U.S. Route 501

U.S. Route 501
Length:	355 mi (571 km)
South end:	US 17 Bus. in Myrtle Beach, SC
Major junctions:	US 17 BY-PASS near Myrtle Beach US 701 in Conway, SC I-95 near South of the Border, SC US 301 in Rowland, NC I-74 / US 15 / US 74 / US 401 in Laurinburg, NC US 1 in Sanford, NC and Aberdeen, NC I-40 near Durham, NC I-85 / US 15 in Durham, NC
North end:	US 60 in Buena Vista, VA
United States Numbered Highways Spur of US 1 List – Bannered – Divided – Replaced

U.S. Route 501 is a spur of U.S. Route 1. It runs 355 miles (571 km) from Buena Vista, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at U.S. Route 17 Business. It passes through the states of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. From Roxboro to Laurinburg, a 108-mile (174 km) section of US 501 overlaps U.S. Route 15 (15-501 Concurrency). Sections of US 15-501 also share routings with U.S. Route 1 in sections near Sanford, North Carolina and Aberdeen, North Carolina.

Route description

South Carolina

US 501 begins at US 17 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. From Myrtle Beach to Marion, US 501 is a multilane highway. It passes through the city of Conway before reaching Marion, where US 501 bypasses the town to the east. North of Marion, US 501 meets SC 38, a connector to Interstate 95. From SC 38, US 501 heads to the northeast, meeting US 301 in Latta. US 301 merges with US 501, forming a concurrency through Dillon to the North Carolina border, where it passes South of the Border prior to exiting South Carolina.

Exit List

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Dillon	Dillon	0.0	I-95 – Florence Lumberton, N.C.
		0.2	SC 34 / SC 9 / SC 57 – Floydale, Lake View, Bingham, Little Rock
	Latta	0.5	SC 917 – Smithboro, Oak Grove
		0.6	US 301 south – Sellers, Pee Dee	South End of US 301 overlap
Marion	Sellers	0.8	SC 38 north – Oak Grove	Southern terminus of South Carolina 38
	Marion	0.10	U.S. 501 Bus -South Marion
		0.13	SC 41 Alt. Marion Zion
		0.14	US 76 – Pee Dee, Mullins
		0.16	SC 576 U.S. 501 Bus -North SC 41 Alt. Marion Centenary
	Rains	0.19	SC 41 – Mullins, Centenary
Horry	Aynor	0.21	SC 319 south – Homewood	Northern terminus of South Carolina 319
		0.25	SC 22 east – Briarcliffe Acres	Eastern terminus of South Carolina 22
	Conway	0.27	U.S. 501 Bus -South Conway
		0.31	US 701 – Homewood, Yuhannah
		0.33	US 378 west – Brittons Neck
		0.34	SC 544 east – Socastee	Eastern Terminus of South Carolina 544
		0.36	U.S. 501 Bus -North Red Hill Conway
	Carolina Forest	0.37	SC 31 – Socastee, North Myrtle Beach	Full Interchange
	Myrtle Beach	0.38	Bridge across the Intracoastal Waterway
		0.39	US 17 – Socastee, Murrells Inlet, Briarcliffe Acres, Atlantic Beach	Full interchange
		0.40	Robert Grissom Pkwy.
		0.41	US 17 Bus. – Springmaid Beach, Surfside Beach	Southern terminus

North Carolina

James Taylor Bridge, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, part of the US-15/501 route

US 301 and US 501 enter North Carolina south of Rowland. In Rowland, US 501 splits from US 301 and heads northwest to Laurinburg, where it briefly overlaps with US 74 south of the city. Upon departing US 74, US 501 immediately embarks on an overlap with US 15. The routes remain concurrent for 108 miles (174 km) to Durham, passing through Aberdeen, Pinehurst, Sanford, and Chapel Hill in between. North of Durham, US 501 passes through the city of Roxboro prior to entering Virginia.

Virginia

In Virginia, US 501 passes through the cities of South Boston where it intersects with US 58-360, as well as the southern and northern terminus of Virginia State Route 129. Just north of this, the road also intersects Virginia State Route 360 in Halifax. The road also has brief concurrencies with Virginia State Route 40 in Brookneal, and Virginia State Route 24 in Rustburg. In Lynchburg, US 501 intersects with US 460, US 29 and US 221. It also has an interchange with the Blue Ridge Parkway before terminating at US 60 in Buena Vista.

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