U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina

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This article is about the section of U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 29.
U.S. Highway 29 marker
U.S. Highway 29
US 29 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length168 mi[1] (270 km)
Existed1927–present
Major junctions
South end US 29 at the South Carolina line near Blacksburg
North end US 29 at the Virginia line near Danville
Location
CountiesCleveland, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Rowan, Davidson, Randolph, Guilford, Rockingham, Caswell
Highway system
← NC 28→ NC 30

U.S. Route 29 (US 29) is a United States highway that runs for 168 miles (270 km) from the South Carolina state line, near Blacksburg, to the commonwealth of Virginia, near Danville. It is signed with north-south cardinal directions, but is actually a north-east and south-west diagonal highway throughout the state. The route serves the North Carolina Piedmont, including the cities of Charlotte, Salisbury, High Point, and Greensboro.

Route description[]

US 29 starts in Grover NC as a two lane rural road where it intersects with NC 226 shortly after, it then turns into a four lane boulevard as it heads to Kings Mountain and goes onto Interstate 85. It then exits Interstate 85 at US 74. It then goes to Gastonia. NC 274 and US 321 both meet US 29 at two intersections. It then meets NC 279 before going into Lowell, McAdenville, and Belmont where it meets NC 7 before going to Charlotte. It goes into the Charlotte Airport area before meeting the Billy Graham Parkway. After that it intersects with NC 27 and Interstate 77 when going downtown before meeting up with NC 49 and forming a concurrency. Miles after it turns into a boulevard. It intersects with Interstate 485. It then goes to Concord to the Speedway area before meeting at an interchange with the freeway George Liles Parkway. It then overlaps with US 601 going into Kannapolis.

History[]

Established in 1927, it ran from the South Carolina state line to US 74 in Kings Mountain, with a concurrency with NC 205. In 1929, NC 205 was removed.

US 29's first extension was in 1932, following US 74/NC 20 east into Charlotte; it then replaced US 170 from Charlotte to the Virginia state line. In 1937, it replaced a stretch of NC 7 going between Kings Mountain and Gastonia; the old route briefly became alternates for both U.S. Routes before becoming NC 161 and NC 274.

In 1938, US 29 was moved onto a new bypass around Kannapolis-China Grove, leaving US 29A on the old route. In 1948, the routes were switched. In 1952, US 29 was moved onto new bypasses around Lexington and Thomasville, leaving behind US 29A in both cities. In 1957, US 29 was moved onto its modern route from Thomasville to Jamestown, old route became part of NC 62 and US 70A.

In 1957 or 1958, US 29 was moved onto new bypass west of Reidsville, leaving US 29A (later US 29 Business) through Reidsville. Also around same time, US 29 was moved onto new bypass east of Kings Mountain, extending NC 216 over its old route; then in Charlotte, it moved onto I-85 between Little Rock Road (exit 32) and the University City area (exit 42), old route through Charlotte as US 29 Business. In 1961 or 1962, US 29 was moved back further to NC 273 going onto I-85; but surprisingly, in 1963, US 29 was placed back on its original route through Charlotte again. Similar action also in Salisbury, where in 1960 US 29 was moved onto I-85, then in 1964 or 1965 it was moved back through town.

In 1973, US 29 was placed on a new freeway bypass east of Reidsville; its old bypass route was reverted to US 29 Business, while the old US 29 Business through Reidsville was removed. Between 1980-1982, the freeway from Reidsville was extended into Virginia.

U.S. Route 170[]

U.S. Highway 170 marker

U.S. Highway 170

LocationCharlotte, NC-VA state line
Length141.1 mi[2] (227.1 km)
Existed1926–1932

U.S. Route 170 (US 170) was an original US highway, established in 1926. It began at the intersection of Trade and Tryon Street in Charlotte, traversing northeast, in concurrency with NC 15 to Concord, Kannapolis, and Salisbury. Northeast of Salisbury, it was overlapped with NC 10 to Lexington, High Point, and Greensboro; via High Point Road to Lee Street, to Fairground Avenue, to Spring Garden Street, to Aycock Street, to West Market Street, to Greene Street, and finally to Summit Avenue, where it begins its overlap with NC 70 heading northwest to Browns Summit. Heading northeast, it went through Reidsville, Ruffin, and finally Pelham before crossing into Virginia towards Danville and eventually Lynchburg. In 1932, US 29 joined in concurrency with US 170. Later on, the US 170 designation was removed, leaving US 29 on the route.

Future[]

The freeway stretch of US 29 traveling southwest from Greensboro, to Lexington, North Carolina is currently also signed as Interstate 85 Business and US 70. On October 5, 2019, NCDOT submitted an application to AASHTO, and was granted approval, for the removal of the I-85 Business designation from the freeway,[3] and the rerouting of US 70 between Greensboro and Thomasville[4] leaving US 29 on the route. This plan, according to the state, will simplify overhead signage on the freeway, and eliminate route redundancies.

Junction list[]

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
ClevelandGrover0.000.00 US 29 south – BlacksburgContinuation from South Carolina
0.030.048 NC 226 north – Shelby
​2.23.5 NC 216 south (Battleground Road) – Kings Mountain National Military ParkSouth end of NC 216 overlap
​3.55.6 NC 216 north (Battleground Road) – Kings MountainNorth end of NC 216 overlap
​3.96.34 I-85 south – SpartanburgSouth end of I-85 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
​5.28.45Dixon School Road
Kings Mountain8.012.98 NC 161 – Kings Mountain
Gaston9.515.310A I-85 north – CharlotteNorth end of I-85 overlap
Gastonia10.717.2 US 74 west – Kings Mountain, ShelbyWest end of US 74 overlap
15.424.8 NC 274 north (Bessemer City Road) – Bessemer CityNorth end of NC 274 overlap
17.027.4 US 321 (Chester Street/York Street)North-south US 321 divided on one-way streets
17.528.2 NC 274 south (Broad Street)South end of NC 274 overlap; train tracks in medium of road
19.030.6 NC 279 (New Hope Road)
19.230.9Aberdeen Boulevard – To Cox Road/Shopping MallNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
Belmont25.440.9 NC 7 (Main Street)To Belmont Abbey College
26.242.2 NC 273 (Park Street) – Mount Holly
27.143.6 NC 7 west (Catawba Street)
MecklenburgCharlotte27.444.1Sloans Ferry Bridge over the Catawba River
29.747.8 I-485 – Pineville, Huntersville
31.350.4 Little Rock Road – CLT Airport
32.452.1 Boyer Street to Billy Graham Parkway (Charlotte Route 4) – CLT Airport
35.056.3 US 74 east (Wilkinson Boulevard)East end of US 74 overlap
35.857.6 NC 27 west (Freedom Drive)West end of NC 27 overlap
36.258.3 I-77 / US 21 north – Statesville
36.759.1 NC 27 east / NC 49 south (Morehead Street)East end of NC 27 and south end of NC 49 overlap
38.061.2 I-277 / NC 16 (Brookshire Freeway)
44.070.8
 To I-85 south / I-85 Connector – Gastonia
44.671.8 NC 49 north (University City Boulevard) – HarrisburgNorth end of NC 49 overlap
45.773.5 NC 24 (W.T. Harris Boulevard)
48.377.7 I-485 – Matthews, Huntersville
CabarrusConcord50.681.4Bruton Smith BoulevardIntersection at Charlotte Motor Speedway, to Concord Mills
56.490.8 US 601 south (Warren C. Coleman Boulevard) – MonroeSouth end of US 601 overlap
58.794.5 NC 73 west (Davidson Highway) – DavidsonWest end of NC 73 overlap
59.095.0 NC 73 east (Church Street)East end of NC 73 overlap
60.096.6 I-85 / US 601 north – Charlotte, Salisbury, GreensboroNorth end of US 601 overlap
Kannapolis62.199.9 NC 3 (Dale Earnhardt Boulevard)
63.3101.9Lakeview Street / East First Street
RowanChina Grove69.4111.7 NC 152 west (Church Street) – DowntownWest end of NC 152 overlap
70.0112.7

 NC 152 east to I-85 / US 601 – Rockwell, Greensboro		East end of NC 152 overlap
Salisbury76.8123.6 US 70 west / US 601 (Jake Alexander Boulevard)West end of US 70 overlap
77.4124.6 NC 150 west (Mooresville Road)West end of NC 150 overlap
78.8126.8Innes Street
Davidson​84.8136.5Yadkin River
​85.2137.182 I-85 / US 52 south – CharlottePermanently closed as of April, 2010[5][6][7][8]
​86.0138.484 I-85 / US 52 south / NC 150 east – CharlotteSouth end of I-85/US 52 and east end of NC 150 overlap
​87.0140.085Clark RoadPermanently closed as of November, 2012[9]
​88.4142.386Belmont Road
Lexington90.1145.087 I-85 north / I-285 begin / I-85 BL begin – High Point, GreensboroNorth end of I-85 and south end of I-285/I-85 Bus overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
91.1146.684
 NC 47 east to I-85 north		To Davidson County Airport
92.0148.185Green Needles Road
93.2150.086Salisbury Road – Downtown Lexington
94.2151.687 I-285 / US 52 north – Winston-SalemNorth end of I-285/US 52 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
95.2153.2Old US 64
95.7154.0 US 64 west – MocksvilleWest end of US 64 overlap
96.6155.5 NC 8 (Winston Road) – Lexington, Winston-Salem
97.5156.9 US 64 east / Main Street – AsheboroEast end of US 64 overlap
Thomasville104.8168.7Lexington Avenue – ThomasvilleNorthbound exit and southbound entrance
107.2172.5 NC 109 (Salem Street) – Thomasville, Winston-Salem
108.9175.3 NC 68 (National Highway) – Thomasville, West High PointTo Piedmont Triad International Airport
RandolphHigh Point110.0177.0Old Thomasville Road – High Point
Guilford110.7178.2Prospect Street
111.8179.9West Green Drive
112.6181.2Surrett Drive
113.2182.2Main Street – High Point
114.5184.3 I-74 / Brentwood Street – Winston-Salem, AsheboroBrentwood Street has a separate exit northbound; three-level diamond interchange
115.6186.0Baker Road
116.7187.8Kivett Drive – East High Point
Greensboro119.3192.0Vickery Chapel Road / Guildford College Road – Jamestown
120.8194.4118 I-85 south / I-85 BL end – Salisbury, CharlotteSouth end of I-85 and north end of I-85 Bus. overlap
121.8196.0119Groometown Road to Grandover ParkwaySouthbound exit incorporated with exit 33
122.6197.3120A
33
 I-85 north / US 421 south to I-40 east – Durham, Sanford

 I-73 north / US 421 north to I-40 west / Groometown Road – Winston-Salem		North end of I-85 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance
123.5198.834Holden Road
124.4200.235
A-B		A:
US 220 south to I-73 south – Asheboro
B:
US 220 north to I-40 west – Coliseum Area		No southbound exit 35B
124.9201.035CRehobeth Church Road / Vandalia Road
125.9202.6219 I-40 west / US 220 south – Winston-SalemWest end of I-40 overlap; no northbound exit
126.1202.9220Randleman RoadLeft southbound entrance
126.7203.9221South Elm-Eugene Street – Downtown Greensboro
127.9205.8222Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
128.2206.3223 I-40 east – Durham, RaleighEast end of I-40 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
128.6207.0Florida StreetNorthbound exit and entrance only
129.4208.2

 To I-40 east / I-85 north / Gate City Boulevard		Northbound exit and entrance only
130.2209.5Market StreetTo North Carolina A&T State University
130.6210.2Sullivan StreetNorthbound exit and entrance only
130.8210.5Bessemer Avenue
131.1211.0 US 70 east / US 220 north (Wendover Avenue) - TO Summit AvenueEast end of US 70 and north end of US 220 overlap
131.9212.3Summit Avenue – Greensboro DowntownSouthbound exit and Northbound entrance only
132.4213.116th Street
132.9213.9Cone Boulevard
135 I-785 south – Raleigh, CharlotteFuture I-840; Greensboro Urban Loop
136.0218.9Hicone Road
137.9221.9Reedy Fork Parkway- TO Summit Avenue
​140.9226.8 NC 150 – Brown Summit
​141.9228.4Benaja Road
Rockingham​144.7232.9
 US 29 Bus. north
Reidsville148.5239.0149
 NC 87 to US 158 west (Freeway Drive) – Reidsville, Burlington
149.6240.8150Barnes Street – Reidsville Downtown
​152.1244.8153 US 158 / NC 14 (Freeway Drive) – Reidsville, Eden, Yanceyville
​155.5250.3156Narrow Gauge Road
​158.3254.8159

 US 29 Bus. to NC 87 north – Ruffin
Ruffin160.6258.5161
 US 29 Bus. south (Mayfield Road)
Caswell​164.2264.3165Law Road
​166.7268.3167 NC 700 (Shady Grove Road) – Eden
​168.3270.9169
 US 29 Bus. north / US 58 west – Danville, Martinsville		Interchange at Virginia state line
​ US 29 north / US 58 east – Lynchburg, South BostonContinuation into Virginia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Incomplete access

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Google (March 26, 2019). "US 29" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Google (July 12, 2013). "U.S. Route 170" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Transportation Advisory Committee (July 2019). "Removal of 'Business 85'". High Point Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 6, 2019). "2019 Annual Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2020. "Ballot" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "NCDOT: I-85 Corridor Improvement Project". Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  6. ^ "SalisburyPost.com: Safety concerns lead to closing of Wil-Cox Bridge; no timeframe on reopening". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  7. ^ "NC 150 Route Change (2012-03-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. March 1, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  8. ^ NC 150 Route Change (2012-01-04) (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 4, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  9. ^ Staff (July 27, 2011). "NCDOT to close Clark Road entrance and exits ramps on I-85 north, section of Snider Kines Road in Davidson County starting Monday". Project Details. North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 26, 2012.

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