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U.S. Route 701 marker
U.S. Route 701
Location
CountryUnited States
Highway system

Several bannered routes of U.S. Route 701 exist, from South Carolina to North Carolina. In order from south to north, separated by type, they are as follows.

Business loops

Tabor City business loop

U.S. Highway 701 marker
U.S. Highway 701
LocationTabor City, North Carolina
Length2.36 mi[1][2] (3.80 km)

U.S. Route 701 Business (US 701 Business) is a 2.36-mile (3.80 km) business route of US 701 through Tabor City, North Carolina.[1][2] The highway begins at a directional intersection with US 701 just south of the South Carolina–North Carolina state line. US 701 Business parallels the Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad across the state line and into the town of Tabor City as two-lane Hickman Road. At the south end of downtown, the business route intersects NC 410 (Green Sea Road) at 3rd Street and runs concurrently two blocks to the north end of downtown, where they meet NC 904 (Main Street) at 5th Street. The three highways head northeast along 5th Street, which has two lanes plus a center turn lane. After three blocks, NC 904 splits southeast as Pireway Road. US 701 Business and NC 410 continue northeast to the business route's northern terminus in an industrial area at US 701. NC 410 continues northeast for a short distance with US 701 before splitting north.[3][4][5]

Whiteville business loop

U.S. Highway 701 marker
U.S. Highway 701
LocationWhiteville, North Carolina
Length4.72 mi[2] (7.60 km)

U.S. Route 701 Business (US 701 Business) is a 4.72-mile (7.60 km) business route of US 701 through Whiteville, North Carolina.[2] The business route, which starts as Madison Street, begins as a two-lane road at an acute intersection with US 701 (J.K. Powell Boulevard) on the southern edge of the city. US 701 Business expands to a four-lane road with center turn lane after its intersection with NC 130 (Love Mill Road). The highway reduces to two lanes after crossing Soules Swamp into the downtown area and veers north at its grade crossing of the Carolina Southern Railroad. US 701 Business passes through a residential area before reaching a cluster of county offices. The highway meets US 74 Business and US 76 Business at a roundabout that encircles the Columbus County Courthouse. The US 74 and US 76 business routes head west from the roundabout along Washington Street and east as Jefferson Street. US 701 Business continues north on Pinckney Street, which passes through another residential neighborhood before leaving the city at its overpass of the US 74 and US 76 freeway. The business route gains the name James B. White Highway to its northern terminus at US 701, which continues north with the same name.[4][6]

Clarkton business loop

U.S. Route 701 marker
U.S. Route 701
LocationClarkton, North Carolina
Length2.86 mi[2] (4.60 km)

U.S. Route 701 Business (US 701 Business) is a 2.86-mile (4.60 km) business route of US 701 through Clarkton, North Carolina.[2] The business route begins at US 701 (James B. White Highway) in far northern Columbus County. The two-lane highway heads northeast into Bladen County and becomes College Street, which veers north and parallels US 701 three blocks to the east as it enters the town of Clarkton. US 701 Business intersects NC 211 (Green Street) and has a grade crossing of CSX's Wilmington Subdivision. At the north town limit, the business route veers northwest and reconnects with US 701.[4][7]

Clinton business loop

U.S. Route 701 marker
U.S. Route 701
LocationClinton, North Carolina
Length5.70 mi[2] (9.17 km)

U.S. Route 701 Business (US 701 Business) is a 5.70-mile (9.17 km) business route of US 701 through Clinton, North Carolina.[2] The business route, which passes downtown Clinton to the east, begins at a partial cloverleaf interchange with Faircloth Freeway, which heads southeast as US 421 and northwest with both US 701 and US 421. US 701 also heads south as Garland Highway. US 701 Business heads north as Southeast Boulevard, which starts as two lanes but expands to four plus center turn lane at Rowan Road shortly before entering the city limits. The business route intersects NC 24 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) and runs concurrently with the state highway through an industrial area, where they have a grade crossing of a CSX rail spur. NC 24 splits east at US 701 Business's intersection with Warsaw Road. Northeast of downtown, the highway meets the southern end of NC 403 (College Street). US 701 Business continues northwest as Northeast Boulevard before curving north, exiting the city limits, and continuing as two-lane Hobbton Highway. North of the city, the business route ends at the intersection at the northern end of the US 701 freeway; US 701 continues north along Hobbton Highway.[4][8]

Former alternate routes

Clinton alternate route

U.S. Highway 701A marker
U.S. Highway 701A
LocationClinton, North Carolina
Existed1948–1957

U.S. Route 701A (US 701A) was created in 1948 as a renumbering of US 701. It went along Lisbon, College, and Beamer St.

Former business loops

Mount Pleasant business loop

U.S. Highway 701 marker
U.S. Highway 701
LocationMount Pleasant, South Carolina
Existed1967–1992

U.S. Route 701 Business in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina ran in an overlap with Bus US 17 along part of SC 703 and all of BS-526 from 1967 to 1992.

References

  1. ^ a b Highways - Zipped Shapefile of roads maintained by SCDOT - Statewide (ESRI shapefile) (Map). South Carolina Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Statewide Primary & Secondary Road Arcs (ESRI shapefile) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  3. ^ "General County Highway Maps". South Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  4. ^ a b c d "NCDOT: State Mapping Resources". North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  5. ^ "U.S. Route 701 Business (Tabor City, North Carolina)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  6. ^ "U.S. Route 701 Business (Whiteville, North Carolina)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  7. ^ "U.S. Route 701 Business (Clarkton, North Carolina)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  8. ^ "U.S. Route 701 Business (Clinton, North Carolina)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
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