U.S. Route 501

U.S. Route 501
Route information
Auxiliary route of US 1
Length:	355 mi (571 km)
Existed:	1935 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 17 Bus. in Myrtle Beach, SC
	US 17 near Myrtle Beach US 701 / US 378 in Conway, SC I-95 near South of the Border, SC US 301 between Rowland, NC and Hamer I-74 / US 15 / US 74 / US 401 in Laurinburg, NC US 1 in Sanford, NC and Aberdeen, NC I-40 near Downtown Durham, NC I-85 / US 15 in Durham, NC US 58 / US 360 in South Boston, VA US 29 / US 460 in Lynchburg, VA
North end:	US 60 in Buena Vista, VA
Location
States:	South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia
Highway system
United States Numbered Highways 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 (174 km) 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.

Route description

Lengths

	mi	km
SC	A10074 !74	A10,119} !119
NC	A10211 !211	A10,340} !340
VA	A10145 !145	A10,233} !233
Total	A10430 !430	A10,692} !692

South Carolina

US 501 begins at US 17 Bus. in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. From Myrtle Beach to Marion, US 501 is a multilane highway, some sections divided, some undivided, mostly with at-grade intersections but having a number of interchanges along the length. 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 and an interchange on Interstate 95 near Hamer in Dillon County.

North Carolina

Main article: U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina

James Taylor Bridge, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, part of the US-15/501 route

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 (174 km) 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.

Virginia

Main article: U.S. Route 501 in Virginia

Northern terminus of US 501 at US 60 in Buena Vista, Virginia

In Virginia, US 501 runs 111.42 miles (179.31 km) from the North Carolina state line near Cluster Springs to its northern terminus at US 60 in Buena Vista. US 501 is the primary highway between Lynchburg and both South Boston in Southside Virginia and Durham in North Carolina's Research Triangle.

Major junctions

This table shows junctions in South Carolina.

County	Location	Mile	km	Destinations	Notes
Horry	Myrtle Beach	0.00	0.00	US 17 Bus. – Briarcliffe Acres, Springmaid Beach	Southern terminus of US 501
		1.12	1.80	Robert Grissom Parkway
		4.17	6.71	US 17 – Briarcliffe Acres, Socastee	Cloverleaf interchange
				Bridge over Intracoastal Waterway
		5.38	8.66	SC 31 (Carolina Bays Parkway) – North Myrtle Beach, Socastee	Hybrid interchange: Outer ramps from northbound (NB) US 501 to NB SC 31, southbound (SB) US 501 to SB SC 31, NB SC 31 to SB US 501, and SB SC 31 to NB US 501. Loop ramps from NB US 501 to left lane of SB SC 31, and SB US 501 to left lane of NB SC 31. Flyover ramps from left lane of NB SC 31 to NB US 501, and left lane of SB SC 31 to SB US 501.
	Conway	8.64	13.90	US 501 Bus. north – Red Hill
		9.48	15.26	SC 544 south – Socastee	Northern end of SC 544
		10.53	16.95	US 701 – Yauhannah, Loris
		18.49	29.76	US 378 west – Brittons Neck
		28.17	45.34	US 501 Bus. south – Conway
	Aynor	37.06	59.64	SC 22 east (Veterans Highway) – Briarcliffe Acres	Western end of SC 22
		45.01	72.44	SC 319 south – Cool Spring	Northern end of SC 319
Marion	Rains	59.18	95.24	SC 41 – Mullins, Centenary
	Marion	64.97	104.56	US 501 Bus. north / SC 41 Alt. to SC 576 – Marion
		65.17	104.88	US 76 – Florence, Mullins
		66.09	106.36	SC 41 Alt.
		67.34	108.37	US 501 Bus. south – Marion
	Sellers	69.07	111.16	SC 38 north – Sellers	Southern end of SC 38
Dillon	Latta	69.14	111.27	US 301 south – Mars Bluff	South end of US 301 overlap
		71.57	115.18	SC 917 – Oak Grove, Smithboro
	Dillon	73.98	119.06	SC 9 / SC 57 east / SC 34 west – Lake View, Floydale, Bigham	Southern end of SC 9/SC 57 overlap; Eastern end of SC 34
		74.00	119.09	SC 9 / SC 57 west – Little Rock, Clio	Northern end of SC 9/SC 57 overlap
Concurrency terminus       Closed/former       HOV only       Incomplete access       Tolled/ETC       Unopened

Bannered Routes

South Carolina business loops

U.S. Route 501 Business
Location:	Conway, South Carolina
Length:	4.4 mi (7.1 km)

Conway business loop

U.S. Route 501 Business
Location:	Marion, South Carolina
Length:	6.6 mi (10.6 km)

North Carolina business loops

Main article: U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina#Bannered routes

Virginia business loop

Main article: U.S. Route 501 in Virginia#Bannered routes

External links

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