A total of at least five

special route In road transportation in the United States, a special route is a road in a numbered highway system that diverts a specific segment of related traffic away from another road. They are featured in many highway systems; most are found in the Int ...

s of

U.S. Route 601 U.S. Route 601 (US 601) is a north–south United States highway that runs for from U.S. Route 321, near Tarboro, South Carolina, to U.S. Route 52, in Mount Airy, North Carolina. In North Carolina, it is one of the main north-south ...

have existed, one of which has been deleted.

Special routes

Orangeburg truck route

U.S. Route 601 Truck (US 601 Truck) is a

truck route A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame constructi ...

to direct truck traffic to avoid downtown Oranbeburg. The highway travels concurrently with

South Carolina Highway 4 South Carolina Highway 4 (SC 4) is a primary state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The highway connects Aiken and Orangeburg, via Springfield and Neeses. Route description SC 4 begins at an in ...

(SC 4) on Stonewall Jackson Boulevard, then with US 21/ US 178 on Joe S. Jeffords Highway/Whittaker Parkway/Chestnut Street.

Camden truck route

U.S. Route 601 Truck (US 601 Truck) is a

for truck traffic to avoid downtown Camden. The highway is in complete

concurrency Concurrent means happening at the same time. Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to: Law * Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea'' * Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...

with US 521 Truck on Springdale Drive and Boykin Road.

Kershaw business loop

U.S. Route 601 Business (US 601 Bus.) is a

business route A business route (or business loop, business spur, or city route) in the United States is a short special route connected to a ''parent'' numbered highway at its beginning, then routed through the central business district of a nearby city or ...

of US 601 that follows the original mainline of US 601 along Hampton Street. The highway is completely

concurrent Concurrent means happening at the same time. Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to: Law * Concurrence, in jurisprudence, the need to prove both ''actus reus'' and ''mens rea'' * Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...

with US 521 Bus.

Dobson business loop

U.S. Route 601 Business, established in 1970, is a business loop that follows the original mainline route through downtown Dobson, via Main Street.

Former special routes

Concord business loop

U.S. Route 601 Business was established in October 1965 and followed the original route through downtown Concord, via Church and Union Streets and in concurrency with NC 73. In July 1997, the business loop was decommissioned

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