Established in 1935 when US 220 was extended south from
Virginia; it replaced:
US 311/
NC 77 from the state line to
Madison,
US 411/
NC 704 from
Madison to
Greensboro,
US 411/
NC 70 from
Greensboro to
Candor,
US 411/
NC 170 from
Candor to
Norman, and
US 15/
NC 75 from
Norman to
Rockingham. By 1939, US 220 was realigned west of
Seagrove, leaving Old US Highway 220 and an extension of
NC 705. By 1963, US 220 bypassed
Madison and
Mayodan, the old route through the towns became
US 220 Business. Between 1964 and 1966,
Stoneville was bypassed to its west. Between 1967 and 1968, US 220 was realigned west, onto new freeway, of
Asheboro, leaving
US 220 Business. In 1970, US 220 was rerouted in
Greensboro; from Randleman Road it overlapped with
Interstate 85 then onto
O. Henry Boulevard (in concurrency with
US 29) going north till Wendover Avenue, then west to Battleground Avenue; the original alignment through downtown
Greensboro became unnumbered. In the 1970s, US 220 was continuously moved onto new freeway, bypassing
Randleman and
Level Cross. Also, at some point during the decade, US 220 was extended south to its current terminus with
US 1, leaving behind Ellerbe Road in
Rockingham. In 1980, US 220 was moved onto new freeway between
Steeds and
Emery, its old alignment became
US 220 Alternate. Between 1981 and 1983, US 220 moved onto new freeway from Level Cross to
Interstate 85, leaving an unnumbered Randleman Road. In 1995, US 220 was moved onto new freeway between
Interstate 85 to
Interstate 40. In May 1997, US 220 was moved onto new freeway between
Ether and
NC 134; it not only extended
US 220 Alternate over the old alignment, but also became the first section of both
Interstate 73 and
Interstate 74. On January 7, 2008, US 220 was moved onto new freeway between
Emery to south of
Ellerbe, leaving its old alignment another extension of
US 220 Alternate.
U.S. Route 411 U.S. Route 411 (
US 411) was established in 1932 as the second national US 411, traversed entirely in North Carolina. Starting on Washington Street, in Rockingham, it traveled with
US 74 to Ellerbe Road then north through
Ellerbe,
Norman,
Candor,
Biscoe,
Star, and
Seagrove, mostly along what is today
US 220 Bus and
US 220 Alt. In
Asheboro, it went along Fayetteville Street, then continued north on Randleman Road and on Old Randleman Road into
Greensboro. Through Greensboro, US 411 was routed along Randleman Road, O'Connor Street, Elm Street, and Battleground Road; in 1934, it was rerouted north of Elm Street to Wendover Avenue, Winstead Place, Northwood Street, and Battleground Road. Going northwest, it continued to Madison, where it ended at
US 311. In 1935, US 411 was renumbered as "US 220". ==Future==