U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina
Route of US 15 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length: | 159 mi[1] (256 km) | |||
Existed: | 1927 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Counties: | Scotland, Hoke, Moore, Lee, Chatham, Orange, Durham, Person | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 15 (US 15) is a north–south United States highway that traverses the majority of North Carolina in concurrency with U.S. Route 501, known as "15-501" ("Fifteen Five-o-one").
Route description
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From the South Carolina state line, US 15 is in concurrency with US 401 to Laurinburg. Merging with US 501, it becomes what is known as "15-501" ("Fifteen Five-o-one"), a concurrency that extends for 106 miles (171 km) across central North Carolina; US 15 also the dominant partner, using its mile markers along the route. After Laurinburg it goes north to Aberdeen, linking briefly with US 1 before continuing to Pinehurst. In Pinehurst, 15-501 goes through a rare roundabout, then continues north, through Carthage, back to US 1. After another brief concurrency with US 1 through Sanford, it exits off the freeway and goes due north to Pittsboro. After Pittsboro, 15-501 becomes an expressway, connecting the cities of Chapel Hill and Durham; this section of the route is famous because of the two universities it connects: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. Though the road is a symbol of the separation of the Carolina-Duke rivalry, NCDOT has been trying to remedy that by making the route a superstreet for better traffic flow.[2] In Durham, 15-501 upgrades to an urban freeway, allowing for quick access from south Durham to north; the freeway ends merging into Interstate 85. At exit 176B (on I-85), US 501 splits off towards Roxboro, while US 15 continues with I-85 towards Oxford.
After Durham, US 15 continues to follow I-85 till exit 186A, where it goes first to Creedmoor, then on into Oxford. After going through downtown Oxford, it continues north, near Mayo Lake, to Clarksville, Virginia.
History
Established in 1927, it was aligned along NC 75 from the South Carolina state line, through Rockingham, Pinehurst and Durham, to the Virginia state line.[3]
Junction list
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Scotland | | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() | South Carolina state line | |||
Laurinburg | 5.0 | 8.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||||
6.0 | 9.7 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of US 501 concurrency | |||||
7.0 | 11.3 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
9.0 | 14.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of US 401 concurrency | |||||
Laurel Hill Township | 12.0 | 19.3 | ![]() | |||||
Hoke |
No major junctions | |||||||
Richmond |
No major junctions | |||||||
Moore | Aberdeen | 31.8 | 51.2 | ![]() | Southern terminus of NC 211 concurrency | |||
32.0 | 51.5 | ![]() | Southern terminus of US 1 concurrency | |||||
32.2 | 51.8 | ![]() | ||||||
34.0 | 54.7 | ![]() | Northern terminus of US 1 concurrency | |||||
Pinehurst | 38.0 | 61.2 | ![]() ![]() | Roundabout; northern terminus of NC 211 concurrency | ||||
| 41.5 | 66.8 | ![]() | |||||
Carthage | 45.0 | 72.4 | ![]() | Southern terminus of NC 22 concurrency | ||||
46.0 | 74.0 | ![]() | Northern terminus of NC 22 concurrency | |||||
48.0 | 77.2 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of NC 24 / NC 27 concurrency | |||||
| 50.0 | 80.5 | ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of NC 24 / NC 27 concurrency | ||||
Lee | | 59.0 | 95.0 | ![]() | Southern terminus of US 1 concurrency | |||
Tramway | 61.0 | 98.2 | ![]() | |||||
Sanford | 63.5 | 102.2 | 66 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; south end of freeway | |||
65.0 | 104.6 | 68 | Spring Lane | |||||
65.5 | 105.4 | 69A | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of NC 87 concurrency | ||||
66.0 | 106.2 | 69B | Burns Drive / Canterbury Road | |||||
66.5 | 107.0 | 70 | ![]() | |||||
67.5 | 108.6 | 71 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Roundabout interchange; north end of freeway; northern terminus of US 1 concurrency | ||||
Chatham | Pittsboro | 81.0 | 130.4 | ![]() | Northern terminus of NC 87 concurrency | |||
82.0 | 132.0 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
84.0 | 135.2 | ![]() | US 64 exit 383 | |||||
Orange | Chapel Hill | 97.0 | 156.1 | ![]() ![]() | Interchange; southern terminus of NC 54 concurrency | |||
99.0 | 159.3 | ![]() | Interchange; northern terminus of NC 54 concurrency | |||||
102.0 | 164.2 | Franklin Street | Interchange; northbound exit and southbound entrance | |||||
Durham | Durham | 103.0 | 165.8 | ![]() | I-40 exit 270 | |||
105.0 | 169.0 | 105A 105B | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; south end of freeway | ||||
106.0 | 170.6 | 106 | Cornwallis Road | |||||
107.0 | 172.2 | 107 | ![]() | |||||
108.0– 108.5 | 173.8– 174.6 | 108A 108B 108C 108D | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Signed as exits 108A (Morreene Road), 108B & 108C (NC 147), and 108D (US 70 Bus.) | ||||
109.0 | 175.4 | – | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of I-85 / US 70 concurrency; I-85 exit 174A; southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||||
See I-85 | ||||||||
111.5 | 179.4 | – | ![]() | Northern terminus of US 501 concurrency; I-85 exit 176 | ||||
See I-85 | ||||||||
112.5 | 181.1 | – | ![]() | Northern terminus of US 70 concurrency; I-85 exit 178 | ||||
See I-85 | ||||||||
Granville | Dutchville | 122.0 | 196.3 | ![]() | Northern terminus of I-85 concurrency; north end of freeway, I-85 exit 186 | |||
Creedmoor | 127.0 | 204.4 | ![]() | |||||
| 139.0 | 223.7 | ![]() | I-85 exit 202 | ||||
Oxford | 142.0 | 228.5 | ![]() | Southern terminus of NC 96 concurrency | ||||
142.3 | 229.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of US 158 Bus. concurrency | |||||
143.0 | 230.1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus of NC 96 / US 158 Bus. concurrency | |||||
144.0 | 231.7 | ![]() | ||||||
| 159.0 | 255.9 | ![]() | Virginia state line | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- 1 2 Google (2011-02-01). "US 15 in NC" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ↑ "NCDOT: Super Street" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-01.
- ↑ "NCRoads.com: U.S. 15". Retrieved 2012-08-19.
External links
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Media related to U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina at Wikimedia Commons
- NCRoads.com: U.S. 15
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