South Carolina US 501 in South Carolina is a north–south
United States highway that traverses ; it is one of main routes to the
Grand Strand. US501 begins at
US 17 Bus. in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. From
Myrtle Beach to
Marion, US 501 is a multilane highway, some sections
divided, some
undivided, mostly with
at-grade intersections but having a number of
interchanges along the length. The first of these interchanges is with US 17, which is a cloverleaf interchanges that includes railroad crossings at the ramps along the east side. After the bridge over the
Intracoastal Waterway it has two more interchanges with local roads. Next there is an unusual
hybrid interchange with
South Carolina Highway 31, similar to a
cloverstack, with elements of a
trumpet interchange, in which two
flyover ramps from SC 31 to US 501
exit left from SC 31 and wrap around the interchange's loop ramps. After this interchange, this limited-access portion comes to an end. US501 passes through the city of
Conway where it has a short overlap with
U.S. Route 701. South of
Aynor it serves as the western terminus of
SC 22, which has another unconventional interchange, and various interchanges can also be found along the road before reaching Marion, where US 501 bypasses the town to the east. North of Marion, US 501 meets
SC 38, a connector to
Interstate 95. From SC 38, US 501 heads to the northeast, meeting
US 301 in
Latta. US 301 merges with US 501, forming a concurrency through
Dillon to the
North Carolina border, where it passes
South of the Border prior to simultaneously exiting South Carolina and interchanging with
Interstate 95 near
Hamer in
Dillon County.
North Carolina |thumb|left US 501 is a north–south
United States highway that traverses the majority of
North Carolina in
concurrency with
US 15, known as "15-501" ("Fifteen Five-o-one"). It enters North Carolina at the
South Carolina state line with an intersection of
Interstate 95 (I-95) while overlapping
US 301, near
South of the Border. It goes northwest through
Rowland where the overlap with US 301 terminates, and then travels through
Raemon to
Laurinburg. Once at Laurinburg, it overlaps briefly with
I-74/
US 74 before connecting with
US 15. The majority of the route, to this point, is a two-lane rural road. In Durham, 15-501 upgrades to an urban
freeway, allowing for quick access to Interstate 85, and from south Durham to north; the freeway ends merging into
I-85. At exit 176B on I-85, US 501 splits off towards
Roxboro, while US 15 continues with I-85 towards
Oxford. After Durham, US 501 goes north to Roxboro, then into
South Boston, Virginia after crossing the state line; the majority of this section is a four-lane expressway.
Virginia North Carolina to Lynchburg US 501 enters
Halifax County, Virginia south of Cluster Springs. The U.S. Highway is a two-lane road at the North Carolina state line but immediately expands to a four-lane divided highway named Huell Matthews Highway. US 501 parallels the
Mayo River north to the hamlet of Mayo, where the highway meets the western end of
SR 96 (Virgilina Road) and crosses the
Hyco River. The U.S. Highway passes through Cluster Springs to the community of
Riverdale just south of South Boston. US 501 becomes an undivided highway and intersects
US 58 and
US 360, which together head west as Philpott Road and east as Bill Tuck Highway. US 501 crosses the
Dan River into the town of South Boston. Just north of the river, the highway has a grade crossing of
Norfolk Southern Railway's Clover Spur, which follows the former
Danville–
Richmond rail line, and splits into a
one-way pair: Broad Street northbound and Main Street southbound. Both directions intersect
SR 304 (Seymour Drive). When Main Street veers northeast as two-way
SR 129, southbound US 501 continues on two-way Wilborn Avenue to the northern end of the one-way pair. US 501 continues through South Boston on Wilborn Avenue, a five-lane road with center turn lane. The U.S. Highway becomes four-lane divided Halifax Road at Hamilton Boulevard. US 501 receives the northern end of SR 129 (Old Halifax Road) shortly before leaving the town of South Boston. The U.S. Highway enters the town of
Halifax and becomes Main Street, a three-lane road with center turn lane, at its grade crossing of Norfolk Southern's
Durham District. US 501 continues to the county courthouse, where the highway intersects the very short
SR 349 (Edmunds Boulevard) and
SR 360 (Mountain Road), which
runs concurrently with the U.S. Highway through the northern part of the town. The two highways diverge: SR 360 heads northeast as Bethel Road and US 501 heads northwest as two-lane L.P. Bailey Memorial Highway. which crosses Banister Lake, an impoundment of the
Banister River, as it leaves the town of Halifax. US 501 passes through
Volens and Acorn on its way to the hamlet of North Halifax, where the highway begins to run concurrently with
SR 40 (Stage Coach Road). The highways cross the
Roanoke River into the town of
Brookneal in
Campbell County and pass under Norfolk Southern's
Altavista District rail line. The highways continue as Lusardi Drive to Lynchburg Avenue in the center of town; SR 40 turns southeast while US 501 turns north west onto the street just north of the highways' grade crossing of the Durham District rail line. US 501 leaves the town as Brookneal Highway, which parallels the rail line through the communities of Naruna and Gladys on its way to
Rustburg, the
county seat of Campbell County. The U.S. Highway intersects
SR 24 (Colonial Highway) at the southern edge of the village. The highways have a short concurrency before SR 24 continues east as Village Highway and US 501 heads northwest as Campbell Highway. North of Rustburg, US 501 expands to a four-lane divided highway into the
independent city of Lynchburg, where the highway meets
US 29 and
US 460 (Richmond Highway) at a
partial cloverleaf interchange.
US 501 Business and
US 460 Business head straight on Campbell Avenue while US 501 joins the freeway heading southwest.
Lynchburg to Buena Vista US 501 runs concurrently with US 29 and US 460 southwest along the northern slope of Candlers Mountain to a
full Y interchange where US 501 heads northwest from the freeway. The U.S. Highway has an intersection with
SR 128 (Mayflower Drive) and Candlers Mountain Road just east of the highway's crossing of Norfolk Southern's
Danville District. SR 128 joins US 501 on Candlers Mountain Road between the intersection and the highway's
cloverleaf interchange with
US 29 Business (Lynchburg Expressway). US 501 exits onto the expressway while SR 128 continues west to its terminus. US 501 and US 29 Business head southwest along the freeway until the business route exits onto Wards Road to head toward
Danville. US 501 curves northwest and has a cloverleaf interchange with US 460 Business (Timberlake Road), crosses Norfolk Southern's
Blue Ridge District, and has a
diamond interchange with Graves Mill Road. The freeway ends at
US 221 (Lakeside Drive). US 501 heads north along Old Forest Road as a five-lane road with center turn lane before turning onto a two-lane segment of the Lynchburg Expressway. This segment has a partial cloverleaf interchange with Wiggington Road before ending at US 501 Business (Boonsboro Road). US 501 heads northwest on two-lane Boonsboro Road, which becomes Lee Jackson Highway when it exits the city of Lynchburg into
Bedford County. The U.S. Highway curvaceously crosses Fleming Mountain and descends into the
James River Gorge at Coleman Falls. US 501 follows the south bank of the river through
Big Island, where the highway meets the northern end of
SR 122 (Big Island Highway) and has an interchange with the
Blue Ridge Parkway. North of Big Island, the U.S. Highway crosses the river and immediately intersects
SR 130 (Elon Road) on the
Amherst County side. The two highways have a curvaceous crossing of the spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains before descending to the town of
Glasgow at the mouth of the
Maury River. The two routes follow the river upstream a short distance before SR 130 (Wert Faulkner Highway) crosses the river into the town. US 501, now named Glasgow Highway, parallels the river and Norfolk Southern's
Roanoke District rail line north to the city of Buena Vista, which the highway enters as Magnolia Avenue. South of the downtown area, US 501 veers onto Sycamore Street while
US 501 Business continues along Magnolia Avenue. At 22nd Street, the U.S. Highway veers onto Beech Avenue, which receives the northern end of US 501 Business (Park Avenue) west of
Southern Virginia University. Two blocks to the north, US 501 reaches its northern terminus at US 60 (29th Street). ==Special routes==