U.S. 70 East - Selma to Goldsboro

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U.S. 70 East
U.S. 70 Business converge with U.S. 70 southwest of Pine Level at a parclo A2 interchange built in 2016-17. Kinston lies 46 miles to the east along either U.S. 70 or U.S. 70 Bypass (Future I-42). 12/16/07
U.S. 70 continues from the exchange seven miles to Princeton in eastern Johnston County. 12/16/07
Cross traffic was eliminated at the intersection joining Creechs Mill Road (SR 2597) north and Peedin Road (SR 2309) south with U.S. 70 by 2018. 12/16/07
U.S. 70 continues east to a folded diamond interchange with Davis Mill Road (SR 2310) north and Stevens Chapel Road (SR 2310) south. The exchange was constructed in 2017. 12/16/07
U.S. 70 crosses Quicosin Swamp east of Stevens Chapel Road. 12/16/07
U.S. 70 east of Howell Road (SR 2521) south. 12/16/07
Pond Field Road (SR 2314) stems 0.57 miles south from U.S. 70 to Holts Pond Road (SR 2531) by this confirming marker. 12/16/07
U.S. 70A from Selma and Pine Level converges with U.S. 70 outside Princeton. 12/16/07
U.S. 70A angles southeast 4.3 miles from Pine Level to end at U.S. 70 opposite W Edwards Street (old U.S. 70) east into the town of Princeton. 12/16/07
U.S. 70 encircles Princeton along a controlled access arterial bypass east from Edwards Street and Norfolk Southern Railroad underpass. 12/16/07
U.S. 70 arcs eastward from this shield at Barden Street to a signalized intersection with Rains Mill Road (SR 1002). 12/16/07
Pine Street (SR 1002) leads south from U.S. 70 and Rains Mill Road (SR 1002) to Downtown Princeton. SR 1002 crosses the Little River northeast en route to Pike Crossroads in Wayne County. 12/16/07
U.S. 70 passes Princeton High School east from Pine Street to N Pearl Street / Edwards Road (SR 2372). 12/16/07
Edwards Road extends east from Pearl Street at U.S. 70 to a quarry and Bridgers Road (SR 1331) in Wayne County. 12/16/07
Leaving Princeton, U.S. 70 crosses into Wayne County. Wayne County is home of Goldsboro and Seymour Johnson Air Force base. 12/16/07
U.S. 70 turns southeast from a wye interchange (Exit 350) with I-42 to meet NC 581 near the unincorporated community of Rosewood. 12/16/07
NC 581 zigzags south and east 4.14 miles from U.S. 70 to the south end of I-795 (NC 581 Connector). NC 581 north leads 15.2 miles to U.S. 301 near Kenly. NC 581 overall runs between NC 111 near Seymour Johnson A.F.B. to the south and Louisburg (U.S. 401) to the north. 12/16/07
U.S. 70 continues three miles east from NC 581 to the city of Goldsboro. 12/16/07
U.S. 70 enters the city of Goldsboro across the Little River and proceeds east to a parclo interchange with Interstate 795. Signed in November 2007, I-795 replaced U.S. 117 along the freeway northward to U.S. 264 at Wilson. 12/16/07
NC 581 Connector extends 0.64 miles from the south end of I-795 at U.S. 70 to NC 581 at W Ash Street (SR 2075). NC 581 overtakes the four lane highway to U.S. 13/117. U.S. 117 joins Goldsboro with Mount Olive and I-40 east to Wilmington. 12/16/07
Connecting Goldsboro with U.S. 264/Future I-587 at Wilson and I-95 north to Rocky Mount, Interstate 795 runs northward 25.43 miles from U.S. 70. 12/16/07
Beyond Goldsboro, I-795 constitutes a rural freeway to Pikeville, Fremont and Black Creek. I-795 was designated in October 2007 in place of U.S. 117 so that trucks exceeding 45 feet in length were permitted along the freeway. 12/16/07
U.S. 70 intersects Elizabeth Street between the adjacent interchanges with I-795/NC 581 Connector and U.S. 13/117. Bypass for U.S. 117 and Wilmington were greened out on this guide sign. 12/14/17
U.S. 13/117 combine along an expressway encircling the Goldsboro street grid north from NC 581 and east U.S. 70 Business along E Ash Street. U.S. 13/117 overlap south 5.5 miles. U.S. 13 branches west to Newton Grove while U.S. 117 continues south to Mount Olive. 12/14/17
U.S. 70 combines with U.S. 13/117 to bypass Goldsboro from W Grantham Street and the beginning of U.S. 70 Business. U.S. 13 overlaps with U.S. 70 east to N Berkeley Boulevard en route to Snow Hill and Greenville. 12/14/17
U.S. 70 east to Berkeley Boulevard (SR 1579) south leads to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base 12/16/07
U.S. 70 converges with the east end of U.S. 70 Bypass/Future I-42 just beyond the Lenoir County line east of Walnut Creek. 08/28/21
A trumpet interchange at Exit 369 joins U.S. 70 east with U.S. 70 Bypass west back to Goldsboro. 08/28/21
U.S. 70 in Lenoir County is the Blue Star Memorial Highway. 08/28/21
Left Exit 369 separates from U.S. 70 for U.S. 70 Bypass/Future I-42 west toward Princeton. 08/28/21



Photo Credits:

12/16/07, 12/14/17, 08/28/21 by AARoads

Connect with:
Interstate 795
U.S. 13
U.S. 117

Page Updated 12-09-2022.

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