U.S. 15/501 South - Durham to Chapel Hill

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U.S. 15 U.S. 501 South
A c/d roadway system joins U.S. 15/501 south with U.S. 70 Business (Hillsborough Road) and the cloverleaf interchange (Exit 108) with the Durham Freeway (NC 147). 12/15/16
South from the exchange with NC 751 (Cameron Boulevard) for Duke University, U.S. 15-501 approach Exit 106 with Cornwallis Road. 06/05/05
Cornwallis Road traverses Durham in a diagonal orientation, entering the city from the northwest, passing U.S. 15-501 near the southern tip of Duke University Golf Course, and meeting U.S. 15-501 Business near Chapel Hill Road. 06/05/05
The spire of University Tower comes into view one half mile ahead of Exit 105A for U.S. 15-501 Business (Chapel Hill Boulevard) north toward Downtown Durham. 06/05/05
Left Exit 105A departs for U.S. 15-501 Business (Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard) followed by a lane drop at Left Exit 105B for Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway. U.S. 15-501 Business enters a commercial strip by South Square and Westgate Shopping Center south of University Tower. 06/05/05
Exit 105A departs the freeway southbound for U.S. 15-501 (Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard) Business north toward Forest Hills in Durham. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway (SR 2733) splits from U.S. 15/501 in a southeasterly trajectory through residential areas to NC 55 (Alston Avenue). 06/05/05
U.S. 15/501 turn southwest onto Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard at the trumpet interchange (Exit 150B) with Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway (SR 2733). 06/05/05
The freeway portion of U.S. 15/501 concludes at the merge with U.S. 15/501 Business (Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard). 06/05/05
Southbound U.S. 15-501 enters a commercialized intersection with Garrett Road (SR 1116) at Oak Creek Village shopping center. 06/05/05
Continuing southwest from New Hope Creek, U.S. 15/501 (Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard) meet Interstate 40 beyond additional retail plazas. 06/05/05
Southbound U.S. 15-501 reaches the entrance ramp for I-40 east to Research Triangle Park (RTP), Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU) and Raleigh. 06/05/05
Beyond the diamond interchange with I-40, U.S. 15/501 enter the city of Chapel Street along Fordham Boulevard. Fordham Boulevard splits with Franklin Street (SR 1010), the former business route for U.S. 15-501. U.S. 15-501 bypasses the city center of Chapel Hill to the east. 06/05/05
Franklin Street splits with U.S. 15/501 (Fordham Boulevard) at a grade separation to Downtown Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina. 06/05/05



Photo Credits:

06/05/05, 12/15/16 by AARoads

Connect with:
Interstate 40
Highway 147 - Durham Freeway

Page Updated 07-17-2020.

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