History U.S. Route 501 in North Carolina

when us 501 established in 1927, aligned along north carolina highway 13 (nc 13) durham north through roxboro virginia state line.

in 1934, overlapped us 15 durham south laurinburg. there, went southeast rowland , south carolina border. extension south replaced nc 22, nc 71, , nc 241.

in 1953, 501 bypassed around chapel hill. in 1956 or 1957, 501 bypassed west of sanford. between 1960-1962, 501 bypassed around laurinburg.

north carolina highway 13 (1921-1930)

north carolina highway 13 original state highway running durham, north through rougemont , roxboro ending @ sr 18 @ virginia state line. highway s routing appeared on 1916 highway map north carolina state highway commission 5 year federal aid program. nc 13 not officially marked on state highway maps until 1924; routed nc 10/nc 75 in durham north through rougemont , timberlake nc 57 east of roxboro. nc 13 turned toward west roxboro, before intersecting nc 144 , turning north. highway had northern terminus @ virginia state line near south boston. 1926 routing of nc 13 shifted west between timberlake , roxboro, providing direct link between cities. route deleted in 1930, 501/nc 55 taking on entirety of routing.