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{{short description|Highway in the United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}}
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|type=US
|route=701
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|map_notes=US&nbsp;701 highlighted in red
|length_mi=171.45
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|established=1932
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=SC|US|17|US-Alt|17}} in [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown, SC]]
|junction=
*{{jct|state=SC|US|378|US|501}} in [[Conway, South Carolina|Conway, SC]]
*{{jct|state=SC|SC|22}} near Conway, SC
*{{jct|state=SC|SC|9}} near [[Loris, South Carolina|Loris, SC]]
*{{jct|state=NC|Future|74|US|74|US|76}} in [[Whiteville, North Carolina|Whiteville, NC]]
*{{jct|state=NC|NC|87}} near [[Elizabethtown, North Carolina|Elizabethtown, NC]]
*{{jct|state=NC|US|421|NC|24}} in [[Clinton, North Carolina|Clinton, NC]]
*{{jct|state=NC|I|40}} near [[Newton Grove, North Carolina|Newton Grove, NC]]
*{{jct|state=NC|US|13|NC|50|NC|55}} in [[Newton Grove, North Carolina|Newton Grove, NC]]
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=NC|US|301|NC|96}} in [[Four Oaks, North Carolina|Four Oaks, NC]]
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|states=[[South Carolina]], [[North Carolina]]
|counties='''SC:''' [[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown]], [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry]]<br />'''NC:''' [[Columbus County, North Carolina|Columbus]], [[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen]], [[Sampson County, North Carolina|Sampson]], [[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston]]
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'''U.S. Route 701''' ('''US 701''') is an auxiliary route of [[U.S. Route 1|US 1]] in the U.S. states of [[South Carolina]] and [[North Carolina]]. The [[U.S. Highway]] runs {{convert|171.45|mi|km}} from [[U.S. Route 17 in South Carolina|US 17]] and [[U.S. Route 17 Alternate (South Carolina)|US 17 Alternate]] in [[Georgetown, South Carolina]] north to [[U.S. Route 301 in North Carolina|US 301]], [[North Carolina Highway 96]] (NC 96), and [[Interstate 95 in North Carolina|Interstate 95]] (I-95) near [[Four Oaks, North Carolina]]. US 701 serves the [[Pee Dee]] region of South Carolina and the southern and central portions of [[Eastern North Carolina]]. The highway connects Georgetown and [[Conway, South Carolina|Conway]] in South Carolina with the North Carolina cities of [[Whiteville, North Carolina|Whiteville]], [[Elizabethtown, North Carolina|Elizabethtown]], [[Clinton, North Carolina|Clinton]], and a short distance north of its terminus, [[Smithfield, North Carolina|Smithfield]]. US 701 has four [[business route]]s in North Carolina, including those through [[Tabor City, North Carolina|Tabor City]], Whiteville, [[Clarkton, North Carolina|Clarkton]], and Clinton.

==Route description==
US 701 has a length of {{convert|61.55|mi|km}} in South Carolina and spans {{convert|109.90|mi|km}} in North Carolina.<ref name="SCDOT GIS"/><ref name="NCDOT GIS"/> The U.S. Highway is a part of the [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]] for one short stretches during its [[concurrency (road)|concurrency]] with [[North Carolina Highway 24|NC 24]] in Clinton.<ref name="National Highway System North Carolina"/>

===South Carolina===
US 701 begins at an intersection with US 17 and US 17 Alternate, which has its northern terminus, in the city of Georgetown. US 17 follows Fraser Street south and Church Street east from the intersection; US 17 Alternate follows Exchange Street west toward Highmarket Street, on which [[U.S. Route 521|US 521]] also runs and has its southern terminus at US 17 one block to the south. US 701 heads north as a four-lane road with center turn lane along Fraser Street. Shortly after leaving the city, the highway meets the southern end of [[South Carolina Highway 51|SC 51]] (Browns Ferry Road) and reduces to two lanes. US 701 passes the entrances to several former plantations, including [[Mansfield Plantation]], before crossing the [[Black River (South Carolina)|Black River]] at the hamlet of Campfield. The highway passes along the eastern edge of the Carvers Bay Preserve, which protects the namesake swamp area and [[Carolina Bay]]. US 701 passes through Plantersville and meets the eastern end of [[South Carolina Highway 261|SC 261]] (Pleasant Hill Drive) at Yauhannah before crossing the [[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown]]&ndash;[[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry]] county line at the [[Pee Dee River]].<ref name="Google Maps US 701"/><ref name="SCDOT County Maps"/>

US 701 passes by the villages of [[Bucksport, South Carolina|Bucksport]], [[Bucksville, South Carolina|Bucksville]]&mdash;the site of [[Hebron Church (Bucksville, South Carolina)|Hebron Church]] and [[Buck's Upper Mill Farm]]&mdash; and [[Toddville, South Carolina|Toddville]] as the highway roughly parallels the [[Waccamaw River]] north to Conway. On entering the city limits, the U.S. Highway follows 4th Avenue and expands to a four-lane road with center turn lane. US 701 meets US 501 (Church Street), [[U.S. Route 378|US 378]] (Wright Boulevard), and [[South Carolina Highway 905|SC 905]] (4th Avenue) at a triangular junction southwest of downtown. US 701 has ramps to and from southbound US 501 just before passing under the highway; southbound US 701 uses the exit ramp from US 501 while northbound US 701 continues to its intersection with US 378. SC 905 begins and heads into the [[Conway Downtown Historic District]] while US 701 makes a sharp turn west to join US 378 for a short concurrency to the latter highway's junction with US 501, where northbound US 701 joins the southbound direction and US 501 on Church Street.<ref name="Google Maps US 701"/><ref name="SCDOT County Maps"/>

US 701 and US 501 head north on Church Street, a four-lane road with center turn lane, to 16th Avenue, a four-lane street onto which US 701 turns east and runs concurrently with [[U.S. Route 501 Business (Conway, South Carolina)|US 501 Business]]. The concurrency ends at Main Street, where the business route turns south onto Main Street toward downtown and US 701 turns north onto the street, which expands from two to four lanes north of the intersection, to head out of the city. The U.S. Highway parallels the [[Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad]] north through the village of [[Homewood, South Carolina|Homewood]], where the highway meets the eastern end of [[South Carolina Highway 319|SC 319]] and reduces to two lanes, then gradually splits away from the railroad on its way to a [[partial cloverleaf]] interchange with [[South Carolina Highway 22|SC 22]] (Veterans Highway). At its intersection with [[South Carolina Highway 410|SC 410]] (Green Sea Road), US 701 veers northeast, has an oblique grade crossing of the railroad, and parallels the rail line to the city of Loris. The U.S. Highway passes through Loris as Broad Street, which intersects [[South Carolina Highway 9 Business (Loris)|SC 9 Business]] (Main Street). US 701 leaves Loris and parallels the railroad north through a partial cloverleaf interchange with [[South Carolina Highway 9|SC 9]] to just south of the South Carolina&ndash;North Carolina state line.<ref name="Google Maps US 701"/><ref name="SCDOT County Maps"/>

===North Carolina===
Just south of the northwest&ndash;southeast state line, US 701 veers northeast to bypass Tabor City while [[U.S. Route 701 Business (Tabor City, North Carolina)|US 701 Business]] follows Hickman Road parallel to the railroad toward the center of the town in [[Columbus County, North Carolina|Columbus County]] immediately to the north of the state line.<ref name="Google Maps US 701"/><ref name="SCDOT County Maps"/> The bypass intersects [[North Carolina Highway 904|NC 904]] (Pireway Road) before meeting the north end of the business route and [[North Carolina Highway 410|NC 410]] (5th Avenue) on the eastern edge of town. US 701 has a short concurrency with NC 410 before that highway splits north as Joe Brown Highway. The U.S. Highway heads northeast as James B. White Highway through the hamlet of Sydney before reaching the south end of the city of Whiteville. There, [[U.S. Route 701 Business (Whiteville, North Carolina)|US 701 Business]] splits to the east as Madison Street while the mainline continues as J.K. Powell Boulevard. Just north of the business route split, US 701 meets [[North Carolina Highway 130|NC 130]] (Love Mill Road) and runs concurrently with the highway along a two-lane road with center turn lane. The highways cross Soules Swamp and intersects the [[Carolina Southern Railroad]] at grade, then pass through Whiteville's main street grid. West of the city center, US 701 and NC 130 intersect US 74 Business and US 76 Business (Washington Street), which NC 130 joins heading west toward [[Chadbourn, North Carolina|Chadbourn]]. North of downtown, US 701 has a partial cloverleaf interchange with [[U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina|US 74]] and [[U.S. Route 76 in North Carolina|US 76]] (Andrew Jackson Highway), a freeway that will carry [[Interstate 74 in North Carolina|I-74]] in the future.<ref name="Google Maps US 701"/><ref name="NCDOT County Maps"/>

North of Whiteville, two-lane US 701 collects the northern end of US 701 Business and continues the business route's name of James B. White Highway. The highway veers northeast as its junction with [[North Carolina Highway 131|NC 131]] (Bladenboro Road) at Western Prong. [[U.S. Route 701 Business (Clarkton, North Carolina)|US 701 Business]] splits to the northeast just before both highways enter [[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen County]]. US 701 follows W.R. Latham Street through the town of Clarkton, where the highway intersects [[North Carolina Highway 211|NC 211]] (Green Street) and [[CSX Transportation|CSX]]'s [[Wilmington Subdivision]]. North of town, US 701 collects the northern end of its business route, College Street, crosses Brown Marsh Swamp, and passes to the west of the historic [[Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church]]. The highway continues north to Elizabethtown, on the southern edge of which US 701 intersects and becomes concurrent with [[North Carolina Highway 242|NC 242]] and has a junction with [[North Carolina Highway 87|NC 87]], which bypasses the town to the south. The U.S. Highway passes through town as Poplar Street, which intersects [[North Carolina Highway 87 Business (Elizabethtown)|NC 87 Business]] in the center of town; there, [[North Carolina Highway 41|NC 41]] joins US 701 and NC 242 as they exit the town on a four-lane divided highway that crosses the [[Cape Fear River]]. North&ndash;south NC 242 splits from US 701 and NC 41 at the same three-way intersection east&ndash;west [[North Carolina Highway 53|NC 53]] joins the highways to pass through [[Bladen Lakes State Forest]], which is named for several Carolina Bays known collectively as the [[Bladen Lake Group]]. US 701, NC 41, and NC 53 head east as a two-lane road to the town of [[White Lake, North Carolina|White Lake]], which surrounds the namesake lake. The two state highways separate from the U.S. Highway at separate intersections in the town.<ref name="Google Maps US 701"/><ref name="NCDOT County Maps"/>

US 701 heads north and intersects [[North Carolina Highway 210|NC 210]] before crossing the [[South River (North Carolina)|South River]] into [[Sampson County, North Carolina|Sampson County]]. The highway's name becomes Garland Highway with local variation through the town of [[Garland, North Carolina|Garland]], where it follows Ingold Street and intersects [[North Carolina Highway 411|NC 411]] (2nd Street). US 701 crosses [[Great Coharie Creek (Black River tributary)|Great Coharie Creek]], passes along the edge of the unincorporated community of [[Ingold, North Carolina|Ingold]], and through the hamlet of Butlers Crossroads. On the southern edge of Clinton, US 701 meets [[U.S. Route 421 in North Carolina|US 421]] at a partial cloverleaf interchange; [[U.S. Route 701 Business (Clinton, North Carolina)|US 701 Business]] heads straight on Southeast Boulevard while the U.S. Highways head northwest together on the four-lane Faircloth Freeway. The freeway has a three-ramp [[diamond interchange]] with Tram Road&mdash;the missing ramp is from Tram Road to northbound US 701&mdash;just east of a partial interchange with NC 24 where the state highway joins the freeway. Access from northbound US 701 and US 421 to eastbound NC 24 and from westbound NC 24 to southbound US 701 and US 421 is provided via Tram Road. NC 24 splits from the U.S. Highways at the diamond interchange with Sunset Avenue, which the state highway follows west out of the city. US 421 splits from US 701 from a partial interchange where US 421 exits onto Northwest Boulevard to head toward [[Dunn, North Carolina|Dunn]]. Access from southbound US 701 to northbound US 421 and from southbound US 421 to northbound US 701 via North Boulevard, which US 701 meets at the next diamond interchange. The freeway ends where US 701 meets the northern end of US 701 Business and takes over two-lane Hobbton Highway.<ref name="Google Maps US 701"/><ref name="NCDOT County Maps"/>

US 701 continues through the villages of [[Keener, North Carolina|Keener]] and Hobbton and meets [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|I-40]] at a partial cloverleaf interchange between Monks Crossroads and the town of [[Newton Grove, North Carolina|Newton Grove]]. In the center of town, the U.S. Highway meets [[U.S. Route 13 in North Carolina|US 13]], [[North Carolina Highway 50|NC 50]], and [[North Carolina Highway 55|NC 55]] at a six-legged [[roundabout]] known as Weeks Circle. US 701 follows Clinton Street south of the circle and Main Street to the north. US 13 uses Fayetteville Street on the southwest leg of the roundabout and Goldsboro Highway to the northeast. NC 50 and NC 55 together use Raleigh Street on the northwest branch of the circle and Mount Olive Drive on the southeast leg. Just after leaving the town limits, US 701 enters [[Johnston County, North Carolina|Johnston County]]. The highway passes to the west of the [[Bentonville Battlefield]] and through the hamlets of Overshot and Strickland Crossroads before reaching its northern terminus on the eastern edge of Four Oaks. US 701 has a four-way intersection with NC 96, which receives the northbound I-95 exit ramp, and Devils Racetrack Road, which leads to the northbound entrance ramp. US 701 and NC 96 cross over I-95 together at Exit 90 and US 701 has its terminus at their intersection with US 301. NC 96 continues north with US 301 toward Smithfield and US 301 heads southwest on its own toward the center of Four Oaks, providing access to the southbound I-95 interchange ramps just west of US 701.<ref name="Google Maps US 701"/><ref name="NCDOT County Maps"/>

==History==
Established in 1932, US&nbsp;701 began in [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], at the intersection with [[U.S. Route 17 in South Carolina|US&nbsp;17]] (King Street) then proceeded east over the [[John P. Grace Memorial Bridge]] into [[Mount Pleasant, South Carolina|Mount Pleasant]].  Continuing north, it went through [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]], [[Conway, South Carolina|Conway]] before entering North Carolina.  Its routing in South Carolina was in complete concurrency with [[South Carolina Highway 40|SC&nbsp;40]], which was removed in 1933.  In North Carolina, also in a complete concurrency with [[North Carolina Highway 23|NC&nbsp;23]], it traversed through [[Tabor City, North Carolina|Tabor City]], [[Whiteville, North Carolina|Whiteville]], [[Elizabethtown, North Carolina|Elizabethtown]], [[Clinton, North Carolina|Clinton]], [[Newton Grove, North Carolina|Newton Grove]] and ending south of [[Smithfield, North Carolina|Smithfield]].

In 1935, US&nbsp;17 was rerouted to overlap with US&nbsp;701 between Charleston and Georgetown.  Between Clinton and Newton Grove, US&nbsp;701 was straightened, leaving behind various secondary roads in the area.  By 1948, US&nbsp;701 was placed on a new routing along Southeast and Northeast Boulevards, leaving behind [[U.S. Route 701A (Clinton, North Carolina)|US&nbsp;701A]].  In 1950, US&nbsp;701 was rerouted from Conway to Tabor City, leaving behind today's [[South Carolina Highway 410|SC&nbsp;410]].  In 1956, US&nbsp;701 was placed on new bypass west of Whiteville, its old route eventually became [[U.S. Route 701 Business (Whiteville, North Carolina)|US&nbsp;701 Bus]].  In 1957, US&nbsp;701 was placed on a new bypass east of Tabor City, leaving behind what became [[U.S. Route 701 Business (Tabor City, North Carolina)|US&nbsp;701 Bus]]; also same year a new bypass was constructed west of [[Clarkton, North Carolina|Clarkton]], its old route also becoming [[U.S. Route 701 Business (Clarkton, North Carolina)|US&nbsp;701 Bus]].

Around 1965, US&nbsp;701 was placed on new bypass south of [[Ingold, North Carolina|Ingold]], its old alignment becoming secondary road.  In 1967, US&nbsp;17/US&nbsp;701 was bypassed north of Mount Pleasant, leaving behind [[U.S. Route 17 Business (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina)|US&nbsp;17 Bus]]/[[U.S. Route 701 Business (Mount Pleasant, South Carolina)|US&nbsp;701 Bus]].  In March 1973, US&nbsp;701 was placed on [[U.S. Route 421 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;421]]'s western bypass of Clinton, leaving behind [[U.S. Route 701 Business (Clinton, North Carolina)|US&nbsp;701 Bus]].<ref>{{cite web  |url= https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Route%20Changes/1973_03_14.pdf |title= US 701 Route Change (3-14-1973)|date= March 14, 1973 |access-date= November 16, 2013}}</ref>  In 1992, US&nbsp;701's southern terminus was truncated in Georgetown, leaving behind a solo US&nbsp;17 to Charleston.<ref>{{AASHTO minutes |year = 1992S |page= 7 |access-date= November 16, 2013 }}</ref>
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===North Carolina Highway 23===
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|location=[[South Carolina|SC state line]]-[[Louisburg, North Carolina|Louisburg, NC]]
|formed=1921
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NC 23 was an original state highway. In 1922 it was routed from the South Carolina Border to NC 22 in Dublin. In 1924 NC 70 was given the part of NC 23 from Lumberton to the South Carolina Border. In 1925 NC 23 was extended north along NC 21 to Elizabethtown. It then was placed on new routing from Elizabethtown to NC 60 south of Clinton. In 1928 NC 23 was removed from its routing from Elizabethtown to Lumberton. Instead NC 23 replaced NC 21 to Whiteville then was placed on new routing to Tabor City where it met up with South Carolina Highway 40. In 1930 NC 23 was extended through Clinton along NC 60 then went north on new road to Newton Grove. NC 23 then replaced NC 220 through both Smithfield and Selma before the road ended at NC 91 near Zebulon. In 1932 US 701 was assigned the routing from the South Carolina State Line to US 301 near Smithfield. In 1933 NC 23 was extended through Zebulon to Louisburg. In 1934 NC 23 was dropped from the routing that US 701 was also along. The rest was renumbered NC 39.
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===South Carolina Highway 40===
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'''South Carolina Highway&nbsp;40''' ('''SC&nbsp;40''') was an original South Carolina highway that began in [[Mount Pleasant, South Carolina|Mount Pleasant]] and traversed north through [[McClellanville, South Carolina|McClellanville]], [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]], [[Conway, South Carolina|Conway]], and [[Green Sea, South Carolina|Green Sea]] before heading into [[North Carolina]] at [[Tabor City, North Carolina|Tabor City]].  By 1926, a ferry was put in service connecting Mount Pleasant to Charleston, near the [[United States Custom House (Charleston, South Carolina)|Custom House]]. In 1929, SC&nbsp;40 was placed on the [[John P. Grace Memorial Bridge]] into [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], ending at [[South Carolina Highway 2|SC&nbsp;2]] (King Street). In 1932, US&nbsp;701 was assigned to the entirety of SC&nbsp;40; which was [[Decommissioned highway|decommissioned]] a year later.
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==Major intersections==
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|river=[[South River (North Carolina)|South River]]
|mile=58.44<!-- BL-SA co line 28.10; 58.44 total -->
|bridge=South River Bridge}}
{{NCint
|county=Sampson
|cspan=10
|location=Garland
|mile=60.39
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|411|name1=2nd Street|city1=Harrells|city2=Roseboro}}
}}
{{NCint
|location=none
|mile=74.22
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|421|US-Bus|701|dab2=Clinton|dir1=south|dir2=north|name1=Faircloth Freeway|name2=Southeast Boulevard|city1=Wilmington|city2=Clinton}}
|notes=Partial cloverleaf interchange; south end of freeway section; south end of concurrency with US 421
}}
{{NCint
|location=Clinton
|lspan=5
|type=incomplete
|mile=75.65
|road={{jct|state=NC|to1=To|NC|24|dir1=east|city1=Warsaw}}<hr>{{jct|state=NC|road|Tram Road|location1=[[List of high schools in North Carolina#Sampson County|Clinton High School]]}}

|notes=Northbound signage; no northbound entrance<hr>Southbound signage
}}
{{NCint
|mile=76.19
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|24|dir1=east|name1=Southwest Boulevard|city1=Warsaw}}
|notes=Southbound exit and northbound entrance; south end of concurrency with NC 24
}}
{{NCint
|mile=77.00
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|24|dir1=west|city1=Roseboro|city2=Fayetteville}}
|notes=Diamond interchange; north end of concurrency with NC 24
}}
{{NCint
|mile=77.73
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|421|dir1=north|city1=Dunn}}
|notes=Northbound left exit and southbound entrance; north end of concurrency with US 421
}}
{{NCint
|mile=78.56
|road=North Boulevard
|notes=North end of freeway
}}
{{NCint
|location=none
|mile=80.34
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|701|dab1=Clinton|dir1=south|city1=Clinton}}
}}
{{NCint
|location=Newton Grove
|lspan=2
|mile=93.42
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|40|city1=Raleigh|city2=Wilmington}}
|notes=I-40 exit 343
}}
{{NCint
|mile=94.81
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|13|NC|50|NC|55|city1=Mount Olive|city2=Faison|city3=Goldsboro|city4=Raleigh|city5=Dunn|city6=Fayetteville}}
|notes=Weeks Circle; six-legged [[roundabout]]
}}<!-- SA-JO co line 38.37; 96.81 total -->
{{NCint
|county=Johnston
|cspan=2
|location=Four Oaks
|lspan=2
|mile=109.57
|mile2=109.90
|mspan=2
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|96|dir1=south|road|Devils Racetrack Road|to3=y|I|95|dir3=north|city1=Wilson}}
|notes=South end of concurrency with NC 96; I-95 exit 90
}}
{{NCint
|mile=none
|type=concur
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|96|dir1=north|US|301|to3=y|I|95|dir3=south|city1=Four Oaks|city2=Benson}}
|notes=Northern terminus; I-95 exit 90; north end of concurrency with NC 96; highway continues as US 301/NC 96 north
}}
{{jctbtm|exit|keys=concur,incomplete}}

==Special routes==
{{Main|Special routes of U.S. Route 701}}

Six [[special route]]s currently exist for US&nbsp;701. There are business loops of US&nbsp;701 serving the North Carolina municipalities of Tabor City, Whiteville, Clarkton, and Clinton. In South Carolina, a short truck route exists north of the city of Conway. There is also another truck route in the southeastern part of Conway and points east of the city. An alternate route once existed in Clinton, North Carolina and a business loop once served Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

==See also==
* {{Portal-inline|United States}}
* {{Portal-inline|U.S. roads}}
* [[North Carolina Bicycle Route 5]] - Concurrent with US&nbsp;701 between Sweet Home Church Road and NC&nbsp;53 near White Lake

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=

<ref name="SCDOT GIS">{{cite map|publisher=[[South Carolina Department of Transportation]]|title=Highways - Zipped Shapefile of roads maintained by SCDOT - Statewide|url=http://dbw.scdot.org/GISMapping/pdfs/GIS/Statewide_Highways_2012.zip|format=ESRI shapefile|year=2012|access-date=June 4, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

<ref name="NCDOT GIS">{{cite map|publisher=[[North Carolina Department of Transportation]]|title=Statewide Primary & Secondary Road Arcs|url=http://dotw-xfer01.dot.state.nc.us/gisdot/DistDOTData/LRS_ARCS_SHP.zip|format=ESRI shapefile|year=2012|access-date=June 4, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref>

<ref name="National Highway System North Carolina">{{cite map|publisher=Federal Highway Administration|title=National Highway System: North Carolina|url=http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/nc/nc_northcarolina.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017015555/http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/nc/nc_northcarolina.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 17, 2008|date=December 2003|access-date=June 5, 2012|format=PDF}}</ref>

<ref name="Google Maps US 701">{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=N+Fraser+St&daddr=Church+St+to:US-701+Bypass+S+to:S+JK+Powell+Blvd+to:N+Carolina+96+N%2FUS-701+N&hl=en&sll=35.437596,-78.393974&sspn=0.108392,0.154324&geocode=FahD_QEdPSpG-w%3BFdZoBAIdKKBJ-w%3BFZ_6CAIdEJxM-w%3BFfemCwIdnP5O-w%3BFaIRHQIdrt9T-w&mra=ls&t=h&z=8|title=U.S. Route 701|access-date=June 4, 2012}}</ref>

<ref name="SCDOT County Maps">{{cite web|url=http://dbw.scdot.org/GISMapping/default.aspx|title=General County Highway Maps|publisher=South Carolina Department of Transportation|access-date=June 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613223017/http://dbw.scdot.org/GISMapping/default.aspx|archive-date=June 13, 2012|url-status=dead}}
*[http://dbw.scdot.org/GISMapping/pdfs/County/Georgetown_County.pdf Georgetown County]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF)
*[http://dbw.scdot.org/GISMapping/pdfs/County/Horry_County.pdf Horry County]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (PDF)</ref>

<ref name="NCDOT County Maps">{{cite web|url=http://www.ncdot.gov/travel/statemapping/default.html|title=NCDOT: State Mapping Resources|publisher=North Carolina Department of Transportation|access-date=June 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006052833/http://ncdot.gov/travel/statemapping/default.html|archive-date=October 6, 2011|url-status=dead}}
*[http://www.ncdot.gov/travel/statemapping/default_countymaps.html?name=Columbus Columbus County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519091015/http://www.ncdot.gov/travel/statemapping/default_countymaps.html?name=Columbus |date=May 19, 2012 }}
*[http://www.ncdot.gov/travel/statemapping/default_countymaps.html?name=Bladen Bladen County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519092444/http://www.ncdot.gov/travel/statemapping/default_countymaps.html?name=Bladen |date=May 19, 2012 }}
*[http://www.ncdot.gov/travel/statemapping/default_countymaps.html?name=Sampson Sampson County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519092322/http://www.ncdot.gov/travel/statemapping/default_countymaps.html?name=Sampson |date=May 19, 2012 }}
*[http://www.ncdot.gov/travel/statemapping/default_countymaps.html?name=Johnston Johnston County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519091420/http://www.ncdot.gov/travel/statemapping/default_countymaps.html?name=Johnston |date=May 19, 2012 }}</ref>
}}

==External links==
{{Attached KML}}
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.vahighways.com/ncannex/route-log/us701.html NCRoads.com: U.S. 701]
* [http://www.vahighways.com/ncannex/route-log/us701a.html NCRoads.com: U.S. 701-A]
* [http://www.vahighways.com/ncannex/route-log/us701b.html NCRoads.com: U.S. 701 Business]
* [https://www.angelfire.com/sc3/scroads/us701.html Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page: US 701]
* [http://usends.com/701.html Endpoints of US Highway 701]

{{US 1}}

[[Category:U.S. Route 701| ]]
[[Category:United States Numbered Highway System|01-7]]
[[Category:U.S. Highways in South Carolina|01-7]]
[[Category:U.S. Highways in North Carolina|01-7]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 1|7]]
[[Category:Transportation in Georgetown County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Transportation in Horry County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Transportation in Columbus County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Transportation in Bladen County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Transportation in Sampson County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Transportation in Johnston County, North Carolina]]