U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 1.

U.S. Highway 1 marker
U.S. Highway 1
Map
US 1 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length174.1 mi[1][2] (280.2 km)
Existed1926–present
Major junctions
South end US 1 at the South Carolina state line
Major intersections
North end US 1 at the Virginia state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesRichmond, Moore, Lee, Chatham, Wake, Franklin, Vance, Warren
Highway system
← NC 906→ NC 2

U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway which runs along the East Coast of the U.S. between Key West, Florida, and the Canada–United States border near Fort Kent, Maine. In North Carolina, US 1 runs for 174.1 miles (280.2 km) across the central region of the state. The highway enters North Carolina from South Carolina, southwest of Rockingham. US 1 runs northeast, passing through or closely bypassing Southern Pines and Sanford in the Sandhills region. It next passes through Cary, the state capital of Raleigh, and Wake Forest. The highway continues north to Henderson, before leaving the state at the Virginia state line, near Wise. The route is mostly a multilane divided arterial road, with several freeway segments. It serves as a strategic highway, connecting the North Carolina Sandhills and Research Triangle regions northward to the Southside region.[3]

  1. ^ American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (1989). United States Numbered Highways (1989 ed.). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original on February 4, 2007.
  2. ^ "US 1" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 4, 2011.
  3. ^ "NCDOT: Strategic Highway Corridors". Archived from the original on January 29, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2011.