Bannered routes of U.S. Route 74

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U.S. Route 74 marker

U.S. Route 74
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Several bannered routes of U.S. Route 74 exist. In order from west to east they are as follows.

Existing

Asheville–Forest City alternate route

U.S. Route 74A
Location: Asheville–Forest City, NC
Length: 60 mi[1] (96.6 km)
Existed: 1994–present

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established in 1994, replaced the old mainline US 74 route when US 74 was moved onto the Solon David Smart Memorial Highway and I-26. The alignment of US 74A varies greatly from the current parent route. US 74A traverses through downtown Asheville, goes through the mountain resort communities of Chimney Rock and Lake Lure, continues to Ruth, passes between the towns of Rutherfordton and Spindale, and bypasses Forest City to the south. US 74, joins I-40 eastbound west of Asheville, and switches onto I-26 eastbound through Fletcher, bypassing most of urban Asheville. Continuing along a southeasterly course, the parent US 74 passes by Hendersonville and splits from I-26 at Columbus; after passing south of Rutherfordton, US 74 meets the eastern terminus of US 74A.[2]

US 74A is concurrent with US 64 from Ruth in the east through Lake Lure, where NC 9 joins, and Chimney Rock, and separates to the south in Bat Cave. NC 9 also splits in Bat Cave, but to the north; US 74A alone continues west from that point. In Asheville, US 74A has many concurrencies; US 70 is concurrent with US 74A in east and downtown Asheville and Interstate 26, I-240, US 19/US 23 are concurrent with US 74A west of downtown. Near US 74A's western terminus, US 19/US 23 are concurrent with US 74A. NC 81 shares pavement with US 74A for a short 1-mile (1.6 km) segment in southeast Asheville. Between Asheville and Gerton, US 74A bears the street name Charlotte Highway. East of Gerton, the road is named the Gerton Highway until arriving at Bat Cave. Through towns and cities, the road takes various names including Main Street and Railroad Avenue.

US 74A is overlapped by two North Carolina scenic byways: Drovers Road (Asheville to Bat Cave) and Black Mountain Rag (Bat Cave to Lake Lure).[3]


County Location mi[1] km Exit Destinations Notes
Buncombe Asheville 0.0 0.0 I‑40 / US 74 / US 19 south / US 23 south (Smokey Park Highway) – Enka, Hickory, Knoxville South end of US 19/US 23 overlap
2.6 4.2
US 19 Bus. north / US 23 Bus. north (Haywood Road)
3.2 5.1 NC 63 north (Leicester Highway) – Leicester
4.0 6.4 3A
Future I‑26 east / I‑240 west / US 19 Bus. south / US 23 Bus. south		 East end of Future I-26 and west end of I-240 overlap
4.4 7.1 3B Westgate / Resort Drive
4.8 7.7 4A
Future I‑26 west / US 19 north / US 23 north / US 70 west – Weaverville, Johnson City		 West end of Future I-26/US 70 and north end of US 19/US 23 overlap
5.0 8.0 4B Patton Avenue  – Downtown Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
5.5 8.9 4C Montford Avenue / Haywood Street
6.0 9.7 5A US 25 (Merrimon Avenue) To Biltmore Estate and UNC Asheville
6.2 10.0 5B I‑240 east East end of I-240 overlap
6.5 10.5 NC 694 north (Town Mountain Road) To Blue Ridge Parkway
7.5 12.1 I‑240 / Chunns Cove Road
8.0 12.9 US 70 east (Tunnel Road) – Swannanoa East end of US 70 overlap
8.7 14.0 NC 81 west (Swannanoa River Road) – Biltmore Forest West end of NC 81 overlap
10.0 16.1 NC 81 east (Swannanoa River Road) – Swannanoa East end of NC 81 overlap
10.5 16.9 8 I‑240 west West end of I-240 overlap
11.0 17.7 9 I‑40 / I‑240 east – Hickory, Knoxville East end of I-240 overlap
11.8 19.0 Blue Ridge Parkway
Henderson Bat Cave 28.7 46.2 NC 9 north – Black Mountain North end of NC 9 overlap
28.8 46.3 US 64 west – Hendersonville West end of US 64 overlap
Rutherford Lake Lure 36.0 57.9 NC 9 south – Mill Spring South end of NC 9 overlap
Rutherfordton 52.0 83.7 US 221 – Marion
Ruth 52.5 84.5 US 64 east – Morganton East end of US 64 overlap
Rutherfordton 54.0 86.9
US 74 Bus. / US 221A – Spindale, Forest City
Forest City 60.0 96.6 US 74 – Columbus, Shelby
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Rutherfordton–Forest City business loop


U.S. Route 74 Business
Location: Rutherfordton – Forest City, NC
Length: 21.5 mi[4] (34.6 km)
Existed: 1960–present
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US 74 Business at the Cleveland/Rutherford County line

U.S. Route 74 Business (US 74 Bus) was established in 1960 as a renumbering of US 74A, it traversed along Washington Street and Charlotte Road in Rutherfordton. In December, 1970, US 74 was extended east through Spindale, Forest City, and Ellenboro when US 74 was placed on new freeway bypass.[5] In 1994, US 74 was moved south onto a new alignment towards Columbus, converting the old mainline into US 74A; as a result, US 74 Business was rerouted in Rutherfordton to go south in concurrency with US 221 to the US 74 freeway.[6]


County Location mi[4] km Destinations Notes
Rutherford ​ 0.0 0.0 US 74 / US 221 south – Columbus, Shelby, Chesnee South end of US 221 overlap
Rutherfordton 5.3 8.5 US 221 north / US 221A / NC 108 west – Marion, Columbus North end of US 221/US 221A overlap
6.2 10.0 US 74A – Ruth, Forest City
Forest City 11.4 18.3 US 221A south (Broadway Street) South end of US 221A overlap
​ 12.8 20.6 Bostic Sunshine Highway – Bostic
Cleveland ​ 20.1 32.3 NC 120 south – Cliffside
Mooresboro 21.5 34.6 US 74 – Columbus, Shelby
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Shelby business loop


U.S. Route 74 Business
Location: Shelby, North Carolina
Length: 6.2 mi[7] (10.0 km)
Existed: 1960–present

U.S. Route 74 Business (US 74 Bus) was established in 1960 as a renumbering of US 74A, following Marion Street and Warren Street. In December, 1971, the eastern portion of Warren Street was changed, forcing eastbound US 74 Business to be rerouted north on DeKalb Street then onto Marion Street.[8] At an unknown date, eastbound US 74 Business was completely removed from Warren Street to its current alignment along Marion Street.

The entire route is in Shelby, Cleveland County.

mi[7] km Destinations Notes
0.0 0.0 US 74 / NC 226 – Forest City, Columbus, Polkville
1.5 2.4 NC 18 / NC 150 west (Lafayette Street) – Fallston West end of NC 150 overlap
3.2 5.1 NC 150 east (Cherryville Road) – Cherryville East end of NC 150 overlap
4.8 7.7 NC 180 (Post Road)
6.2 10.0 US 74 – Kings Mountain, Gastonia, Charlotte
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Kings Mountain business loop


U.S. Route 74 Business
Location: Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Length: 5.4 mi[9] (8.7 km)
Existed: 1984–present

U.S. Route 74 Business (US 74 Bus) was established in 1984, it was a renumbering of the old mainline US 74 through Kings Mountain. US 74 Business begins at US 74 west of Kings Mountain. The route is routed along Shelby Road into the town. US 74 Business runs through the downtown of area Kings Mountain before reaching US 74 again on the eastern side of Kings Mountain.


County Location mi[9] km Destinations Notes
Cleveland Kings Mountain 0.0 0.0 US 74 – Shelby, Gastonia
2.0 3.2 Kings Mountain Boulevard
4.0 6.4 NC 216 (Battleground Avenue) – Grover, Cherryville
4.6 7.4 NC 161 (Cleveland Avenue) – Bessemer City, York
Gaston ​ 5.4 8.7 US 74 east – Gastonia, Charlotte Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Rockingham–Hamlet business loop


U.S. Route 74 Business
Location: Rockingham – Hamlet, NC
Length: 15.0 mi[10] (24.1 km)
Existed: 2003–present

U.S. Route 74 Business (US 74 Bus) was established in 2003 as a renumbering of the mainline US 74 through Rockingham and Hamlet.[11]

The entire route is in Richmond County.

Location mi[10] km Destinations Notes
​ 0.0 0.0
US 74 / Future I‑73 / Future I‑74 – Laurinburg, Wadesboro
Rockingham 2.0 3.2 Cartledge Creek Road
5.5 8.9 US 220 – Asheboro, Cheraw
5.8 9.3 US 1 south (Hancock Street) – Cheraw
Hamlet 11.0 17.7 NC 177 (King Street) – Cheraw
12.0 19.3 NC 38 south (Louis Breeden Boulevard) – Bennettsville
​ 13.0 20.9 NC 381 south – Gibson
​ 15.0 24.1
US 74 / Future I‑74 east – Laurinburg		 Eastbound exit and Westbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Laurinburg–Maxton business loop


U.S. Route 74 Business
Location: Laurinburg – Maxton, NC
Length: 12.4 mi[12] (20.0 km)
Existed: 1967–present

U.S. Route 74 Business (US 74 Bus) was established in 1967 as a renumbering of mainline US 74 through Laurinburg. In 1984, it was extended east replacing mainline US 74 through Maxton.[13]


County Location mi[12] km Destinations Notes
Scotland ​ 0.0 0.0 I‑74 west / US 74 west – Hamlet, Rockingham Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Laurinburg 1.3 2.1 NC 79 south (Gibson Road) – Gibson
2.0 3.2 US 15 / US 401 / US 501 – Aberdeen, Raeford, McColl
2.8 4.5
US 15 Bus. / US 401 Bus. / US 501 Bus. (Main Street)
​ 5.8 9.3 I‑74 / US 74 – Hamlet, Rockingham, Whiteville
Robeson Maxton 9.8 15.8 NC 71 north / NC 130 south (Patterson Street) – Red Springs, Raemon
​ 12.4 20.0
I‑74 / US 74 / US 74 Alt. east – Laurinburg, Whiteville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Maxton–Lumberton alternate route


U.S. Route 74 Alternate
Location: Maxton – Lumberton, NC
Length: 15.5 mi[14] (24.9 km)
Existed: 2007–present

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74 Alt) was established in 2007 when mainline US 74 and I-74 were realigned to a new freeway south of the old route, between Maxton to near Lumberton.[15][16] The route, just south of the banks of the Lumber River, goes through mostly farmland. In between, NC 710 connect travelers to Pembroke, where the University of North Carolina at Pembroke is located. Highway signs along the route are bannered "Alternate" or "ALT" above US 74; as oppose to US 74A, which is used in Western North Carolina.

The entire route is in Robeson County.

Location mi[14] km Destinations Notes
​ 0.0 0.0
I‑74 / US 74 / US 74 Bus. west – Maxton, Laurinburg
​ 5.0 8.0 NC 710 – Pembroke, Rowland To University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Lumberton 15.5 24.9 I‑74 / US 74 – Whiteville, Wilmington
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Chadbourn–Whiteville business loop


U.S. Route 74 Business
Location: Chadbourn – Whiteville, NC
Length: 12.3 mi[17] (19.8 km)
Existed: 1975–present

U.S. Route 74 Business (US 74 Bus) was established in 1975 to replace the old mainline US 74 through Chadbourn and Whiteville. The route is mostly in concurrency with US 76 Business.[18]

The entire route is in Columbus County.

Location mi[17] km Destinations Notes
​ 0.0 0.0
Future I‑74 / US 74 west / NC 130 north / NC 410 – Laurinburg, Bladenboro, Whiteville		 West end of NC 130 and north end of NC 410 overlap
Chadbourn 1.9 3.1 US 76 / US 76 Bus. – Fair Bluff, Whiteville West end of US 76 Bus. overlap
2.1 3.4 NC 410 south (Brown Street) – Chadbourn, Tabor City South end of NC 410 overlap
Whiteville 9.2 14.8 US 701 / NC 130 east (Powell Boulevard) – Tabor City, Clarkton, Elizabethtown East end of NC 130 overlap
9.5 15.3 US 701 Bus. (Pinckney Street/Madison Street) Roundabout
​ 12.1 19.5 NC 214 east (Sam Potts Highway) – Hallsboro
​ 12.3 19.8 Future I‑74 / US 74 / US 76 – Wilmington, Laurinburg
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Future

Shelby bypass


U.S. Route 74 Bypass
Location: Shelby, North Carolina

U.S. Route 74 Bypass (US 74 Byp.) is the future designation of the Shelby bypass; currently being constructed in phases. The designation, listed on NCDOT documents, has not been submitted/approved by AASHTO.[19]

The entire route is in Cleveland County.

Location mi km Exit Destinations Notes
​ US 74 east Eastbound entrance and westbound exit
​ Washburn Switch Road
​ NC 226 (Polkville Road)
​ NC 18 (Fallston Road)
​ NC 150 (Cherryville Road)
Shelby US 74 west Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Unopened

Monroe bypass


U.S. Route 74 Bypass
Location: Stallings–Wingate, NC

U.S. Route 74 Bypass (US 74 Byp.), also known as the Monroe Expressway, is the future designation of a 16-mile (26 km) toll road that will bypass north of Monroe, from Stallings to east of Wingate.[20]

The entire route is in Union County.

Location mi km Exit Destinations Notes
Stallings US 74 east Eastbound entrance and westbound exit
Hemby Bridge Indian Trail–Fairview Road
Indian Trail Unionville–Indian Trail Road
Monroe Rocky River Road
US 601 (Concord Highway)
NC 200 (Morgan Mill Road)
Wingate Austin Chaney Road
​ US 74 west Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Unopened

Former

Rutherfordton alternate route

U.S. Route 74A
Location: Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Length: 2.2 mi[21] (3.5 km)
Existed: 1949–1960

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established in 1948 or 1949, it followed the original US 74 route through Rutherfordton, as the mainline US 74 was placed on a new bypass route through Ruth. Traversing along Washington Street and Charlotte Road, it was renumbered US 74 Business in 1960.[2]

Shelby alternate route

U.S. Route 74A
Location: Shelby, North Carolina
Length: 6.2 mi[7] (10.0 km)
Existed: 1936–1960

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established in 1936 as a new primary routing using Marion Street through Shelby; paralleling mainline US 74, which was on Warren Street. Around 1949, US 74 was moved onto new bypass south of Shelby; US 74A was thus extended on both directions. As part of this development, US 74A was split west on Marion Street and east on Warren Street. In 1960 it was renumbered to US 74 Business.[2]

Bessemer City alternate route

U.S. Route 74A
Location: Bessemer City, North Carolina
Length: 10.0 mi[22] (16.1 km)
Existed: 1937–1938

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established in 1937, this alternate route, along with US 29A, followed the old routing from Kings Mountain to Gastonia, via Bessemer City. A year later, it was renumbered as NC 161 and NC 274.[2]

Monroe alternate route 1

U.S. Route 74A
Location: Monroe, North Carolina
Length: 0.4 mi[23] (0.6 km)
Existed: 1949–1952

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established between 1945-49, it was set up as an inner bypass of downtown Monroe, via Jefferson Street. It was decommissioned in 1952 when US 74 moved out of the downtown area, converting the old route, along Charlotte Avenue and Franklin Street, into the second alternate route.[2]

Monroe alternate route 2

U.S. Route 74A
Location: Monroe, North Carolina
Existed: 1952–1954

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established in 1952, it replaced the old mainline US 74 through downtown Monroe, via Franklin Street and Charlotte Avenue. In 1953, it was rerouted along Skyway Drive when US 74 was completely realigned onto new bypass routing between Matthews and Monroe. In 1954, it was decommissioned.[2]

Rockingham alternate route

U.S. Route 74A
Location: Rockingham, North Carolina
Existed: 1953–1957

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established between 1951-53, after US 74 was rerouted south of downtown Rockingham. The alternate route followed the old alignment along Washington Street and Rockingham Road. In 1957 it was decommissioned.[2]

Leland alternate route

U.S. Route 74A
Location: Leland, North Carolina
Length: 0.14 mi[24] (0.23 km)
Existed: 1936–1975

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established in 1936, it replaced mainline US 74 through an intersection in Leland, while the mainline was moved just off to the right on Village Road. At 0.14 miles (0.23 km), it was the shortest alternate route. It was unsigned throughout its existence,[citation needed] but was marked on state and county maps up until 1975, when NCDOT downgraded it to secondary road status.[25]

Wrightsville Beach alternate route

U.S. Route 74A
Location: Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Existed: 1938–1940

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established by 1938 as new primary routing, it went from Causeway Drive south along Waynick Boulevard, ending on the south-end of Wrightsville Beach; making it a spur route of US 74. By 1940, it was replaced by an extension of US 76.[2]

References

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