U.S. 29 parallels the I-85 corridor from the South Carolina state line through Charlotte, Concord and Salisbury. The two commingle across the Yadkin River to Lexington. Northeast from Lexington to Thomasville and High Point, U.S. 29 overlaps with Business Loop I-85 and U.S. 70. The 1950s expressway was originally designated as Temporary I-85.
U.S. 29 rejoins Interstate 85 briefly northeast from High Point to the Greensboro Urban Loop (I-73). U.S. 29 and Business Loop I-85 extends northeast into Greensboro, joining I-40 south of Downtown. U.S. 220 combines with U.S. 29 along I-40 to O'Henry Boulevard, an older freeway leading north to North Carolina A&T State University east of Downtown.
Traveling northeast from Greensboro to Danville, Virginia, U.S. 29 is part of Future I-785. The majority of the route is already a freeway, but not built to Interstate standards. This includes bypasses of Reidsville and Ruffin.
U.S. 29 North Carolina Guides
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| U.S. 29/NC 49 (Graham Street) northbound at the Brookshire Freeway in Charlotte. A loop ramp follows for I-277/NC 16 north ahead of W 12th Street. 12/08/99 |
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| U.S. 29 north at Pine Ridge Road (SR 1232) east and E Thom Street (SR 1232) west in the city of China Grove. 12/15/16 |
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| U.S. 29 advances north to NC 152 (E Church Street) south of Downtown China Grove. 12/15/16 |
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| NC 152 arcs northwest along Church Street from U.S. 29 at Lentz Road (SR 1337). 12/15/16 |
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| West from China Grove, NC 152 heads to Mooresville. 12/15/16 |
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| NC 152 east overlaps with U.S. 29 north for 0.58 miles. 12/15/16 |
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| NC 152 branches east from U.S. 29 to an adjacent dumbbell interchange with I-85/U.S. 601. The forthcoming split was rebuilt during construction from Fall 2016 to Summer 2020. 12/15/16 |
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| Beyond I-85/U.S. 601, NC 152 continues 8.89 miles to U.S. 52 (Main Street) in Rockwell. 12/15/16 |
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| The US 29/601 Connector directly linking U.S. 29/NC 152 with I-85/U.S. 601 northbound was removed during the 2016-20 widening of Interstate 85. 12/15/16 |
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| U.S. 29 north and NC 152 previously separated at a cloverleaf interchange with SR 2664 (US 29/601 Connector) north to I-85. 12/15/16 |
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| The 1950s overpass and ramp system taking U.S. 29 northward were replaced by Summer 2020. U.S. 29 curves northward onto Main Street, paralleling I-85/U.S. 601 into Salisbury. 12/15/16 |
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| Since removed, the 1950s expressway for U.S. 29 on SR 2664 combined with Interstate 85 northbound via a wye interchange. 12/15/16 |
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| J-turns connect U.S. 29/601 (Concord Parkway) with McGill Avenue east and Poplar Tent Road west in Concord. 09/17/21 |
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| Poplar Tent Road (SR 1394) runs 3.09 miles west from U.S. 29/601 to George W. Liles Parkway (SR 1430). McGill Avenue leads east to Buffalo Avenue at Spring Street north of Downtown Concord. 09/17/21 |
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| A U-turn follows for traffic from Poplar Tent Road east to U.S. 29/601 north. 09/17/21 |
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| U.S. 29/601 (Concord Parkway) continues 1.04 miles south from Poplar Tent Road to their separation. 09/17/21 |
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| The truck route for NC 73 through Concord accompanies U.S. 601 (Warren C. Coleman Boulevard) south to NC 49. 09/17/21 |
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| U.S. 29 (Concord Parkway) turns west from U.S. 601/NC 73 Truck toward Charlotte Motor Speedway and the city of Charlotte. 09/17/21 |
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| U.S. 601/NC 73 Truck (W.C. Coleman Boulevard) curve eastward around central Concord 4.13 miles to NC 49. 09/17/21 |
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| U.S. 29 (Concord Parkway) south at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Bruton Smith Boulevard (SR 2894) north to Interstate 85. 08/18/19 |
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| Reassurance marker posted between Bruton Smith Boulevard and Sandusky Boulevard by Charlotte Motor Speedway. 08/18/19 |
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| Continuing west into the city of Charlotte, U.S. 29 follows N Tryon Street to Interstate 485. 08/18/19 |
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| The outer loop of I-485 links U.S. 29 with parallel Interstate 85 to the north. 08/18/19 |
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| A loop ramp joins U.S. 29 (N Tryon Street) with I-485 inner loop / south to Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. 08/18/19 |
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| Formerly designated U.S. 29-70 Business, N Main Street (SR 3346) north converges with the expressway bypass along Business Loop I-85/U.S. 29-70 around Lexington where U.S. 64 branches east toward Asheboro. 12/08/99 |
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| NC 274 (Bessemer City Road) south at U.S. 29/74 in the city of Gastonia. The three highways overlap 2.1 miles east through the downtown area between Garrison Boulevard and Broad Street. 10/10/01 |
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| The exchange (Exit 136) joining Hicone Road (SR 2565) with U.S. 29 was redesigned into a folded diamond interchange during work upgrading U.S. 29 to Future Interstate 785. 08/14/21 |
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| Interstate 785 separates from U.S. 29 just south of Hicone Road (SR 2565) to encircling the east side of Greensboro. 08/14/21 |
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| South from Hicone Road (SR 2565) and I-785/840, U.S. 29 continues along O'Henry Boulevard into Greensboro. 08/14/21 |
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| U.S. 29 Business combines with U.S. 158 west and NC 87 north along Freeway Drive, an arterial bypass around the west side of Reidsville. 06/15/15 |
Photo Credits:- 12/08/99 by AARoads.
- 10/10/01 by AARoads.
- 06/15/15 by Carter Buchanan.
- 08/14/21 by AARoads.
Connect with:
Interstate 40
Interstate 73
Interstate 77
Interstate 85
Interstate 277
Interstate 485 - Charlotte Beltway
Interstate 785
Interstate 840 - Greensboro Urban Loop
U.S. 52
U.S. 70
U.S. 74
U.S. 158
U.S. 220
U.S. 601
Page Updated 01-24-2023.
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