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U.S. Route 301 (US 301) is a spur of U.S. Route 1 running through the South Atlantic States. It runs from
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at
Delaware Route 1 Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is the longest numbered state highway in the U.S. state of Delaware. The route runs from the Maryland state line in Fenwick Island, Sussex County, where the road continues south into that state as Maryland R ...
to Sarasota, Florida at U.S. Route 41. It passes through the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. It goes through the cities of Middletown, Delaware;
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;
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and Petersburg, Virginia; Rocky Mount,
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, and
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;
Florence, South Carolina Florence is a city in and the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina, United States. It lies at the intersection of Interstates 20 and 95 and is the eastern terminus of the former. It is the primary city within the Florence metropolit ...
;
Statesboro Statesboro is the largest city and county seat of Bulloch County, Georgia, United States, located in the southeastern part of the state. Statesboro is home to the flagship campus of Georgia Southern University and is part of the Savannah–Hines ...
and Jesup, Georgia; and Ocala, Zephyrhills, and Sarasota, Florida. US 301 parallels
Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...
for much of its routing through The Carolinas and Virginia including short concurrencies in Santee, South Carolina and Lumberton, North Carolina. It has a number of other concurrencies along its route. Originally US 301 was much shorter. Its former northern terminus was in
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. It followed the alignment of the current Maryland Route 3, portions of the
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, and Maryland Route 648. US 301 ended in Southwestern Baltimore on Monroe Street at the intersection with US 1. (Later, MD 3 was supplanted north of Millersville by Interstate 97.) It was later extended into the state of Delaware, along a different alignment that bypassed Baltimore altogether. Until 2019, the northern terminus was at US 40 in Glasgow, Delaware; the state of Delaware built a new tolled freeway to carry US 301, and it terminates southeast of the former terminus, at
Delaware Route 1 Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is the longest numbered state highway in the U.S. state of Delaware. The route runs from the Maryland state line in Fenwick Island, Sussex County, where the road continues south into that state as Maryland R ...
just south of the
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. The original southern end was in
Summerton, South Carolina Summerton is a town in Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 814. Geography Summerton is in southwestern Clarendon County at (33.605145, -80.352159). Interstate 95 passes just south of the to ...
, and it has been extended south many times to US 41 in Sarasota, Florida.


Route description

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Florida

Concurrencies in Florida include US 1/ 23 between Folkston (Georgia) and Callahan,
US 441 U.S. Route 441 (US 441) is a auxiliary route of U.S. Route 41. It extends from US 41 in Miami, Florida to US 25W in Rocky Top, Tennessee. Between its termini, US 441 travels through the states of Florida, Georgia, North ...
between Sparr and Belleview, US 27 between Ocala and Belleview,
US 98 U.S. Route 98 (US 98) is an east–west United States Highway in the Southeastern United States that runs from western Mississippi to southern Florida. It was established in 1933 as a route between Pensacola and Apalachicola, Florida, and has sinc ...
between Moss Town and Clinton Heights (near Dade City), and US 41 between Palmetto and South Bradenton. The road is also shared by the DeSoto Trail south of Bushnell.


Georgia

In Georgia, US 301 is signed concurrently with various state routes. It uses SR 4/ SR 15 from Florida to Folkston, SR 23 from Folkston to Glennville, and SR 73 from Glennville to South Carolina. Large portions of US 301 in Georgia are concurrent with US 25. US 301 enters Georgia from Florida concurrent with US 1/ US 23, also designated as SR 4/ SR 15, on a bridge over the St. Marys River. In Folkston, SR 23/ SR 121 join. US 1/US 23/SR 4/SR 15/SR 121 split to the northwest at a junction north of Folkston, leaving only US 301 and SR 23 to head north across US 82/ SR 520 at Nahunta to Jesup. At Jesup, US 301 crosses US 341/ SR 27, where US 25 turns from US 341 onto US 301, and then merges with US 84/ SR 38. The combined routes (US 25/US 84/US 301/SR 23/SR 38) cross the Altamaha River to the junction with SR 57 in Ludowici. There US 84 and SR 38 continue northeast, while US 25/US 301/SR 23 turn northwest with SR 57. SR 23 and SR 57 split off to the northwest at Glennville. SR 73 begins there, taking US 25 and US 301 north from Glenville across US 280/ SR 30 at
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and
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/ SR 404 to
Statesboro Statesboro is the largest city and county seat of Bulloch County, Georgia, United States, located in the southeastern part of the state. Statesboro is home to the flagship campus of Georgia Southern University and is part of the Savannah–Hines ...
. US 25 and US 301 meet US 80/ SR 26 and SR 67 in Statesboro. SR 67 joins south of the US 80/SR 26 crossing and then turns west with US 80/SR 26, as does US 25; US 25 and SR 67 split from US 80/SR 26 about to the west. US 301 and SR 73 continue north from Statesboro through Sylvania to the
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and the border with South Carolina.


South Carolina

US 301 enters South Carolina over the
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southwest of Allendale. Concurrencies include
U.S. 321 U.S. Route 321 (US 321) is a spur of U.S. Route 21. It runs for from Hardeeville, South Carolina to Lenoir City, Tennessee; with both serving as southern termini. It reaches its northernmost point at Elizabethton, Tennessee. Becaus ...
in and around Ulmer,
U.S. 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 ...
between
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and Orangeburg, then I-95/
U.S. 15 U.S. Route 15 (US 15) is a -long United States highway, designated along South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. The route is signed north–south, from U.S. Route 17 Alternate in Walterboro, South Caro ...
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, at Exit 97 before all three move across
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U.S. 15 U.S. Route 15 (US 15) is a -long United States highway, designated along South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. The route is signed north–south, from U.S. Route 17 Alternate in Walterboro, South Caro ...
-301 multiplex leaves I-95 at Exit 102, running in close proximity to I-95, but
U.S. 15 U.S. Route 15 (US 15) is a -long United States highway, designated along South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York. The route is signed north–south, from U.S. Route 17 Alternate in Walterboro, South Caro ...
breaks away at Summerton. Other concurrencies include U.S. 521 in Manning,
U.S. 52 U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S. Highways, US 52 primarily follows ...
between Effingham and just south of Florence, U.S. 76 eastbound from east of Florence until Pee Dee, and finally joins U.S. 501 in Latta, where they both approach the South of the Border roadside attraction complex at the interchange with I-95 on the North Carolina-South Carolina border.


North Carolina

US 301-501 enters North Carolina at the interchange with I-95 where it passes the South of the Border roadside attraction complex, then closely parallels by I-95 throughout North Carolina. Concurrencies include US 501 between Latta (South Carolina) and Rowland, I-95 between exit 10 and exit 22 in Lumberton, I-95 BL in Fayetteville, and US 158 between Weldon and Garysburg.


Virginia

Entering Virginia just south of the community of Skippers, the route parallels I-95 though much of the Southside region of Virginia, often times serving as the frontage road for I-95, deviating from it only in the city of Emporia, where it takes a more direct route through the center of the city. In the Richmond metro area, it passes through the historic centers of the cities of
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(where it meets its parent route,
U.S. 1 U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway System, United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, ...
) and Colonial Heights. Passing east of
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, the two conjoined routes enter
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and pass through the Manchester portion of the city along a major boulevard, crossing the
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along the Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge over Belle Isle Park, and following Belvidere Street and Chamberlayne Avenue through central Richmond. At the extreme northern border of Richmond, the two routes split again, with U.S. 301 veering to the northeast past the community of Mechanicsville, Virginia and turning back to the north. Traveling through numerous rural areas and small communities of central Virginia, the route turns northeast along a bypass around Bowling Green and passing close to
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as it turns to a more east-northeasterly direction, leaving the state in Dahlgren on the Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge across the Potomac River.


Maryland

U.S. Route 301 enters Maryland along the
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across the Potomac River from Virginia. A four-lane highway through most of the state, it is known locally as the Crain Highway and it connects several rural communities and small
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at the outer edges of the Washington metropolitan area, connecting communities such as
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, St. Charles, Waldorf and Upper Marlboro. The route follows a generally northeast-southwest alignment until Bowie, where it leaves the Crain Highway (which continues on as Maryland Route 3) and joins the John Hanson Highway/
U.S. Route 50 U.S. Route 50 or U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) is a major east–west route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching from Interstate 80 (I-80) in West Sacramento, California, to Maryland Route 528 (MD 528) in Ocean City, Maryland, on the Atlanti ...
, which also carries the hidden designation of I-595. The John Hanson Highway is a freeway that travels roughly due east-west and carries both U.S. 50 and U.S. 301 into and through
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, where the name changes to Blue Star Memorial Highway. The freeway continues onto Maryland's
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via the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, passing across Kent Island. At the end of the freeway, the two routes split, each following a four-lane divided road through the eastern shore, with U.S. 50 going generally south and U.S. 301 going generally north. The four lane divided road continues generally northeast through the rural Eastern Shore region before crossing into Delaware and becoming a freeway.


Delaware

US 301 in Delaware is a four-lane tolled freeway that enters the state from Maryland and heads northeast past Middletown before coming to its northern terminus at an interchange with
Delaware Route 1 Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is the longest numbered state highway in the U.S. state of Delaware. The route runs from the Maryland state line in Fenwick Island, Sussex County, where the road continues south into that state as Maryland R ...
in Biddles Corner, south of the Senator William V. Roth Jr. Bridge over the
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal (C&D Canal) is a -long, -wide and -deep ship canal that connects the Delaware River with the Chesapeake Bay in the states of Delaware and Maryland in the United States. In the mid‑17th century, mapmaker Augus ...
in St. Georges. The new alignment opened in January 2019 and replaces the former routing that ended at
U.S. Route 40 U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America, is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid-Atlantic States. As with most routes wh ...
in Glasgow.


History

US 301 was established in 1932 as a replacement of the piece of US 17-1 north of Wilson and the whole of US 217. Thus US 301 initially ran from US 17 (now US 76) at
Pee Dee, South Carolina The Pee Dee is a region in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It lies along the lower watershed of the Pee Dee River, which was named after the Pedee people, Pee Dee, a Native Americans in the United States, Native American ...
northeast through Dillon, Lumberton, Fayetteville, Dunn, Smithfield,
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, Rocky Mount, and Emporia, ending at US 1 in Petersburg, Virginia. This entire route is now paralleled by
Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...
. US 301 was at one time alternately referred to as Federal Route No. 301 early in its existence. In 1935, US 301 was extended southwest to US 15 at Summerton. This extension took it west on US 76 (formerly US 17) to Florence and south on US 52 (also formerly US 17) to Effingham. There it split to the southwest, running along what had been SC 4 via Manning to Summerton.The Highways of South Carolina
US 301
/ref> This again runs parallel to
Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...
. The next extension was to the north in late 1940, coinciding with the opening of the Potomac River Bridge. US 301 was extended north along US 1 from
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to
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, then north on SR 2 to Bowling Green, and northeast on SR 207 to the bridge. In Maryland it continued along the new alignment off the bridge to
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, and then replaced MD 3 all the way to US 1 in
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. In the late 1940s, US 301 was extended again, south all the way to Tampa, Florida. In South Carolina it ran along US 15 southwest to Santee, South Carolina and replaced SC 4 west to Orangeburg, South Carolina. From Orangeburg, US 301 ran southwest with US 601 to Bamberg, South Carolina, replaced SC 33 to Ulmer, South Carolina, replaced SC 508 to
Allendale, South Carolina Allendale is a town in and the county seat of Allendale County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 3,482 at the 2010 census, a decline from 4,052 in 2000. History The Allendale County Courthouse, Antioch Christian Church, Erwin H ...
, and replaced SC 73 to the Georgia state line. In Georgia, US 301 was marked along SR 73 to
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, SR 23 to Folkston, and SR 4 to the border with Florida, numbers that it still has today. In Florida it ran along SR 15 to
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, SR 200 to Ocala, SR 25/ SR 500 to Belleview, SR 35 to Dade City, SR 39 to Zephyrhills, and State Road 41 to Tampa, Florida. Rand McNally, Florida, 1947, distributed by Sinclair Oil As with Georgia, these State Road numbers still exist. The final extension to the south was made in the early 1950s. US 301 was realigned to turn east on
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/ SR 600 in northern Tampa and south on SR 43; SR 43 was later extended north to meet SR 41 at Thonotosassa. This was done at the same time as US 541 was eliminated and US 41 was moved onto the former US 541 south of Tampa; US 301 ran along what had been US 41. This extension took US 301 south to
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along SR 43/former US 41, south on SR 45/US 41 over the Manatee River into
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(replaced 1957 by a new bridge to the east on SR 55), and south on SR 683 to end at SR 45/US 41 in Sarasota. In 1960, US 301 was extended to its greatest extent, Sarasota to Farnhurst. The part from near Bowie north to
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reverted to MD 3, and US 301 was extended east along US 50 from near Bowie over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge to Queenstown. There it split to the northeast, replacing MD 71 to the Delaware state line. In Delaware, it continued concurrent with DE 71 to Middletown. There it split into a one-way pair on two two-way roads. US 301 northbound turned east at Middletown along DE 299, then running north on US 13 to its end at Farnhurst at I-295 - the Delaware Memorial Bridge approach. Southbound US 301 began at the same place, but only used US 13 to the DE 71 junction near Red Lion. From there it followed DE 71 all the way to Maryland, rejoining northbound at Middletown. In the early 1970s, the northbound alignment was modified, continuing north on Middletown with DE 71 across the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal (C&D Canal) is a -long, -wide and -deep ship canal that connects the Delaware River with the Chesapeake Bay in the states of Delaware and Maryland in the United States. In the mid‑17th century, mapmaker Augus ...
on the
Summit Bridge The Summit Bridge carries Delaware Routes 71 and 896 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. The bridge also carries Delaware Bicycle Route 1, a bicycle route that spans the length of the state of Delaware, across the canal. The Summit Bridge ...
. After crossing the canal it continued north on DE 896 to Glasgow, where it turned east with US 40 to its merge with US 13 at
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. In the mid-1980s, both directions were moved to run east from Mount Pleasant to US 13. Then in 1992, AASHTO approved relocating both directions to the path northbound had followed, joining US 40 at Glasgow. Signage currently now indicates that US 301 ends there, but on November 14, 2006, the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announced that a new four-lane US 301 bypass will be built. The bypass, which had been proposed since the 1950s, would go west of Middletown, alleviating traffic conditions in state's fourth most populous town, and then travel in a northeasterly direction, intersecting the current DE 896 near Boyds Corner and then terminate at DE 1 near the highway's Biddles Corner toll plaza. A spur route, also following the old 1960s highway route, will connect US 301 with the four-lane
Summit Bridge The Summit Bridge carries Delaware Routes 71 and 896 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. The bridge also carries Delaware Bicycle Route 1, a bicycle route that spans the length of the state of Delaware, across the canal. The Summit Bridge ...
just south of Glasgow. When built, the road, like Delaware Route 1 and I-95, will charge a toll to cover the costs of building the new bypass, which is heavily used by trucks between Philadelphia and the Washington, D.C. metro areas. This bypass opened to traffic on January 10, 2019. According to one source, US 301 had been known as "Tobacco Trail" prior to its renaming in 1960 to "The Miss Universe Highway". Prior to 2019, US 301 in Delaware started at the intersection of
U.S. 40 U.S. Route 40 or U.S. Highway 40 (US 40), also known as the Main Street of America, is a major east–west United States Highway traveling across the United States from the Mountain States to the Mid-Atlantic States. As with most routes wh ...
and Delaware Route 896 in Glasgow. The highway was cosigned with DE 896, picking up
Delaware Route 71 Delaware Route 71 (DE 71) is a state highway in New Castle County, Delaware. The route runs from U.S. Route 13 (US 13) south of Townsend north to another intersection with US 13 in Tybouts Corner, traveling to the west ...
only three miles south of U.S. 40. Running parallel to US 13 and
Delaware Route 1 Delaware Route 1 (DE 1) is the longest numbered state highway in the U.S. state of Delaware. The route runs from the Maryland state line in Fenwick Island, Sussex County, where the road continues south into that state as Maryland R ...
, the highway crossed the
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on the four-lane
Summit Bridge The Summit Bridge carries Delaware Routes 71 and 896 across the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. The bridge also carries Delaware Bicycle Route 1, a bicycle route that spans the length of the state of Delaware, across the canal. The Summit Bridge ...
. At Mount Pleasant, DE 896 headed east to intersect U.S. 13 at Boyd's Corner, while DE 71 continued to be cosigned with U.S. 301 until the road reached Middletown. U.S. 301 continued alone until it picked up two other roads, Delaware Route 15 and Delaware Route 299, which followed the highway to near the Maryland state line. On November 14, 2006, DelDOT announced that a new four-lane bypass around Middletown will reroute US 301 west of Middletown, with the road directly connecting to DE 1 in Biddles Corner. This bypass opened to traffic on January 10, 2019.


U.S. Route 217

U.S. Route 217 (US 217) was an original US highway, established in 1926. It traversed from US 17, in
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, to US 17-1/ NC 40, south of
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. Its routing connected the cities of Dillon, Lumberton, Fayetteville, Dunn, and Smithfield. In 1932, the entire route was renumbered as part of US 301.


Major intersections

;Florida : in Sarasota : on the BradentonWest Samoset city line. The highways travel concurrently to
Palmetto Palmetto (meaning "little palm") may refer to: Palms Several small palms in the Arecaceae (palm tree) family: *in the genus '' Sabal'': **Bermuda palmetto, ''Sabal bermudana'' **Birmingham palmetto, ''Sabal'' 'Birmingham' **Dwarf, or bush palm ...
. : in Ellenton : in Palm River-Clair Mel : in East Lake-Orient Park : south of Dade City. The highways travel concurrently to
Lacoochee Lacoochee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pasco County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,345 at the 2000 census. Geography Lacoochee is located at (28.463248, -82.171774). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP ...
. : in Belleview. US 27/US 301 travels concurrently to Ocala. US 301/US 441 travels concurrently to southeast of Reddick. : south-southwest of
Baldwin Baldwin is a Germanic name, composed of the elements ''bald'' "bold" and ''win'' "friend". People * Baldwin (name) Places Canada * Baldwin, York Regional Municipality, Ontario * Baldwin, Ontario, in Sudbury District * Baldwin's Mills, Qu ...
: in Baldwin. The highways travel concurrently through Baldwin. : in
Callahan Callahan may refer to: *Callahan (surname) Fictional characters *Father Callahan, in Stephen King novels *Harry Callahan (character), in ''Dirty Harry'' movies * Jack Callahan (''Neighbours''), from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *Mik ...
. The highways travel concurrently to
Homeland, Georgia Homeland is a city in Charlton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 910 at the 2010 census. History Homeland was founded in 1906. Geography Homeland is located in southeastern Georgia at (30.859445, -82.022074). It is bordered to ...
. ;Georgia : in Nahunta : in Jesup. US 25/US 301 travels concurrently to
Statesboro Statesboro is the largest city and county seat of Bulloch County, Georgia, United States, located in the southeastern part of the state. Statesboro is home to the flagship campus of Georgia Southern University and is part of the Savannah–Hines ...
. : in Jesup. The highways travel concurrently to Ludowici. : in
Claxton Claxton may refer to: Places *Claxton, County Durham, England *Claxton, Norfolk, England *Claxton, North Yorkshire, England *Claxton, Georgia, USA ** the Claxton meteorite of 1984, which fell in Georgia, United States (see meteorite falls) * Claxto ...
: south-southeast of Register : in Statesboro ;South Carolina : in Allendale. The highways travel concurrently through Allendale. : in
Ulmer Ulmer is a German surname meaning "from Ulm". Notable people with the surname include: *Andreas Ulmer (born 1985), Austrian footballer *Christian Ulmer (born 1984), German ski jumper * Edgar G. Ulmer (1904–1972), Austrian-American film director * ...
. The highways travel concurrently to northeast of Ulmer. : in
Bamberg Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby ' castle. C ...
. The highways travel concurrently to Orangeburg. : in Bamberg : in Orangeburg : southeast of Wilkinson Heights : south-southwest of
Elloree Elloree is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 692 at the 2010 census. History Trinity Lutheran Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. Geography Elloree is located at (33 ...
: south-southwest of
Santee Santee may refer to: People * Santee Dakota, a subgroup of the Dakota people, of the U.S. Great Plains * Santee (South Carolina), a Native American people of South Carolina Places * Lake Santee, Indiana, a reservoir and census-designated place * ...
. The highways travel concurrently to Summerton. : south-southeast of Santee. The highways travel concurrently to south-southwest of Summerton. : southwest of Manning : in Manning. The highways travel concurrently to north-northeast of Manning. : in
Turbeville Turbeville is a town in Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 766 at the 2010 census, up from 602 in 2000. Geography and Infrastructure Turbeville is located in northeastern Clarendon County at (33.889433, -80.013 ...
. The highways travel concurrently through Turbeville. : in Effingham. The highways travel concurrently to Florence. : east of Florence. The highways travel concurrently to Pee Dee. : south of Latta. The highways travel concurrently to Rowland, North Carolina. ;South Carolina–North Carolina : at the South CarolinaNorth Carolina state line at South of the Border ;North Carolina : east of Raynham. The highways travel concurrently to Lumberton. : southwest of Lumberton : north of Lumberton : north of St. Pauls : in Dunn : northeast of Four Oaks : in Selma : southwest of Kenly : south-southwest of
Wilson Wilson may refer to: People * Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender * Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Ro ...
: south-southwest of Wilson : south-southwest of Wilson : in Rocky Mount : in Weldon. The highways travel concurrently to Garysburg. ;Virginia : in Emporia : south of Jarratt : in
Carson Carson may refer to: People *Carson (surname), people with the surname *Carson (given name), people with the given name Places ;In the United States * Carson, California, a city * Carson Township, Fayette County, Illinois *Carson, Iowa, a city * ...
: in Templeton : south-southeast of
Petersburg Petersburg, or Petersburgh, may refer to: Places Australia *Petersburg, former name of Peterborough, South Australia Canada * Petersburg, Ontario Russia *Saint Petersburg, sometimes referred to as Petersburg United States *Peterborg, U.S. Virg ...
: in Petersburg : in Petersburg. The highways travel concurrently to
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...
. : in Richmond : in Richmond : in Richmond : in Richmond : in Chamberlayne : in Mechanicsville : in Port Royal Cross Roads ;Maryland : in Bowie. I-595/US 301 shares a hidden concurrency to Parole. US 50/US 301 travels concurrently to Queenstown. : in Parole ;Delaware : in Biddles Corner


Special routes

There are currently eight active special routes along US 301: * US 301 TruckDade City, Florida *US 301 Alternate -
Starke, FL Starke is a city in and the county seat of Bradford County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,796 at the 2020 census. The origin of the city's name is disputed. Starke may have been named in honor of local landowner George W. Cole's ...
*US 301 Alternate - Baldwin, FL * US 301 BypassStatesboro, Georgia * US 301 Business
Rocky Mount, North Carolina Rocky Mount is a city in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Edgecombe and Nash County, North Carolina, Nash counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The city's population was 54,341 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it ...
* US 301 BusinessHalifax, North Carolina * US 301 AlternatePetersburg, Virginia * US 301 BusinessBowling Green, Virginia


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External links

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Endpoints of U.S. highway 301Federal Highway Administration Home PageAAA Speed Trap Billboards
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301 __NOTOC__ Year 301 (Roman numerals, CCCI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Postumius and Nepotianus (or, less freque ...
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