U.S. 29

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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

U.S. 29 Business
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
U.S. 29 scenes
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
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
Interstate 785 separates from U.S. 29 just south of Hicone Road (SR 2565) to encircling the east side of Greensboro. 08/14/21
South from Hicone Road (SR 2565) and I-785/840, U.S. 29 continues along O'Henry Boulevard into Greensboro. 08/14/21
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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