U.S. Route 221
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Auxiliary route of US 21 | |
Length | 734 mi[citation needed] (1,181 km) |
Existed | 1930[citation needed]–present |
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Country | United States |
States | Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia |
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U.S. Route 221 (US 221) is a 734-mile-long (1,181 km)
Throughout western North Carolina, from the Virginia state line to the Blue Ridge Parkway, US 221 is a challenging drive, and can be described as one climb after another.[citation needed][neutrality is disputed] In some places, the route skirts around large foothills.
Route description
Florida
U.S. Route 221 originates just south of the city of
Georgia
U.S. Route 221 runs through the cities of Quitman, Valdosta, Lakeland, Pearson, and Douglas in southern Georgia.
In Quitman, it joins U.S. Route 84 (cosigned Georgia State Route 38) to Valdosta. From Valdosta to Douglas, it joins with Georgia State Route 31. It also joins with Georgia State Route 135 and State Route 56. From Pearson to Douglas, it joins with U.S. Route 441 as a four-lane highway, which was completed in 2000.
In Douglas, U.S. Route 221 runs as the eastern part of Bowens Mill Rd. and will be widened in the future. It passes through Hazelhurst, Mount Vernon and Soperton before crossing Interstate 16, then later joins up with U.S. Route 1 and Georgia State Route 4 after passing through Louisville. After going through Wrens, it splits off to the north, cosigned with Georgia State Route 47 and passes through Harlem before crossing Interstate 20 /Georgia State Route 402 approximately 20 miles west of Augusta. Shortly before crossing into South Carolina, Georgia State Route 150 merges with Route 221 at the Pollards Corner intersection as Georgia 47 turns away. The passage into South Carolina takes place on top of the J. Strom Thurmond Dam, which forms the southern shore of Lake Strom Thurmond.
South Carolina
U.S. Route 221 enters South Carolina in rural McCormick County at the southeastern edge of Lake Strom Thurmond. It continues north and northwestward to the town of McCormick. From McCormick, it continues northerly to the city of Greenwood.
From Greenwood, U.S. Route 221 continues northeasterly to the city of Waterloo, South Carolina. U.S. Truck Route 221 bypasses the city of Laurens on the east side. It continues northerly and intersects Interstate 385 in rural Laurens County and proceeds to intersect Interstate 26 in rural Spartanburg County.
U.S. Route 221 continues through the center of the city of Spartanburg before intersecting Interstate 85 just north of the city. It continues to the city of Chesnee before exiting the state in a rural area of Cherokee County. The southern terminus of U.S. Alternate Route 221 intersects the main route in the city of Chesnee and exits the state a few miles to the east of the main route.
North Carolina
US 221 is a major highway in
U.S. Route 221 has one Alternate (continuing from South Carolina) and two Business Routes (in Marion and Jefferson). It intersects two major highways: U.S. Route 74 near Rutherfordton and I-40 near Marion; and also intersects with the Blue Ridge Parkway four times.
Virginia
In
Major intersections
- Florida
- US 19 / US 98 in Perry
- US 27 in Perry
- I-10 south-southeast of Greenville
- US 90 in Greenville. The highways travel concurrently through Greenville.
- Georgia
- US 84 in Quitman. The highways travel concurrently to Valdosta.
- I-75 in Valdosta
- US 41 / US 84 in Valdosta. US 41/US 221 travels concurrently through Valdosta.
- US 129 in Lakeland. The highways travel concurrently to east-northeast of Lakeland.
- US 441 south-southwest of Pearson. The highways travel concurrently to Douglas.
- US 82 in Pearson
- US 23 / US 341 in Hazlehurst. The highways travel concurrently through Hazlehurst.
- US 280 in Mount Vernon
- I-16 south of Norristown
- US 80 north-northeast of Norristown
- US 319 south-southwest of Bartow. The highways travel concurrently to Bartow.
- US 1 in Louisville. The highways travel concurrently to Wrens.
- Future I-14in Wrens
- US 78 / US 278 in Harlem
- I-20 south of Appling
- South Carolina
- US 378 in McCormick. The highways travel concurrently through McCormick.
- US 25 / US 178 south-southeast of Greenwood. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Greenwood.
- US 76 in Laurens
- I-385 north of Laurens
- I-26 east-northeast of Moore
- US 29 in Spartanburg
- I-585 / US 176 north of Spartanburg
- I-85 east of Valley Falls
- North Carolina
- US 74 southwest of Forest City
- US 64 in Rutherfordton
- I-40 southeast of West Marion
- US 70 in Marion
- US 321 in Blowing Rock. The siblings travel concurrently to Boone.
- US 421 in Boone. The siblings travel in a wrong-way concurrency to north-northeast of Deep Gap.
- US 21 in Twin Oaks. US 221 travels concurrently with its parent to Independence, Virginia.
- Virginia
- US 21 / US 58 in Independence. US 58/US 221 travels concurrently to Hillsville.
- US 52 in Hillsville
- US 11 in Roanoke. The highways travel concurrently through Roanoke.
- in Roanoke
- US 11 / US 460 in Roanoke. US 221/US 460 travels concurrently to Bedford.
- US 501 in Lynchburg
US 501 Bus.in Lynchburg
Special routes
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ISBN 978-0-528-00771-2.