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| Length | 123.4 mi[1] (198.6 km) | |||
| Existed | 1935–present | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Richmond,Montgomery,Randolph,Guilford,Rockingham | |||
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U.S. Route 220 (US 220) is a north–southU.S. highway which travels fromRockingham, North Carolina, toSouth Waverly, Pennsylvania. In theU.S. state ofNorth Carolina, US 220 travels 123.4 miles (198.6 km) from an intersection withUS 1 in Rockingham to theVirginia state line nearPrice, North Carolina. The highway is an important north–south route inCentral North Carolina, connecting Rockingham,Asheboro,Greensboro, andSummerfield. US 220 runsconcurrently withInterstate 73 from north of Rockingham to Greensboro, and from Summerfield toStokesdale; while US 220 runs concurrently withI-74 from Rockingham toRandleman.


US 220 begins at an intersection with US 1 southwest of downtown Rockingham. From its southern terminus, US 220 travels north along a four-lane divided highway. It interchanges with Midway Road before crossing over a railroad owned byCSX Transportation.[2] Immediately north of the bridge, US 220 intersectsUS 74 Business (Broad Avenue) and runs west of downtown Rockingham. The highway makes a gradual turn to the northwest, crosses Little Carr Creek, and exits Rockingham to the north. US 220 continues through a suburban area ofRichmond County, with a mixture of forested areas and neighborhoods along the highway. North of Rockingham, US 220 travels through atrumpet interchange north of Rockingham. The interchange marks the beginning of a four-lane freeway portion of US 220 which continues for 2.7 miles (4.3 km). US 220 exits the freeway at exit 25, adiamond interchange south ofEllerbe and turns to the north along a two-lane undivided highway. The southern terminus ofI-73 and the eastern terminus of the Central North Carolina segment ofI-74 are located at the interchange, and both Interstates follow the freeway north.[1][3]

Entering Ellerbe to the south along Main Street, US 220 travels through the downtown area of Ellerbe. North of downtown, US 220 diverges slightly to the northwest at an intersection with East Main Street. As it exits Ellerbe, US 220 travels adjacent to residential homes and some sporadic businesses. US 220 intersectsNC 73 north of Ellerbe. The intersection marks the southern end of a concurrency between US 220 and NC 73, as the highways travel north along a rural two-lane highway. NC 73 diverges from US 220 south ofMineral Springs, and approximately 2,000 feet (610 m) west an interchange with I-73 and I-74. From the intersection, US 220 makes a sweeping turn to the northwest. It parallels I-73 and I-74 for approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) until completing its northwesterly turn and entering intoNorman. US 220 travels through central Norman on McLeon Avenue and intersects Moore Street in the center of thetown. Exiting Norman to the northwest, US 220 leaves Richmond County and enters intoMontgomery County.[1][3]
Upon entering Montgomery County, US 220 makes a turn to the north and once again begins to parallel I-73 and I-74. US 220 crosses over I-73 and I-74 south ofEmery, and continues to parallel I-73 and I-74 on the eastern side of the Interstates. Approaching Emery, US 220 makes a turn to the northwest, largely running south of the community. US 220 runs briefly to the northwest before meeting I-73 and I-74 along with the southern terminus ofUS 220 Alternate at a diamond interchange. US 220 turns to merge onto the freeway and run concurrently with I-73 and I-74 to the north. US 220 Alternate largely parallels US 220, I-73, and I-74 on the western side of US 220.[1][3]
US 220, I-73, and I-74 travel to the north, bypassing the town ofCandor along its eastern edge. The highways have an interchange withNC 211 east of downtown Candor. North of the interchange, the freeway turns slightly to the northwest and approachesBiscoe to the southeast, where it turns north and bypasses the town to the east. An interchange withNC 24 andNC 27 is located east of downtown Biscoe. Continuing north, US 220, I-73, and I-74 bypass the town ofStar to the east. An interchange with US 220 Alternate is located south ofSteeds, and US 220 Alternate begins to parallel US 220 to the east. Near Steeds, US 220, I-73, and I-74 begin to parallel the Little River, atributary of thePee Dee River. US 220, I-73, and I-74 exit Montgomery County southwest ofSeagrove and enter intoRandolph County.[1][3]
Entering into rural southern Randolph County, I-73, I-74, and US 220 makes a slight turn to the northwest to bypass Seagrove to the east. An interchange withNC 705 is located to the west of downtown Seagrove. Travelling north, much of the adjacent landscape is forested land mixed with some residential neighborhoods which branch of from adjacent roadways. I-73, I-74, and US 220 also largely parallel US 220 Alternate north of Seagrove. The highways interchange withUS 220 Business at exit 68 south ofUlah, which marks the southern terminus of US 220 Business. The northern terminus of US 220 Alternate is located immediately east of the interchange at an intersection with US 220 Business. I-73, I-74, and US 220 bypass Ulah to the west. Acloverleaf interchange withUS 64 is located to the northwest of Ulah.[1][3]
I-73, I-74, and US 220 north, approachingAsheboro from the south. A diamond interchange with McDowell Road is located southwest of downtown Asheboro. The highways run adjacent toRandolph Community College and several government buildings which are located off the McDowell Road exit. Continuing north, the highway has an interchange withUS 64 Business andNC 49 (Dixie Drive) and Albemarle Drive in a commercial district of Asheboro. North of US 64 Business and NC 49, I-73, I-74, and US 220 travel through a mixed residential and industrial section of Asheboro. Further north, the highway median widens for an interchange withNC 42 (Salisbury Street) and Lexington Road, with accelerating and decelerating lanes in the median of the freeway. Numerous commercial businesses and residential homes are located adjacent to I-73, I-74, and US 220 near the interchange. Another diamond interchange with Presnell Street is located 0.4 miles (0.64 km) north of the Salisbury Street and Lexington Road interchange. From the Presnell Street interchange, the highway begins to travel away from downtown Asheboro but largely runs west of the city limits. As it travels north, the landscape transforms into a mixture of residential neighborhoods and forested land. Atrumpet interchange with Vision Drive is located approximately 0.6 miles (0.97 km) north of the Presnell Street interchange. Two more diamond interchanges with Spero Road and Pineview Road are located to the west of Asheboro. Aquarry and several industrial businesses are located adjacent to the highway near the Pineview Road interchange.[1][3]

Approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of the Pineview Road interchange, I-73 and US 220 interchange with I-74, which diverges to the northwest towardHigh Point. I-73 and US 220 continue concurrently to the north along a four-lane freeway. The highway begins to travel around the western side ofRandleman, and apartial cloverleaf interchange with a former segment ofUS 311 is located to the southwest of downtown Randleman. Immediately north of the interchange, I-73 and US 220 cross underneath a railroad owned by theNorfolk Southern Railway.[2] I-73 and US 220 interchange with Academy Street west of downtown Randleman, and several commercial businesses are located off of the exit. The highway makes a sweeping curve to the northwest as it travels north of the interchange and enters into a rural area of Randolph County. It utilizes a partialcauseway and bridge to crossRandleman Lake immediately following the curve. North of the lake crossing, I-73 and US 220 travel north, parallel with the lakeshore. An interchange with US 220 Business is located southwest ofLevel Cross. The highway then bypasses the community to the west and crosses intoGuilford County approximately 2.0 miles (3.2 km) north of the US 220 Business interchange.[1][3]
Entering into Guilford County, the highway increasingly travels through suburban regions south ofGreensboro. Adiamond interchange withNC 62 is located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of the Randolph County - Guilford County line. US 220 continues north concurrently with I-73 for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) before interchanging with Old Randleman Road at a diamond interchange. From the interchange the highways continue north for 1.1 miles (1.8 km) before reaching an interchange withI-85 andUS 421 (Greensboro Urban Loop). At the interchange, I-73 breaks from its concurrency with US 220, following the Greensboro Urban Loop to the west. US 220 continues to the north, travelling through an urbanized region of southern Greensboro. It interchanges withUS 29, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) north of the Greensboro Urban Loop, at an incomplete cloverleaf interchange. US 220 travels north along the freeway, crossing over Vandalia Road, before making a slight turn to the northwest and interchanging with Creek Ridge Road at a partial cloverleaf interchange. The freeway widens from four travel lanes south of the Creek Ridge Road interchange to six travel lanes north of the interchange. US 220 continues travelling north-northwest along the freeway for 0.3 miles (0.48 km) before meetingI-40 at an interchange, where it follows I-40 to the east. The roadway continues north as a surface street known as Freeman Mill Road.[1][3]

Zero point three miles (0.48 km) east of the I-40 and US 220 interchange, US 29 joins I-40 and US 220 along a concurrency to the east. Interchanges with Randleman Road and Elm-Eugene Street are located immediately east of the US 29 interchange. The highway travels through an industrial region of Greensboro before interchanging withMartin Luther King Jr. Drive and O'Henry Boulevard. US 29 and US 220 diverge from I-40 at O'Henry Blvd and following the road to the north. O'Henry Boulevard serves as an urban freeway, travelling through a residential area of Greensboro. Aquadrant interchange provides access to Gate City Boulevard. The highways travel underneath a railroad owned and operated by theNorth Carolina Railroad, before interchanging with Market Street at a partial cloverleaf interchange.[2] North of the interchange, US 29 and US 220 travel along the eastern side ofNorth Carolina A&T State University. Access to and from Lutheran Street and Sullivan Street is provided to the northbound travel lanes only. A quadrant interchange with Bessemer Avenue is located at the northeastern corner of the North Carolina A&T State University campus nearTruist Stadium. US 29 and US 220 interchange with US 70 (Wendover Avenue) immediately north of the Bessemer Avenue interchange. The US 29 and US 220 concurrency ends at the interchange as US 220 turns to follow US 70 (Wendover Avenue) to the west, and US 29 continues north along O'Henry Boulevard.[1][3]
Following Wendover Avenue to the west, US 220 encounters multiple commercial business which line the roadway in the vicinity of the O'Henry Boulevard interchange and there are multiple at grade intersections. It interchanges with Summit Avenue and Yanceyville Street before passing south of theMoses H. Cone Memorial Hospital and across Elm Street utilizing an overpass. Continuing west along Wendover Avenue, the highway travels through a commercial area before crossing North Buffalo Creek and entering a residential area. US 220 continues west of the creek for 0.6 miles (0.97 km) until ending its US 70 concurrency and diverging northeast onto Battleground Avenue at an interchange. Utilizing Battleground Avenue, US 220 travels northeast through a commercial region of northeastern Greensboro. It parallels a former railroad line of theAtlantic and Yadkin Railway to the east for approximately 0.3 miles (0.48 km) between Pembroke Road and Lawndale Drive. At the Lawndale Drive intersection, Battleground Avenue moves in an s-shaped pattern to cross the railroad line and parallels the railroad line to the west.[1][3]

From there, US 220 continues northwest along Battleground Avenue with major intersections at Cone Boulevard, Martinsville Road, and Pisgah Church Road. Retail business are dominant along Battleground Avenue south of Pisgah Church Road. As US 220 moves north of the Pisgah Church Road intersection, the region becomes more residential with retail businesses and shopping centers located near major intersections. US 220 meetsI-840 at asingle-point urban interchange (I-840 exit 6). Continuing north along Battleground Avenue, US 220 continues through a residential area on the south side of Lake Brandt. US 220 crosses Lake Brandt along a partial causeway and bridge. North of the lake, US 220 continues through a residential area until reachingNC 150 south ofSummerfield. US 220 and NC 150 run concurrently to the northwest, largely bypassing Summerfield to the east. North of Summerfield, US 220 and NC 150 intersect Scalesville Road. At the intersection, NC 150 turns to the west, ending the concurrency. US 220 continues northwest for 1.3 miles (2.1 km) before meeting I-73 at an incomplete interchange, with a northbound freeway entrance and a southbound exit. At the interchange, US 220 merges onto I-73, marking the southern end of the second concurrency with I-73. I-73 and US 220 interchange withUS 158 at exit 120, a diamond interchange east ofStokesdale. From there, the highways travel north for approximately1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) until leaving Guilford County and enteringRockingham County.[1][3]

Continuing north into Rockingham County, I-73 and US 220 travel for approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) before meetingNC 65 at a diamond interchange, exit 122. Beyond the interchange, I-73 and US 220 travel concurrently for 1.5 miles (2.4 km) before meeting the northern terminus ofNC 68 an incomplete interchange. The interchange also marks the northern terminus of I-73 and the freeway ends. US 220 continues north along a four lane expressway, with Price Farm Road and Newnam Road being the first at-grade intersection since meeting I-73 north of Summerfield. The highway continues through a rural region of southern Rockingham County and the landscape consists of forested regions and farmland with sporadic businesses located off the highway. ApproachingMadison, US 220 crosses over Hogan Creek and intersects Ellisboro Road at an at-grade intersection. US 220 largely becomes a freeway north of the intersection, although an occasional driveway is connected to the highway. Using the freeway, US 220 stays to the east of Madison. Although, it briefly enters the city limits at an interchange withUS 311,NC 704, and the southern terminus ofUS 220 Business. From the interchange, US 311 begins running concurrently with US 220 to the north for 2.5 miles (4.0 km), crossing theDan River east of downtown Madison. The concurrency ends at a diamond interchange with US 311 andNC 135 east ofMayodan. The freeway largely ends at the interchange as several at-grade intersections exist north of the US 311 and NC 135 interchange.[1][3]
US 220 continues north towardStoneville, crossing over a railroad owned and operated byNorfolk Southern Railway, before interchanging with the northern terminus of US 220 Business at a diamond interchange southwest of the town.[2] US 220 stays west of Stoneville, interchanging withNC 770 west of the core area of town. As it continues north of Stoneville, US 220 primarily travels through a forested region with some sporadic farmland. An interchange with Smith Road is located 2.4 miles (3.9 km) north of NC 770 and US 220 begins to run parallel to its former alignment and the Norfolk Southern railroad it crossed southwest of Stoneville. As the highway approachesVirginia, it intersects its former alignment and crosses under the Norfolk Southern railroad north of the intersection. The highway then begins to make a turn to the northeast which it completes in Virginia. A final at-grade intersection with Martinsville Loop is located 0.2 miles (0.32 km) south of the North Carolina-Virginia state line. US 220 then enters intoVirginia, continuing north-northeast towardRidgeway andMartinsville.[1][3]
US 220 in North Carolina feature a few dedicated or memorialized stretches of freeway.
Established in 1935 when US 220 was extended south fromVirginia; it replaced:US 311/NC 77 from the state line toMadison,US 411/NC 704 fromMadison toGreensboro,US 411/NC 70 fromGreensboro toCandor,US 411/NC 170 fromCandor toNorman, andUS 15/NC 75 fromNorman toRockingham.
By 1939, US 220 was realigned west ofSeagrove, leaving Old US Highway 220 and an extension ofNC 705. By 1963, US 220 bypassedMadison andMayodan, the old route through the towns becameUS 220 Business. Between 1964 and 1966,Stoneville was bypassed to its west. Between 1967 and 1968, US 220 was realigned west, onto new freeway, ofAsheboro, leavingUS 220 Business. In 1970, US 220 was rerouted inGreensboro; from Randleman Road it overlapped withInterstate 85 then ontoO. Henry Boulevard (in concurrency withUS 29) going north till Wendover Avenue, then west to Battleground Avenue; the original alignment through downtownGreensboro became unnumbered.
In the 1970s, US 220 was continuously moved onto new freeway, bypassingRandleman andLevel Cross. Also, at some point during the decade, US 220 was extended south to its current terminus withUS 1, leaving behind Ellerbe Road inRockingham.
In 1980, US 220 was moved onto new freeway betweenSteeds andEmery, its old alignment becameUS 220 Alternate. Between 1981 and 1983, US 220 moved onto new freeway from Level Cross toInterstate 85, leaving an unnumbered Randleman Road.
In 1995, US 220 was moved onto new freeway betweenInterstate 85 toInterstate 40. In May 1997, US 220 was moved onto new freeway betweenEther andNC 134; it not only extendedUS 220 Alternate over the old alignment, but also became the first section of bothInterstate 73 andInterstate 74.[5][6]
On January 7, 2008, US 220 was moved onto new freeway betweenEmery to south ofEllerbe, leaving its old alignment another extension ofUS 220 Alternate.[7][unreliable source]
| Location | Rockingham–Madison, NC |
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| Length | 112.3 mi[8] (180.7 km) |
| Existed | 1932–1935 |
U.S. Route 411 (US 411) was established in 1932 as the second national US 411, traversed entirely in North Carolina. Starting on Washington Street, in Rockingham, it traveled withUS 74 to Ellerbe Road then north throughEllerbe,Norman,Candor,Biscoe,Star, andSeagrove, mostly along what is todayUS 220 Bus andUS 220 Alt. InAsheboro, it went along Fayetteville Street, then continued north on Randleman Road and on Old Randleman Road intoGreensboro. Through Greensboro, US 411 was routed along Randleman Road, O'Connor Street, Elm Street, and Battleground Road; in 1934, it was rerouted north of Elm Street to Wendover Avenue, Winstead Place, Northwood Street, and Battleground Road. Going northwest, it continued to Madison, where it ended atUS 311. In 1935, US 411 was renumbered as "US 220".
The Western Rockingham Bypass, from theUS 74/US 74 Bus. interchange toUS 220 Alt nearEllerbe. Currently all right-of-way purchases have been completed along the proposed route, with construction beginning in 2012 on upgradingUS 220 north ofRockingham. The remaining sections of the new bypass is currently scheduled to begin construction in late 2017; however, it is subject to reprioritization.[9]
US 220 will be widened in the northern part of Greensboro (called "Battleground Avenue" at this point) to multi-lanes, from Horse Pen Creek Road, inGreensboro, to Winfree Road, inSummerfield. With construction expected to be completed in December 2016,[10] these plans have been funded.
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Old exit | New exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Richmond | Rockingham | 0.0 | 0.0 | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | |||
| 0.5 | 0.80 | Midway Road | |||||
| 0.8 | 1.3 | ||||||
| | 22 | South end of I-73 and east end of I-74 overlap; opened January 28, 2025 | |||||
| | 23 | Dockery Road / Haywood Cemetery Road | |||||
| | 8.4 | 13.5 | 8 | 25 | North end of I-73 and west end of I-74 overlap | ||
| Ellerbe | 11.8 | 19.0 | West end of NC 73 overlap | ||||
| | 16.5 | 26.6 | East end of NC 73 overlap | ||||
| Norman | 18.4 | 29.6 | Moore Street | ||||
| Montgomery | | 22.5 | 36.2 | Tabernacle Church Road | |||
| Emery | 24.5 | 39.4 | 24 | 41 | South end of I-73 and east end of I-74 overlap | ||
| Candor | 27.5 | 44.3 | 44 | ||||
| Biscoe | 32.5 | 52.3 | 49 | ||||
| Star | 35.8 | 57.6 | 52 | Spies Road –Star,Robbins | |||
| Ether | 38.9 | 62.6 | 39 | 56 | |||
| Randolph | | 41.5 | 66.8 | 41 | 58 | Black Ankle Road | |
| Seagrove | 45.0 | 72.4 | 45 | 61 | |||
| | 49.1 | 79.0 | 49 | 66 | New Hope Church Road | ToNorth Carolina Zoo | |
| | 51.3 | 82.6 | 51 | 68 | ToUS 220 Alt | ||
| | 53.5 | 86.1 | 70 A-B | A: B: | Exit 344 A-B (US 64);Cloverleaf interchange | ||
| Asheboro | 54.9 | 88.4 | 71 | McDowell Road | |||
| 56.0 | 90.1 | 72 A-B | A: B: | ToNorth Carolina Zoo | |||
| 57.6 | 92.7 | 74 | Left exit; western terminus of NC 42 | ||||
| 58.4 | 94.0 | 75 | Presnell Street | ||||
| 59.2 | 95.3 | 76 | |||||
| 60.7 | 97.7 | 77 | Spero Road | ||||
| 62.0 | 99.8 | 78 | Pineview Street | ||||
| Randleman | 63.0 | 101.4 | 80 | West end of I-74 overlap | |||
| 64.1 | 103.2 | 81 | US Highway 311 Extension –Randleman | ||||
| 65.8 | 105.9 | 82 | Academy Street –Randleman | ||||
| Level Cross | 69.8 | 112.3 | 86 | ||||
| Guilford | | 72.6 | 116.8 | 89 | |||
| | 77.2 | 124.2 | 77 | 94 | Old Randleman Road | ||
| Greensboro | 78.2 | 125.9 | 78 | 95 | North end of I-73 overlap; signed as 78A (south) and 78B (north) | ||
| 79.2 | 127.5 | 79 | Signed as 79A (north) and 79B (south) | ||||
| 80.0 | 128.7 | 80 | Creek Ridge Road | Southbound signed as 80A (west) and 80B (east) | |||
| 80.6 | 129.7 | 81 | West end of I-40 overlap | ||||
| 81.3 | 130.8 | 219 | South end of US 29 and west end of US 70 overlap | ||||
| 81.6 | 131.3 | 220 | Randleman Road | ||||
| 82.2 | 132.3 | 221 | South Elm-Eugene Street –Downtown Greensboro | ||||
| 83.3 | 134.1 | 222 | Martin Luther King Jr. Drive | ||||
| 83.5 | 134.4 | 223 | East end of I-40 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||||
| 84.0 | 135.2 | Florida Street | Eastbound exit and entrance only | ||||
| 84.5 | 136.0 | Gate City Boulevard | Two exits signed east and west | ||||
| 85.3 | 137.3 | Market Street | ToNorth Carolina A&T State University | ||||
| 85.8 | 138.1 | Sullivan Street | Eastbound exit and entrance only | ||||
| 86.0 | 138.4 | Bessemer Street | |||||
| 86.3 | 138.9 | North end of US 29 and east end of US 70 overlaps, two exits signed east and west | |||||
| 87.0 | 140.0 | Summit Avenue | |||||
| 87.3 | 140.5 | Yanceyville Street | No southbound exit | ||||
| 88.8 | 142.9 | Battleground Avenue / Wendover Avenue | |||||
| 93.5 | 150.5 | Exit 6 (I-840);Single-point urban interchange | |||||
| Summerfield | 97.8 | 157.4 | East end of NC 150 overlap | ||||
| 99.0 | 159.3 | West end of NC 150 overlap | |||||
| 100.3 | 161.4 | Exit 119 (I-73); South end of I-73 overlap | |||||
| Stokesdale | 102.2 | 164.5 | 120 | ||||
| Rockingham | | 103.8 | 167.0 | 122 | |||
| | 105.3 | 169.5 | 123 | Southbound exit and northbound entrance; Northern terminus of I-73 and NC 68; North end of I-73 overlap | |||
| Madison | 111.3 | 179.1 | South end of US 311 overlap | ||||
| Mayodan | 114.3 | 183.9 | North end of US 311 overlap | ||||
| | 116.8 | 188.0 | |||||
| Stoneville | 118.0 | 189.9 | |||||
| Price | 123.4 | 198.6 | Continuation intoVirginia | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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