U.S. Route 401

U.S. Route 401
Length:	264 mi[1] (425 km)
Formed:	1957[1]
North end:	I-85 / US 1 near Wise, NC
Major junctions:	I-40 in Raleigh, NC US 70 / NC 50 near Raleigh, NC NC 24 / NC 87 in Fayetteville, NC NC 211 in Raeford, NC US 15 / I-74 / US 74 / US 501 in Laurinburg, NC US 52 in Society Hill, SC I-20 near Lamar, SC
South end:	US 521 / US 76 Bus. / US 378 Bus. in Sumter, SC
United States Numbered Highways Spur of US 1 List – Bannered – Divided – Replaced

U.S. Route 401 is a spur of U.S. Route 1 located within the states of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is 264 miles (425 km) in length. It begins at Interstate 85 Exit 233 near the North Carolina-Virginia state line and ends in Sumter, South Carolina.

Prior to 2001, it ran 257 miles (414 km) from Norlina, North Carolina at U.S. Route 1 to Sumter, South Carolina at U.S. Route 76 Business. After 2001, the northern end of the highway was extended by overlapping U.S. Route 1 to its current terminus. It goes through the cities of Raleigh, North Carolina, Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Sumter, South Carolina.

Route description

The north end of US 401 at I-85.

The route is the third highway to bear the name, which included renaming the stretch of U.S. Route 15A from Sumter to Raleigh, and former N.C. Highway 59 from Raleigh to Norlina.

The first U.S. 401 was assigned to a route from South Hill to South Boston in Virginia from 1926 to 1932. Parts of this route were renumbered as U.S. Route 58. The second U.S. 401 ran from Raleigh to Waterboro in North Carolina from 1933 to 1934. Parts of this route were replaced by U.S. Route 15.

It is mentioned in an episode of The Simpsons featuring Spinal Tap, one member of whom describes travelling up Route 401 from Shelbyville (neighbouring Springfield), possibly referring to Selbyville.

References

External links

• End of US Route 401

v • d • e U.S. Routes related to US 1 US 201 - US 301 - US 401 - US 501 - US 601 - US 701

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