U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 15 | ||||
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Route of US 15 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length: | 159 mi[1] (256 km) | |||
Existed: | 1927 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | US 15 / US 401 at the SC line near McColl, SC | |||
I‑74 / US 74 in Laurinburg US 421 in Sanford I‑40 in Durham NC 147 in Durham I‑85 / US 70 in Durham | ||||
North end: | US 15 at the VA line near Clarksville, VA | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Scotland, Hoke, Moore, Lee, Chatham, Orange, Durham, Person | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 15 (US 15) is a north–south United States highway that traverses the majority of North Carolina in concurrency with U.S. Route 501, known as "15-501" ("Fifteen Five-o-one").
Route description
From the South Carolina state line, US 15 is in concurrency with US 401 to Laurinburg. Merging with US 501, it becomes what is known as "15-501" ("Fifteen Five-o-one"), a concurrency that extends for 106 miles (171 km) across central North Carolina; US 15 also the dominant partner, using its mile markers along the route. After Laurinburg it goes north to Aberdeen, linking briefly with US 1 before continuing to Pinehurst. In Pinehurst, 15-501 goes through a rare roundabout, then continues north, through Carthage, back to US 1. After another brief concurrency with US 1 through Sanford, it exits off the freeway and goes due north to Pittsboro. After Pittsboro, 15-501 becomes an expressway, connecting the cities of Chapel Hill and Durham; this section of the route is famous because of the two universities it connects: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. Though the road is a symbol of the separation of the Carolina-Duke rivalry, NCDOT has been trying to remedy that by making the route a superstreet for better traffic flow.[2] In Durham, 15-501 upgrades to an urban freeway, allowing for quick access from south Durham to north; the freeway ends merging into Interstate 85. At exit 176B (on I-85), US 501 splits off towards Roxboro, while US 15 continues with I-85 towards Oxford.
After Durham, US 15 continues to follow I-85 till exit 186A, where it goes first to Creedmoor, then on into Oxford. After going through downtown Oxford, it continues north, near Mayo Lake, to Clarksville, Virginia.
History
Established in 1927, it was aligned along NC 75 from the South Carolina state line, through Rockingham, Pinehurst and Durham, to the Virginia state line.[3]
Junction list
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Scotland | | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 15 south / US 401 south – Bennettsville | South Carolina state line | |||
Laurinburg | 5.0 | 8.0 | US 15 Bus. / US 401 Bus. | |||||
6.0 | 9.7 | I‑74 / US 74 / US 501 – Rockingham, Lumberton, Wilmington | Southern terminus of US 501 concurrency | |||||
7.0 | 11.3 | US 74 Bus. (Church Street) | ||||||
9.0 | 14.5 | US 401 / US 15 Bus. / US 501 Bus. – Fayetteville | Northern terminus of US 401 concurrency | |||||
Laurel Hill Township | 12.0 | 19.3 | NC 144 (Old Wire Road) – Wagram, Laurel Hill | |||||
Hoke |
No major junctions | |||||||
Richmond |
No major junctions | |||||||
Moore | Aberdeen | 31.8 | 51.2 | NC 211 – Raeford | Southern terminus of NC 211 concurrency | |||
32.0 | 51.5 | US 1 – Rockingham | Southern terminus of US 1 concurrency | |||||
32.2 | 51.8 | NC 5 – Pinehurst | ||||||
34.0 | 54.7 | US 1 – Southern Pines | Northern terminus of US 1 concurrency | |||||
Pinehurst | 38.0 | 61.2 | NC 2 / NC 211 – Southern Pines, West End | Roundabout; northern terminus of NC 211 concurrency | ||||
| 41.5 | 66.8 | NC 73 – West End | |||||
Carthage | 45.0 | 72.4 | NC 22 – Southern Pines | Southern terminus of NC 22 concurrency | ||||
46.0 | 74.0 | NC 22 (McNeill Street) | Northern terminus of NC 22 concurrency | |||||
48.0 | 77.2 | NC 24 / NC 27 (Monroe Street) | Southern terminus of NC 24 / NC 27 concurrency | |||||
| 50.0 | 80.5 | NC 24 / NC 27 – Cameron | Northern terminus of NC 24 / NC 27 concurrency | ||||
Lee | | 59.0 | 95.0 | US 1 – Cameron, Southern Pines | Southern terminus of US 1 concurrency | |||
Tramway | 61.0 | 98.2 | NC 78 (Tramway Road) – Cameron | |||||
Sanford | 63.5 | 102.2 | 66 | NC 42 / US 1 Bus. – Asheboro, Fuquay-Varina | Interchange; south end of freeway | |||
65.0 | 104.6 | 68 | Spring Lane | |||||
65.5 | 105.4 | 69A | NC 87 / US 421 Bus. – Olivia, Pineview, Spout Springs | Southern terminus of NC 87 concurrency | ||||
66.0 | 106.2 | 69B | Burns Drive / Canterbury Road | |||||
66.5 | 107.0 | 70 | US 421 – Fuquay-Varina, Dunn, Greensboro | |||||
67.5 | 108.6 | 71 | US 1 / US 1 Bus. – Cary, Raleigh | Roundabout interchange; north end of freeway; northern terminus of US 1 concurrency | ||||
Chatham | Pittsboro | 81.0 | 130.4 | NC 87 – Graham, Burlingham | Northern terminus of NC 87 concurrency | |||
82.0 | 132.0 | US 64 Bus. | ||||||
84.0 | 135.2 | US 64 – Siler City, Apex | US 64 exit 383 | |||||
Orange | Chapel Hill | 97.0 | 156.1 | NC 54 / NC 86 – Graham, Blackwood, Hillsborough | Interchange; southern terminus of NC 54 concurrency | |||
99.0 | 159.3 | NC 54 (Raleigh Road) – Durham | Interchange; northern terminus of NC 54 concurrency | |||||
102.0 | 164.2 | Franklin Street | Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||||
Durham | Durham | 103.0 | 165.8 | I‑40 – Greensboro, Raleigh | I-40 exit 270 | |||
105.0 | 169.0 | 105A 105B | US 15 Bus. / US 501 Bus. / Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway | Interchange; south end of freeway | ||||
106.0 | 170.6 | 106 | Cornwallis Road | |||||
107.0 | 172.2 | 107 | NC 751 (Cameron Boulevard) | |||||
108.0– 108.5 | 173.8– 174.6 | 108A 108B 108C 108D | NC 147 (Durham Freeway) / US 70 Bus. (Hillsborough Road) / Morreene Road | Signed as exits 108A (Morreene Road), 108B & 108C (NC 147), and 108D (US 70 Bus.) | ||||
109.0 | 175.4 | – | I‑85 / US 70 – Greensboro | Southern terminus of I-85 / US 70 concurrency; I-85 exit 174A; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
See I-85 | ||||||||
111.5 | 179.4 | – | US 501 (Duke Street) / Gregson Street – Roxboro | Northern terminus of US 501 concurrency; I-85 exit 176 | ||||
See I-85 | ||||||||
112.5 | 181.1 | – | US 70 – RDU Airport, Raleigh | Northern terminus of US 70 concurrency; I-85 exit 178 | ||||
See I-85 | ||||||||
Granville | Dutchville | 122.0 | 196.3 | I‑85 – Petersburg | Northern terminus of I-85 concurrency; north end of freeway, I-85 exit 186 | |||
Creedmoor | 127.0 | 204.4 | NC 56 – Butner, Wilton, Franklinton | |||||
| 139.0 | 223.7 | I‑85 – Durham, Petersburg | I-85 exit 202 | ||||
Oxford | 142.0 | 228.5 | NC 96 (MLK Jr. Avenue) – Henderson | Southern terminus of NC 96 concurrency | ||||
142.3 | 229.0 | US 158 Bus. (Williamsboro Street) | Southern terminus of US 158 Bus. concurrency | |||||
143.0 | 230.1 | NC 96 (Roxboro Road) / US 158 Bus. – Roxboro | Northern terminus of NC 96 / US 158 Bus. concurrency | |||||
144.0 | 231.7 | US 158 (Oxford Loop Road) – Roxboro, Henderson | ||||||
| 159.0 | 255.9 | US 15 north – Clarksville | Virginia state line | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- 1 2 Google (2011-02-01). "US 15 in NC" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ↑ "NCDOT: Super Street" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ↑ "NCRoads.com: U.S. 15". Retrieved 2012-08-19.
External links
- Media related to U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina at Wikimedia Commons
- NCRoads.com: U.S. 15
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