Interstate 74 in North Carolina Video
| Cape Fear : |
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Surry>| I-74 overlaps with Interstate 77 (Virginia state line to exit 101) |
| Pine Ridge |
5 |
5 |
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South end of I-77 overlap |
| 6 |
6 |
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| Mount Airy |
8 |
8 |
Red Brush Road |
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| 11 |
11 |
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| 13 |
13 |
Park Drive |
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| 17 |
17 |
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End of I-74 east/Begin of I-74 west; south end of US 52 overlap |
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21 |
136 |
Cook School Road |
Proposed Upgrade of Pilot Mountain Parkway to Interstate Standards (Unfunded) |
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22 |
135 |
W. Main St. - Pilot Mountain |
| Pilot Mountain |
23 |
134 |
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26 |
131 |
Pilot Knob Park Rd. - Pilot Mountain State Park |
| Stokes |
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28 |
129 |
Perch Rd. - Pinnacle |
| Forsyth |
King |
34 |
123 |
S. Main St. - King, Tobaccoville |
Proposed Upgrade of John M. Gold Freeway to Interstate Standards (Unfunded) |
| 35 |
122 |
Moore-RJR Drive |
| Rural Hall |
37 |
120 |
Westinghouse Road |
| 39 |
118 |
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| Bethania |
40 |
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Proposed Winston-Salem Northern Beltway (Unfunded) |
| Winston-Salem |
43 |
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| 45 |
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Baux Mountain Road |
| Walkertown |
48 |
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| 51 |
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| Kernersville |
53 |
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| Winston-Salem |
56 |
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57 |
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| 59 |
59 |
Union Cross Road |
Proposed Upgrade to Interstate Standards (Unfunded) |
| 60 |
60 |
High Point Road |
| 63 |
63 |
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| Guilford |
High Point |
65 |
65 |
North Main Street |
Begin of I-74 east/End of I-74 west |
| 66 |
66 |
Johnson Street |
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| 67 |
67 |
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To John Wesley College and Oak Hollow Mall |
| 69 |
69 |
Greensboro Road |
To High Point University |
| 70 |
70 |
Kivett Drive |
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| 71 |
71A |
East Green Drive |
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| 71B |
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| 75 |
75 |
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Opened 22 Nov 2010 |
| Randolph |
Glenola |
79 |
79 |
Cedar Square Road |
End of I-74 east/Begin of I-74 west; Opened 22 Nov 2010 |
| Sophia |
85 |
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Under Construction (Projected 2012) |
| 87 |
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| I-74 overlaps with Interstate 73 |
| Richmond |
Rockingham |
156 |
306 |
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Proposed Upgrade to Interstate Standards (Unfunded) |
| 158 |
308 |
Galestown Rd. - Rockingham, Cordova |
| 160 |
311 |
, Cheraw |
| 165 |
316 |
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| Hamlet |
168 |
319 |
, Bennettsville |
| 169 |
320 |
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| 170 |
321 |
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| Scotland |
Old Hundred |
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Proposed Upgrade of Laurinburg Bypass to Interstate Standards (Unfunded) |
| 181 |
181 |
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| 182 |
182 |
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| Laurinburg |
183 |
183 |
, Bennettsville |
| 184 |
184 |
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| 185 |
185 |
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| 186 |
186 |
Highland Rd. - Laurinburg, E. Laurinburg |
| 187 |
187 |
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| 190 |
190 |
Airport Rd. - Laurinburg-Maxton Airport, Maxton |
| Robeson |
Maxton |
191 |
191 |
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194 |
194A |
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Begin of I-74 east/End of I-74 west |
| 194B |
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| 197 |
197 |
Cabinet Shop Road |
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| 200 |
200 |
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| 203 |
203 |
Dew Road - Pembroke |
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| 207 |
207 |
Back Swamp Road |
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| 209 |
209A |
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| 209B |
, Dillon |
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| Lumberton |
210 |
210 |
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| 213 |
213 |
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End of I-74 east/Begin of I-74 west |
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221 |
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Proposed Upgrade to Interstate Standards (Unknown) |
| 222 |
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| Columbus |
Evergreen |
228 |
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Proposed Upgrade to Interstate Standards (Unfunded) |
| Chadbourn |
234 |
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| 236 |
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| 239 |
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Union Valley Road - Union Valley |
| Whiteville |
241 |
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| 244 |
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| Hallsboro |
248 |
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Hallsboro Road - Hallsboro |
| Lake Waccamaw |
252 |
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Chauncey Town Road - Lake Waccamaw |
| Bolton |
258 |
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| 259 |
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| 260 |
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Proposed New Freeway (Preliminary) |
| Brunswick |
Ash |
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Camp Branch Road |
| Shallotte |
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| Grissettown |
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Proposed Carolina Bays Parkway (Preliminary) |
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| Carolina Shores |
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History
The Intermodal Surface Transportation and Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991 initially authorized the new high priority transportation corridor 5, tentatively known as Interstate 73, to travel from Michigan to South Carolina. Because of several disputes to the routing, a compromise was reached in 1995, by Senator John Warner and Senator Lauch Faircloth, that extended Interstate 74 from its then current eastern terminus of Cincinnati, Ohio to overlap Interstate 73. In Virginia, I-74 would follow I-77 into North Carolina, while I-73 would go east to Roanoke then south along US 220 towards Greensboro.ref>Justin Catanoso, "New Proposal for I-73 Stirs Triad Rivalry," Greensboro News & Record, April 14, 1995. Another compromise, between Senator Lauch Faircloth and Senator Strom Thurmond, agreed to have both interstates enter South Carolina: I-73 south of Rockingham and I-74 south of Wilmington. After later amendments and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century of 1996 (TEA-21), on July 25, 1996, AASHTO accepted Interstates 73/74 into the Interstate Highway System within the states of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.
In the May of 1997, the first section of I-73/I-74 was established on a 26 mi (41.8 km) of existing and new freeway between Ulah and Candor along US 220.
North Carolina Highway 752/Interstate 74 in Surry County
Predating I-74, NC 752 was established on a 1 mi (1.6 km) freeway connector between I-77 to NC 89 in 1994. It cost $10 million to build and was regarded simply as a place-holder for a future Interstate. Four years later, in 1998, the freeway was extended to US 601 and rebannered as I-74. On June 30, 1999, the freeway was extended an additional 5 mi (8 km) to US 52, south of Mount Airy. In April of 2001, I-74 was overlapped with I-77 from the Virginia state line to exit 101.
The American Indian Highway and Laurinburg Bypass
On September 26, 2008, a 19 mi (30.6 km) section of I-74/US 74 was opened between Maxton to NC 41 near Lumberton, known as the American Indian Highway. The Laurinburg Bypass was also resigned I-74/US 74 at the same time. The following year the Laurinburg Bypass was removed of its I-74 designation by NCDOT, during the Summer, after a ruling from the FHWA (it returned as Future I-74). The reason was that the section, though a freeway by North Carolina standards, it was not up to Interstate standards. It was also at this same time that NCDOT fixed a exit number error along mile markers 181-191.
The High Point East Belt
On November 22, 2010, a 14 mi (22.5 km) section was added between North Main Street in High Point to Cedar Square Road near Glenola. This also includes the 6.4 mi (10.3 km) section of new freeway that opened between I-85 Business Cedar Square Road.
Alternate names
Though the highway is commonly known as "I-74" throughout the state, the highway does have other known names it uses locally in areas.
*American Indian Highway - Official name of the 19 mi (30.6 km) section of I-74 in Robeson County (mile marker 191-213). It is named to honor the large American Indian population in Robeson County.
*High Point East Belt - Road name in Guilford County.
Photo gallery
Image:Wb74nb77cropped.jpg|I-74 & I-77 near Pine Ridge (2006-10-28).
Image:Pilot Mountain US-52 in NC 071102.JPG|Pilot Mountain Parkway (2007-11-02).
Image:I73nbNC.jpg|I-73/I-74/US 220 near Biscoe (2006-10-28).
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