U.S. 301 South - Garysburg to Halifax - AARoads

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The first reassurance marker for U.S. 301 south posted in the Tar Heel State.
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U.S. 301 enters Northampton County, North Carolina south from Greensville County, Virginia.
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N.C. 48 branches west from U.S. 301 to Gaston and Roanoke Rapids 0.70 miles from the state border.
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U.S. 301 enters the unincorporated community of Pleasant Hill south of NC 48.
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U.S. 301 in Northampton County is the Historic Albemarle Highway. The highway proceeds south from Pleasant Hill across Jacks Swamp.
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Reassurance marker posted south of Macon Price Road (SR 1201) west and Big Johns Store Road (SR 1300) east.
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U.S. 301 enters the town of Garysburg south at Roosevelt Street.
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NC 186 ties into U.S. 301 from Seaboard to the northeast.
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NC 186 forms a multi state route with SR 186 east to Branchville and SR 35 in Boykins, Virginia.
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U.S. 301 continues 0.21 miles south from NC 186 east to NC 46 in the town of Garysburg.
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NC 46 leads west from Garysburg to I-95 and the town of Gaston.
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NC 186 overlaps with NC 46 west to Lebanon Church Road beyond I-95.
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South from NC 46/186, U.S. 301 descends below a railroad line ahead of Old Highway Road (SR 1310).
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U.S. 301 converges with U.S. 158 on the south side of Garysburg.
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Forming part of a two-wye intersection, SR 1388 links U.S. 301 with U.S. 158 east.
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Construction of the Garsyburg bypass, underway from September 2019 to March 2024,¹ realigns U.S. 158 south off U.S. 301 through the town.
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U.S. 301 joins U.S. 158 west from Garysburg to Weldon.
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U.S. 158/301 proceed west to the Garysburg town limits from Hill Street to Gregory Street.
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Costing $89 million, the Garysburg bypass is part of an 8.2 mile long widening project for U.S. 158 west along NC 46 to I-95 and east to St. John Church Road (SR 1312) midway between Garysburg and Jackson.¹ Construction includes building a folded diamond interchange with U.S. 301.
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U.S. 158/301 parallel the abandoned Seaboard Air Line Railroad west ahead of the Roanoke River.
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The Roanoke River separates Halifax and Northampton Counties across U.S. 158/301.
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A CSX Railroad line spans the Roanoke River just west of the Seaboard Air Line bridge remnants.
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The town of Weldon lies west of the Roanoke River.
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U.S. 158/301 turn south at Sycamore Street in Weldon.
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U.S. 158/301 angle southward by River Falls Park to the couplet of E 2nd and E 3rd Streets, where U.S. 158 turns west toward Interstate 95.
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U.S. 158 lines 2nd Street through the Weldon town center. Eastbound follows 3rd Street.
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U.S. 158 continues west from Weldon across the south side of the Roanoke Rapids city limits.
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U.S. 158 meets Interstate 95 at a commercialized diamond interchange (Exit 173).
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U.S. 301 advances south from Weldon by the Sunflower Solar farm.
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U.S. 301 partitions with a business loop through the town of Halifax.
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U.S. 301 Business angles southeast along S. David Street to the Halifax town center.
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Returning to U.S. 301 via King Street, U.S. 301 Business through Halifax is 1.16 miles in length.
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NC 125/903 combine 0.42 miles southeast from J.S. Pope Road (SR 1619) to U.S. 301 Bypass at W Pittsylvania Street (SR 1158) in Halifax).
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NC 125 heads north to Roanoke Rapids while NC 903 travels northwest to U.S. 158 en route to Littleton.
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NC 125/903 overlap with U.S. 301 south for 3.65 miles.
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Leaving the town of Halifax ahead of Quankey Creek, U.S. 301/NC 125-903 converge with NC 561 east of Allen Grove.
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NC 561 connects with Interstate 95 at Exit 160, 8.3 miles to the southwest of U.S. 301/NC 125-903.
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NC 561 travels 45.3 miles west to U.S. 401/NC 39 (Bickett Boulevard) in Louisburg.
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NC 561 accompanies U.S. 301/NC 125-903 south for 0.35 miles to Pender.
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NC 125/903 branch southeast from U.S. 301 at Ruggles.
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NC 125/903 remain paired southeast 14.61 miles to U.S. 258 (Main Street) in the town of Scotland Neck.
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U.S. 301 south of Green Acres Road (SR 1125).
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Continuing southwest toward Enfield, U.S. 301 is the Senator Edward W. Jones Highway.
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NC 481 converges with U.S. 301, 9.98 miles west from NC 561 at Tillery.
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NC 481 west combines with U.S. 301 south ahead of Beech Swamp.
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U.S. 301/NC 481 overlap southwest 3.05 miles through Enfield.
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Sources:

"North Carolina's U.S. 158 Undergoes $89M Widening Project." ConstructionEquipmentGuide.com, December 10, 2020.

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Connect with:
U.S. 158
Highway 186

Page Updated 12-09-2022.