All American Freeway / Owen Drive

All American Freeway (SR 1007) branches northwest from Owen Drive 6.32 miles to Fort Bragg. A six lane commercial boulevard, Owen Drive (SR 1007) arcs southeast 2.96 miles to Business Loop I-95/U.S. 301, and another 2.22 miles from the Crown Complex to SR 87 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Freeway) and Wilmington Highway (SR 2337).

A contract for the construction of the Owen Drive Freeway bridges spanning Raeford Road (U.S. 401 Business) was awarded in Winter 1975.¹ The first section of the All American Freeway opened within the first two weeks of November 1977.² The south end of the freeway, from Owen Drive to Morganton Road (SR 1404) by Cross Creek Mall, opened the week of December 18, 1977.³

All American Freeway - North

All American Freeway runs north from U.S. 401 Business (Raeford Road) between residential areas including the Kingsford subdivision to Cliffdale Road (SR 1400).
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Cliffdale Road branches west from Morganton Road to the Murray Hills, Kirkwood and Westwood neighborhoods to a diamond interchange with All American Freeway.
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All American Freeway converges with Morgaton Road at a commercial area between Westwood Shopping Center and Cross Creek Mall.
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Entering the diamond interchange with Morgantown Road (SR 1404) on All American Freeway northbound.
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All American Freeway continues north through an S-curve between Cross Creek Mall and Sycamore Dairy Road to U.S. 401 (Skibo Road).
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U.S. 401 (Skibo Road) is a six lane commercial arterial within the vicinity of the folded diamond interchange with All American Freeway.
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Forthcoming Santa Fe Drive (SR 1437) links All American Freeway with parallel NC 24/87 (Bragg Boulevard) north for the truck entrance into Fort Bragg.
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All American Freeway parallels Beaver Creek north to the diamond interchange with Santa Fe Drive.
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All American Freeway advances a quarter mile north from Santa Fe Drive to NC 295 (Fayetteville Outer Loop).
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All American Freeway defaults into Fort Bragg beyond the cloverstack interchange with NC 295.
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NC 295 runs between the north side of Fayetteville and Fort Bragg east to I-95 and U.S. 13 at Eastover. The freeway spurs southwest to Cliffdale Road.
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All American Freeway - South

The three level interchange joining All American Freeway with NC 295 (Fayetteville Outer Loop) spreads across Beaver Creek.
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All American Freeway (SR 1007) meets Santa Fe Drive south of NC 295 by a pair of apartment complexes.
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Santa Fe Drive (SR 1437) runs west to Yadkin Road (SR 1415) and Bonanza Drive (SR 1408) at Beaver Creek and east to NC 24/87 at Shaw Road.
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Succeeding exits with U.S. 401 (Skibo Road) and Morganton Road (SR 1404) depart from All American Freeway by Cross Creek Mall.
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All American Freeway advances south between an apartment complex and the Westwood subdivision to a diamond interchange with Cliffdale Road (SR 1400).
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The last exit on All American Freeway southbound is with U.S. 401 Business (Raeford Road) at Owens in Fayetteville.
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The parclo interchange with U.S. 401 Business lies along a commercial stretch of Raeford Road.
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All American Freeway concludes at Walter Reed Road west and Owen Drive north.
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Owen Drive - South

Owen Drive extends SR 1007 south from All American Freeway along a six lane arterial.
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Overheads precede Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, located along the west side of Owen Drive between Melrose Road and Village Drive.
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With a replica of the Eiffel Tower, Bordeaux Center retail plaza occupies the southwest corner of Owen Drive at Village Drive.
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Boone Trail is SR 1149 southwest from Owen Drive 1.07 miles to Cumberland Road (SR 1141).
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Cumberland Road angles east across Owen Drive to a roundabout with Camden Avenue at Lakedale.
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Owen Drive turns east ahead of Camden Road (SR 1003).
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Owen Drive next intersects Southern Avenue (SR 1132), a four lane arterial south from Lakedale to NC 162 (Elk Road).
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Owen Drive proceeds east from Southern Avenue to intersect Business Loop I-95/U.S. 301 (Eastern Boulevard).
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Beyond Business Loop I-95/U.S. 301, Owen Drive continues around the Crown Complex to NC 87 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Freeway).
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Business Loop I-95/U.S. 301 bypass Downtown Fayetteville to the east en route to Eastover and head south to Hope Mills.
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References:

1. "State to Award Road Projects." The Robesonian (Lumberton, NC), January 7, 1975.
2. "From the archives: 1967--Arena nears opening." Fayetteville Observer, The (NC), October 26, 2002.
3. "1962: Light snow reported." Fayetteville Observer, The (NC), December 8, 2012.

Connect with:

Interstate 295 / Highway 295

Business Loop I-95 - Fayetteville

U.S. 301

U.S. 401

U.S. 401 Business - Fayetteville

Page Updated Thursday July 09, 2020.