U.S. Route 601
U.S. Route 601 (US 601) is a north–south United States highway that runs for 316.3 miles (509.0 km) from U.S. Route 321, near Tarboro, South Carolina, to U.S. Route 52, in Mount Airy, North Carolina.
Route description
South Carolina
US 601 begins at US 321 near Tarboro, SC and intersects with such highways as US 278 in Hampton, US 301 between Bamberg and Orangeburg, US 78 in Bamberg, Interstate 26 near Orangeburg Interstate 20 near Lugoff, US 1 in Camden, US 521 between Camden and Kershaw, and SC 9 in Pageland.
North Carolina
After crossing the north–South Carolina border, US 601 intersects with such highways as US 74 in Monroe, NC 24/NC 27 in Midland, NC 49 south of Concord, Interstate 85 near Salisbury, Interstate 40 near Mocksville, US 421 in Yadkinville, Interstate 74 near White Plains, and US 52 in Mount Airy.
History
Established in 1927 as an original US Highway; the original routing was from US 1, in Cheraw, to US 17/US 76, in Florence.
In 1932, US 601 was extended north into North Carolina, replacing SC 96. In North Carolina US 601 was placed on concurrency with almost all of NC 80, from the South Carolina state line, near McFarlan, to downtown Mount Airy. In 1934, NC 80 was expunged from US 601.