View source for U.S. Route 501

{{short description|Highway in the United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|country=USA
|type=US
|route=501
|map={{maplink-road|from=U.S. Route 501.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=US&nbsp;501 highlighted in red
|length_mi=355
|length_ref=<ref name=google>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Main+St&daddr=34.4122066,-79.3742766+to:US-301+N%2FUS-501+N&hl=en&ll=34.102708,-78.885956&spn=0.956315,1.783905&sll=34.501082,-79.307517&sspn=0.000925,0.001742&geocode=FQcfAgIdzFVM-w%3BFa4WDQIdPNhE-ykDHH-JscqqiTGcL7MJneBYWQ%3BFd5xDgIdNd1F-w&t=p&mra=dme&mrsp=2&sz=20&via=1&z=10 |title=Overview map of US&nbsp;501 in South Carolina |access-date=June 30, 2013 }}</ref><ref name=google2>{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-301+N%2FUS-501+N&daddr=34.7496959,-79.4608065+to:34.765801,-79.4816065+to:34.82296,-79.4589+to:35.27027,-79.43576+to:35.6786239,-79.1775747+to:US-501+N%2FHuell+Matthews+Hwy&hl=en&geocode=FQRyDgIdRd1F-w%3BFf88EgIdOoZD-ymFbjgIBSpViDHXDBXeLU8RQQ%3BFel7EgId-jRD-ymtrLhKG9ZUiDGw_HmR8xKtRQ%3BFTBbEwIdrI1D-ymNS3exPNRUiDEfI9IgAruStQ%3BFX4uGgIdEOhD-ylN_fSDerJUiDE-pYiTTrtQPQ%3BFZ9pIAIdmthH-ylh6OgDGLqsiTHHW4MpmHyJDA%3BFSCWLQId_w5M-w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=5&sz=11&via=1,2,3,4,5&sll=35.718085,-79.084396&sspn=0.416441,0.891953&ie=UTF8&ll=35.272532,-78.184204&spn=3.349739,7.13562&z=8 |title=Overview map of US&nbsp;501 in North Carolina |link=no |access-date=February 1, 2011 }}</ref><ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/>
|established=1935
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{plainlist|*{{Jct|state=SC|US-Bus|17|dab1=Myrtle Beach}} in [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach, SC]]}}
|junction=
*{{Jct|state=SC|US|17}} in Myrtle Beach, SC
*{{Jct|state=SC|US|76}} in [[Marion, South Carolina|Marion, SC]]
*{{Jct|state=SC|US|301}} in [[Latta, South Carolina|Latta, SC]]
*{{jct|state=NC|I|95}} near [[Dillon, South Carolina|Dillon, SC]]
*{{Jct|state=NC|I|74|US|74}} in [[Laurinburg, North Carolina|Laurinburg, NC]]
*{{Jct|state=NC|US|421}} in [[Sanford, North Carolina|Sanford, NC]]
*{{Jct|state=NC|I|40}} in [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham, NC]]
*{{Jct|state=NC|I|85|US|70}} in Durham, NC
*{{jct|state=VA|US|58|US|360}} in [[South Boston, Virginia|South Boston, VA]]
*{{jct|state=VA|US|29|US|460}} in [[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg, VA]]
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=VA|US|60}} in [[Buena Vista, Virginia|Buena Vista, VA]]
|states=[[South Carolina]], [[North Carolina]], [[Virginia]]
|counties='''SC:''' [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry]], [[Marion County, South Carolina|Marion]], [[Dillon County, South Carolina|Dillon]]<br/>'''NC:''' [[Robeson County, North Carolina|Robeson]], [[Scotland County, North Carolina|Scotland]], [[Hoke County, North Carolina|Hoke]], [[Moore County, North Carolina|Moore]], [[Lee County, North Carolina|Lee]], [[Chatham County, North Carolina|Chatham]], [[Orange County, North Carolina|Orange]], [[Durham County, North Carolina|Durham]], [[Person County, North Carolina|Person]]<br/>'''VA:''' [[Halifax County, Virginia|Halifax]], [[Campbell County, Virginia|Campbell]], [[Lynchburg, Virginia|City of Lynchburg]], [[Bedford County, Virginia|Bedford]], [[Amherst County, Virginia|Amherst]], [[Rockbridge County, Virginia|Rockbridge]], [[Buena Vista, Virginia|City of Buena Vista]]
|spur_of=1
|spur_type=US
|browse=
{{sc browse|previous_type=SC|previous_route=496|route=[[South Carolina State Highway System|SC]]|next_type=SC|next_route=512}}
{{nc browse|previous_type=I|previous_route=485|route=[[North Carolina Highway System|NC]]|next_type=US|next_route=521}}
{{va browse|previous_type=I|previous_route=495|route=[[State highways in Virginia|VA]]|next_type=US|next_route=522}}
}}

'''U.S. Route 501''' ('''US 501''') is a spur of [[U.S. Route 1]]. It runs 355 miles (571&nbsp;km) from [[Buena Vista, Virginia|Buena Vista]], [[Virginia]] at [[U.S. Route 60 in Virginia|U.S. Route 60]] to [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]], [[South Carolina]] at [[U.S. Route 17 Business (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)|U.S. Route 17 Business]].
It passes through the states of [[Virginia]], [[North Carolina]] and [[South Carolina]]. From [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]] to [[Laurinburg, North Carolina|Laurinburg]], a {{convert|108|mi|km|adj=on}} section of US 501 overlaps [[U.S. Route 15]].
Sections of US 15-501 also share routings with [[U.S. Route 1]] in sections near [[Sanford, North Carolina|Sanford]], [[North Carolina]] and [[Aberdeen, North Carolina|Aberdeen]], [[North Carolina]].

__TOC__

==Route description==
{{lengths table}}
|-
|[[U.S. Route 501 in South Carolina|SC]]
|{{convert|74|mi|km|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|-
|[[U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina|NC]]
|{{convert|211|mi|km|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|-
|[[U.S. Route 501 in Virginia|VA]]
|{{convert|145|mi|km|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|-
|Total
|{{convert|{{#expr:0+74+211+145}}|mi|km|disp=table|sortable=on}}
|}

===South Carolina===
{{Attached KML|from=U.S. Route 501 in South Carolina}}
US&nbsp;501 in South Carolina is a north&ndash;south [[United States highway]] that traverses {{convert|73.8|mi}}; it is one of main routes to the [[Grand Strand]]. US{{nbsp}}501 begins at [[U.S. Route 17 Business (Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)|US 17 Bus.]] in [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]]. From [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]] to [[Marion, South Carolina|Marion]], US 501 is a multilane highway, some sections [[dual carriageway|divided]], some [[single carriageway|undivided]], mostly with [[at-grade intersection]]s but having a number of [[interchange (road)|interchange]]s along the length. The first of these interchanges is with US 17, which is a cloverleaf interchanges that includes railroad crossings at the ramps along the east side. After the bridge over the [[Intracoastal Waterway]] it has two more interchanges with local roads. Next there is an unusual [[interchange (road)#Hybrid four-way interchanges|hybrid interchange]] with [[South Carolina Highway 31]], similar to a [[partial cloverleaf interchange#Clover-stack|cloverstack]], with elements of a [[interchange (road)#Trumpet interchange|trumpet interchange]], in which two [[overpass#Highway and road|flyover]] ramps from SC&nbsp;31 to US&nbsp;501 [[right- and left-hand traffic#Right-hand traffic|exit left]] from SC&nbsp;31 and wrap around the interchange's loop ramps. After this interchange, this limited-access portion comes to an end. US{{nbsp}}501 passes through the city of [[Conway, South Carolina|Conway]] where it has a short overlap with [[U.S. Route 701]]. South of [[Aynor, South Carolina|Aynor]] it serves as the western terminus of [[South Carolina Highway 22|SC 22]], which has another unconventional interchange, and various interchanges can also be found along the road before reaching Marion, where US 501 bypasses the town to the east. North of Marion, US 501 meets [[South Carolina Highway 38|SC 38]], a connector to [[Interstate 95 in South Carolina|Interstate 95]]. From SC 38, US 501 heads to the northeast, meeting [[U.S. Route 301 in South Carolina|US 301]] in [[Latta, South Carolina|Latta]]. US 301 merges with US 501, forming a concurrency through [[Dillon, South Carolina|Dillon]] to the [[North Carolina]] border, where it passes [[South Of The Border (attraction)|South of the Border]] prior to simultaneously exiting South Carolina and interchanging with [[Interstate 95 in South Carolina|Interstate 95]] near [[Hamer, South Carolina|Hamer]] in [[Dillon County, South Carolina|Dillon County]].

===North Carolina===
{{Attached KML|from=U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina}}
[[Image:James Taylor Bridge 041227.JPG|thumb|left|270px|James Taylor Bridge, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, part of the US-15/501 route]]
[[File:15-501 in Durham, NC.jpg|US 15-501 turns left in [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]|thumb|left]]
US&nbsp;501 is a north–south [[United States highway]] that traverses the majority of [[North Carolina]] in [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with [[U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;15]], known as "15-501" ("Fifteen Five-o-one"). It enters North Carolina at the [[South Carolina]] state line with an intersection of [[Interstate 95 in North Carolina|Interstate 95]] (I-95) while overlapping [[U.S. Route 301 in North Carolina|US 301]], near [[South of the Border (attraction)|South of the Border]]. It goes northwest through [[Rowland, North Carolina|Rowland]] where the overlap with US 301 terminates, and then travels through [[Raemon, North Carolina|Raemon]] to [[Laurinburg, North Carolina|Laurinburg]].  Once at Laurinburg, it overlaps briefly with [[Interstate 74 in North Carolina|I-74]]/[[U.S. Route 74|US 74]] before connecting with [[U.S. Route 15 in North Carolina|US 15]].  The majority of the route, to this point, is a two-lane rural road.<ref name=google2/>

Merging with US 15, it becomes what is known by local residents as "15-501" ("Fifteen Five-o-one"), a concurrency that extends for {{convert|106|mi|km}} across central North Carolina. After Laurinburg it goes north to [[Aberdeen, North Carolina|Aberdeen]], linking briefly with [[U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina|US 1]] before continuing to [[Pinehurst, North Carolina|Pinehurst]].  In Pinehurst, 15-501 goes through a [[roundabout]] then continues north through [[Carthage, North Carolina|Carthage]], then back to US&nbsp;1.  After traveling through [[Sanford, North Carolina|Sanford]] on another brief concurrency with US&nbsp;1, it exits off the freeway and goes due north to [[Pittsboro, North Carolina|Pittsboro]].  After Pittsboro, 15-501 goes through Chapel Hill and then into Durham. [[North Carolina Department of Transportation|NCDOT]] has been trying to remedy traffic problems by making the route a [[superstreet]] for better traffic flow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncdot.gov/doh/preconstruct/traffic/congestion/docs/superstreet.pdf |title=NCDOT: Super Street |access-date=February 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528020114/http://www.ncdot.gov/doh/preconstruct/traffic/congestion/docs/superstreet.pdf |archive-date=May 28, 2010 }}</ref>  In Durham, 15-501 upgrades to an urban [[freeway]], allowing for quick access to Interstate 85, and from south Durham to north; the freeway ends merging into [[Interstate 85 in North Carolina|I-85]].  At exit 176B on I-85, US 501 splits off towards [[Roxboro, North Carolina|Roxboro]], while US&nbsp;15 continues with I-85 towards [[Oxford, North Carolina|Oxford]].<ref name=google2/>

After Durham, US 501 goes north to Roxboro, then into [[South Boston, Virginia]] after crossing the state line; the majority of this section is a four-lane expressway.<ref name=google2/>

===Virginia===
{{Attached KML|from=U.S. Route 501 in Virginia}}

====North Carolina to Lynchburg====
[[Image:US501 Northern Terminus Buena Vista VA.JPG|thumb|right|Northern terminus of US 501 at US 60 in Buena Vista, Virginia]]
US 501 enters [[Halifax County, Virginia]] south of Cluster Springs.  The U.S. Highway is a two-lane road at the North Carolina state line but immediately expands to a four-lane divided highway named Huell Matthews Highway.  US 501 parallels the [[Mayo River (Dan River)|Mayo River]] north to the hamlet of Mayo, where the highway meets the western end of [[Virginia State Route 96|SR 96]] (Virgilina Road) and crosses the [[Hyco River]].  The U.S. Highway passes through Cluster Springs to the community of [[Riverdale, Halifax County, Virginia|Riverdale]] just south of South Boston.  US 501 becomes an undivided highway and intersects [[U.S. Route 58|US 58]] and [[U.S. Route 360|US 360]], which together head west as Philpott Road and east as Bill Tuck Highway.  US 501 crosses the [[Dan River (Virginia)|Dan River]] into the town of South Boston.  Just north of the river, the highway has a grade crossing of [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]'s Clover Spur, which follows the former [[Danville, Virginia|Danville]]&ndash;[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] rail line, and splits into a [[one-way pair]]: Broad Street northbound and Main Street southbound.  Both directions intersect [[Virginia State Route 304|SR 304]] (Seymour Drive).  When Main Street veers northeast as two-way [[Virginia State Route 129|SR 129]], southbound US 501 continues on two-way Wilborn Avenue to the northern end of the one-way pair.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps US 501 VA"/>

US 501 continues through South Boston on Wilborn Avenue, a five-lane road with center turn lane.  The U.S. Highway becomes four-lane divided Halifax Road at Hamilton Boulevard.  US 501 receives the northern end of SR 129 (Old Halifax Road) shortly before leaving the town of South Boston.  The U.S. Highway enters the town of [[Halifax, Virginia|Halifax]] and becomes Main Street, a three-lane road with center turn lane, at its grade crossing of Norfolk Southern's [[Durham District (Norfolk Southern Railway)|Durham District]].  US 501 continues to the county courthouse, where the highway intersects the very short [[Virginia State Route 349|SR 349]] (Edmunds Boulevard) and [[Virginia State Route 360|SR 360]] (Mountain Road), which [[concurrency (road)|runs concurrently]] with the U.S. Highway through the northern part of the town.  The two highways diverge: SR 360 heads northeast as Bethel Road and US 501 heads northwest as two-lane L.P. Bailey Memorial Highway. which crosses Banister Lake, an impoundment of the [[Banister River]], as it leaves the town of Halifax.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps US 501 VA"/>

US 501 passes through [[Volens, Virginia|Volens]] and [[Acorn, Virginia|Acorn]] on its way to the hamlet of North Halifax, where the highway begins to run concurrently with [[Virginia State Route 40|SR 40]] (Stage Coach Road).  The highways cross the [[Roanoke River]] into the town of [[Brookneal, Virginia|Brookneal]] in [[Campbell County, Virginia|Campbell County]] and pass under Norfolk Southern's [[Altavista District]] rail line.  The highways continue as Lusardi Drive to Lynchburg Avenue in the center of town; SR 40 turns southeast while US 501 turns north west onto the street just north of the highways' grade crossing of the Durham District rail line.  US 501 leaves the town as Brookneal Highway, which parallels the rail line through the communities of Naruna and Gladys on its way to [[Rustburg, Virginia|Rustburg]], the [[county seat]] of Campbell County.  The U.S. Highway intersects [[Virginia State Route 24|SR 24]] (Colonial Highway) at the southern edge of the village.  The highways have a short concurrency before SR 24 continues east as Village Highway and US 501 heads northwest as Campbell Highway.  North of Rustburg, US 501 expands to a four-lane divided highway into the [[independent city (United States)|independent city]] of Lynchburg, where the highway meets [[U.S. Route 29 in Virginia|US 29]] and [[U.S. Route 460 in Virginia|US 460]] (Richmond Highway) at a [[partial cloverleaf]] interchange.  [[#Lynchburg business route|US 501 Business]] and [[U.S. Route 460 Business (Lynchburg, Virginia)|US 460 Business]] head straight on Campbell Avenue while US 501 joins the freeway heading southwest.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps US 501 VA"/>

====Lynchburg to Buena Vista====
[[File:2017-06-13 17 33 01 View south along U.S. Route 501 (Beech Avenue) at Factory Street in Buena Vista, Virginia.jpg|thumb|right|View south along US 501 just south of US 60 in Buena Vista]]
US 501 runs concurrently with US 29 and US 460 southwest along the northern slope of Candlers Mountain to a [[full Y interchange]] where US 501 heads northwest from the freeway.  The U.S. Highway has an intersection with [[Virginia State Route 128|SR 128]] (Mayflower Drive) and Candlers Mountain Road just east of the highway's crossing of Norfolk Southern's [[Danville District]].  SR 128 joins US 501 on Candlers Mountain Road between the intersection and the highway's [[cloverleaf interchange]] with [[U.S. Route 29 Business (Lynchburg, Virginia)|US 29 Business]] (Lynchburg Expressway).  US 501 exits onto the expressway while SR 128 continues west to its terminus.  US 501 and US 29 Business head southwest along the freeway until the business route exits onto Wards Road to head toward [[Danville, Virginia|Danville]].  US 501 curves northwest and has a cloverleaf interchange with US 460 Business (Timberlake Road), crosses Norfolk Southern's [[Blue Ridge District (Norfolk Southern Railway)|Blue Ridge District]], and has a [[diamond interchange]] with Graves Mill Road.  The freeway ends at [[U.S. Route 221 in Virginia|US 221]] (Lakeside Drive).  US 501 heads north along Old Forest Road as a five-lane road with center turn lane before turning onto a two-lane segment of the Lynchburg Expressway.  This segment has a partial cloverleaf interchange with Wiggington Road before ending at US 501 Business (Boonsboro Road).<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps US 501 VA"/>

US 501 heads northwest on two-lane Boonsboro Road, which becomes Lee Jackson Highway when it exits the city of Lynchburg into [[Bedford County, Virginia|Bedford County]].  The U.S. Highway curvaceously crosses Fleming Mountain and descends into the [[James River Gorge]] at Coleman Falls.  US 501 follows the south bank of the river through [[Big Island, Virginia|Big Island]], where the highway meets the northern end of [[Virginia State Route 122|SR 122]] (Big Island Highway) and has an interchange with the [[Blue Ridge Parkway]].  North of Big Island, the U.S. Highway crosses the river and immediately intersects [[Virginia State Route 130|SR 130]] (Elon Road) on the [[Amherst County, Virginia|Amherst County]] side.  The two highways have a curvaceous crossing of the spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains before descending to the town of [[Glasgow, Virginia|Glasgow]] at the mouth of the [[Maury River]].  The two routes follow the river upstream a short distance before SR 130 (Wert Faulkner Highway) crosses the river into the town.  US 501, now named Glasgow Highway, parallels the river and Norfolk Southern's [[Roanoke District]] rail line north to the city of Buena Vista, which the highway enters as Magnolia Avenue.  South of the downtown area, US 501 veers onto Sycamore Street while [[#Buena Vista business route|US 501 Business]] continues along Magnolia Avenue.  At 22nd Street, the U.S. Highway veers onto Beech Avenue, which receives the northern end of US 501 Business (Park Avenue) west of [[Southern Virginia University]].  Two blocks to the north, US 501 reaches its northern terminus at US 60 (29th Street).<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps US 501 VA"/>

==Special routes==
{{Main|Special routes of U.S. Route 501}}

==History==
===South Carolina===
Established in 1935 as an extension from [[North Carolina]].  US&nbsp;501 replaced part of [[U.S. Route 117 in South Carolina|US&nbsp;117]] between [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]] and [[Socastee, South Carolina|Socastee]], then from there through [[Conway, South Carolina|Conway]], [[Marion, South Carolina|Marion]], and [[Latta, South Carolina|Latta]] on what was [[South Carolina Highway 38|SC&nbsp;38]].  North of Latta, it overlapped with [[U.S. Route 301 in South Carolina|US&nbsp;301]], through [[Dillon, South Carolina|Dillon]], and into North Carolina.

During the 1940s, because of the need for a more direct route to [[Myrtle Beach Air Force Base]] from Conway, 2-lane US&nbsp;501 was built through the Buist Tract owned by Southern Kraft Company (later part of [[International Paper]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hcac.lyrasistechnology.org/islandora/object/hcac%253A2786/datastream/OBJ/download/Independent_Republic_Quarterly__2006__Vol__40__No__1-4.pdf%26usg%3DAFQjCNFjKC3C_n8JgvEaZ3Dqx9u_ovAyzQ%26bvm%3Dbv.119028448%2Cd.cWw|title=History of the 'Infamous Buist Tract' and Its Wildfires|first1=Thomas J.|last1=Straka|first2=David W.|last2=Dantzler|first3=Greg K.|last3=Yarrow|first4=J. Benjamin|last4=Burroughs|work=The Independent Republic Quarterly|publisher=Horry County Historical Society|date=2006|pages=7–8|access-date=April 12, 2016|archive-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425153437/http://hcac.lyrasistechnology.org/islandora/object/hcac%253A2786/datastream/OBJ/download/Independent_Republic_Quarterly__2006__Vol__40__No__1-4.pdf%26usg%3DAFQjCNFjKC3C_n8JgvEaZ3Dqx9u_ovAyzQ%26bvm%3Dbv.119028448%2Cd.cWw|url-status=dead}}</ref> replacing [[South Carolina Highway 503|SC&nbsp;503]], its old alignment was renumbered to [[South Carolina Highway 544|SC&nbsp;544]].  In 1950, US&nbsp;501 was moved onto new construction between Conway and [[Aynor, South Carolina|Aynor]], its old alignment renumbered to [[South Carolina Highway 319|SC&nbsp;319]].  By 1964, US&nbsp;501 was moved to its current southern bypass from downtown Conway, creating [[U.S. Route 501 Business (Conway, South Carolina)|US&nbsp;501 Bus]].  By 1990, US&nbsp;501 was moved to its current eastern bypass from downtown Marion, creating another [[U.S. Route 501 Business (Marion, South Carolina)|US&nbsp;501 Bus]].

In 2021, the South Carolina Department of Transportation and Horry County announced plans to spend tens of millions of dollars expanding U.S. 501 into four lanes each way near Myrtle Beach.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-19 |title=As tourist traffic heats up along 501, officials hope widening projects will loosen future congestion |url=https://www.wbtw.com/news/grand-strand/as-tourist-traffic-heats-up-along-501-officials-hope-widening-projects-will-loosen-future-congestion/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=WBTW |language=en-US}}</ref>

===North Carolina===
When US&nbsp;501 was established in 1927, it was aligned along [[#North Carolina Highway 13 (1921-1930)|North Carolina Highway 13]] (NC&nbsp;13) from Durham north through Roxboro to the Virginia state line.

In 1934, it was overlapped with US&nbsp;15 from Durham south to Laurinburg. From there, it went southeast to Rowland and then to the South Carolina border.  This extension south replaced [[North Carolina Highway 22|NC 22]], [[North Carolina Highway 71|NC 71]], and [[North Carolina Highway 241|NC 241]].

In 1953, US 501 was bypassed around Chapel Hill.  In 1956 or 1957, US 501 was bypassed west of Sanford.  Between 1960 and 1962, US 501 was bypassed around Laurinburg.<ref name=NCRoads.com>{{cite web |url=http://www.vahighways.com/ncannex/route-log/us015501.html|title=NCRoads.com: U.S. 15 and 501|access-date=August 19, 2012}}{{self-published source|date=June 2016}}</ref>

In 2023, [[AASHTO]] approved a request to reroute US 501 in [[Pittsboro, North Carolina|Pittsboro]]; continuing its overlap with NC&nbsp;87 and then onto US&nbsp;64, with its old alignment through the downtown area downgraded to secondary roads.<ref>{{Cite AASHTO minutes |year=2023S |page=5 |access-date=June 15, 2025}}</ref> In May 2025, NCDOT completed the route change.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Ordinance%20Packages/2025/2025_05_19.pdf |title= Ordinance Certification of Rulemaking |date= May 19, 2025 |publisher= North Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date= June 15, 2025}}</ref>

====North Carolina Highway 13 (1921-1930)====
{{Infobox road small
|state=NC
|type=NC 1945
|route=13
|maint=none
|length_mi=43
|length_ref=<ref name="1929map">{{cite map |url=http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/ncmaps/id/9702/rec/6|author=North Carolina State Highway Commission |title=State Highway System of North Carolina |year=1929 |publisher=Bynum Publishing Company |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref>
|formed=1921
|deleted=1930
|location=[[Durham, North Carolina|Durham]]–[[Virginia|Virginia State Line]]
|previous_type=US
|previous_route=13
|next_type=NC
|next_route=14
}}
North Carolina Highway 13 was an original state highway running from Durham, north through Rougemont and Roxboro ending at [[Virginia State Route 18|SR 18]] at the Virginia State Line. The highway's routing appeared on the 1916 Highway Map by the North Carolina State Highway Commission for the five year federal aid program.<ref name="1916map">{{cite map |url=http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ncmaps/id/746|author=North Carolina State Highway Commission |title=Highway Map of North Carolina|year=1916 |publisher=North Carolina State Highway Commission |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> However NC 13 was not officially marked on any state highway maps until 1924; where it was routed from NC 10/NC 75 in Durham north through Rougemont and Timberlake to NC 57 east of Roxboro. NC 13 turned toward the west into Roxboro, before intersecting NC 144 and turning north.<ref name="1924map">{{cite map |url=http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/ncmaps/id/5114/rec/3|author=North Carolina State Highway Commission |title=State Highway System of North Carolina |year=1924 |publisher=North Carolina State Highway Commission |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> The highway had its northern terminus at the Virginia State Line near [[South Boston, Virginia|South Boston]]. By 1926 the routing of NC 13 was shifted slightly to the west between Timberlake and Roxboro, providing a direct link between the cities.<ref name="1926map">{{cite map |url=http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ncmaps/id/751|author=North Carolina State Highway Commission |title=State Highway System of North Carolina |year=1926 |publisher=North Carolina State Highway Commission |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> The route was deleted in 1930, with US 501/NC 55 taking over the entirety of the routing.<ref name="1929map"/><ref name="1930map">{{cite map |url=http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/ncmaps/id/9705/rec/7|author=North Carolina State Highway Commission |title=State Highway System of North Carolina |year=1930 |publisher=Bynum Publishing Company |access-date=August 1, 2016}}</ref>
{{Clear}}

==Major intersections==
{{jcttop|exit|state_col=State|length_ref=<ref name=google/><ref name=google2 /><ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/>}}
{{SCint|exit
|espan=4
|sspan=27
|county=Horry
|cspan=16
|location=Myrtle Beach
|lspan=3
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=SC|US-Bus|17|dab1=Myrtle Beach|name1=Kings Highway}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{SCint
|mile=1.3
|road={{jct|extra=airport}} [[Robert Grissom Parkway|Robert M. Grissom Parkway]]
|notes=To [[Myrtle Beach International Airport]]
}}
{{SCint
|mile=2.1
|road={{jct|state=SC|US|17|city1=North Myrtle Beach|city2=Georgetown}}
|notes=[[Cloverleaf interchange]]
}}
{{jctbridge
|location_special=[[Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway]]
|mile=
|bridge=South end of freeway
}}

{{SCint|exit
|location=Carolina Forest
|mile=
|exit=—
|road=River Oaks Drive / George Bishop Parkway
|notes=To [[Myrtle Beach International Airport]]
}}
{{SCint|exit
|location=Forestbrook
|lspan=2
|mile=
|exit=—
|road=Dick Scobee Road / Forestbrook Road
}}
{{SCint|exit
|mile=5.1
|exit=—
|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|31|city1=North Myrtle Beach|city2=Georgetown}}
|notes=[[Interchange (road)#Hybrid four-way interchanges|Hybrid interchange]]; north end of freeway
}}
{{SCint|exit
|espan=27
|location1=Conway
|location2=Red Hill
|mile=10.9
|road={{jct|state=SC|US-Bus|501|dab1=Conway|dir1=north|to2=to|SC|90|SC|905|city1=Conway}}
|notes=Southern terminus of US&nbsp;501 Bus.
}}
{{SCint
|location=Red Hill
|lspan=2
|mile=11.3
|type=incomplete
|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|544|city1=Socastee|city2=Surfside Beach|city3=Garden City|city4=Murrells Inlet}}
|notes=No access from US&nbsp;501 to SC&nbsp;544, from SC&nbsp;544 east to US&nbsp;501 north, or from SC&nbsp;544 west to US&nbsp;501 south
}}
{{SCint
|mile=
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=SC|road|[[U.S. Route 378 Truck (Conway, South Carolina)|US&nbsp;378 Truck]] north / [[U.S. Route 701 Truck (Conway 1, South Carolina)|US&nbsp;701 Truck]] north / [[South Carolina Highway 90 Truck (Conway)|SC&nbsp;90 Truck]] east / [[South Carolina Highway 544 Connector (Red Hill 1)|SC&nbsp;544 Conn.]]|to2=y|SC|90|SC|544|city1=Surfside Beach|city2=Garden City Beach|city3=Murrells Inlet}}
|notes=Southern end of US&nbsp;378 Truck/US&nbsp;701 Truck/SC&nbsp;90 Truck concurrency
}}
{{SCint
|location=Conway
|lspan=3
|type=concur
|mile=14.3
|road={{jct|state=SC|US|378|US|701|SC|905|dir2=south|to3=to|name1=Wright Boulevard|name2=Church Street|city1=Lake City|city2=Georgetown}}
|notes=Northern end of [[U.S. Route 378 Truck (Conway, South Carolina)|US&nbsp;378 Truck]]/[[U.S. Route 701 Truck (Conway 1, South Carolina)|US&nbsp;701 Truck]]/[[South Carolina Highway 90 Truck (Conway)|SC&nbsp;90 Truck]] concurrency; southern end of US&nbsp;701 concurrency
}}
{{SCint
|type=concur
|mile=15.3
|road={{jct|state=SC|US|701|US-Bus|501|dab2=Conway|dir1=north|dir2=south|name2=16th Avenue|city1=Loris}}
|notes=Northern end of US&nbsp;701 concurrency; southern end of [[U.S. Route 701 Truck (Conway 2, South Carolina)|US&nbsp;701 Truck]] concurrency
}}
{{SCint
|type=concur
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=SC|US-Truck|701|dab1=Conway|dir1=north|name1=Mill Pond Road}}
|notes=Northern end of US&nbsp;701 Truck concurrency
}}
{{SCint
|location=none
|mile=22.6
|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|22|dir1=east|name1=Veterans Highway|city1=Myrtle Beach|city2=North Myrtle Beach}}
|notes=Interchange; western terminus of SC 22
}}
{{SCint
|location=none
|mile=
|road=Horry Road / Brunson Spring Road
|notes=Interchange via connector roads
}}
{{SCint
|location=Aynor
|mile=29.2
|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|319|dir1=south|name1=Elm Street}}
|notes=Northern terminus of SC 319
}}
{{SCint
|county=Marion
|cspan=6
|location=Ariel Crossroad
|mile=37.2
|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|41|city1=Mullins|city2=Johnsonville}}
|notes=Interchange}}
{{SCint
|location=none
|mile=43.7
|road={{jct|state=SC|US-Bus|501|I|20|US|76|dab1=Marion|dir1=north|to2=to|dir2=west|dir3=west|city1=Marion|city2=Florence}}
|notes=Interchange}}
{{SCint
|location=Marion
|mile=47.7
|road={{jct|state=SC|US|76|city1=Marion|city2=Mullins}}
|notes=Interchange}}
{{SCint
|location=none
|mile=49.6
|road={{jct|state=SC|SC-Alt|41|city1=Marion|city2=Lake View}}
|notes=Interchange}}
{{SCint
|location=Spring Branch
|mile=52.0
|road={{jct|state=SC|US-Bus|501|dab1=Marion|dir1=south|city1=Marion}}
|notes=Interchange}}
{{SCint
|location=none
|mile=56.6
|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|38|I|95|dir1=west|to2=to|city1=Bennettsville}}
|notes=Interchange; southern terminus of SC 38
}}
{{SCint
|county=Dillon
|cspan=5
|location=none
|type=unbuilt
|road={{Jct|state=SC|I|73}}
|notes=Proposed interchange<ref>{{cite web |author= Staff |url= http://www.i73insc.com/southern_status.shtml |title= Project Status: Southern Project |work= I-73 Environmental Impact Study |publisher= South Carolina Department of Transportation |access-date= June 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |publisher= South Carolina Department of Transportation |url= http://www.i73insc.com/download/southernpage/marion.pdf |format= PDF |title= I-73 Southern Map |inset= Marion |access-date= June 30, 2013}}</ref>}}
{{SCint
|location=Latta
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=59.8
|road={{jct|state=SC|US|301|dir1=south|city1=Florence}}
|notes=South end of US&nbsp;301 overlap}}
{{SCint
|mile=60.3
|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|917|dir1=south|name1=Main Street|city1=Mullins|city2=Bennettsville}}}}
{{SCint
|location=Dillon
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=66.8
|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|9|SC|34|SC|57|dir1=south|dir2=west|dir3=south|name3=Main Street|city1=Lake View|city2=North Myrtle Beach}}
|notes=South end of SC&nbsp;9/SC&nbsp;57 overlap; Eastern terminus of SC 34
}}
{{SCint
|type=concur
|mile=67.8
|road={{jct|state=SC|SC|9|SC|57|dir1=north|dir2=north|name2=Radford Boulevard|city1=Bennettsville|location2=[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]}}
|notes=North end of SC&nbsp;9/SC&nbsp;57 overlap}}
{{jctint
|river=[[South Carolina]]–[[North Carolina]] line
|river_wide=yes
|mile=73.8
|mile2=0.00
|line=y
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|95|city1=Lumberton|city2=Fayetteville|location3=[[Florence, South Carolina|Florence]]}}
|notes=I-95 exit 1
}}
{{NCint
|sspan=56
|county=Robeson
|cspan=4
|location=Rowland
|type=concur
|mile=2.7
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|301|NC|130|dir1=north|dir2=east|city1=Lumberton|city2=Fairmont}}
|notes=North end of US&nbsp;301 and east end of NC&nbsp;130 overlap}}
{{NCint
|location=none
|mile=4.0
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|710|dir1=west|city1=Pembroke}}}}
{{NCint
|location=Raemon
|type=concur
|mile=10.2
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|130|dir1=west|city1=Maxton}}
|notes=West end of NC&nbsp;130 overlap}}
{{NCint
|location=none
|mile=14.0
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|83|city1=Maxton|location2=[[Clio, South Carolina|Clio]]}}}}
{{NCint
|county=Scotland
|cspan=7
|location=Laurinburg
|lspan=6
|mile=21.0
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|501|dab1=Laurinburg|dir1=north|name1=Johns Road}}}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=21.7
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|74|name1={{jct|state=NC|I|74|dir1=east|noshield=yes}}|dir1=east}}
|notes=East end of I-74/US&nbsp;74 overlap; I-74 exit 185}}
{{NCint|exit
|mile=
|exit=184
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|15|dab1=Laurinburg|US-Bus|401|dab2=Laurinburg|city1=Laurinburg}}
|notes=Exit number follows I-74
}}
{{NCint|exit
|type=concur
|mile=23.2
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|74|dir1=west|name1={{jct|state=NC|I|74|dir1=west|noshield=yes}}|US|15|US|401|dir3=south|city1=Rockingham|location2=[[Bennettsville, South Carolina|Bennettsville]]}}
|notes=North end of I-74/US 74 overlap; I-74 exit 183; south end of US&nbsp;15/US&nbsp;401 overlap
}}
{{NCint|exit
|espan=16
|mile=24.2
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|74|dab1=Laurinburg|name1=Church Street|city1=Hamlet}}}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=26.1
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|401|US-Bus|15|US-Bus|501|dir1=north|dir2=south|dir3=south|dab2=Laurinburg|dab3=Laurinburg|city1=Fayetteville}}
|notes=North end of US&nbsp;401 overlap}}
{{NCint
|location=none
|mile=29.3
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|144|name1=Old Wire Road|city1=Wagram}}}}
{{jctbridge
|river=[[Drowning Creek]]
|mile=
|bridge=[[Scotland County, North Carolina|Scotland]]-[[Hoke County|Hoke]] county line
}}
{{NCint
|county=Moore
|cspan=10
|location=Aberdeen
|lspan=4
|type=concur
|mile=49.1
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|211|dir1=east|city1=Raeford}}
|notes=East end of NC&nbsp;211 overlap}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=49.5
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|1|dir1=south|city1=Rockingham}}
|notes=South end of US&nbsp;1 overlap}}
{{NCint
|mile=49.7
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|5|city1=Pinehurst}}}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=51.4
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|1|dir1=north|city1=Southern Pines}}
|notes=North end of US&nbsp;1 overlap}}
{{NCint
|location=Pinehurst
|type=concur
|mile=55.2
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|2|NC|211|dir2=west|city1=Southern Pines|city2=West End}}
|notes=[[Roundabout]], west end of NC&nbsp;211 overlap}}
{{NCint
|location=none
|mile=59.0
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|73|dir1=west|city1=West End}}
}}
{{NCint
|location=Carthage
|lspan=3
|type=concur
|mile=62.5
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|22|dir1=south|city1=Southern Pines}}
|notes=South end of NC&nbsp;22 overlap}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=63.6
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|22|dir1=north|name1=McNiell Street}}
|notes=North end of NC&nbsp;22 overlap}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=65.7
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|24|NC|27|dir1=east|dir2=east|name2=Monroe Street}}
|notes=East end of NC&nbsp;24/NC&nbsp;27 overlap}}
{{NCint
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=67.5
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|24|NC|27|dir1=east|dir2=east|city1=Cameron}}
|notes=West end of NC&nbsp;24/NC&nbsp;27 overlap}}
{{NCint
|county=Lee
|cspan=8
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=76.0
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|1|dir1=south|city1=Cameron|city2=Southern Pines}}
|notes=South end of US&nbsp;1 overlap}}
{{NCint
|location=Tramway
|mile=78.6
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|78|dir1=east|name1=Tramway Road|city1=Cameron}}}}
{{NCint|exit
|location=Sanford
|lspan=6
|mile=81.0
|exit=66
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|1|NC|42|dab1=Sanford|dir1=north|city1=Asheboro|city2=Fuquay-Varina}}
|notes=South end of freeway; exit numbers follow US 1}}
{{NCint|exit
|mile=82.3
|exit=68
|road=Spring Lane}}
{{NCint|exit
|type=concur
|mile=82.8
|exit=69A
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|87|US-Bus|421|dab2=Sanford|city1=Olivia|city2=Pineview|city3=Spout Springs}}
|notes=South end of NC&nbsp;87 overlap}}
{{NCint|exit
|mile=83.5
|exit=69B
|road=Burns Drive}}
{{NCint|exit
|mile=84.0
|exit=70
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|421|city1=Fuquay-Varina|city2=Dunn|city3=Greensboro}}
}}
{{NCint|exit
|mile=87.5
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|1|dir1=north|name1=Claude E. Pope Memorial Highway north|US-Bus|1|dab2=Sanford|dir2=south|city1=Sanford}}
|type=concur
|notes=[[Roundabout]] interchange; north end of freeway section; {{ccr-end|north|US 1}}; US 1 exit 71
}}
{{jctbridge|exit
|river=[[Deep River (North Carolina)|Deep River]]
|mile=
|bridge=Bridge
}}
{{NCint|exit
|espan=2
|county=Chatham
|cspan=4
|location=Pittsboro
|lspan=4
|type=concur
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|902|dir1=west|city1=Bear Creek|city2=Goldston}}
|notes=West end of NC&nbsp;902 overlap}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|64|dab1=Pittsboro|NC|902|dir2=end}}
|notes=East end of NC&nbsp;902 overlap}}
{{NCint|exit
|type=concur
|exit=381
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|64|dir1=west|NC|87|dir2=north|city1=Siler City|city2=Burlington}}
|notes=West end of US&nbsp;64 and North end of NC&nbsp;87 overlap}}
{{NCint|exit
|type=concur
|exit=383
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|64|dir1=east|city1=Raleigh}}
|notes=East end of US&nbsp;64 overlap}}
{{NCint|exit
|espan=4
|county=Orange
|cspan=3
|location=Chapel Hill
|lspan=3
|type=concur
|mile=115.0
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|54|dir1=west|city1=Graham}}
|notes=South end of NC&nbsp;54 overlap}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=117.2
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|54|dir1=east|name1=Raleigh Road}}
|notes=North end of NC&nbsp;54 overlap}}
{{NCint
|mile=119.2
|road=Franklin Street
|type=incomplete
|notes=Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{NCint
|county=Durham
|cspan=13
|location=Durham
|lspan=13
|mile=121.0
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|40|city1=Greensboro|city2=Raleigh}}}}
{{NCint|exit
|mile=123.0
|exit=105A-B
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|15|US-Bus|501|dab1=Durham|dab2=Durham|name2=Chapel Hill Boulevard|road|Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway|location1=[[South Square Mall|South Square]]}}
|notes=South end of freeway; signed as exit 105A (US 15 Bus./US 501 Bus.) and 105B (MLK Pkwy.)
}}
{{NCint|exit
|mile=124.5
|exit=106
|road=Cornwallis Road}}
{{NCint|exit
|mile=125.5
|exit=107
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|751|name1=Cameron Boulevard}}
}}
{{NCint|exit
|mile=126.2
|mspan=3
|exit=108A
|road=Morreene Road
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance ramps use [[Collector/distributor road|C/D lanes]]
}}
{{NCint|exit
|mile=none
|exit={{nowrap|108B-C}}
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|147|name1=Durham Freeway|to2=to|I|85|dir2=south|US|70|dir3=west}}
|notes=Access via C/D lanes; signed as exits 108B (south) and 108C (north)
}}
{{NCint|exit
|mile=none
|exit=108D
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|70|dab1=Durham|name1=Hillsborough Road}}
|notes=Northbound exit and southbound entrance ramps use C/D lanes
}}
{{NCint|exit
|type=concur
|mile=127.4
|exit=—
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|85|dir1=south|US|70|dir2=west|city1=Burlington|city2=Greensboro}}
|notes=Southern end of I-85 / US 70 concurrency; I-85 exit 174A; southbound left exit and northbound left entrance
}}
{{NCint|exit
|mile=
|exit=174B
|road=Hillandale Road
|notes=Exit numbers follow I-85
}}
{{NCint|exit
|mile=
|exit=175
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|157|name1=Guess Road}}
|notes=To [[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics|NC School of Science & Math]] and [[Duke Homestead and Tobacco Factory|Duke Homestead]]
}}
{{NCint|exit
|type=concur
|mile=130.0
|mspan=2
|exit=—
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|85|US|15|US|70|dir2=north|dir3=east|city1=Oxford}}
|notes=North end of I-85/US&nbsp;15/US&nbsp;70 overlap; I-85 exit 176
}}
{{NCint|exit
|mile=none
|exit=176A
|road={{jct|state=NC|road|Gregson Street|location1=[[Northgate Mall (Durham)|Northgate]]}}
|notes=North end of freeway; no exit number southbound
}}
{{NCint|exit
|espan=22
|mile=132.58
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|501|dab1=Durham|name1=Roxboro Street}}
}}
{{NCint
|county=Person
|cspan=5
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=146.0
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|57|dir1=south|city1=Hillsborough}}
|notes=South end of NC&nbsp;57 overlap}}
{{NCint
|location=Roxboro
|lspan=4
|type=concur
|mile=156.5
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|158|dir1=east|city1=Oxford}}
|notes=East end of US&nbsp;158 overlap}}
{{NCint
|mile=157.0
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|157|dir1=south|city1=Durham}}}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=158.0
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|158|NC|49|NC|57|dir1=west|dir2=south|dir3=north|city1=Yanceyville|city2=Milton|city3=Haw River}}
|notes=West end of US&nbsp;158, south end of NC&nbsp;49, and north end of NC&nbsp;57 overlap}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=159.0
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|49|dir1=north|name1=Virgilina Road|location1=[[Virgilina, Virginia|Virgilina]]}}
|notes=North end of NC&nbsp;49 overlap}}
{{jctbridge|exit
|river=&nbsp;
|river_wide=yes
|mile=170.0
|mile2=0.00
|line=y
|bridge=[[North Carolina]]–[[Virginia]] line}}
{{VAint
|sspan=33
|county=Halifax
|cspan=10
|location=none
|mile=2.46
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|96|dir1=east|name1=Virgilina Road|city1=Virgilina}}
}}
{{VAint
|location=Riverdale
|ctdab=Halifax
|mile=10.94
|road={{jct|state=VA|US|58|US|360|US-Truck|501|dab3=South Boston|dir3=north|name3=Bill Tuck Highway|city1=Danville|city2=Clarksville|city3=Richmond|city4=South Hill}}
}}
{{VAint
|location=South Boston
|lspan=4
|mile=11.56
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|304|dir1=east|name1=Seymour Drive}}
}}
{{VAint
|mile=11.78
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|129|dir1=north|name1=North Main Street}}
}}
{{VAint
|road={{jct|state=VA|US-Truck|501|dab1=South Boston|dir1=south|name1=Hamilton Boulevard}}
}}
{{VAint
|mile=14.62
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|129|dir1=south|name1=Old Halifax Road|Sec|884|county2=Halifax|dir2=west|name2=Powell Road|city1=South Boston}}
}}
{{VAint
|location=Halifax
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=16.92
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|360|dir1=west|name1=Mountain Road}}
|notes=South end of concurrency with SR 360
}}
{{VAint
|type=concur
|mile=17.70
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|360|dir1=east|name1=Bethel Road|city1=Crystal Hill|city2=Richmond}}
|notes=North end of concurrency with SR 360
}}
{{VAint
|location=Volens
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=VA|Sec|603|county1=Halifax|name1=Cody Road|city1=Republican Grove|city2=Cody}}
|notes=Former [[Virginia State Route 126 (1933-1944)|SR 126]] north
}}
{{VAint
|location=North Halifax
|type=concur
|mile=38.25
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|40|dir1=west|name1=Stage Coach Road|Sec|632|county2=Halifax|dir2=east|name2=Hog Wallow Road|city1=Gretna}}
|notes=South end of concurrency with SR 40
}}
{{VAint
|county=Campbell
|cspan=4
|location=Brookneal
|type=concur
|mile=40.07
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|40|dir1=east|name1=Lynchburg Avenue|city1=Charlotte CH|location2=[[Patrick Henry Boys Home]]}}
|notes=North end of concurrency with SR 40
}}
{{VAint
|location=Gladys
|mile=
|road={{jct|state=VA|Sec|652|county1=Campbell|name1=Pigeon Run Road|Sec|761|county2=Campbell|name2=Long Island Road|city1=Long Island|city2=Altavista}}<!--are these the signed cities?-->
|notes=Former [[Virginia State Route 126 (1933-1944)|SR 126]] south
}}
{{VAint
|location=Rustburg
|lspan=2
|type=concur
|mile=59.59
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|24|dir1=west|name1=Colonial Highway|to2=to|US|29|city1=Roanoke}}
|notes=South end of concurrency with SR 24
}}
{{VAint
|type=concur
|mile=60.51
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|24|dir1=east|name1=Village Highway|location1=[[Concord, Campbell County, Virginia|Concord]]}}
|notes=North end of concurrency with SR 24
}}
{{VAint
|indep_city=Lynchburg
|lspan=12
|type=concur
|mile=68.47
|road={{jct|state=VA|US|29|dir1=north|US|460|dir2=east|US-Bus|460|dab3=Lynchburg|dir3=west|US-Bus|501|dab4=Lynchburg|dir4=north|name4=Campbell Avenue|city1=Charlottesville|city2=Appomattox|location3=[[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]}}
|notes=South end of freeway section; east end of concurrency with US 29/US 460
}}
{{VAint|exit
|mile=
|exit=—
|road=Odd Fellows Road
|notes=
}}
{{VAint|exit
|espan=3
|type=concur
|mile=70.83
|road={{jct|state=VA|US|29|dir1=south|US|460|dir2=west|city1=Roanoke|city2=Danville}}
|notes=North end of freeway section; west end of concurrency with US 29/US 460
}}
{{VAint
|type=concur
|mile=71.42
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|128|dir1=east|name1=Mayflower Drive|Sec|670|county2=Campbell|dir2=south|name2=Candlers Mountain Road|location1=[[Liberty University]]}}
|notes=South end of concurrency with SR 128; partial interchange with SR 670
}}
{{VAint
|type=concur
|mile=71.82
|road={{jct|state=VA|US-Bus|29|dab1=Lynchburg|dir1=north|name1=[[Lynchburg Expressway]] east|SR|128|dir2=west|name2=Candlers Mountain Road|city1=Charlottesville}}
|notes=North end of concurrency with SR 128; south end of concurrency with US 29 Bus.; south end of freeway section; Lynchburg Expwy. exit 8B
}}
{{VAint|exit
|type=concur
|mile=72.16
|exit=9
|road={{jct|state=VA|US-Bus|29|dab1=Lynchburg|dir1=south|city1=Danville}}
|notes=Exit numbers follow Lynchburg Expwy.; north end of concurrency with US 29 Bus.
}}
{{VAint|exit
|mile=73.67
|exit=10
|road={{jct|state=VA|US-Bus|460|dab1=Lynchburg|name1=Timberlake Road / Fort Avenue}}
|notes=Signed as exits 10A (east) and 10B (west)
}}
{{VAint|exit
|mile=74.88
|exit=11
|road=Graves Mill Road
|notes=Former [[Virginia State Route 126 (1948-1979)|SR 126]]
}}
{{VAint|exit
|type=incomplete
|exit=—
|road=To Breezewood Drive
|notes=Southbound exit and entrance only
}}
{{VAint|exit
|mile=76.12
|road={{jct|state=VA|US|221|name1=Lakeside Drive|location1=[[Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest]]|location2=[[Lynchburg College]]}}
|notes=Intersection; north end of freeway section; west end of Lynchburg Expressway
}}
{{VAint|exit
|mile=77.66
|exit=—
|road=Wiggington Road – [[Peaks View Park]]
|notes=[[Folded diamond interchange]]
}}
{{VAint|exit
|espan=2
|mile=79.52
|road={{jct|state=VA|US-Bus|501|dab1=Lynchburg|dir1=south|name1=Boonsboro Road}}
}}
{{VAint
|county=Bedford
|cspan=2
|location=Big Island<!--maybe-->
|mile=91.28
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|122|dir1=south|name1=Big Island Highway|city1=Bedford}}
}}
{{VAint|exit
|location=none
|mile=
|exit=—
|road={{jct|state=VA|BRP|}}
|notes=[[One-quadrant interchange]]
}}
{{VAint|exit
|espan=2
|county=Amherst
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=95.75
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|130|dir1=east|name1=Elon Road|city1=Lynchburg<!--signed straight and right-->}}
|notes=South end of concurrency with SR 130
}}
{{VAint
|county=Rockbridge
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=102.12
|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|130|dir1=west|name1=Wert Faulkner Highway|city1=Glasgow|city2=Natural Bridge}}
|notes=North end of concurrency with SR 130
}}
{{VAint|exit
|espan=3
|indep_city=Buena Vista
|lspan=3
|mile=110.52
|road={{jct|state=VA|US-Bus|501|dab1=Buena Vista|dir1=north|name1=Magnolia Avenue}}
}}
{{VAint
|mile=111.30
|road={{jct|state=VA|US-Bus|501|dab1=Buena Vista|dir1=south|name1=Park Avenue}}<!--unsigned at this end?-->
}}
{{VAint
|mile=111.42
|road={{jct|state=VA|US|60|to2=to|I|81}}
|notes=Northern terminus; road continues as Rockbridge Avenue
}}
{{jctbtm|col=8|keys=concur,incomplete,unbuilt}}

==See also==
{{Portal|United States|U.S. roads}}
* [[Special routes of U.S. Route 501]]
{{Clear}}

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data">{{cite web |url=http://www.virginiadot.org/info/2009_traffic_data_by_jurisdiction.asp |title=2009 Traffic Data |publisher=Virginia Department of Transportation |year=2009 |access-date=October 4, 2011 }}
*[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_041_Halifax_2009.pdf Halifax County] (PDF)
*[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_015_Campbell_2009.pdf Campbell County and City of Lynchburg] (PDF)
*[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_009_Bedford_2009.pdf Bedford County and City of Bedford] (PDF)
*[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_005_Amherst_2009.pdf Amherst County] (PDF)
*[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2009/AADT_081_Rockbridge_2009.pdf Rockbridge County, City of Buena Vista, and City of Lexington] (PDF)
</ref>
<ref name="Google Maps US 501 VA">{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=US-501+N%2FHuell+Matthews+Hwy&daddr=Lynchburg+Expy+to:Sycamore+Ave+to:Beech+Ave&hl=en&sll=37.14224,-79.1685&sspn=2.132353,4.938354&geocode=FRuWLQIdHg5M-w%3BFcsaOgIdNahH-w%3BFRnLPwIdPSNF-w%3BFabnPwIdzyNF-w&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=h&z=8 |title=Overview map of US&nbsp;501 in Virginia |link=no |access-date=October 4, 2011 }}</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{Attached KML}}
{{Commons category|U.S. Route 501}}
* [http://usends.com/501.html Endpoints of U.S. highway 501]
* [http://www.vahighways.com/scannex/route-log/us501.htm Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 501]
* [http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/us001.htm#us501 Virginia Highways Project: US 501]

{{US 1}}

[[Category:U.S. Route 501| ]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 1|5]]
[[Category:United States Numbered Highway System|01-5]]
[[Category:U.S. Highways in South Carolina]]
[[Category:U.S. Highways in North Carolina]]
[[Category:U.S. Highways in Virginia]]