U.S. Route 220 in North Carolina

U.S. Route 220
Route of US 220 in North Carolina in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	123.4 mi[1] (198.6 km)
Existed:	1935 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 1 in Rockingham
	I‑73 / I‑74 near Ellerbe I‑73 / I‑74 / US 220 Alt. near Candor US 64 / NC 49 in Asheboro I‑74 in Randleman US 311 in Randleman I‑73 / I‑85 / US 421 in Greensboro I‑40 / I‑85 Bus. / US 29 / US 70 in Greensboro US 29 / US 70 in Greensboro US 158 in Stokesdale US 311 / US 220 Bus. / NC 704 in Madison
North end:	US 220 at the VA line, near Price
Location
Counties:	Richmond, Montgomery, Randolph, Guilford, Rockingham
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced North Carolina Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← NC 218 US 221 →

In the U.S. state of North Carolina, U.S. Route 220 (US 220) is a north–south highway that connects the cities of Rockingham, Asheboro and Greensboro, in the central Piedmont.

Route description

Dedicated and memorial names

US 220 in North Carolina feature a few dedicated or memorialized stretches of freeway.

• Governor John Motley Morehead Expressway – official North Carolina name of US 220 from the south Greensboro city limits to Interstate 40 (approved: April 12, 1996).^[2]
• J. Elsie Webb Thoroughfare – official North Carolina name of US 220 from US 1, in Rockingham, to Ellerbe (approved: February 3, 1972).^[2]
• Martha McGee Bell Bridges – official North Carolina name of US 220's twin bridges over the Deep River, near Randleman (approved: August 11, 1978).^[2]
• Rush C. Collins Bridge – official North Carolina name of US 220's bridge over the Dan River (approved: October 2, 1969).^[2]
• Thomas A. Burton Highway – official North Carolina name of US 220 from NC 68 to the Virginia state line (approved: March 4, 1994).^[2]

History

Established in 1935 when US 220 was extended south from Virginia; it replaced: US 311/NC 77 from the state line to Madison, US 411/NC 704 from Madison to Greensboro, US 411/NC 70 from Greensboro to Candor, US 411/NC 170 from Candor to Norman, and US 15/NC 75 from Norman to Rockingham.

By 1939, US 220 was realigned west of Seagrove, leaving Old US Highway 220 and an extension of NC 705. By 1963, US 220 bypassed Madison and Mayodan, the old route through the towns became US 220 Business. Between 1964-1966, Stoneville was bypassed to its west. Between 1967-1968, US 220 we realigned west, onto new freeway, of Asheboro, leaving US 220 Business. In 1970, US 220 was rerouted in Greensboro, from Randleman Road it overlapped with Interstate 85 then onto O. Henry Boulevard (in concurrency with US 29) going north till Wendover Avenue, then west to Battleground Avenue; the original alignment through downtown Greensboro became unnumbered.

In the 1970s, US 220 was continuously moved onto new freeway, bypassing Randleman and Level Cross. Also, at some point during the decade, US 220 was extended south to its current terminus with US 1, leaving behind Ellerbe Road in Rockingham.

In 1980, US 220 was moved onto new freeway between Steeds and Emery, its old alignment became US 220 Alternate. Between 1981-1983, US 220 moved onto new freeway from Level Cross to Interstate 85, leaving an unnumbered Randleman Road.

In 1995, US 220 was moved onto new freeway between Interstate 85 to Interstate 40. In May, 1997, US 220 was moved onto new freeway between Ether and NC 134; it not only extended US 220 Alternate over the old alignment, but also became the first section of both Interstate 73 and Interstate 74.^[3][4]

On January 7, 2008, US 220 was moved onto new freeway between Emery to south of Ellerbe, leaving its old alignment another extension of US 220 Alternate.^[5]

U.S. Route 411

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 with US 74 to Ellerbe Road then north through Ellerbe, Norman, Candor, Biscoe, Star, and Seagrove, mostly along what is today US 220 Bus and US 220 Alt. In Asheboro, it went along Fayetteville Street, then continued north on Randleman Road and on Old Randleman Road into Greensboro. Through Greensboro, it 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 at US 311. In 1935, the entire route was renumbered as part of US 220.

North Carolina Highway 897

North Carolina Highway 897 (NC 897) was an original state highway that traversed from NC 60/NC 65, in Winston-Salem, to SR 33 at the Virginia state line. Going north on Liberty Street, from 4th Street, in Winston-Salem, it went at a northeasterly route along Old Walkertown Road and Pine Hall Road to Pine Hall. Continuing northeasterly, it connects Madison, Mayodan, Stoneville and Price, North Carolina before reaching the Virginia state line. In 1925, it was renumbered as part of NC 77.^[8] Today, all of the Forsyth and Stokes section of NC 897 have been downgraded to secondary roads; while the Pine Hall to Madison section is part of US 311 and the Madison to Stoneville is part of US 220 Business.

Future

The Western Rockingham Bypass, from the US 74/US 74 Bus. interchange to US 220 Alt near Ellerbe. Currently all right-of-way purchases have been completed along the proposed route, with construction beginning in 2012 on upgrading US 220 north of Rockingham. The remaining sections of the new bypass is currently scheduled to begin construction in late 2017; however, it is subject to reprioritiation.^[9]

Widen US 220 to multi-lanes, from Horse Pen Creek Road, in Greensboro, to Winfree Road, in Summerfield. Funded, with construction expected to be completed December, 2016.^[10]

New freeway, for Interstate 73, from NC 68, near PTI Airport, to NC 68, in Rockingham County is under construction. US 220 is included, north of Summerfield, with this project. Currently all right-of-way purchases have been completed along the proposed route, with construction scheduled to begin April, 2014.^[11]

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Old exit	New exit	Destinations	Notes
Richmond	Rockingham	0.0	0.0			US 1 south – Cheraw	Southbound exit and northbound entrance
		0.5	0.80			Midway Road
		0.8	1.3			US 74 Bus. (Broad Avenue) – Wadesboro, Hamlet
	​				5	I‑73 south / I‑74 east to US 74 – Wilmington, Myrtle Beach	Future interchanges (under construction, to be completed by March 2018)[9]
	​				23	Dockery Road / Haywood Cemetery Road
	​	8.4	13.5	8	25	I‑73 north / I‑74 west – Asheboro
	Ellerbe	11.8	19.0			NC 73 west – Mount Gilead	West end of NC 73 overlap
	​	16.5	26.6			NC 73 east – West End	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	I‑73 south / I‑74 east / US 220 Alt. north – Rockingham, Candor	South end of I-73 and east end of I-74 overlap
	Candor	27.5	44.3		44	NC 211 – Candor, Pinehurst
	Biscoe	32.5	52.3		49	NC 24 / NC 27 – Biscoe, Carthage, Troy
	Star	35.8	57.6		52	Spies Road – Star, Robbins
	Ether	38.9	62.6	39	56	US 220 Alt. – Ether, Steeds
Randolph	​	41.5	66.8	41	58	Black Ankle Road
	Seagrove	45.0	72.4	45	61	NC 705 – Seagrove, Robbins
	​	49.1	79.0	49	66	New Hope Church Road	To North Carolina Zoo
	​	51.3	82.6	51	68	US 220 Bus. north / NC 134 south – Ulah, Troy	To US 220 Alt
	Asheboro	54.9	88.4		71	McDowell Road
		56.0	90.1		72 A-B	A: US 64 east / NC 49 north – Raleigh B: US 64 west / NC 49 south – Lexington, Charlotte	To North Carolina Zoo
		57.6	92.7		74	NC 42 – Asheboro	Exit left
		58.4	94.0		75	Presnell Street
		59.2	95.3		76	To US 220 Bus. north / North Fayetteville Street / Vision Drive
		60.7	97.7		77	Spero Road
		62.0	99.8		78	Pineview Street
	Randleman	63.0	101.4		80	I‑74 west – High Point, Winston-Salem	West end of I-74 overlap
		64.1	103.2		81	US 311 north – Randleman
		65.8	105.9		82	Academy Street  – Randleman
	Level Cross	69.8	112.3		86	US 220 Bus. south – Level Cross
Guilford	​	72.6	116.8		89	NC 62 – Climax, High Point
	​	77.2	124.2	77	94	Old Randleman Road
	Greensboro	78.2	125.9	78	95	I‑73 north / I‑85 north / US 421 (Greensboro Urban Loop) – Winston-Salem, Durham, Sanford	North end of I-73 overlap; signed as 78A (south) and 78B (north)
		79.2	127.5		79	I‑85 Bus. / US 29 / US 70 to I‑85 south – Burlington, High Point, Charlotte	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	I‑40 west / Freeman Mill Road – Winston-Salem	West end of I-40 overlap
		81.3	130.8		219	I‑85 Bus. south / US 29 south / US 70 west – Charlotte	South end of US 29/I-85 Bus 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	I‑40 east / I‑85 Bus. north – Burlington, Durham, Raleigh	East end of I-40 and north end of I-85 Bus 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	To North 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			US 29 north / US 70 east (Wendover Avenue) – McLeansville, Burlington	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
	Summerfield	97.8	157.4			NC 150 east – Browns Summit	East end of NC 150 overlap
		99.0	159.3			NC 150 west – Oak Ridge	West end of NC 150 overlap
						I‑73 south – PTI Airport, Asheboro	Future interchange (under construction, to be completed by December, 2016)[11]
	Stokesdale	102.2	164.5			US 158 – Stokesdale, Reidsville
Rockingham	​	103.8	167.0			NC 65 – Stokesdale, Reidsville
	​	105.3	169.5			NC 68 south – Stokesdale
	Madison	111.3	179.1			US 311 south / US 220 Bus. north / NC 704 – Madison, Wentworth	South end of US 311 overlap
	Mayodan	114.3	183.9			US 311 north / NC 135 – Mayodan, Eden	North end of US 311 overlap
	​	116.8	188.0			US 220 Bus. south – Stoneville
	Stoneville	118.0	189.9			NC 770 – Stoneville, Eden
	Price	123.4	198.6			US 220 north – Martinsville	Continuation into Virginia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

See also

• North Carolina portal
• U.S. Roads portal
• Bannered routes of U.S. Route 220
• Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
• Mayo River State Park
• Uwharrie National Forest

References

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Media related to U.S. Route 220 in North Carolina at Wikimedia Commons
• NCRoads.com: U.S. 220
• NCRoads.com: U.S. 411

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