U.S. 321 North - Gastonia to Hickory

North of I-85, U.S. 321 (Chester Street) intersects Tulip Drive and Bulb Avenue along a 0.7 mile long at-grade arterial section.

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The freeway portion of U.S. 321 extends 33.1 miles north beyond Long Creek to U.S. 70 (Exit 44) in the city of Hickory.

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U.S. 321 (Gastonia Highway) enters a parclo A2 interchange (Exit 11) with C. Grier Beam Boulevard beyond Roechling Street (SR 1367). C. Grier Beam Boulevard (SR 1336) leads to adjacent Gaston College.

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East of U.S. 321, C. Grier Beam Boulevard (SR 1336) becomes Friday Park Road southeast 0.60 miles to Old Dallas Highway (SR 2278). NC 275 and NC 279 meet U.S. 321 in the town of Dallas next.

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NC 275/279 (W Trade Street) converge with U.S. 321 at a six ramp parclo interchange (Exit 12). NC 275/279 overlap 1.83 miles across Dallas. NC 275 extends northeast 5.8 miles from NC 279 to NC 27 in Stanley. NC 279 heads south to eastern Gastonia and the state line at S.C. 177.

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Cherryville lies 12.2 miles northwest of U.S. 321 via NC 279. NC 275 turns toward the southwest to NC 274 east of Bessemer City. Although unmarked for Exit 12B, U.S. 321 Business branches northwest from NC 275/279 along Dallas High Shoals Highway as well.

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U.S. 321 advances north from Dallas along a rural stretch to Hardins.

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A diamond interchange joins U.S. 321 with Hardin Road (SR 1607) at Exit 17.

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Hardin Road (SR 1607) connects U.S. 321 with parallel U.S. 321 Business (Dallas High Shoals Highway) at Ike Lynch Road, 0.40 miles west of Exit 17. The community of Hardins lies 0.71 miles to the east.

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U.S. 321 Business loops east of U.S. 321 onto Lincoln Street through the town of High Shoals ahead of the Lincoln County line and Exit 20.

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U.S. 321 Business turns westward from High Shoals through the diamond interchange at Exit 20 onto Gastonia Highway. U.S. 321 Business continues 3.38 miles northwest from U.S. 321 to NC 150 in the city of Lincolnton.

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NC 27/150 (E Main Street) meet U.S. 321 at a folded diamond interchange (Exit 24) 1.6 miles east of the Lincoln County Courthouse in Downtown Lincolnton.

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NC 27 runs southeast to Charlotte while NC 150 runs east to Mooresville. West of Lincolnton, NC 27 travels northwest 15 miles to NC 10 at Toluca. NC 150 continues southwest to Cherryville and Shelby.

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U.S. 321 Business (Maiden Highway) returns to U.S. 321 at the diamond interchange (Exit 28) northeast of Lincolnton.

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U.S. 321 Business (Maiden Highway) loops 4.5 miles northeast from Exit 28 to Downtown Maiden.

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Continuing north into Catawba County, U.S. 321 enters the town of Maiden ahead of the diamond interchange (Exit 33) with Startown Road (SR 1005).

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Startown Road (SR 1005) runs north from U.S. 321, 3.78 miles to NC 10 at Startown in Newton. SR 1005 south leads 8.48 miles to Reepsville Road (SR 1008) in Lincolnton.

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Baker Mountain rises far to the northwest beyond this confirming marker posted after Startown Road.

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NC 10 meets U.S. 321 on the western outskirts of the town of Newton at Exit 37. NC 10 stretches 48.27 miles from Polkville to the southwest and I-40 at Exit 138 near Catawba to the northeast.

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NC 10 travels west from the diamond interchange at Exit 37 to NC 127 at Propst Crossroads and east to NC 16 Business in Downtown Newton.

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A diamond interchange joins U.S. 321 with River Road at Exit 41.

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River Road (SR 1144) ties into Zion Church Road (SR 1008) just west of Exit 41 and continues 2.38 miles southeast from U.S. 321 to Sandy Ford Road (SR 1143).

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South from U.S. 321, NC 127 (Brookford Boulevard) proceeds 5.83 miles past Baker Mountain to NC 10. North beyond Brookford, NC 127 leads into the city of Hickory east of Downtown.

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U.S. 321 progresses 0.75 miles north from NC 127 to a cloverleaf interchange (Exit 43) with Interstate 40.

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An auxiliary lane opens along U.S. 321 north from the exchange with NC 127 to the c/d roadway (Exit 43) for I-40.

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Interstate 40 runs through southern reaches of Hickory and the neighboring town of Long View between Morganton and Statesville.

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U.S. 321 spans the Henry Fork of the Catawba River into the city of Hickory. I-40 west leads to the town of Hildebran beyond Long View and east to the city of Conover beyond Hickory.

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The c/d roadway (Exit 43) for Interstate 40 separates from U.S. 321 north at the S Center Street (SR 2959) overpass.

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Exit 43A joins Interstate 40 east to Statesville and Winston-Salem.

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