 Interstate 74 | ||||
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 I-74 highlighted in red; future segments in blue; unbuilt future segments in orange | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 124.91 mi[1][2][3][4] (201.02 km) | |||
| Existed | 1997–present | |||
| NHS | Entire route | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  I-77 at the Virginia state line | |||
| East end |   US 74 / NC 41 near Lumberton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Surry; Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Montgomery, Richmond; Robeson | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Interstate 74 (I-74) is a partially completed part of the Interstate Highway System that is planned to run from Davenport, Iowa, to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In the US state of North Carolina, I-74 currently exists in three distinct segments; from I-77 at the Virginia state line to US Highway 52 (US 52) near Mount Airy, from I-40 in Winston-Salem to US 220 near Ellerbe, and from US 74 and US 74 Business (US 74 Bus.) near Maxton to US 74/North Carolina Highway 41 (NC 41) near Lumberton. I-74 has an extensive concurrency with I-73 from Randleman to Ellerbe in the Piedmont. When completed, I-74 will link the cities of Mount Airy, Winston-Salem, High Point, Rockingham, Laurinburg, and Lumberton.
The 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) authorized a new high priority transportation corridor from Michigan to Myrtle Beach, originally to be I-73. Conflicts over the routing of I-73 led to a compromise in 1995 that created a proposed extension of I-74 from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Myrtle Beach. The first section of I-74 was completed on August 27, 1996, between Steeds and Ulah. I-74 replaced North Carolina Highway 752 (NC 752) in 1998 near Mount Airy, and the entirety of the Mount Airy segment was completed by 2000. A segment of the Interstate was opened in 2008 between Maxton and Lumberton, creating the third segment of I-74 in North Carolina. In 2012, I-74 was extended from Ellerbe to Winston-Salem along US 311. The Piedmont segment was extended south in June 2013 and June 2018 in concurrency with I-73 and US 220 to Randleman.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (October 31, 2002). "Table 1: Main Routes of the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as of October 31, 2002". Route Log and Finder List. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ^ "Interstate 74 (Mount Airy Segment)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ "Interstate 74 (Piedmont Triad Segment)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ "Interstate 74 (Laurinburg Segment)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 14, 2013.