U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina
It has been suggested that this article should be Interstate 42. (discuss) (January 2024) |
) Proposed since April 2024. |
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length | 488 mi[1] (785 km) | |||
Existed | November 11, 1926 | –present|||
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Major junctions | ||||
West end | US 25 / US 70 at the Tennessee line near Paint Rock | |||
East end | School Drive in Atlantic | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | North Carolina | |||
Counties | Madison, Buncombe, McDowell, Burke, Catawba, Iredell, Rowan, Davidson, Guilford, Alamance, Orange, Durham, Wake, Johnston, Wayne, Lenoir, Jones, Craven, Carteret | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 70 (US 70) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Globe, Arizona, to the Crystal Coast of the US state of North Carolina. In North Carolina, it is a major 488-mile-long (785 km) east–west highway that runs from the Tennessee border to the Atlantic Ocean. From the Tennessee state line near Paint Rock to Asheville it follows the historic Dixie Highway, running concurrently with US 25. The highway connects several major cities including Asheville, High Point, Greensboro, Durham, Raleigh, Goldsboro, and New Bern. From Beaufort on east, US 70 shares part of the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, a National Scenic Byway, before ending in the community of Atlantic, located along Core Sound.
US 70 is an original US Highway, signed on November 11, 1926, when the US Highway System was approved. Since then, the highway has been realigned in places. One of the larger extensions of US 70 came in 1931 when the highway was extended concurrently along North Carolina Highway 101 (NC 101) from Beaufort to Atlantic. While sections of US 70 have been converted to freeway standards, along most of the routing it is a four-lane highway. Several new projects beginning in the 2000s have placed US 70 on interstate grade freeways, such as the Clayton and Goldsboro bypasses. On May 24, 2016, AASHTO assigned the Future I-42 designation to the majority of US 70's routing east of Garner. Additionally, a short freeway segment in east Durham was officially designated as I-885 on June 30, 2022, a route that connects I-40 to I-85 through the Research Triangle Park and east Durham.
Route description
US 70 travels through several diverse regions in North Carolina, including the
Western Mountains and Foothills
US 70, in concurrency with
In
At the top of the gap, in addition to a reduced speed limit there is a truck information station that requires all
Entering
Piedmont Triad and the Triangle
After passing through
At 1.16 miles (1.87 km) from the Yadkin River, NC 150 splits towards
Passing south of
Entering both
After crossing
Coastal Plain and Down East
After 10.7 miles (17.2 km) along the Clayton Bypass, US 70 crosses US 70 Bus., from Clayton to
Bypassing south of Dover, in Jones County, US 70 travels through the Great Dover Swamp, most of which has been drained and converted to farmland. After 11.9 miles (19.2 km) it enters Craven County, south of Cove City. At Clarks Road (exit 409) is the Craven County Rest Area.[26] At exit 410A US 17 joins in concurrency as the freeway enters New Bern. The freeway, designated the Richard Spaight Memorial Highway, passes southeast of the downtown area and enters James City after crossing the Trent River via the Freedom Memorial Bridges.[6] Traveling southeast along the U.S. Marine Corp Highway, US 70 passes by the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, and then enters the Croatan National Forest before reaching the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, in Havelock.[6][27] Going south, it crosses into Carteret County and then passes west of Newport as it leaves the Croatan National Forest and into Morehead City. After connecting with the eastern terminus of NC 24, which goes to Swansboro, US 70, along Arendell Street, is split in the middle by the NCRR railroad. Adjacent to the Carteret Community College is the Carteret County Visitor Center; the Atlantic Beach Bridge connects Morehead City with Bogue Banks, including Fort Macon State Park.[26] Through the downtown area, it reaches the end of the peninsula and the Port of Morehead City. Crossing over the Newport River/Intracoastal Waterway, it travels along Radio Island and then crosses Beaufort Channel (Gallants Creek) via Grayden Paul Bridge into downtown Beaufort. Traveling along Cedar and Live Oak Streets, US 70 goes north out of Beaufort and then east, crossing over the North River and Ward Creek to Otway. Going southeast to Smyrna, it then turns northeasterly along the Core Sound. After crossing the Salter's Creek via Dan Taylor Memorial Bridge it connects with NC 12 continuing to Cedar Island and the Outer Banks.[6] Through the Sea Level community and into Atlantic, where US 70 ends at School Drive, at 2,500 feet (760 m), the road ends at Little Port Brook.[28][29][30]
History
Established as an original U.S. Route (1926), US 70 was assigned along the Great Central Highway, in concurrency with NC 10, between Asheville and Beaufort; northwest of Asheville, US 70 shared concurrency with US 25/NC 20 (Dixie Highway) to the Tennessee state line. The original routing of US 70 connects the same cities as it does today through North Carolina, with interstate highways in parallel or in concurrency with it.[31][32]
Early state routes
In 1916 the North Carolina State Highway Commission prepared a map for the Five Year Federal Aid Program. The general present-day routing of US 70 was a mix of both improved and unimproved highways. When the highways were signed, the majority of US 70's routing ran along NC 10 which was built from the Georgia state line south of Murphy to Beaufort. However, the routing north and west of Asheville comprised parts of NC 20 and NC 29. US 70 was established as an original U.S. route in 1926.[citation needed]
Original routing
US 70 was established as an original US highway running from US 66 near Holbrook, Arizona, to Beaufort, North Carolina. The highway entered the state at the Tennessee state line and followed along a topsoil road concurrently with NC 20. In Marshall, US 70 turned onto NC 20's former routing and followed it to the south. Upon reaching NC 29, US 70 turned to the south along the hard surface road and followed it to Asheville. North of Biltmore, US 70 turned left and followed along a hard surfaced road in concurrency with NC 10. Between Old Fort and Garden City the road switched to an oil-treated road and then briefly switched to a topsoil road between Garden City and Marion. As the road left Marion to the east, it again became a hard surface road. The highway continued east through Morganton and Hickory. In Conover, the highway turned due south until reaching Newton. In Newton, US 70/NC 10 turned to the left and followed a topsoil road to the southeast. The highway made several turns between the northeast and the southeast before reaching Statesville. The highway turned left in Statesville to follow along a hard-surfaced highway to Salisbury. Upon reaching Salisbury, US 70/NC 10 turned to the left and followed concurrently along US 170 to the northeast. In Greensboro, the route turned to the east through Burlington to Graham. The highway followed a brief concurrency with NC 62 between Graham and Mebane before again turning to the east. The route ran through Hillsborough and Durham before turning south through Brassfield and Nelson. In Cary, US 70/NC 10 met up with US 1/NC 50 and followed a brief concurrency between Cary and Raleigh. After passing through Raleigh, US 70 turned to the south to run through Garner before turning east to pass through Auburn and Clayton. Upon reaching Smithfield, the highway turned to the left and followed briefly along NC 22 to the northeast. Just before reaching Selma, US 70/NC 10 turned right to head to the southeast. The hard-surfaced highway passed through Goldsboro and La Grange before reaching Kinston. In Kinston, the highway turned to the northeast and ran briefly concurrent with NC 11 before running east toward Fort Barnwell. As the highway neared the Neuse River, it turned to the southeast to parallel the river to New Bern. Passing through New Bern, the highway continued to follow the Neuse until reaching Havelock where the river turns further to the east. Shortly after passing Havelock, the road turned toward the east. After intersecting NC 101 the road type changed to a topsoil road. The highway continued as a topsoil road until North Harlowe, where it became a graded road. Just before entering Beaufort the highway changed back to a hard surface road. US 70 and NC 10 both ended in Beaufort.[citation needed]
Early 20th century
In 1928 US 70/NC 10 was swapped with route NC 101 towards Beaufort. Around 1929 US 70 was placed on its modern routing between Marion and Nebo; its former routing becoming part of NC 105. North of Newton, US 70 was given a new primary routing in concurrency with NC 110. In Raleigh, US 70 was placed on a new primary routing along Western Boulevard, then north along Boylan Avenue to South Street, then Fayetteville Street to Lenoir Street, and finally East Street; the old alignment along Hillsborough Road and by the state capital remained part of US 1/NC 50.[33] In 1930 US 70/NC 10 was swapped with NC 100 between Gibsonville and Burlington. Also around that time US 70/NC 10 was rerouted in downtown Salisbury via Innis Street to Main Street, leaving behind Fulton and Liberty streets.[31]
In 1931 US 70 was extended northeast from Beaufort to Atlantic, ending at Cedar Island Road (SR 1387). Around 1932 US 70 was rerouted in downtown Asheville from Biltmore Avenue onto Tunnel Road; the old alignment remained part of US 25.[34] In 1934 both NC 10 and NC 20 were removed along US 70's route. By 1936, US 70 was placed on First Avenue through Hickory and was removed from Beaman Road near New Bern.[35] In 1939 US 70 was removed from Hollins Road in Marshall.[36]
Mid-20th century
In 1941, US 70 was swapped with
In 1952, US 70 was placed on new bypasses in Lexington, Thomasville, and Durham; all former alignments became individual or extensions of existing US 70A. By 1953, US 70 was rerouted back onto Fulton Street and Liberty Street in Salisbury, US 70 was split on one-way streets in downtown Greensboro, and US 70 was rerouted onto Eden and Front Streets in New Bern.
In 1961, US 70 was removed from Woodfin Street and onto the East–West Freeway in Asheville; in Salisbury, US 70 was rerouted following Innes Street south to I-85, then continued north in concurrency into Davidson County.[43] In 1963 US 70 was rerouted back along its former alignment between Greensboro and Efland, replacing part of US 70A; the former freeway alignment remains part of I-85.[44] Around 1964 US 70 was placed on new causeway over the Newport River/Intracoastal Waterway; bridges on the old alignment were removed, leaving Old Causeway Road (SR 1205) on Radio Island. Around 1965 US 70 was removed from I-85 in Rowan County, rerouted through downtown Salisbury on one-way streets, then north along Main Street in concurrency with US 29. In 1967 US 70 was rerouted onto O. Henry Boulevard to Wendover Avenue in Greensboro; its old alignment along Market Street was downgraded to secondary roads. In the same year, US 70 was adjusted at the Salisbury and Wilmington Street split.[45] By 1968, US 70 was placed on a new bypass west of Newport, leaving behind Chatham Street (SR 1247).[46] In 1969 US 70 was placed on a new bypass south of La Grange, leaving behind Washington Street (SR 1603).[47] In 1970 US 70 eastbound was removed from Main Street and onto Logan Street in Marion.[48] In the same year, US 70 was placed on a new bypass north of Princeton, leaving behind Dr. Donnie H. Jones Jr. Boulevard (SR 2556).[49]
Late 20th century
In 1972, US 19/US 23/US 70 was removed from Merrimon Avenue, between Asheville and Woodfin, and placed on a new freeway; US 25 remains along the old alignment.[50] In Raleigh, US 70/NC 50 were removed from Glenwood Avenue and placed on the Raleigh Beltline to North Boulevard/Downtown Boulevard.[51] In Atlantic, US 70 was truncated to its current eastern terminus at School Drive; the former alignment was abandoned, with a bridge removed from the Atlantic Harbor of Refuge Channel.[52][53] From 1978 to 1979, in phases, US 70 was placed on a new bypass south of Dover and New Bern; the former alignment became Old US Highway 70 (SR 1005).[54][55][56][57][58]
In 1981 US 70 was rerouted from
In 1991, one-way streets along Logan, New, and Garden Streets were discontinued and reallocated to the city of Marion to maintain; US 70 reverted to two-way traffic along Main and Court Streets.
21st century
On June 9, 2008, the Clayton Bypass opened, redirecting US 70 onto I-40 between exits 306 to 309 and then on a new 10.7-mile (17.2 km) four-lane freeway bypass south of Clayton.[81][82] Planning for the bypass began in 1991, but construction did not start until 2005 because of several delays regarding the Dwarf wedgemussel, an endangered species, habitat in the area. Originally scheduled for completion in June 2009, a severe drought in 2007–2008 allowed construction to proceed more rapidly than anticipated.[83][84] NCDOT was given the approval by AASHTO to officially designate US 70 along the bypass on May 6, 2008, with the former alignment becoming an extension of US 70 Bus.[85] Compared to the former alignment through Clayton, the bypass is estimated to cut fifteen minutes of travel time for drivers traveling between Raleigh and eastern North Carolina.[86][87]
In 2010, US 70 was placed on Statesville Boulevard, a then new 3.81-mile (6.13 km) four-lane expressway running east of Statesville towards Salisbury; the former alignment was downgraded to a secondary road.[88]
In December 2011, the first section of the Goldsboro Bypass was opened from I-795 to Wayne Memorial Drive. The section was temporarily numbered as NC 44, while the western and eastern sections were under construction. The western section of the bypass from US 70 west of Goldsboro to I-795 opened on October 17, 2015. The final section from Wayne Memorial Drive to US 70 was completed in May 2016.[89] The route is currently listed as US 70 Bypass.,[90] while the routes in the city are currently being signed as US 70 and US 70 Business.
In 2013, US 70 was placed on a new freeway, with an interchange with NC 148 at Falling Creek. Justification for the improvement was given as a need for better service to the Global TransPark; the old alignment was reduced from four to two lanes, becoming Sanderson Way (SR 2032).[91]
In east Durham, the construction of the East End Connector linking NC 147 and US 70 began in February 2015 as part of the I-885 proposal.[92] The project also altered the interchanges at Carr Road and NC 98 (Holloway Street), to a dumbbell and a diamond interchange, respectively.[93] Once scheduled to be completed in January 2020, the East End Connector and related road improvement projects were eventually completed on June 30, 2022.[94] I-885 was officially designated along the entire freeway portion of US 70, a route that continues past US 70 down toward I-40 through the Research Triangle Park.
On October 5, 2019, NCDOT submitted an application to AASHTO, and received approval, for the re-routing of US 70 in Greensboro, High Point, and part of Thomasville. Under the new state plan, the highway continues west along Wendover Avenue through Greensboro to NC 68 (Eastchester Drive) in High Point, and then onto NC 68, south-bound from High Point to the southern terminus of NC 68 in Thomasville. According to NCDOT, this change should provide a more direct, continuous route through the cities of Greensboro and High Point, improve regional connectivity, and remove traffic from concurrent interstate routes (e.g. I-40's "Death Valley" interchange in Greensboro, and the I-85/US 29 interchange near Jamestown).[95]A project to create the Slocum Gate interchange at Cherry Point MCAS was completed in March 2020.
The Gallants Channel Bridge was a project to replace the Grayden Paul Bridge by rerouting US 70 over Gallants Channel in Beaufort with a 65-foot (20 m) fixed span bridge, widened to four-lanes with a median at a new location, and building a new bridge on Turner Street, for an estimated $66.4 million. Construction began on March 25, 2015, by Conti Enterprises, Inc., of Edison, New Jersey. All work but landscaping was scheduled to be completed by July 15, 2018, with final completion expected in January 2019. After its completion, the bascule bridge was demolished and US 70 was routed out of downtown Beaufort.[96]
Future
Future Interstate 42 (Clayton to Morehead City)
Location | Clayton–Morehead City |
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Length | 137 mi (220 km) |
A multi-county project, also known as the "US 70 Corridor" or "Super 70", is a collection of several projects along US 70 to improve passenger and freight movement eventually leading to the establishment of Interstate 42,[97] which is the US Department of Transportation's High Priority Corridor #82.[98] The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), signed by then President Barack Obama on December 14, 2015, added the US 70 corridor between Garner and Morehead City to the Interstate system as a future Interstate. Justification for the designation included better connections with Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, the North Carolina Global Transpark, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, and the Port of Morehead City with the rest of state and the eastern seaboard.[99][100][101][102] With no specified number codified in the act, the Regional Transportation Alliance (RTA) expected this corridor to be called I-46 or another suitable designation, and the US Highway 70 Corridor Commission recommended I-50.[103][104] On March 30, 2016, Governor Pat McCrory and various officials unveiled "Future Interstate" signage along the corridor.[105]
For the Spring 2016 AASHTO Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering, NCDOT proposed I-36 for this route since there were no other routes with that number in the state.[106] However, on May 24, 2016, AASHTO assigned Interstate 42 for the route.[107] The entire project has a budgeted cost (as of late 2018) of about $1.3 billion, and about 29 miles still without a budget. Some projects like the Clayton and Goldsboro bypasses are completed, while others have yet to be scheduled. The project involves the counties of Wake, Johnston, Wayne, Lenoir, Jones, Craven, and Carteret.[108][109]
In October 2021, AASHTO approved two segments of I-42, the 10-mile (16 km) Clayton Bypass and the 21.7-mile (34.9 km) Goldsboro Bypass; this was followed by the Federal Highway Administration subsequent approval in March 2022.[110][111] In May 2022, AASHTO also approved the elimination of US 70 Bypass, clearing the way for NCDOT to fully redesignate the route.[112] Signage for the route was expected to be put up later in 2022, but this has not happened yet. In July 2023, NCDOT announced that they were proposing to renumber NC 42 to NC 36 (which was the number originally suggested for the new interstate before 42 was chosen) between NC 50 and U.S. Route 70 Business (US 70 Bus) in Clayton in order to avoid confusing motorist when the Clayton bypass is designated as I-42.[106][113] Once I-42 is signed onto the Clayton Bypass, US 70 will be rerouted onto its old routing through Clayton, which is currently designated as US 70 Bus.[114][115] NCDOT requested public input on this proposal at an open house on October 12, 2023.[116][117] US 70 has also been upgraded to interstate highway standards between Dover and New Bern, but this cannot be signed as I-42 until the Kinston Bypass is completed as this segment is not connected to the Interstate highway system. I-42 is expected to be completed in its entirety by 2032 and will include the installation of broadband fiber along the entire route.[118][119]
Wilson's Mills improvements
A 5-mile (8.0 km) section of US 70 at Wilson's Mills, connecting to the Clayton Bypass in the west will be upgraded to a freeway for an estimated $31 million.[120] The plan calls for US 70 to be carried on a bridge over Wilson Mills Road while a bridge will carry Swift Creek Road over US 70.[121] Interchanges will be made at both roads and a connector road paralleling US 70 between the two roads will also be built. Construction was planned to begin in 2020 and finish around 2022.[120] However, COVID-19 funding issues postponed the awarding of the construction contract from September 2020 to March 2021. Construction officially began on May 12, 2021, and expected to be completed by the middle of Fall 2024.[122][123]
Smithfield/Selma improvements
Improvements are in the planning stages for the 13.8-mile (22.2 km) segment of US 70 between Wilson's Mills and Princeton. Some of this section is already a freeway but will require improvements to bring it up to interstate standards and add an interchange with I-95. Adding the interchange will require shifting I-95, which is going to be widened in this area, 2,000 feet (610 m) east to incorporate the new changes.[124] This proposed project is still in the study phase and not currently budgeted nor does it have a timeline for completion.[125]
Princeton Bypass to Goldsboro Bypass
The existing Princeton Bypass eastward to the Goldsboro Bypass will be improved to interstate standards, which is estimated to cost $170 million.[126][127][128] The 6.7-mile (10.8 km) project for the upgrade of US 70 will be done in two parts: the first will be in the Princeton area between US 70A to North Pearl Street/Edwards Roads (construction is scheduled to start in 2025) with second part starting there and ending at the Goldsboro Bypass (construction is scheduled to start in 2028). Currently, project funding has been suspended by NCDOT due to agency's budget issues. The agency is currently working with state legislators to find alternative sources of revenue.[128]
Kinston Bypass
The Kinston Bypass is a project that has been in the planning stages since the 1990s. The project was put on hold until 2007 when NCDOT revitalized the project. While several northern bypasses were planned, in January 2014, the northern bypasses were removed in favor of a southern alternative, but the project was defunded in 2014 with the release of the 2015–2024 State Transportation Improvement Plan, and studies were suspended.[129] In June 2022, NCDOT announced that they had chosen Alternative 1SB for the Kinston Bypass.This alternative would be approximately 21 miles (34 km) of a four-lane, median divided freeway accessible via ramps at 10 interchanges.[130] Part of the project will also build service roads along the freeway as well as approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of new roadway that will be south of the current US 70 alignment in the Kinston area.[131] When complete, the bypass would improve regional mobility, connectivity, and capacity for US 70, reducing traffic congestion and delays that exist along US 70 between La Grange and Dover.[132] The westernmost section, which is approximately 2.8 miles (4.5 km) and includes the interchange at Jim Sutton Road/Willie Measley Road, was included in NCDOT 2018-2027 State Transportation Improvement, which allowed preliminary engineering activities to resume.[133] The four remaining sections east of this section were reinserted into 2024-2033 STIP Projects Map. However, as of 2023, no funding has been set aside for the project, which is expected to cost $716.2 million.[132] Additionally, the easternmost interchange between US 70/Future I-42 and Caswell Station Road/Wyse Fork Road east of Kinston currently faces local opposition due to it impacting part of the land where the Battle of Wyse Fork was fought on.[134][135]
James City freeway
In James City, a 5.1-mile (8.2 km) segment of the US 70 improvement project will upgrade the existing highway to freeway standards by elevating it over existing surface streets as a six-lane, median divided freeway, improving the frontage roads, removing 49 businesses and 17 homes, converting the five intersections along this segment to interchanges with all but one of them being dogbones (the other will be a parclo), and eliminating a railroad crossing just south of exit 417.[136][137] The project, which is projected to cost $66 million, will connect to the existing US 70 freeway in New Bern. Construction was scheduled to begin in early 2020 and be complete in early 2024.[138] However, the design-build project did not start until January 2021 and its completion was delayed by a year to the end of 2024.[139] Construction on the project finally began in Spring 2022[140] and as of February 2023, the project is about 1⁄3 completed.[141] However, its completion has been delayed again, this time to middle of 2025.[140]
James City to Havelock
Between James City and Havelock, a 6.4-mile (10.3 km) section of US 70 will be converted to interstate standards.[142] The final cost of the project is estimated to be $275.161 million with $147 million coming from a federal grant the state received in 2018.[143][144] This segment will be a four-lane, median divided freeway accessible via ramps at three interchanges.[143] With the release of the 2020 draft STIP, it was revealed that NCDOT was attempting to start construction in 2020, but this was delayed several times due to design and funding issues before a $242.35 million design-build contract for construction was finally awarded to Balfour Beatty in February 2023. Right-of-way acquisition will begin in Fall 2023 with construction beginning in Spring 2024. Completion is set for Summer 2028.[143][141][145][146]
Havelock Bypass
The Havelock Bypass is a planned 10.1-mile (16.3 km) four-lane freeway intended to improve existing sections of US 70 and a bypass west of Havelock, through the Croatan National Forest. The routing through Havelock would become US 70 Bus. Draft and environmental studies began in September 2011 and were completed in January 2016. Property acquisition started in 2016, with construction expected to begin in February 2019 and be completed in 2022 at an estimated cost of $173 million.[147] However, construction did not officially begin until August 2019 and with its completion set for May 2024;[141][148] it has since been changed to late-Summer 2024[149] and NCDOT estimates that it will opened to traffic in Fall 2024.[147] According to Balfour Beatty, the project includes the construction of 15 bridges, which will require around 4.43 million cubic meters of borrow material and 288,000 tonnes of asphalt.[150]
Havelock Bypass to Morehead City
The Newport River Bridge will be reconfigured from two-lanes to four-lanes.[151][152]
Northern Carteret Bypass
According to the Comprehensive Transportation Plans from Carteret and Craven counties, I-42 is proposed to be routed on a new alignment which will be called the Northern Carteret Bypass. It will pass north of Morehead City before curving back south and terminating at US 70 north of Beaufort.[153] This was further confirmed when the ECC (Eastern Carolina Council) noted that I-42 would likely be built to bypass Morehead City to the north due to the inability to build it through the city itself. However, no funding has been provided for this bypass as of 2024.[141]
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations[154] | Notes |
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Madison | | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 25 north / US 70 west (SR 9 west) – Newport | Continuation into Tennessee | |
Hot Springs | 5.8 | 9.3 | NC 209 south (Lance Avenue) – Lake Junaluska | |||
Hurricane | 11.0 | 17.7 | NC 208 north – Greeneville | |||
| 16.5 | 26.6 | Walnut Drive (NC 213 west) | West end of NC 213 overlap | ||
| 20.0 | 32.2 | US 70 Bus. east (Main Street) – Downtown Marshall , Public Library | |||
| 22.3 | 35.9 | NC 213 east – Mars Hill, Mars Hill University | East end of NC 213 overlap | ||
| 23.5 | 37.8 | NC 251 south (Tillery Branch Road) | |||
| 25.3 | 40.7 | US 70 Bus. west (Ivy River Road) – Marshall | |||
Buncombe | Weaverville | 32.0 | 51.5 | Future I-26 west / US 19 / US 23 north – Johnson City | West end of Future I-26/US 19/US 23 overlap; I-26 north exit 19B, south exit 19 | |
19A | Weaverville | No exit number eastbound; exit numbers follow I-26 | ||||
34.3 | 55.2 | 21 | New Stock Road – Weaverville | |||
US 19 Bus.) / Merrimon Avenue – Woodfin, North Asheville | East end of US 25 overlap | |||||
37.2 | 59.9 | 24 | Elk Mountain Road Woodfin | |||
University of North Carolina Asheville | ||||||
40.0 | 64.4 | — | Hill Street | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
40.2 | 64.7 | — | US 74A west to I-40 west – West Asheville | East end of Future I-26/US 19/US 23 overlap; west end of I-240/US 74A overlap; I-240 exit 4A | ||
— | Patton Avenue – Downtown | Exit numbers follow I-240; no westbound exit | ||||
40.7 | 65.5 | 4C | Montford Avenue / Haywood Street | |||
41.2 | 66.3 | 5A | US 25 (Merrimon Avenue) | Eastbound entrance includes direct entrance ramp from Woodfin Street | ||
41.5 | 66.8 | I-240 east – Oteen | East end of I-240 overlap; I-240 exit 5B | |||
41.8 | 67.3 | NC 694 north (Town Mountain Road) | ||||
Beaucatcher Tunnel | ||||||
42.6 | 68.6 | I-240 | I-240 exit 6; access to I-240 east via Chunns Cove Road | |||
43.4 | 69.8 | US 74A east (South Tunnel Road) – Mall | East end of US 74A overlap | |||
43.6 | 70.2 | I-240 | Three-level diamond interchange; I-240 exit 7 | |||
45.5 | 73.2 | NC 81 west (Swannanoa River Road) | ||||
46.1 | 74.2 | Blue Ridge Parkway – Folk Art Center, Mount Mitchell State Park | Interchange | |||
Porters Cove Road to I-40 | I-40 exit 55 | |||||
Black Mountain | 55.8 | 89.8 | NC 9 to I-40 west | |||
56.5 | 90.9 | I-40 west | West end of I-40 overlap; westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance; I-40 exit 65 | |||
Ridgecrest | 57.9 | 93.2 | 66 | Dunsmore Avenue – Ridgecrest | Exit number follows I-40 | |
McDowell | | 63.5 | 102.2 | I-40 east | East end of I-40 overlap; eastbound left entrance and westbound left exit; I-40 exit 72 | |
| 73.0 | 117.5 | NC 80 north (Lake Tahoma Road) | To Mount Mitchell State Park | ||
Marion | 74.8 | 120.4 | US 221 / NC 226 – Spruce Pine, Newland | |||
75.0 | 120.7 | US 221 Bus. north (Main Street) – Spruce Pine, Newland | North end of US 221 Business overlap | |||
77.2 | 124.2 | US 221 Bus. south (Main Street) – Rutherfordton | South end of US 221 Business overlap | |||
Nebo | 82.2 | 132.3 | NC 126 east | To Lake James State Park | ||
North end of US 64 overlap | ||||||
97.3 | 156.6 | US 64 Bus. east (Burkemont Avenue) – Rutherfordton | South end of US 64 overlap | |||
98.4 | 158.4 | NC 18 (Sterling Street) – Shelby | ||||
100.5 | 161.7 | US 70 Bus. west (Union Street) | ||||
Drexel | 104.0 | 167.4 | NC 114 (Drexel Road) | |||
US 321 Bus. begins | Interchange; US 321 exit 44; north end of US 321 Bus. overlap | |||||
119.5 | 192.3 | Center Street to NC 127 | Access to Frye Regional Medical Center | |||
121.5 | 195.5 | Lenoir Rhyne Boulevard to I-40 | I-40 exit 125 | |||
NC 16 Bus. | South end of US 321 Bus. overlap | |||||
127.8 | 205.7 | NC 16 (Thornburg Drive NE) | ||||
Catawba | 134.5 | 216.5 | NC 10 – Newton | |||
Catawba River | Bridge | |||||
Iredell | Statesville | 145.8 | 234.6 | US 64 / NC 90 – Taylorsville | ||
148.0 | 238.2 | |||||
149.2 | 240.1 | I-77 – Charlotte, Elkin | I-77 exit 49A | |||
Rowan | | 162.4 | 261.4 | NC 801 south – Mooresville | South end of NC 801 overlap | |
| 164.0 | 263.9 | NC 801 north – Cooleemee | North end of NC 801 overlap | ||
Salisbury | 170.0 | 273.6 | US 601 north (Jake Alexander Boulevard North) – Mocksville | West end of US 601 overlap | ||
172.5 | 277.6 | NC 150 (Mooresville Road) – Mooresville | ||||
173.5 | 279.2 | Rowan County Airport, China Grove | Interchange; east end of US 601 overlap; west end of US 29 overlap | |||
174.3 | 280.5 | NC 150 west (Mooresville Road) | West end of NC 150 overlap | |||
Yadkin River | Bridge | |||||
Davidson | | 182.2 | 293.2 | I-85 / US 52 south – Salisbury, Charlotte | Permanently closed as of April 2010;[155][156][157][158] former exit 82 on I-85 | |
| 183.0 | 294.5 | NC 150 east | East end of NC 150 overlap | ||
| I-85 / US 52 south – Salisbury, Charlotte | West end of freeway section; west end of I-85/US 52 overlap; I-85 exit 84 | ||||
| 184.0 | 296.1 | 85 | Clark Road | Permanently closed as of November 2012;[159] exit numbers follow I-85 | |
| 185.4 | 298.4 | 86 | Belmont Road | ||
Lexington | 187.5 | 301.8 | — | I-85 north – High Point, Greensboro I-285 / I-85 BL begin | East end of I-85 overlap; west end of I-285 overlap; eastbound left exit and westbound left entrance; I-85 exit 87; former southern terminus of I-85 BL | |
188.0 | 302.6 | 84 | NC 47 east to I-85 north | Exit numbers follow US 52 | ||
188.8 | 303.8 | 85 | Green Needles Road | |||
190.0 | 305.8 | 86 | Lexington, Downtown | |||
191.0 | 307.4 | — | I-285 north / US 52 north – Winston-Salem | East end of I-285/US 52 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance; I-285 exit 87 | ||
192.0 | 309.0 | — | Old US 64 | Split into separate exits (east and west) westbound | ||
192.7 | 310.1 | — | US 64 west – Mocksville | West end of US 64 overlap | ||
— | Smokehouse Lane | Right-in/right-out interchange; westbound exit and entrance | ||||
193.5 | 311.4 | — | NC 8 (Winston Road) – Lexington, Winston-Salem | East end of freeway | ||
194.0 | 312.2 | US 64 east – Asheboro, Lexington | Interchange; east end of US 64 overlap | |||
Thomasville | 201.5 | 324.3 | Thomasville | Interchange; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
204.0 | 328.3 | NC 109 – Thomasville, Winston-Salem | Interchange | |||
205.5 | 330.7 | US 29 north / National Highway south – Thomasville NC 68 begins | East end of US 29 overlap; west end of NC 68 overlap; interchange with US 29; southern terminus of NC 68; US 29 north is former I-85 BL north / US 70 east | |||
Parclo interchange ; I-74 exit 67 | ||||||
NC 68 north (Eastchester Drive north) – Cone Health MedCenter High Point (Emergency Medical Care) | East end of NC 68 overlap | |||||
| Guilford College Road – Two-quadrant interchange | |||||
Greensboro | I-73 / US 421 – Asheboro, Winston-Salem, Martinsville | Parclo interchange; I-73 exit 102 | ||||
I-40 (Fordham Boulevard) – Greensboro, Durham | Parclo interchange; I-40 exit 214 | |||||
— | Spring Garden Street | West end of freeway | ||||
— | S. Holden Road | Inverted diamond interchange; left exits and entrances | ||||
— | Market Street – Downtown | Downtown only signed eastbound; eastbound on-ramp from frontage road | ||||
— | Friendly Avenue | Access via frontage roads; access from westbound via Benjamin Parkway south exit | ||||
— | Benjamin Parkway – Shopping Center | Modified cloverleaf interchange; shopping center only signed westbound | ||||
— | Westover Terrace north to US 220 (Battleground Avenue north) | US 220 and Battleground Ave. north not signed westbound | ||||
— | Battleground Avenue south | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||||
— | US 220 north (Battleground Avenue) – Roanoke | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; western end of US 220 concurrency | ||||
— | Grecade Street | East end of freeway; eastbound exit and entrance only | ||||
Yanceyville Street | Interchange; no eastbound exit; access from eastbound via Cypress Street | |||||
Summit Avenue – Downtown | Interchange; westbound separated into exits for northbound and southbound Summit Ave. | |||||
228.0 | 366.9 | US 29 south / US 220 south – High Point | Cloverleaf interchange; eastern end of US 220 concurrency; former US 70 west | |||
US 29 north – Reidsville | Cloverleaf interchange | |||||
229.5 | 369.3 | Huffine Mill Road | Interchange; westbound entrance includes direct exit ramp onto Oak Grove Avenue/Foushee Street | |||
232.0 | 373.4 | I-785 / I-840 to I-40 / I-85 – Danville, Raleigh, Charlotte | I-840 exit 18 | |||
Whitsett | 240.0 | 386.2 | NC 100 east – Gibsonville | Western terminus of NC 100 | ||
240.2 | 386.6 | NC 61 – Gibsonville | ||||
Alamance | Burlington | 246.0 | 395.9 | NC 54 east (Chapel Hill Road) / NC 62 south (Alamance Road) – Alamance | West end of NC 62 overlap | |
247.8 | 398.8 | NC 87 / NC 100 (Webb Avenue) | ||||
248.2 | 399.4 | NC 62 north (Rauhunt Street) – Yanceyville | East end of NC 62 overlap | |||
Haw River | 252.8 | 406.8 | NC 49 – Graham | |||
Mebane | 257.5 | 414.4 | NC 119 north (Second Street) | West end of NC 119 overlap | ||
257.7 | 414.7 | NC 119 south (Fifth Street) | East end of NC 119 overlap | |||
West end of NC 86 Truck overlap; westbound left exit and eastbound entrance | ||||||
US 70 Bus. east (Revere Road) / Short Street West / Faucett Mill Road – Hillsborough | ||||||
267.2 | 430.0 | Northern terminus of NC 86 Truck; east end of NC 86 Truck overlap | ||||
| 271.0 | 436.1 | US 70 Bus. west – Hillsborough | |||
US 70 Bus. east | West end of freeway; eastbound exit and westbound left entrance | |||||
— | I-85 south | West end of I-85 overlap; westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance; I-85 south exit 170 | ||||
Durham | Durham | 276.1 | 444.3 | 172 | NC 147 south – Downtown Durham, Research Triangle Park | Exit numbers follow I-85; eastbound exit and westbound entrance |
277.0 | 445.8 | 173 | Cole Mill Road | |||
277.5 | 446.6 | 174A | US 70 Bus. (Hillsborough Road) / NC 147 – Chapel Hill | West end of US 15/US 501 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
278.1 | 447.6 | 174B | Hillandale Road | |||
278.8 | 448.7 | 175 | NC 157 (Guess Road) | To NC School of Science & Math and Duke Homestead | ||
280.0 | 450.6 | 176 | Northgate | East end of US 501 overlap; signed eastbound as exits 176A (Gregson St.) and 176B (US 501) | ||
281.0 | 452.2 | 177 | US 501 Bus. (Roxboro Street) / NC 55 east (Avondale Drive) | To North Carolina Central University | ||
282.0 | 453.8 | 13 | Exit numbers follow I-885; east end of I-85/US 15 overlap; west end of I-885 overlap; no exit number eastbound; I-85 exit 178 | |||
283.0 | 455.4 | 12 | Cheek Road | Exit numbers follow I-885 | ||
284.0 | 457.1 | 11 | Exit numbers follow I-885 | |||
284.8 | 458.3 | 288A | Carr Road | Dumbbell interchange ; eastbound exit via exit 11 | ||
285.0 | 458.7 | 288B | RDU Airport | Exit 10 on I-885; east end of I-885 overlap; east end of freeway | ||
RDU Airport | Interchange; I-540 exit 4; westbound access is part of exit 293 | |||||
292.5 | 470.7 | 293 | Lumley Road / Westgate Road | Interchange | ||
299.0 | 481.2 | NC 50 north – Creedmoor | West end of NC 50 overlap | |||
300.0 | 482.8 | I-440 / US 1 / Ridge Road – Sanford, Rocky Mount, Wake Forest, Wilson | Cloverleaf interchange; I-440 exit 7 | |||
Glenwood Avenue south / Wade Avenue west to I-40 | Interchange | |||||
303.0 | 487.6 | Capital Boulevard north (US 401 north) | Interchange; west end of US 401 overlap | |||
303.6 | 488.6 | Peace Street | Interchange via ramps northbound, connector road southbound | |||
305.0 | 490.8 | Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard / Western Boulevard | Interchange | |||
306.0 | 492.5 | I-40 / US 64 – Cary, Chapel Hill, Farmers Market | I-40 exit 298 | |||
307.0 | 494.1 | Wilmington Street – Downtown | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | |||
Garner | 308.0 | 495.7 | US 401 south – Fuquay-Varina, Fayetteville | Interchange; east end of US 401 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound left entrance | ||
310.0 | 498.9 | Vandora Springs Road – Shopping Center | Interchange | |||
Aversboro Road | Right-in/right-out interchange; eastbound exit and entrance only | |||||
311.0 | 500.5 | NC 50 south – Garner, Benson, Shopping Center | Interchange; east end of NC 50 overlap | |||
313.0 | 503.7 | 306B | West end of freeway section; west end of I-40 overlap; exit number follows I-40 and is for US 70 Bus., no exit number eastbound; I-40 east exit 306, west exit 306A | |||
| 317.6 | 511.1 | 318 | I-42 | ||
Johnston | | 320.0 | 515.0 | 320 | NC 42 – Clayton | |
| 323.0 | 519.8 | 323 | Ranch Road | ||
| 326.0 | 524.6 | 326 | US 70 Bus. – Smithfield | ||
Wilson's Mills | — | Swift Creek Road | Future parclo interchange under construction to be completed by Fall 2024 | |||
— | Wilson's Mills Road | Future diamond interchange under construction to be completed by Fall 2024 | ||||
| 333.0 | 535.9 | 333 | Buffalo Road | ||
| 334.0 | 537.5 | — | US 70 Byp. east – Goldsboro | Eastbound left exit and westbound left entrance; future I-42 exit 334 | |
Selma | 335.0 | 539.1 | NC 39 north / US 301 / NC 96 – Selma, Smithfield | West end of unsigned NC 39 overlap | ||
335.6 | 540.1 | I-95 – Benson, Wilson | I-95 exit 97 | |||
335.9 | 540.6 | US 70A east – Pine Level | East end of unsigned NC 39 overlap | |||
| 336.2 | 541.1 | US 70 Byp. west – Raleigh | Interchange; westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance; exit 336; future I-42 | ||
| 338.0 | 544.0 | 337 | US 70 Bus. west – Smithfield | ||
| 338 | Stevens Chapel Road/Davis Mill Road | ||||
| 344.0 | 553.6 | US 70A west – Pine Level | |||
Wayne | Goldsboro | 352.2 | 566.8 | US 70 Byp. east | Future I-42 exit 350 | |
353.0 | 568.1 | NC 581 | ||||
356.5 | 573.7 | I-795 to US 117 south – Wilson, Wilmington | I-795 exit 25 | |||
357.0 | 574.5 | West end of US 13/US 117 overlap | ||||
357.5 | 575.3 | US 117 north – Wilson, Gov. Charles B. Aycock Birthplace | Interchange; east end of US 117 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | |||
358.0 | 576.1 | Interchange; west end of NC 111 overlap | ||||
359.0 | 577.8 | Wayne Memorial Drive | Interchange | |||
360.7 | 580.5 | Best Road / Spence Avenue | Interchange | |||
361.5 | 581.8 | US 13 north (Berkeley Boulevard) – Snow Hill | Interchange; east end of US 13 overlap; to Seymour Johnson AFB | |||
363.0 | 584.2 | US 70 Bus. west (Ash Street) | ||||
364.0 | 585.8 | NC 111 south – Beulaville | East end of NC 111 overlap; to Cliffs of the Neuse State Park | |||
Lenoir | La Grange | 369 | US 70 Byp. west | Signed westbound exit 370; future I-42 | ||
372.0 | 598.7 | 372 | NC 903 – La Grange | |||
— | Willie Measley/Jim Sutton Road | Currently an at-grade intersection ; future diamond interchange | ||||
— | Albert Sugg Road/Barwick Station Road | Currently an at-grade intersection; future parclo dumbbell interchange | ||||
Kinston | — | NC 148 | Interchange; To North Carolina Global TransPark; southward extension of NC 148 planned | |||
— | Future diamond interchange | |||||
— | NC 11 / NC 55 – Pink Hill, Mount Olive | Future parclo interchange | ||||
— | US 258 (South Queen Street) – Snow Hill, Kinston | Future parclo interchange | ||||
— | NC 58 (Trenton Highway) – Trenton | Future parclo interchange | ||||
381.7 | 614.3 | US 258 north – Snow Hill | West end of US 258 overlap | |||
382.0 | 614.8 | US 258 Bus. south – Kinston | ||||
384.5 | 618.8 | NC 11 / NC 55 (Old Pink Hill Road) – Pink Hill, Mount Olive | ||||
385.0 | 619.6 | East end of US 258 overlap; west end of NC 58 overlap | ||||
386.0 | 621.2 | NC 58 south – Trenton | East end of NC 58 overlap | |||
— | Future diamond interchange; to Lenoir Community College | |||||
— | Wyse Fork Road/Caswell Station Road | Currently an at-grade intersection; future parclo interchange | ||||
Jones | | 393.0 | 632.5 | – | Dover Road (Old US Route 70) - Dover | Currently an at-grade intersection and west end of freeway; future diamond interchange |
Craven | | 402.0 | 647.0 | — | NC 41 south (Trenton Road) – Cove City, Trenton | Northern terminus of NC 41 |
| 408.0 | 656.6 | — | SR 1224 – Tuscarora | ||
| 411.0 | 661.4 | 409 | Clark Road | ||
| 411.5 | 662.2 | 410A | US 17 south – Jacksonville | East end of US 17 overlap; US 17 exit 141 | |
| 412.8 | 664.3 | 411 | NC 43 north – Greenville, Vanceboro | Southern terminus of NC 43 | |
New Bern | 415.0 | 667.9 | — | Glenburnie Road – Craven Community College | ||
416.0 | 669.5 | 414 | US 17 Bus. – New Bern, Jacksonville | |||
417.7 | 672.2 | 416 | NC 55 west / Pembroke Road – Trent Woods | West end of NC 55 overlap; exit number unsigned eastbound | ||
Trent River | Freedom Memorial Bridge | |||||
James City | 419.0 | 674.3 | 417A-B | US 17 north / NC 55 east / E. Front Street – New Bern, Washington, Bayboro | East end of freeway; signed separately as exits 417A (E. Front St.) and 417B (US 17/NC 55) westbound; east end of US 17/NC 55 overlap | |
— | Williams Road | Currently an at-grade intersection; future dogbone interchange[138] | ||||
— | Airport Road | Currently an at-grade intersection; future parclo interchange[138] | ||||
— | Grantham Road | Currently an at-grade intersection; future dogbone interchange[138] | ||||
— | Taberna Way | Currently an at-grade intersection;future dogbone interchange[138] | ||||
— | Thurman Road | Currently an at-grade intersection; future dogbone interchange[138] | ||||
— | Camp Kiro Road | Currently an at-grade intersection; future dogbone interchange[143] | ||||
Croatan | — | Fisher Avenue/Fisher Road | Currently an at-grade intersection; future dumbbell interchange[143] | |||
Neuse Forest | — | Stately Pines Road | Currently an at-grade intersection; future parclo dumbbell interchange[143] | |||
US 70 Bus. east | Future trumpet interchange; western terminus of the Havelock Bypass | |||||
— | Lake Road | Future diamond interchange on the Havelock Bypass | ||||
— | Cherry Point Slocum Gate | Interchange; eastbound entrance is an at-grade intersection | ||||
435.0 | 700.1 | — | NC 101 east (Fontana Boulevard) | Western terminus of NC 101 | ||
– | US 70 Bus. west | Future trumpet interchange; eastern terminus of the Havelock Bypass; proposed to be upgraded further to become the future western terminus of the Northern Carteret Bypass and the continuation of I-42 | ||||
Carteret | Harlowe | — | NC 101 – Havelock, Beaufort | Proposed interchange on the Northern Carteret Bypass | ||
North River | — | To US 70 east – Otway | Proposed interchange on the Northern Carteret Bypass | |||
Morehead City | 449.0 | 722.6 | NC 24 west – Jacksonville | Eastern terminus of NC 24 | ||
453.0 | 729.0 | To NC 58 – Atlantic Beach | To Fort Macon State Park | |||
US 70 Bus | ||||||
458.0 | 737.1 | NC 101 – Havelock | ||||
— | Northern Carteret Bypass west / Future I-42 | Proposed future eastern terminus of I-42 and the Northern Carteret Bypass | ||||
459.5 | 739.5 | Live Oak Street | Former US 70 Bus | |||
Sea Level | 483.0 | 777.3 | NC 12 north – Cedar Island | Southern terminus of NC 12 | ||
Atlantic | 488.0 | 785.4 | School Drive – Cedar Island | National eastern terminus; road continues as Seashore Drive | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Special routes of U.S. Route 70
- North Carolina Bicycle Route 7- Briefly concurrent with US 70 near Dover and from North River Corner to NC 12
- United States portal
- U.S. Roads portal
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External links
- Media related to U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina at Wikimedia Commons
- Media related to Interstate 42 at Wikimedia Commons
- NCRoads.com: U.S. 70
- US Highway 70 Corridor