U.S. Route 15 (US 15) is a north–south

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running from Walterboro, South Carolina to Painted Post, New York. In the U.S. state of North Carolina the highway runs for from the South Carolina state line to the south of Laurinburg, North Carolina to the Virginia state line north of

Bullock, North Carolina Bullock is an unincorporated community in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 15 north-northeast of Stovall and north-northeast of Oxford. Bullock has a post office A post office is a pu ...

. US 15 travels in

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with

U.S. Route 501 U.S. Route 501 (US 501) is a spur of U.S. Route 1. It runs 355 miles (571 km) from Buena Vista, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at U.S. Route 17 Business. It passes through the states of Virginia, North Carolina a ...

for between Laurinburg and Durham.

Route description

From the South Carolina state line, US 15 is in concurrency with US 401 to Laurinburg. Merging with

US 501 U.S. Route 501 (US 501) is a spur of U.S. Route 1. It runs 355 miles (571 km) from Buena Vista, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at U.S. Route 17 Business. It passes through the states of Virginia, North Carolina a ...

, it becomes what is known as "15-501" ("Fifteen Five-o-one"), a

that extends for across central North Carolina; US 15 also the dominant partner, using its mile markers along the route. After Laurinburg it goes north to Aberdeen, linking briefly with US 1 before continuing to Pinehurst. In Pinehurst, 15-501 goes through a rare

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, then continues north, through Carthage, back to US 1. After another brief concurrency with US 1 through Sanford, it exits off the freeway and goes due north to Pittsboro. After Pittsboro, 15-501 becomes an

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, connecting the cities of

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and Durham; this section of the route is famous because of the two universities it connects: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and

Duke University Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James ...

. Though the road is a symbol of the separation of the Carolina-Duke rivalry, NCDOT has been trying to remedy that by making the route a superstreet for better traffic flow. In Durham, 15-501 upgrades to an urban freeway, allowing for quick access from south Durham to north; the freeway ends merging into Interstate 85. At exit 176B (on

I-85 Interstate 85 (I-85) is a major Interstate Highway in the Southeastern United States. Its southern terminus is at an interchange with Interstate 65, I-65 in Montgomery, Alabama; its northern terminus is an interchange with Interstate 95, I ...

), US 501 splits off towards

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, while US 15 continues with

towards Oxford. After Durham, US 15 continues to follow

till exit 186A, where it goes first to Creedmoor, then on into Oxford. After going through downtown Oxford, it continues north, near

Mayo Lake Mayo Lake is a reservoir located in northeastern Person County, North Carolina. Boating entrance, walking trails, swimming access, picnic and camp site areas (collectively known as Mayo Park) are accessed from Neals Store Road about 9 miles north ...

, to Clarksville, Virginia.

History

Established in 1927, it was aligned along NC 75 from the South Carolina state line, through Rockingham, Pinehurst and Durham, to the Virginia state line.

Junction list

References

External links

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NCRoads.com: U.S. 15
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15-501 U.S. Route 15 (US 15) is a north–south United States highway, U.S. Highway running from Walterboro, South Carolina to Painted Post, New York. In the U.S. state of North Carolina the highway runs for from the South Carolina state line t ...

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Route description

History

Junction list

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