 U.S. Route 301 | |
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 US 301 highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Auxiliary route ofUS 1 | |
| Length | 1,099 mi (1,769 km) |
| Existed | 1932–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end |  US 41 inSarasota, FL |
| Major intersections |
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| North end |  DE 1 inBiddles Corner, DE |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Florida,Georgia,South Carolina,North Carolina,Virginia,Maryland,Delaware |
| Highway system | |
U.S. Route 301 (US 301) is a spur ofU.S. Route 1 running through theSouth Atlantic states. It runs 1,099 miles (1,769 km) fromBiddles Corner, Delaware, atDelaware Route 1 toSarasota, Florida, atU.S. Route 41. It passes through the states ofDelaware,Maryland,Virginia,North Carolina,South Carolina,Georgia, andFlorida. It goes through the cities ofMiddletown, Delaware;Annapolis, Maryland;Richmond andPetersburg, Virginia;Rocky Mount,Wilson, andFayetteville, North Carolina;Florence, South Carolina;Statesboro andJesup, Georgia; andJacksonville,Ocala,Zephyrhills, andSarasota, Florida.
US 301 is paralleled byInterstate 95 for much of its routing throughThe Carolinas andVirginia including shortconcurrencies inSantee, South Carolina, andLumberton, North Carolina. It has a number of other concurrencies along its route.
As originally commissioned, US 301's northern terminus was at US 1 inPetersburg, Virginia. The original southern end was at a junction with then-US 17 betweenFlorence andMarion, South Carolina.
| mi | km | |
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| FL | 266 | 428 |
| GA | 169 | 272 |
| SC | 190.3 | 306.3 |
| NC | 194 | 312.2 |
| VA | 145 | 233 |
| MD | 123.30 | 198.43 |
| DE | 11.9 | 24.03 |
| Total | 1099 | 1,769 |
Concurrencies inFlorida includeUS 1/23 between Folkston (Georgia) and Callahan,US 441 between Sparr and Belleview,US 27 between Ocala and Belleview,US 98 between Moss Town and Clinton Heights (near Dade City), andUS 41 between Palmetto and South Bradenton. The road is also shared by the DeSoto Trail south of Bushnell.
InGeorgia, US 301 is signedconcurrently with variousstate routes. It usesSR 4/SR 15 fromFlorida toFolkston,SR 23 from Folkston toGlennville, andSR 73 from Glennville toSouth Carolina. Large portions of US 301 in Georgia areconcurrent withUS 25.
US 301 entersGeorgia fromFloridaconcurrent withUS 1/US 23, also designated as SR 4/SR 15, on a bridge over theSt. Marys River. InFolkston,SR 23/SR 121 join. US 1/US 23/SR 4/SR 15/SR 121 split to the northwest at a junction north of Folkston, leaving only US 301 and SR 23 to head north acrossUS 82/SR 520 atNahunta toJesup.
At Jesup, US 301 crossesUS 341/SR 27, where US 25 turns from US 341 onto US 301, and then merges withUS 84/SR 38. The combined routes (US 25/US 84/US 301/SR 23/SR 38) cross theAltamaha River to the junction withSR 57 inLudowici. There US 84 and SR 38 continue northeast, while US 25/US 301/SR 23 turn northwest with SR 57.
SR 23 and SR 57 split off to the northwest atGlennville. SR 73 begins there, taking US 25 and US 301 north from Glenville acrossUS 280/SR 30 atClaxton andI-16/SR 404 toStatesboro.
US 25 and US 301 meetUS 80/SR 26 andSR 67 in Statesboro. SR 67 joins south of the US 80/SR 26 crossing and then turns west with US 80/SR 26, as does US 25; US 25 and SR 67 split from US 80/SR 26 about 7 miles (11 km) to the west. US 301 and SR 73 continue north from Statesboro throughSylvania to theSavannah River and the border withSouth Carolina.
US 301 entersSouth Carolina over theSavannah River southwest ofAllendale. Concurrencies includeU.S. 321 in and around Ulmer,U.S. 601 betweenBamberg andOrangeburg, thenI-95/U.S. 15Santee, at Exit 97 before all three move acrossLake Marion. TheU.S. 15-301 multiplex leaves I-95 at Exit 102, running in close proximity to I-95, butU.S. 15 breaks away atSummerton. Other concurrencies includeU.S. 521 inManning,U.S. 52 betweenEffingham and just south ofFlorence,U.S. 76 eastbound from east of Florence untilPee Dee, and finally joinsU.S. 501 inLatta, where they both approach theSouth of the Border roadside attraction complex at the interchange withI-95 on the North Carolina-South Carolina border.
US 301-501 entersNorth Carolina at the interchange withI-95 where it passes theSouth of the Border roadside attraction complex, then is closely paralleled byI-95 throughoutNorth Carolina. Concurrencies includeUS 501 between Latta (South Carolina) and Rowland,I-95 between exit 10 and exit 22 in Lumberton,I-95 BL in Fayetteville, andUS 158 between Weldon and Garysburg.
Entering Virginia just south of the community ofSkippers, the route is paralleled byI-95 though much of theSouthside region of Virginia, often times serving as thefrontage road for I-95, deviating from it only in the city ofEmporia, where it takes a more direct route through the center of the city. In theRichmond metro area, it passes through the historic centers of the cities ofPetersburg (where it meets its parent route,U.S. 1) andColonial Heights. Passing east ofChester, the two conjoined routes enterRichmond and pass through theManchester portion of the city along a major boulevard, crossing theJames River along theRobert E. Lee Memorial Bridge overBelle Isle Park, and following Belvidere Street and Chamberlayne Avenue through central Richmond. At the extreme northern border of Richmond, the two routes split again, with U.S. 301 veering to the northeast past the community ofMechanicsville, Virginia and turning back to the north.
Traveling through numerous rural areas and small communities of central Virginia, the route turns northeast along a bypass aroundBowling Green and passing close toFort Walker as it turns to a more east-northeasterly direction, leaving the state inDahlgren on theHarry W. Nice Memorial Bridge across thePotomac River.
U.S. Route 301 enters Maryland along theGovernor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge across the Potomac River from Virginia. A four-lane highway through most of the state, it is known locally as the Crain Highway and it connects several rural communities and smallexurbs at the outer edges of theWashington metropolitan area, connecting communities such asLa Plata,St. Charles,Waldorf andUpper Marlboro. The route follows a generally northeast-southwest alignment untilBowie, where it leaves the Crain Highway (which continues on asMaryland Route 3) and joins the John Hanson Highway/U.S. Route 50, which also carries the hidden designation of I-595.
The John Hanson Highway is afreeway that travels roughly due east-west and carries both U.S. 50 and U.S. 301 into and throughAnnapolis, where the name changes toBlue Star Memorial Highway. The freeway continues onto Maryland'sEastern Shore via theChesapeake Bay Bridge, passing acrossKent Island. At the end of the freeway, the two routes split, each following a four-lane divided road through the eastern shore, with U.S. 50 going generally south and U.S. 301 going generally north.
The four lane divided road continues generally northeast through the rural Eastern Shore region before crossing into Delaware and becoming a freeway.
US 301 in Delaware is a four-lanetolled freeway that enters the state from Maryland and heads northeast pastMiddletown before coming to its northern terminus at an interchange withDelaware Route 1 inBiddles Corner, south of theSenator William V. Roth Jr. Bridge over theChesapeake & Delaware Canal inSt. Georges. The new alignment opened in January 2019 and replaces the former routing that ended atU.S. Route 40 inGlasgow.
US 301 was established in 1932 as a replacement of the piece ofUS 17-1 north of Wilson and the whole of US 217. Thus US 301 initially ran fromUS 17 (nowUS 76) atPee Dee, South Carolina northeast throughDillon,Lumberton,Fayetteville,Dunn,Smithfield,Wilson,Rocky Mount, andEmporia, ending atUS 1 inPetersburg, Virginia.[citation needed] This entire route is now paralleled byInterstate 95. US 301 was at one time alternately referred to as Federal Route No. 301 early in its existence.[1]
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In 1935, US 301 was extended southwest toUS 15 atSummerton.[2] This extension took it west onUS 76 (formerlyUS 17) toFlorence and south onUS 52 (also formerly US 17) toEffingham. There it split to the southwest, running along what had beenSC 4 viaManning to Summerton.[3] This again runs parallel toInterstate 95.
The next extension was to the north in late 1940, coinciding with the opening of thePotomac River Bridge. US 301 was extended north alongUS 1 fromPetersburg toRichmond, then north onSR 2 toBowling Green, and northeast onSR 207 to the bridge.[4][5] In Maryland it continued along the new alignment off the bridge toNewburg, Maryland, and then replacedMD 3 all the way toUS 1 inBaltimore, Maryland.[6]
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In the late 1940s, US 301 was extended again, south all the way toTampa, Florida. In South Carolina it ran alongUS 15 southwest toSantee, South Carolina and replacedSC 4 west toOrangeburg, South Carolina. From Orangeburg, US 301 ran southwest withUS 601 toBamberg, South Carolina, replacedSC 33 toUlmer, South Carolina, replacedSC 508 toAllendale, South Carolina, and replacedSC 73 to theGeorgia state line.[3] In Georgia, US 301 was marked alongSR 73 toGlennville, Georgia,SR 23 toFolkston, andSR 4 to the border withFlorida, numbers that it still has today.[7] In Florida it ran alongSR 15 toCallahan,SR 200 toOcala,SR 25/SR 500 toBelleview,SR 35 toDade City,SR 39 toZephyrhills, andState Road 41 toTampa, Florida.[8] As with Georgia, these State Road numbers still exist.
The final extension to the south was made in the early 1950s. US 301 was realigned to turn east onU.S. Route 92/SR 600 in northern Tampa and south onSR 43; SR 43 was later extended north to meetSR 41 atThonotosassa. This was done at the same time asUS 541 was eliminated andUS 41 was moved onto the former US 541 south of Tampa; US 301 ran along what had been US 41. This extension took US 301 south toPalmetto along SR 43/former US 41, south onSR 45/US 41 over theManatee River intoBradenton, Florida (replaced 1957 by a new bridge to the east onSR 55), and south onSR 683 to end at SR 45/US 41 inSarasota.[citation needed]
In 1960, US 301 was extended to its greatest extent,Sarasota toFarnhurst. The part from nearBowie north toBaltimore reverted toMD 3, and US 301 was extended east alongUS 50 from near Bowie over theChesapeake Bay Bridge toQueenstown. There it split to the northeast, replacing MD 71 to theDelaware state line. In Delaware, it continuedconcurrent withDE 71 toMiddletown. There it split into aone-way pair on two two-way roads. US 301 northbound turned east at Middletown alongDE 299, then running north onUS 13 to its end atFarnhurst atI-295 - theDelaware Memorial Bridge approach. Southbound US 301 began at the same place, but only used US 13 to the DE 71 junction nearRed Lion. From there it followed DE 71 all the way to Maryland, rejoining northbound at Middletown. In the early 1970s, the northbound alignment was modified, continuing north on Middletown with DE 71 across theChesapeake and Delaware Canal on theSummit Bridge. After crossing the canal it continued north onDE 896 toGlasgow, where it turned east withUS 40 to its merge with US 13 atState Road. In the mid-1980s, both directions were moved to run east fromMount Pleasant toUS 13. Then in 1992,AASHTO approved relocating both directions to the path northbound had followed, joining US 40 at Glasgow. Signage currently now indicates that US 301 ends there,[citation needed] but on November 14, 2006, theDelaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announced that a new four-lane US 301 bypass will be built. The bypass, which had been proposed since the 1950s, would go west ofMiddletown, alleviating traffic conditions in state's fourth most populous town, and then travel in a northeasterly direction, intersecting the currentDE 896 nearBoyds Corner and then terminate atDE 1 near the highway'sBiddles Corner toll plaza. A spur route, also following the old 1960s highway route, will connect US 301 with the four-laneSummit Bridge just south of Glasgow. When built, the road, like Delaware Route 1 andI-95, will charge a toll to cover the costs of building the new bypass, which is heavily used by trucks betweenPhiladelphia and theWashington, D.C. metro areas.[9] This bypass opened to traffic on January 10, 2019.[10]
According to one source, US 301 had been known as "Tobacco Trail" prior to its renaming in 1960 to "The Miss Universe Highway".[11]
Prior to 2019, US 301 in Delaware started at the intersection ofU.S. 40 andDelaware Route 896 inGlasgow. The highway was cosigned with DE 896, picking upDelaware Route 71 only three miles south of U.S. 40. Running parallel toUS 13 andDelaware Route 1, the highway crossed theChesapeake and Delaware Canal on the four-laneSummit Bridge. AtMount Pleasant, DE 896 headed east to intersect U.S. 13 atBoyd's Corner, while DE 71 continued to be cosigned with U.S. 301 until the road reachedMiddletown. U.S. 301 continued alone until it picked up two other roads,Delaware Route 15 andDelaware Route 299, which followed the highway to near theMaryland state line. On November 14, 2006, DelDOT announced that a new four-lane bypass around Middletown will reroute US 301 west of Middletown, with the road directly connecting to DE 1 inBiddles Corner. This bypass opened to traffic on January 10, 2019.[10]
.svg) U.S. Route 217 | |
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| Location | Pee Dee, SC–Wilson, NC |
| Length | 151.1 mi[12][13] (243.2 km) |
| Existed | 1926–1932 |
U.S. Route 217 (US 217) was an original US highway, established in 1926. It traversed fromUS 17, inPee Dee, South Carolina, toUS 17-1/NC 40, south ofWilson, North Carolina. Its routing connected the cities ofDillon,Lumberton,Fayetteville,Dunn, andSmithfield. In 1932, the entire route was renumbered as part of US 301.
US 41 inSarasotaUS 41 on theBradenton–West Samoset city line. The highways travel concurrently toPalmetto.
I-75 inEllentonI-75 inPalm River-Clair Mel
US 92 inEast Lake-Orient Park
US 98 south ofDade City. The highways travel concurrently toLacoochee.
US 27 /US 441 inBelleview. US 27/US 301 travels concurrently toOcala. US 301/US 441 travels concurrently to southeast ofReddick.
I-10 south-southwest ofBaldwin
US 90 in Baldwin. The highways travel concurrently through Baldwin.
US 1 /US 23 inCallahan. The highways travel concurrently toHomeland, Georgia.
US 82 inNahunta
US 25 /US 341 inJesup. US 25/US 301 travels concurrently toStatesboro.
US 84 in Jesup. The highways travel concurrently toLudowici.
US 280 inClaxton
I-16 south-southeast ofRegister
US 25 /US 80 in Statesboro
US 278 inAllendale. The highways travel concurrently through Allendale.
US 321 inUlmer. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Ulmer.
US 601 inBamberg. The highways travel concurrently toOrangeburg.
US 78 in Bamberg
US 21 /US 178 in Orangeburg
I-26 southeast ofWilkinson Heights
US 176 south-southwest ofElloree
US 15 south-southwest ofSantee. The highways travel concurrently toSummerton.
I-95 south-southeast of Santee. The highways travel concurrently to south-southwest of Summerton.I-95 southwest ofManning
US 521 in Manning. The highways travel concurrently to north-northeast of Manning.
US 378 inTurbeville. The highways travel concurrently through Turbeville.
US 52 inEffingham. The highways travel concurrently toFlorence.
US 76 east of Florence. The highways travel concurrently toPee Dee.
US 501 south ofLatta. The highways travel concurrently toRowland, North Carolina.I-95 at theSouth Carolina–North Carolina state line atSouth of the BorderI-95 east ofRaynham. The highways travel concurrently toLumberton.
I-74 /US 74 southwest of LumbertonI-95 north of LumbertonI-95 north ofSt. Pauls
US 421 inDunn
I-95 /US 701 northeast ofFour Oaks
US 70 inSelmaI-95 southwest ofKenly
I-795 south-southwest ofWilson
US 117 south-southwest of Wilson
I-587 /US 264 south-southwest of Wilson
US 64 inRocky Mount
US 158 inWeldon. The highways travel concurrently toGarysburg.
US 58 inEmporiaI-95 south ofJarrattI-95 inCarsonI-95 inTempletonI-95 south-southeast ofPetersburg
I-95 /US 460 in PetersburgUS 1 in Petersburg. The highways travel concurrently toRichmond.
US 360 in Richmond
US 60 in Richmond
US 250 in Richmond
I-64 /I-95 in RichmondI-95 inChamberlayne
I-295 inMechanicsville
US 17 inPort Royal Cross Roads
I-595 /US 50 inBowie. I-595/US 301 shares a hidden concurrency toParole. US 50/US 301 travels concurrently toQueenstown.
I-97 in ParoleDE 1 inBiddles CornerThere are currently eight activespecial routes along US 301:
This newspaper says that U. S. 301 that begins at Petersburg, Va., and ends at Summerton, S. C., is running the Petersburg Pike to Richmond a close race for popularity.
... that 3.62 miles of road be added to the primary system for the extension of Route 207 from the end of Potomac River Bridge at Dahlgren to Route 206 near Owens
U. S. Route 301, from the Delaware Bay Bridge to Florida, has been officially renamed "The Miss Universe Highway".
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← SR 300 | FL | → SR 312 | ||
← SR 300 | GA | → SR 301 | ||
← SC 300 | SC | → SC 302 | ||
← NC 294 | NC | → NC 304 | ||
← SR 300 | VA | → SR 302 | ||
← MD 300 | MD | → MD 301 | ||
← DE 300 | DE | → DE 404 | ||
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