salem
	Cabarrus	​	33.3	53.6		NC 24 / NC 27 – Charlotte, Locust, Albemarle	To Reed Gold Mine Historic Site
		​	39.1	62.9		NC 200 south – Locust, Stanfield
		Concord	42.7	68.7		NC 49 – Charlotte, Richfield
			42.9	69.0		NC 3 north (Union Street)
			46.9	75.5		US 29 south (Concord Parkway) – Charlotte	South end of US 29 overlap
			49.1	79.0		NC 73 west (Davidson Highway) – Huntersville	West end of NC 73 overlap
			49.5	79.7		NC 73 east (Davidson Drive)	East end of NC 73 overlap
			50.5	81.3	58	I‑85 south / US 29 north (Cannon Boulevard) – Charlotte, Kannapolis	South end of I-85 and north end of US 29 overlap
		Kannapolis	52.3	84.2	60	Dale Earnhardt Boulevard / Copperfield Boulevard
			55.0	88.5	63	Lane Street – Kannapolis
	Rowan	China Grove	60.5	97.4	68	US 29 / NC 152 – China Grove, Rockwell
		​	62.8	101.1	70	Webb Road
		​	64.0	103.0	71	Peeler Road
		​	64.7	104.1	72	Peach Orchard Road
		Salisbury	66.1	106.4	74	Julian Road
			67.0	107.8	75	I‑85 north – Lexington, Greensboro	North end of I-85 overlap
			68.3	109.9		US 29 / US 70 east (Main Street) – Salisbury, China Grove	East end of US 70 overlap
			69.0	111.0		NC 150 (Mooresville Road) – Salisbury, Mooresville
			71.4	114.9		US 70 west (Statesville Boulevard) – Statesville	West end of US 70 overlap
			73.2	117.8		To US 52 / Innes Street	To Catawba College
	Davie	​	82.6	132.9		NC 801 – Cooleemee, Advance
		Mocksville	87.2	140.3		US 64 east (Lexington Road) / US 158 east (Main Street) – Lexington	East end of US 64 overlap
			88.4	142.3		US 64 west (Wilkesboro Street) – Statesville	West end of US 64 overlap
			90.1	145.0		I‑40 – Winston-Salem, Statesville
		​	97.9	157.6		NC 801 south – Farmington
	Yadkin	Yadkinville	104.8	168.7		US 421 – Winston-Salem, Wilkesboro
		Boonville	113.5	182.7		NC 67 (Main Street) – East Bend, Jonesville
	Surry	​	120.7	194.2		NC 268 – Pilot Mountain, Elkin
		Dobson	124.0	199.6		US 601 Bus. north (Main Street) – Dobson
			125.2	201.5		Atkins Street / Turkey Ford Road – Dobson
		​	126.7	203.9		US 601 Bus. south (Main Street) – Dobson
		Mount Airy	131.2	211.1		I‑74 – Winston-Salem, Wytheville
			133.6	215.0		US 52 (Andy Griffith Parkway) – Winston-Salem, Hillsville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Bannered routes

See also

• Congaree National Park
• Congaree River
• Edisto River
• Fort Jackson
• Lake Warren State Park
• North Carolina Bicycle Route 6
• Wateree River
• Yadkin River

References

1. Robert V. Droz (14 November 2006). "Termini and Lengths in Miles". U. S Highways: From US 1 to (US 830). Robert V. Droz. Retrieved January 8, 2007.
2. Google (January 28, 2013). "US 601" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
3. "US 601 Route Change (1965-10-08)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. October 8, 1965. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
4. "US 601 Route Change (1970-09-03)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 3, 1970. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
5. "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 601". Retrieved January 28, 2013.
6. "NCRoads.com: U.S. 601". Retrieved January 28, 2013.
7. "US 601 Route Change (1999-06-30)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 30, 1999. Retrieved January 28, 2013.

External links

• Ends of US Highway 601