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 and a Freeway with an interchange of US 17 Bypass. 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 15-501 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.

History

Major intersections

South Carolina
County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
Horry	Myrtle Beach		US 17 Bus. – Briarcliffe Acres, Springmaid Beach	Southern Terminus of US 501
			Robert Grissom Parkway
			US 17 (Freeway) – Briarcliffe Acres, Socastee
			Bridge over Intracoastal Waterway
			SC 31 (Carolina Bays Parkway) – North Myrtle Beach, Socastee
	Conway		US 501 Bus. north
			SC 544 south – Socastee	Northern end of SC 544
			US 701 – Yuhannah, Allsbrook
			US 378
			US 501 Bus. south
			SC 22 east (Veterans Highway) – Briarcliffe Acres	Western end of SC 22
	Aynor		SC 319 south	Northern end of SC 319
Marion	Rains		SC 41 – Mullins, Centenary
	Marion		US 501 Bus. north / SC 41 Alt. to SC 576
			US 76 – Florence, Mullins
			SC 41 Alt.
			US 501 Bus. south
	Sellers		SC 38 north – Sellers	Southern end of SC 38
Dillon	Latta		US 301 south – Mars Bluff	South end of US 301 overlap
			SC 917
	Dillon		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
			SC 9 / SC 57 west – Little Rock, Clio	Northern end of SC 9/SC 57 overlap
North Carolina
County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Robeson	South of the Border		I-95 (Exit 1)
	Rowland		US 301 north / NC 130 east	Northeast end of US 301 and NC 130 overlap
			NC 710	South end of NC 710
	Raemon		NC 130 west	West end of NC 130 overlap
			NC 83
For a special route and other intersections see U.S. Route 15/501 concurrency
Person	Timberlake		NC 57 south	North end of NC 57 overlap
	Roxboro		US 158 east	East end of US 158 overlap
			US 158 west	West end of US 158 overlap
			NC 49 north	South end of NC 49 overlap
Virginia Main article: U.S. Route 501 in Virginia#Major intersections
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

Bannered Routes

South Carolina business loops

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

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

North Carolina business loops

U.S. Route 501 Business
Location:	Laurinburg, North Carolina

U.S. Route 501 Business
Location:	Durham, North Carolina

Virginia business loop

U.S. Route 501 Business
Location:	Lynchburg, Virginia

External links

• Endpoints of U.S. highways

References