


U.S. 74 Business separates from U.S. 74 at a wye interchange with King Street to Downtown Kings Mountain.
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U.S. 74 Business through Kings Mountain comprises a 5.42 mile long route westbound to U.S. 74 at SR 1001 (Stony Point Road).
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NC 161 (Cleveland Avenue) heads northeast from U.S. 74 Business (King Street) to a diamond interchange with U.S. 74.
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Forming a multi state route with S.C. 161, NC 161 extends 10.61 miles north from the state line to NC 274 (Virginia Avenue) in Bessemer City.
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Meeting U.S. 74 at the succeeding westbound exit, NC 216 (Piedmont Avenue) parallels NC 161 north from Downtown Kings Mountain.
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The freeway bypass around Kings Mountain concludes a mile beyond the parclo interchange with U.S. 74 Business east and Stoney Point Road (SR 1001) north.
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Bethlehem Road (SR 2245) runs 8.49 miles northwest from the South Carolina state line near Crowders Mountain State Park to a signalized intersection with U.S. 74.
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U.S. 74 Business through Shelby arcs northwest along Marion Street to NC 18 (Lafayette Street) in Downtown.
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Service Roads (SR 2318/2092) accompany U.S. 74 (Dixon Boulevard) west of Cleveland Mall. A traffic light links the two near Allen Street.
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NC 180 (Post Road) constitutes an 11.96 mile long loop east from NC 18 to Patterson Springs.
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NC 226 (Earl Road) converges with U.S. 74 (Dixon Boulevard) northwest from Patterson Springs.
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NC 150 travels west to Boiling Springs and south as S.C. 150 to Gaffney. NC 150 east overlaps with U.S. 74 Business (Marion Street) en route to Cherryville and Lincolnton.
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NC 18 (Lafayette Street) meets U.S. 74/NC 226 (Dixon Boulevard) at a grade separated intersection.
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The ramp for NC 18 north to Downtown Shelby and south to Gaffney, South Carolina departs from Dixon Boulevard west onto Earl Road.
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A pedestrian bridge crosses Dixon Boulevard north from Elmwood Drive to Graham Elementary School.
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Charles Road (SR 1253) provides a cutoff from U.S. 74/NC 226 west to U.S. 74 Business eastbound along Warren Street.
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U.S. 74 Business east follows Warren Street to NC 150 (Dekalb Street) in Downtown Shelby. U.S. 74 Business west remains along Marion Street back to U.S. 74.
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U.S. 74/NC 226 cross the 1st Broad River on bridges built in 1963 for westbound and 1936 for eastbound.
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NC 226 leads 1.6 miles north to a folded diamond interchange with the Shelby Bypass for U.S. 74.
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Photo Credits:
- 05/04/04 by Carter Buchanan. 05/26/21 by AARoads.
Page Updated 08-08-2021.