U.S. 220 North - Rockingham to Ellerbe

U.S. 220 commences north from a wye intersection with U.S. 1 in Rockingham.

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Modifications made to the intersection joining U.S. 1/220 in 2014 realigned southbound U.S. 1 so that it briefly overlaps with northbound U.S. 220 before continuing southwest along Hancock Street.

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U.S. 220 enters a diamond interchange with Midway Road just beyond the separation with U.S. 1 (Hancock Street). Midway Road (SR 1124) leads west from nearby Hancock Street to Yates Hill.

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U.S. 220 continues ten miles north to Ellerbe and 59 miles to Asheboro. Overall U.S. 220 travels 678 miles to Waverly, New York.

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The first reassurance marker for U.S. 220 stood north beyond the entrance ramp from Midway Road. It was removed in 2019.

05/30/07

U.S. 74 Business (Broad Street) intersects U.S. 220 outside Downtown Rockingham. The business route connects with U.S. 74 west at the Pee Dee River en route to Wadesboro. East from Rockingham, U.S. 74 Business travels five miles to Hamlet.

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Broad Avenue constitutes a heavily developed commercial route east from U.S. 220 to Maplewood. Expanding to a four lane, divided highway, U.S. 74 Business west is rural to Piney Grove and U.S. 74 at the Rockingham Bypass.

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Franklin Street (SR 1561) spans U.S. 220 just north of U.S. 74 Business (Broad Avenue).

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Northbound confirming marker and distance sign for U.S. 220 posted after U.S. 74 Business.

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Green Street (SR 1511/1516) provides a bypass of Downtown Rockingham west to U.S. 74 Business (Broad Avenue) west and east to U.S. 1 (Fayetteville Road) north.

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Continuing north beyond Green Street, U.S. 220 next intersects Lee Street (SR 1405).

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Curving northwest from Lee Street and central Rockingham on U.S. 220 north.

12/21/08

A Aslington Street (SR 1419) and 2nd Avenue (SR 1409) come together at a J-turn intersection with U.S. 220 just north of Hitchcock Street.

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U.S. 220 reassurance marker north of Aslington Street / 2nd Avenue. A Future I-73/74 corridor sign was once posted here as well.

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Ellerbe Road (SR 1335) ties into U.S. 220 north from Five Points ahead of this reassurance shield.

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Bynum Road (SR 1327) east and Snead Avenue (SR 1437) west come together at U.S. 220 ahead of this marker.

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U.S. 220 north at Billy Covington Road. Billy Covington Road (SR 1336) loops 1.06 miles to the east.

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Billy Covington Road (SR 1336) returns to U.S. 220 across from Harrington Road (SR 1304) ahead of this reassurance shield.

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U.S. 220 north defaults onto I-73/74 beyond Harrington Road (SR 1304). Construction of I-73/74 directly replaced U.S. 220 northward to Exit 25 / Haywood Cemetery Road (SR 1446).

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Construction for the northernmost 3.7 miles of the Rockingham Bypass for I-73/74 added a trumpet interchange with U.S. 220. Work ran from March 2014 to June 2018.

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