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Special routes of U.S. Route 74

Several special routes of U.S. Route 74 exist. In order from west to east they are as follows.


Special routes of U.S. Route 74
Highway system

Existing

Asheville–Forest City alternate route

 

U.S. Highway 74A

LocationAshevilleForest City, NC
Length60 mi[1] (97 km)
Existed1994–present

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established in 1994, replaced the old mainline US 74 route when US 74 was moved onto the Solon David Smart Memorial Highway and I-26. The alignment of US 74A varies greatly from the current parent route. US 74A traverses through downtown Asheville, goes through the mountain resort communities of Chimney Rock and Lake Lure, continues to Ruth, passes between the towns of Rutherfordton and Spindale, and bypasses Forest City to the south. US 74, joins I-40 eastbound west of Asheville, and switches onto I-26 eastbound through Fletcher, bypassing most of urban Asheville. Continuing along a southeasterly course, the parent US 74 passes by Hendersonville and splits from I-26 at Columbus; after passing south of Rutherfordton, US 74 meets the eastern terminus of US 74A.[2]

US 74A is concurrent with US 64 from Ruth in the east through Lake Lure, where NC 9 joins, and Chimney Rock; the three routes separate in Bat Cave. NC 9 splits to the north, US 64 to the south; US 74A alone continues west from that point. In Asheville, US 74A has many concurrencies; US 70 is concurrent with US 74A in east and downtown Asheville and Interstate 26, I-240, US 19/US 23 are concurrent with US 74A west of downtown. Near US 74A's western terminus, US 19/US 23 are concurrent with US 74A. NC 81 overlaps with US 74A for a short 1-mile (1.6 km) segment in southeast Asheville. Between Asheville and Gerton, US 74A bears the street name Charlotte Highway. East of Gerton, the road is named the Gerton Highway until arriving at Bat Cave. Through towns and cities, the road takes various names including Main Street and Railroad Avenue.

US 74A is overlapped by two North Carolina scenic byways: Drovers Road (Asheville to Bat Cave) and Black Mountain Rag (Bat Cave to Lake Lure).[3]

Major junctions
CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
BuncombeAsheville0.000.00  
 
   US 19 / US 23 south (Smokey Park Highway south) / I-40 / US 74 – Canton
Western end of US 19/US 23 concurrency; western terminus; I-40 exit 44; highway continues south as US 19/US 23.
3.25.1 
 
NC 63 north (Leicester Highway) – Leicester
4.06.4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I-240 west to Future I-26 / I-40
Southern end of I-240/I-26 concurrency
4.47.13BWestgate Parkway / Resort DriveExit numbers follow I-240.
4.87.74A 
 
 
 
  
 
Future I-26 / US 70 west / US 19 / US 23 north – UNC Asheville, Weaverville, Woodfin
Northern end of I-26 and US 19/US 23 concurrencies; western end of US 70 concurrency
5.08.04BPatton Avenue – DowntownNo westbound exit
5.58.94CMontford Avenue / Haywood Street
6.09.75A  US 25 (Merrimon Avenue)Eastbound entrance includes direct entrance ramp from Woodfin Street.
6.210.0 
 
I-240 east – Oteen
Eastern end of I-240 concurrency; I-240 exit 5B
6.510.5 
 
NC 694 north (Town Mountain Road)
Southern terminus of NC 694
Beaucatcher Tunnel
7.512.1  I-240I-240 exit 6; access to I-240 east via Chunns Cove Road
8.012.9US 70 east (Tunnel Road east)Eastern end of US 70 concurrency
8.714.0 
 
NC 81 west (Swannanoa River Road west) – Biltmore Forest
Western end of NC 81 concurrency
10.016.1 
 
NC 81 east (Swannanoa River Road east) – Swannanoa
Eastern end of NC 81 concurrency
10.516.9 
 
I-240 west
Western end of I-240 concurrency; I-240 exit 8
11.017.7 
 
  I-240 ends / I-40 – Statesville, Knoxville
Eastern end of I-240 concurrency; I-240 exit 9; I-40 exit 53
11.819.0  Blue Ridge ParkwayRight-in/right-out interchange in both directions
HendersonBat Cave28.746.2 
 
NC 9 north – Black Mountain
Western end of NC 9 concurrency
28.846.3 
 
US 64 west – Hendersonville
Western end of US 64 concurrency
RutherfordLake Lure36.057.9 
 
NC 9 south – Mill Spring
Eastern end of NC 9 concurrency
Rutherfordton52.083.7  US 221 – MarionInterchange
Ruth52.584.5 
 
US 64 east – Morganton
Eastern end of US 64 concurrency
Rutherfordton54.086.9 
 
  US 74 Bus. / US 221A – Spindale, Forest City
SpindaleOakland Road
Spindale
Interchange; eastbound signage
Interchange; westbound signage
Forest City60.096.6  US 74 – Columbus, Asheville, ShelbyInterchange; eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Rutherfordton–Forest City business loop

 

 

U.S. Highway 74 Business

LocationRutherfordton – Forest City, NC
Length21.5 mi[4] (34.6 km)
Existed1960–present
 
US 74 Business at the Cleveland/Rutherford County line

U.S. Route 74 Business (US 74 Bus) was established in 1960 as a renumbering of US 74A, it traversed along Washington Street and Charlotte Road in Rutherfordton. In December 1970, US 74 was extended east through Spindale, Forest City, and Ellenboro when US 74 was placed on new freeway bypass.[5] In 1994, US 74 was moved south onto a new alignment towards Columbus, converting the old mainline into US 74A; as a result, US 74 Business was rerouted in Rutherfordton to go south in concurrency with US 221 to the US 74 freeway.[6]


CountyLocationmi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
Rutherford0.00.0  
 
US 74 / US 221 south – Columbus, Shelby, Chesnee
South end of US 221 overlap
Rutherfordton5.38.5 
 
  
 
US 221 north / US 221A / NC 108 west – Marion, Columbus
North end of US 221/US 221A overlap
6.210.0  US 74A – Ruth, Forest City
Forest City11.418.3 
 
US 221A south (Broadway Street)
South end of US 221A overlap
12.820.6Bostic Sunshine Highway – Bostic
Cleveland20.132.3 
 
NC 120 south – Cliffside
Mooresboro21.534.6  US 74 – Columbus, Shelby
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Shelby business loop

 

 

U.S. Highway 74 Business

LocationShelby, North Carolina
Length6.2 mi[7] (10.0 km)
Existed1960–present

U.S. Route 74 Business (US 74 Bus) was established in 1960 as a renumbering of US 74A, following Marion Street and Warren Street. In December 1971, the eastern portion of Warren Street was changed, forcing eastbound US 74 Business to be rerouted north on DeKalb Street then onto Marion Street.[8]

The entire route is in Shelby, Cleveland County.

mi[7]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0   US 74 / NC 226 – Forest City, Columbus, Polkville
1.52.4  
 
NC 18 / NC 150 west (Lafayette Street) – Fallston
West end of NC 150 overlap
3.25.1 
 
NC 150 east (Cherryville Road) – Cherryville
East end of NC 150 overlap
4.87.7  NC 180 (Post Road)
6.210.0  US 74 – Kings Mountain, Gastonia, Charlotte
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Kings Mountain business loop

 

 

U.S. Highway 74 Business

LocationKings Mountain, North Carolina
Length5.4 mi[9] (8.7 km)
Existed1984–present

U.S. Route 74 Business (US 74 Bus) was established in 1984, it was a renumbering of the old mainline US 74 through Kings Mountain. US 74 Business begins at US 74 west of Kings Mountain. The route is routed along Shelby Road into the town. US 74 Business runs through the downtown of area Kings Mountain before reaching US 74 again on the eastern side of Kings Mountain.


CountyLocationmi[9]kmDestinationsNotes
ClevelandKings Mountain0.00.0  US 74 – Shelby, Gastonia
2.03.2Kings Mountain Boulevard
4.06.4  NC 216 (Battleground Avenue) – Grover, Cherryville
4.67.4  NC 161 (Cleveland Avenue) – Bessemer City, York
Gaston5.48.7 
 
US 74 east – Gastonia, Charlotte
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Monroe Expressway

 

 

U.S. Highway 74 Bypass

LocationStallingsWingate, NC
Length18.72 mi[10] (30.13 km)
Existed2018–present

U.S. Route 74 Bypass (US 74 Byp.), also known as the Monroe Expressway, is a 18.72-mile (30.13 km) toll road that bypass north of Monroe, between Stallings and east of Wingate.[11][12] The highway’s purpose is to improve mobility and capacity along the US 74 corridor. At a cost of approximately $840 million and right-of-way acquisition already completed, construction was originally to begin in October 2012; however, because of several environmental issues and litigation, the project was delayed until May 2015.[13][14] On November 27, 2018, the Monroe Expressway opened to traffic.[15]

The Monroe Expressway uses all-electronic tolling, with tolls payable with valid transponder (NC Quick Pass, E-ZPass, Peach Pass or SunPass) or Bill by mail, which uses automatic license plate recognition. Tolls are collected per gantry, seven in total, which are located between each exit along the bypass. As of July 24, 2018, the total trip rate is $2.54 with valid transponder and $3.92 via bill by mail.[16][17]

The entire route is in Union County.

LocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
Stallings 
 
US 74 west – Charlotte
Continuation as US 74
Hemby Bridge257Indian Trail–Fairview Road – Hemby Bridge, Indian Trail
Indian Trail259Unionville–Indian Trail Road – Lake Park
Monroe260Rocky River Road
264  US 601 (Concord Highway) – Monroe, Concord
266  NC 200 (Morgan Mill Road)
Wingate270Austin Chaney Road – Wingate
18.7230.13 
 
US 74 east – Rockingham
Continuation as US 74
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Rockingham–Hamlet business loop

 

 

U.S. Highway 74 Business

LocationRockingham – Hamlet, NC
Length15.0 mi[18] (24.1 km)
Existed2003–present

U.S. Route 74 Business (US 74 Bus) was established in 2003 as a renumbering of the mainline US 74 through Rockingham and Hamlet.[19]

The entire route is in Richmond County.

Locationmi[18]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0  
 
 
 
US 74 / Future I-73 / Future I-74 – Laurinburg, Wadesboro
Rockingham2.03.2Cartledge Creek Road
5.58.9  US 220 – Asheboro, Cheraw
5.89.3 
 
US 1 south (Hancock Street) – Cheraw
Hamlet11.017.7  NC 177 (King Street) – Cheraw
12.019.3 
 
NC 38 south (Louis Breeden Boulevard) – Bennettsville
13.020.9 
 
NC 381 south – Gibson
15.024.1  
 
 
US 74 / Future I-74 east – Laurinburg
Eastbound exit and Westbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Laurinburg–Maxton business loop

 

 

U.S. Highway 74 Business

LocationLaurinburg – Maxton, NC
Length12.4 mi[20] (20.0 km)
Existed1967–present

U.S. Route 74 Business (US 74 Bus) was established in 1967 as a renumbering of mainline US 74 through Laurinburg. In 1984, it was extended east replacing mainline US 74 through Maxton.[21]


CountyLocationmi[20]kmDestinationsNotes
Scotland0.00.0 
 
 
 
I-74 west / US 74 west – Hamlet, Rockingham
Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Laurinburg1.32.1 
 
NC 79 south (Gibson Road) – Gibson
2.03.2    US 15 / US 401 / US 501 – Aberdeen, Raeford, McColl
2.84.5 
 
 
 
 
 
US 15 Bus. / US 401 Bus. / US 501 Bus. (Main Street)
5.89.3   I-74 / US 74 – Hamlet, Rockingham, Whiteville
RobesonMaxton9.815.8 
 
 
 
NC 71 north / NC 130 south (Patterson Street) – Red Springs, Raemon
12.420.0   
 
 
I-74 / US 74 / US 74 Alt. east – Laurinburg, Whiteville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Maxton–Lumberton alternate route

 

 

U.S. Highway 74 Alternate

LocationMaxton – Lumberton, NC
Length15.5 mi[22] (24.9 km)
Existed2007–present

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74 Alt) was established in 2007 when mainline US 74 and I-74 were realigned to a new freeway south of the old route, between Maxton to near Lumberton.[23][24] The route, just south of the banks of the Lumber River, goes through mostly farmland. In between, NC 710 connect travelers to Pembroke, where the University of North Carolina at Pembroke is located. Highway signs along the route are signed as "Alternate" or "ALT" above US 74; as opposed to US 74A, which is used in Western North Carolina.

The entire route is in Robeson County.

Locationmi[22]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0   
 
 
I-74 / US 74 / US 74 Bus. west – Maxton, Laurinburg
5.08.0  NC 710 – Pembroke, RowlandTo University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Lumberton15.524.9   I-74 / US 74 – Whiteville, Wilmington
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Chadbourn–Whiteville business loop

 

 

U.S. Highway 74 Business

LocationChadbourn – Whiteville, NC
Length12.3 mi[25] (19.8 km)
Existed1975–present

U.S. Route 74 Business (US 74 Bus) was established in 1975 to replace the old mainline US 74 through Chadbourn and Whiteville. The route is mostly in concurrency with US 76 Business.[26]

The entire route is in Columbus County.

Locationmi[25]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 
 
 
 
 
 
  Future I-74 / US 74 west / NC 130 north / NC 410 – Laurinburg, Bladenboro, Whiteville
West end of NC 130 and north end of NC 410 overlap
Chadbourn1.93.1  
 
US 76 / US 76 Bus. – Fair Bluff, Whiteville
West end of US 76 Bus. overlap
2.13.4 
 
NC 410 south (Brown Street) – Chadbourn, Tabor City
South end of NC 410 overlap
Whiteville9.214.8  
 
US 701 / NC 130 east (Powell Boulevard) – Tabor City, Clarkton, Elizabethtown
East end of NC 130 overlap
9.515.3 
 
US 701 Bus. (Pinckney Street/Madison Street)
Roundabout
12.119.5 
 
NC 214 east (Sam Potts Highway) – Hallsboro
12.319.8 
 
   Future I-74 / US 74 / US 76 – Wilmington, Laurinburg
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Future

Shelby Bypass

 

 

U.S. Highway 74 Bypass

LocationShelby, North Carolina

U.S. Route 74 Bypass (US 74 Byp.) is the future designation of the Shelby Bypass; currently being constructed in phases. The designation, listed on NCDOT documents, has not been submitted/approved by AASHTO.[27]

As of July 2020, the segment from the exit with U.S. Route 74 to the current interchange of NC 226 (Polkville Road) has been open and further extensions of the route will be coming soon. The segment from NC 226 (Polkville Road) to NC 150 (Cherryville Road) is already on construction and will be subject to open to traffic in 2022. The last segment of the bypass will extend west of Stony Point Road to U.S. Route 74 Business in Kings Mountain which is subject to open in 2024.[28]

The entire route is in Cleveland County.

LocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
194312194 
 
US 74 east
Eastbound entrance and westbound exit; opened to traffic on April 13, 2020
197317197Washburn Switch RoadOpened to traffic on April 13, 2020
199320199  NC 226 (Polkville Road)Opened to traffic on April 13, 2020
  NC 18 (Fallston Road)
Shelby  NC 150 (Cherryville Road)
 
 
US 74 west
Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Unopened

Former

Rutherfordton alternate route

 

U.S. Highway 74A

LocationRutherfordton, North Carolina
Length2.2 mi[29] (3.5 km)
Existed1949–1960

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established in 1948 or 1949, it followed the original US 74 route through Rutherfordton, as the mainline US 74 was placed on a new bypass route through Ruth. Traversing along Washington Street and Charlotte Road, it was renumbered US 74 Business in 1960.[2]

Shelby alternate route

 

U.S. Highway 74A

LocationShelby, North Carolina
Length6.2 mi[7] (10.0 km)
Existed1936–1960

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established in 1936 as a new primary routing using Marion Street through Shelby; paralleling mainline US 74, which was on Warren Street. Around 1949, US 74 was moved onto new bypass south of Shelby; US 74A was thus extended on both directions. As part of this development, US 74A was split west on Marion Street and east on Warren Street. In 1960 it was renumbered to US 74 Business.[2]

Bessemer City alternate route

 

U.S. Highway 74A

LocationBessemer City, North Carolina
Length10.0 mi[30] (16.1 km)
Existed1937–1938

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established in 1937, this alternate route, along with US 29A, followed the old routing from Kings Mountain to Gastonia, via Bessemer City. A year later, it was renumbered as NC 161 and NC 274.[2]

Monroe alternate route 1

 

U.S. Highway 74A

LocationMonroe, North Carolina
Length0.4 mi[31] (640 m)
Existed1949–1952

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established between 1945–49, it was set up as an inner bypass of downtown Monroe, via Jefferson Street. It was decommissioned in 1952 when US 74 moved out of the downtown area, converting the old route, along Charlotte Avenue and Franklin Street, into the second alternate route.[2]

Monroe alternate route 2

 

U.S. Highway 74A

LocationMonroe, North Carolina
Existed1952–1954

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established in 1952, it replaced the old mainline US 74 through downtown Monroe, via Franklin Street and Charlotte Avenue. In 1953, it was rerouted along Skyway Drive when US 74 was completely realigned onto new bypass routing between Matthews and Monroe. In 1954, it was decommissioned.[2]

Rockingham alternate route

 

U.S. Highway 74A

LocationRockingham, North Carolina
Existed1953–1957

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established between 1951–53, after US 74 was rerouted south of downtown Rockingham. The alternate route followed the old alignment along Washington Street and Rockingham Road. In 1957 it was decommissioned.[2]

Leland alternate route

 

U.S. Highway 74A

LocationLeland, North Carolina
Length0.14 mi[32] (230 m)
Existed1936–1975

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established in 1936, it replaced mainline US 74 through an intersection in Leland, while the mainline was moved just off to the right on Village Road. At 0.14 miles (0.23 km), it was the shortest alternate route. It was unsigned throughout its existence,[citation needed] but was marked on state and county maps up until 1975, when NCDOT downgraded it to secondary road status.[33]

Wrightsville Beach alternate route

 

U.S. Highway 74A

LocationWrightsville Beach, North Carolina
Existed1938–1940

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established by 1938 as new primary routing, it went from Causeway Drive south along Waynick Boulevard, ending on the south-end of Wrightsville Beach; making it a spur route of US 74. By 1940, it was replaced by an extension of US 76.[2]

References

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External links

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Several special routes of U S Route 74 exist In order from west to east they are as follows Special routes of U S Route 74Highway systemUnited States Numbered Highway SystemList Special Divided Contents 1 Existing 1 1 Asheville Forest City alternate route 1 2 Rutherfordton Forest City business loop 1 3 Shelby business loop 1 4 Kings Mountain business loop 1 5 Monroe Expressway 1 6 Rockingham Hamlet business loop 1 7 Laurinburg Maxton business loop 1 8 Maxton Lumberton alternate route 1 9 Chadbourn Whiteville business loop 2 Future 2 1 Shelby Bypass 3 Former 3 1 Rutherfordton alternate route 3 2 Shelby alternate route 3 3 Bessemer City alternate route 3 4 Monroe alternate route 1 3 5 Monroe alternate route 2 3 6 Rockingham alternate route 3 7 Leland alternate route 3 8 Wrightsville Beach alternate route 4 References 5 External linksExisting EditAsheville Forest City alternate route Edit U S Highway 74ALocationAsheville Forest City NCLength60 mi 1 97 km Existed1994 presentU S Route 74 Alternate US 74A was established in 1994 replaced the old mainline US 74 route when US 74 was moved onto the Solon David Smart Memorial Highway and I 26 The alignment of US 74A varies greatly from the current parent route US 74A traverses through downtown Asheville goes through the mountain resort communities of Chimney Rock and Lake Lure continues to Ruth passes between the towns of Rutherfordton and Spindale and bypasses Forest City to the south US 74 joins I 40 eastbound west of Asheville and switches onto I 26 eastbound through Fletcher bypassing most of urban Asheville Continuing along a southeasterly course the parent US 74 passes by Hendersonville and splits from I 26 at Columbus after passing south of Rutherfordton US 74 meets the eastern terminus of US 74A 2 US 74A is concurrent with US 64 from Ruth in the east through Lake Lure where NC 9 joins and Chimney Rock the three routes separate in Bat Cave NC 9 splits to the north US 64 to the south US 74A alone continues west from that point In Asheville US 74A has many concurrencies US 70 is concurrent with US 74A in east and downtown Asheville and Interstate 26 I 240 US 19 US 23 are concurrent with US 74A west of downtown Near US 74A s western terminus US 19 US 23 are concurrent with US 74A NC 81 overlaps with US 74A for a short 1 mile 1 6 km segment in southeast Asheville Between Asheville and Gerton US 74A bears the street name Charlotte Highway East of Gerton the road is named the Gerton Highway until arriving at Bat Cave Through towns and cities the road takes various names including Main Street and Railroad Avenue US 74A is overlapped by two North Carolina scenic byways Drovers Road Asheville to Bat Cave and Black Mountain Rag Bat Cave to Lake Lure 3 Major junctionsCountyLocationmi 1 kmExitDestinationsNotesBuncombeAsheville0 000 00 US 19 US 23 south Smokey Park Highway south I 40 US 74 CantonWestern end of US 19 US 23 concurrency western terminus I 40 exit 44 highway continues south as US 19 US 23 3 25 1 NC 63 north Leicester Highway Leicester4 06 4 I 240 west to Future I 26 I 40Southern end of I 240 I 26 concurrency4 47 13BWestgate Parkway Resort DriveExit numbers follow I 240 4 87 74A Future I 26 US 70 west US 19 US 23 north UNC Asheville Weaverville WoodfinNorthern end of I 26 and US 19 US 23 concurrencies western end of US 70 concurrency5 08 04BPatton Avenue DowntownNo westbound exit5 58 94CMontford Avenue Haywood Street6 09 75A US 25 Merrimon Avenue Eastbound entrance includes direct entrance ramp from Woodfin Street 6 210 0 I 240 east OteenEastern end of I 240 concurrency I 240 exit 5B6 510 5 NC 694 north Town Mountain Road Southern terminus of NC 694Beaucatcher Tunnel7 512 1 I 240I 240 exit 6 access to I 240 east via Chunns Cove Road8 012 9US 70 east Tunnel Road east Eastern end of US 70 concurrency8 714 0 NC 81 west Swannanoa River Road west Biltmore ForestWestern end of NC 81 concurrency10 016 1 NC 81 east Swannanoa River Road east SwannanoaEastern end of NC 81 concurrency10 516 9 I 240 westWestern end of I 240 concurrency I 240 exit 811 017 7 I 240 ends I 40 Statesville KnoxvilleEastern end of I 240 concurrency I 240 exit 9 I 40 exit 5311 819 0 Blue Ridge ParkwayRight in right out interchange in both directionsHendersonBat Cave28 746 2 NC 9 north Black MountainWestern end of NC 9 concurrency28 846 3 US 64 west HendersonvilleWestern end of US 64 concurrencyRutherfordLake Lure36 057 9 NC 9 south Mill SpringEastern end of NC 9 concurrencyRutherfordton52 083 7 US 221 MarionInterchangeRuth52 584 5 US 64 east MorgantonEastern end of US 64 concurrencyRutherfordton54 086 9 US 74 Bus US 221A Spindale Forest CitySpindaleOakland RoadSpindaleInterchange eastbound signageInterchange westbound signageForest City60 096 6 US 74 Columbus Asheville ShelbyInterchange eastern terminus1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete accessRutherfordton Forest City business loop Edit U S Highway 74 BusinessLocationRutherfordton Forest City NCLength21 5 mi 4 34 6 km Existed1960 present US 74 Business at the Cleveland Rutherford County line U S Route 74 Business US 74 Bus was established in 1960 as a renumbering of US 74A it traversed along Washington Street and Charlotte Road in Rutherfordton In December 1970 US 74 was extended east through Spindale Forest City and Ellenboro when US 74 was placed on new freeway bypass 5 In 1994 US 74 was moved south onto a new alignment towards Columbus converting the old mainline into US 74A as a result US 74 Business was rerouted in Rutherfordton to go south in concurrency with US 221 to the US 74 freeway 6 CountyLocationmi 4 kmDestinationsNotesRutherford 0 00 0 US 74 US 221 south Columbus Shelby ChesneeSouth end of US 221 overlapRutherfordton5 38 5 US 221 north US 221A NC 108 west Marion ColumbusNorth end of US 221 US 221A overlap6 210 0 US 74A Ruth Forest CityForest City11 418 3 US 221A south Broadway Street South end of US 221A overlap 12 820 6Bostic Sunshine Highway BosticCleveland 20 132 3 NC 120 south CliffsideMooresboro21 534 6 US 74 Columbus Shelby1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminus Shelby business loop Edit U S Highway 74 BusinessLocationShelby North CarolinaLength6 2 mi 7 10 0 km Existed1960 presentU S Route 74 Business US 74 Bus was established in 1960 as a renumbering of US 74A following Marion Street and Warren Street In December 1971 the eastern portion of Warren Street was changed forcing eastbound US 74 Business to be rerouted north on DeKalb Street then onto Marion Street 8 The entire route is in Shelby Cleveland County mi 7 kmDestinationsNotes0 00 0 US 74 NC 226 Forest City Columbus Polkville1 52 4 NC 18 NC 150 west Lafayette Street FallstonWest end of NC 150 overlap3 25 1 NC 150 east Cherryville Road CherryvilleEast end of NC 150 overlap4 87 7 NC 180 Post Road 6 210 0 US 74 Kings Mountain Gastonia Charlotte1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusKings Mountain business loop Edit U S Highway 74 BusinessLocationKings Mountain North CarolinaLength5 4 mi 9 8 7 km Existed1984 presentU S Route 74 Business US 74 Bus was established in 1984 it was a renumbering of the old mainline US 74 through Kings Mountain US 74 Business begins at US 74 west of Kings Mountain The route is routed along Shelby Road into the town US 74 Business runs through the downtown of area Kings Mountain before reaching US 74 again on the eastern side of Kings Mountain CountyLocationmi 9 kmDestinationsNotesClevelandKings Mountain0 00 0 US 74 Shelby Gastonia2 03 2Kings Mountain Boulevard4 06 4 NC 216 Battleground Avenue Grover Cherryville4 67 4 NC 161 Cleveland Avenue Bessemer City YorkGaston 5 48 7 US 74 east Gastonia CharlotteEastbound exit and westbound entrance1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Incomplete accessMonroe Expressway Edit Main article Monroe Expressway U S Highway 74 BypassLocationStallings Wingate NCLength18 72 mi 10 30 13 km Existed2018 presentU S Route 74 Bypass US 74 Byp also known as the Monroe Expressway is a 18 72 mile 30 13 km toll road that bypass north of Monroe between Stallings and east of Wingate 11 12 The highway s purpose is to improve mobility and capacity along the US 74 corridor At a cost of approximately 840 million and right of way acquisition already completed construction was originally to begin in October 2012 however because of several environmental issues and litigation the project was delayed until May 2015 13 14 On November 27 2018 the Monroe Expressway opened to traffic 15 The Monroe Expressway uses all electronic tolling with tolls payable with valid transponder NC Quick Pass E ZPass Peach Pass or SunPass or Bill by mail which uses automatic license plate recognition Tolls are collected per gantry seven in total which are located between each exit along the bypass As of July 24 2018 the total trip rate is 2 54 with valid transponder and 3 92 via bill by mail 16 17 The entire route is in Union County LocationmikmExitDestinationsNotesStallings US 74 west CharlotteContinuation as US 74Hemby Bridge257Indian Trail Fairview Road Hemby Bridge Indian TrailIndian Trail259Unionville Indian Trail Road Lake ParkMonroe260Rocky River Road264 US 601 Concord Highway Monroe Concord266 NC 200 Morgan Mill Road Wingate270Austin Chaney Road Wingate 18 7230 13 US 74 east RockinghamContinuation as US 741 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Rockingham Hamlet business loop Edit U S Highway 74 BusinessLocationRockingham Hamlet NCLength15 0 mi 18 24 1 km Existed2003 presentU S Route 74 Business US 74 Bus was established in 2003 as a renumbering of the mainline US 74 through Rockingham and Hamlet 19 The entire route is in Richmond County Locationmi 18 kmDestinationsNotes 0 00 0 US 74 Future I 73 Future I 74 Laurinburg WadesboroRockingham2 03 2Cartledge Creek Road5 58 9 US 220 Asheboro Cheraw5 89 3 US 1 south Hancock Street CherawHamlet11 017 7 NC 177 King Street Cheraw12 019 3 NC 38 south Louis Breeden Boulevard Bennettsville 13 020 9 NC 381 south Gibson 15 024 1 US 74 Future I 74 east LaurinburgEastbound exit and Westbound entrance1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Incomplete accessLaurinburg Maxton business loop Edit U S Highway 74 BusinessLocationLaurinburg Maxton NCLength12 4 mi 20 20 0 km Existed1967 presentU S Route 74 Business US 74 Bus was established in 1967 as a renumbering of mainline US 74 through Laurinburg In 1984 it was extended east replacing mainline US 74 through Maxton 21 CountyLocationmi 20 kmDestinationsNotesScotland 0 00 0 I 74 west US 74 west Hamlet RockinghamWestbound exit and eastbound entranceLaurinburg1 32 1 NC 79 south Gibson Road Gibson2 03 2 US 15 US 401 US 501 Aberdeen Raeford McColl2 84 5 US 15 Bus US 401 Bus US 501 Bus Main Street 5 89 3 I 74 US 74 Hamlet Rockingham WhitevilleRobesonMaxton9 815 8 NC 71 north NC 130 south Patterson Street Red Springs Raemon 12 420 0 I 74 US 74 US 74 Alt east Laurinburg Whiteville1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Incomplete accessMaxton Lumberton alternate route Edit U S Highway 74 AlternateLocationMaxton Lumberton NCLength15 5 mi 22 24 9 km Existed2007 presentU S Route 74 Alternate US 74 Alt was established in 2007 when mainline US 74 and I 74 were realigned to a new freeway south of the old route between Maxton to near Lumberton 23 24 The route just south of the banks of the Lumber River goes through mostly farmland In between NC 710 connect travelers to Pembroke where the University of North Carolina at Pembroke is located Highway signs along the route are signed as Alternate or ALT above US 74 as opposed to US 74A which is used in Western North Carolina The entire route is in Robeson County Locationmi 22 kmDestinationsNotes 0 00 0 I 74 US 74 US 74 Bus west Maxton Laurinburg 5 08 0 NC 710 Pembroke RowlandTo University of North Carolina at PembrokeLumberton15 524 9 I 74 US 74 Whiteville Wilmington1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miChadbourn Whiteville business loop Edit U S Highway 74 BusinessLocationChadbourn Whiteville NCLength12 3 mi 25 19 8 km Existed1975 presentU S Route 74 Business US 74 Bus was established in 1975 to replace the old mainline US 74 through Chadbourn and Whiteville The route is mostly in concurrency with US 76 Business 26 The entire route is in Columbus County Locationmi 25 kmDestinationsNotes 0 00 0 Future I 74 US 74 west NC 130 north NC 410 Laurinburg Bladenboro WhitevilleWest end of NC 130 and north end of NC 410 overlapChadbourn1 93 1 US 76 US 76 Bus Fair Bluff WhitevilleWest end of US 76 Bus overlap2 13 4 NC 410 south Brown Street Chadbourn Tabor CitySouth end of NC 410 overlapWhiteville9 214 8 US 701 NC 130 east Powell Boulevard Tabor City Clarkton ElizabethtownEast end of NC 130 overlap9 515 3 US 701 Bus Pinckney Street Madison Street Roundabout 12 119 5 NC 214 east Sam Potts Highway Hallsboro 12 319 8 Future I 74 US 74 US 76 Wilmington Laurinburg1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusFuture EditShelby Bypass Edit Main article Shelby Bypass U S Highway 74 BypassLocationShelby North CarolinaU S Route 74 Bypass US 74 Byp is the future designation of the Shelby Bypass currently being constructed in phases The designation listed on NCDOT documents has not been submitted approved by AASHTO 27 As of July 2020 the segment from the exit with U S Route 74 to the current interchange of NC 226 Polkville Road has been open and further extensions of the route will be coming soon The segment from NC 226 Polkville Road to NC 150 Cherryville Road is already on construction and will be subject to open to traffic in 2022 The last segment of the bypass will extend west of Stony Point Road to U S Route 74 Business in Kings Mountain which is subject to open in 2024 28 The entire route is in Cleveland County LocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes 194312194 US 74 eastEastbound entrance and westbound exit opened to traffic on April 13 2020 197317197Washburn Switch RoadOpened to traffic on April 13 2020 199320199 NC 226 Polkville Road Opened to traffic on April 13 2020 NC 18 Fallston Road Shelby NC 150 Cherryville Road US 74 westEastbound exit and westbound entrance1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi UnopenedFormer EditRutherfordton alternate route Edit U S Highway 74ALocationRutherfordton North CarolinaLength2 2 mi 29 3 5 km Existed1949 1960U S Route 74 Alternate US 74A was established in 1948 or 1949 it followed the original US 74 route through Rutherfordton as the mainline US 74 was placed on a new bypass route through Ruth Traversing along Washington Street and Charlotte Road it was renumbered US 74 Business in 1960 2 Shelby alternate route Edit U S Highway 74ALocationShelby North CarolinaLength6 2 mi 7 10 0 km Existed1936 1960U S Route 74 Alternate US 74A was established in 1936 as a new primary routing using Marion Street through Shelby paralleling mainline US 74 which was on Warren Street Around 1949 US 74 was moved onto new bypass south of Shelby US 74A was thus extended on both directions As part of this development US 74A was split west on Marion Street and east on Warren Street In 1960 it was renumbered to US 74 Business 2 Bessemer City alternate route Edit U S Highway 74ALocationBessemer City North CarolinaLength10 0 mi 30 16 1 km Existed1937 1938U S Route 74 Alternate US 74A was established in 1937 this alternate route along with US 29A followed the old routing from Kings Mountain to Gastonia via Bessemer City A year later it was renumbered as NC 161 and NC 274 2 Monroe alternate route 1 Edit U S Highway 74ALocationMonroe North CarolinaLength0 4 mi 31 640 m Existed1949 1952U S Route 74 Alternate US 74A was established between 1945 49 it was set up as an inner bypass of downtown Monroe via Jefferson Street It was decommissioned in 1952 when US 74 moved out of the downtown area converting the old route along Charlotte Avenue and Franklin Street into the second alternate route 2 Monroe alternate route 2 Edit U S Highway 74ALocationMonroe North CarolinaExisted1952 1954U S Route 74 Alternate US 74A was established in 1952 it replaced the old mainline US 74 through downtown Monroe via Franklin Street and Charlotte Avenue In 1953 it was rerouted along Skyway Drive when US 74 was completely realigned onto new bypass routing between Matthews and Monroe In 1954 it was decommissioned 2 Rockingham alternate route Edit U S Highway 74ALocationRockingham North CarolinaExisted1953 1957U S Route 74 Alternate US 74A was established between 1951 53 after US 74 was rerouted south of downtown Rockingham The alternate route followed the old alignment along Washington Street and Rockingham Road In 1957 it was decommissioned 2 Leland alternate route Edit U S Highway 74ALocationLeland North CarolinaLength0 14 mi 32 230 m Existed1936 1975U S Route 74 Alternate US 74A was established in 1936 it replaced mainline US 74 through an intersection in Leland while the mainline was moved just off to the right on Village Road At 0 14 miles 0 23 km it was the shortest alternate route It was unsigned throughout its existence citation needed but was marked on state and county maps up until 1975 when NCDOT downgraded it to secondary road status 33 Wrightsville Beach alternate route Edit U S Highway 74ALocationWrightsville Beach North CarolinaExisted1938 1940U S Route 74 Alternate US 74A was established by 1938 as new primary routing it went from Causeway Drive south along Waynick Boulevard ending on the south end of Wrightsville Beach making it a spur route of US 74 By 1940 it was replaced by an extension of US 76 2 References Edit a b Google March 1 2011 US 74A Asheville Forest City Map Google Maps Google Retrieved March 1 2011 a b c d e f g h NCRoads com U S 74 A Retrieved August 16 2012 NCDOT Scenic Byways Archived from the original on January 25 2011 Retrieved March 1 2011 a b Google March 1 2011 US 74 Bus Rutherfordton Forest City Map Google Maps Google Retrieved March 1 2011 US Route Changes 1970 12 03 PDF North Carolina Department of Transportation December 3 1970 Retrieved July 10 2014 Route Changes 1994 09 15 PDF North Carolina Department of Transportation September 15 1994 Retrieved July 10 2014 a b c Google March 1 2011 US 74 Bus Shelby Map Google Maps Google Retrieved March 1 2011 US Route Changes 1971 12 01 PDF North Carolina Department of Transportation December 1 1971 Retrieved July 10 2014 a b Google March 1 2011 US 74 Bus Kings Mountain Map Google Maps Google Retrieved March 1 2011 Special Committee on U S Route Numbering September 20 2018 2018 Annual Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets PDF Report Washington DC American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials p 3 Archived PDF from the original on October 5 2018 Retrieved October 7 2018 Selected Alternative Monroe Connector Bypass PDF Map North Carolina Turnpike Authority Retrieved April 21 2014 Henson Christian November 27 2018 The Charlotte Area s First Toll Road the Monroe Expressway Opens Tuesday Charlotte NC Spectrum News Retrieved November 27 2018 Staff Monroe Bypass North Carolina Department of Transportation Retrieved June 11 2015 NCDOT Begins Construction on Monroe Expressway Press release North Carolina Department of Transportation May 28 2015 Retrieved May 28 2015 Henson Christian November 27 2018 The Charlotte Area s First Toll Road the Monroe Expressway Opens Charter Communications Spectrum News Charlotte Retrieved November 29 2018 Monroe Expressway North Carolina Turnpike Authority Retrieved October 1 2018 Monroe Expressway Toll Rates 2018 PDF Map North Carolina Turnpike Authority July 24 2018 Retrieved October 1 2018 a b Google March 1 2011 US 74 Bus Rockingham Hamlet Map Google Maps Google Retrieved March 1 2011 Route Changes 2003 02 17 PDF North Carolina Department of Transportation February 17 2003 Retrieved July 10 2014 a b Google March 1 2011 US 74 Bus Laurinburg Maxton Map Google Maps Google Retrieved March 1 2011 Route Changes 1984 11 01 PDF North Carolina Department of Transportation November 1 1984 Retrieved July 10 2014 a b Google March 1 2011 US 74 Alt Maxton Lumberton Map Google Maps Google Retrieved March 1 2011 I 74 Segment 16 Archived from the original on January 2 2011 Retrieved October 30 2010 Route Changes 2007 10 05 PDF North Carolina Department of Transportation October 5 2007 Retrieved July 10 2014 a b Google March 1 2011 US 74 Bus Chadbourn Whiteville Map Google Maps Google Retrieved March 1 2011 Route Changes 1976 02 01 PDF North Carolina Department of Transportation February 1 1976 Retrieved July 10 2014 R 2702 Cleveland County US 74 Shelby Bypass PDF NCDOT Retrieved March 6 2016 Sitzes Rebecca April 15 2020 New Segment of Bypass Open for Business Shelby Star Archived from the original on December 2 2020 Google August 16 2012 US 74A Rutherfordton Map Google Maps Google Retrieved August 16 2012 Google August 16 2012 US 74A Bessemer City Map Google Maps Google Retrieved August 16 2012 Google August 16 2012 US 74A Monroe 1 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved August 16 2012 Google August 16 2012 US 74A Leland Map Google Maps Google Retrieved August 16 2012 US Route Changes 09 01 75 PDF Retrieved August 16 2012 External links Edit Media related to U S Route 74 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Special routes of U S Route 74 amp oldid 1128251853 Rutherfordton Forest City business loop, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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