U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina

U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is the longest numbered route in the U.S. state of North Carolina, running 604 miles (972 km) from the Tennessee state line to the Outer Banks. The route passes through the westernmost municipality in the state, Murphy, and one of the most easternmost municipalities, Manteo, making US 64 a symbolic representation of the phrase "from Murphy to Manteo" which is used to refer to the expanse of the state. The highway is a major east–west route through the central and eastern portion of the state.

U.S. Highway 64 marker
U.S. Highway 64
Map
Route of US 64 in North Carolina highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length604 mi[1][2] (972 km)
Existed1932–present
Tourist
routes
Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Waterfall Byway
Black Mountain Rag
Alligator River Route
Roanoke Voyages Corridor
Major junctions
West end US 64 / US 74 / SR 40 at the Tennessee state line
Major intersections
East end US 158 / NC 12 at Whalebone Junction
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesCherokee, Clay, Macon, Jackson, Transylvania, Henderson, Rutherford, McDowell, Burke, Caldwell, Alexander, Iredell, Davie, Davidson, Randolph, Chatham, Wake, Franklin, Nash, Edgecombe, Martin, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare
Highway system
NC 63 NC 65

Route description

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US 64 near Siler City

US 64 enters North Carolina in Cherokee County, west of Murphy. The highway serves the cities of Hendersonville, Brevard, Rutherfordton, Morganton, Lenoir, Statesville, Lexington, Asheboro, Siler City, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, Williamston, and Manteo.

The segment from Franklin to Highlands is a mountainous two-lane road limited to moderate-sized trucks. Large trucks are routed via Truck US 64 (US 23/441 and US 74) to Sylva, and Asheville.

The route passes through Brevard, Hendersonville, Chimney Rock State Park, and Forest City before turning in a more northerly direction towards Morganton, where it crosses I-40 for the first time. The route goes more north into the city of Lenoir where it crosses US 321. Leaving Lenoir, heading east towards Statesville, it crosses I-40 for a second time. After crossing I-40 again in Mocksville, U.S. 64 makes a southerly bypass of the Piedmont Triad region.

U.S. 64 is the primary east–west route through Randolph County and Chatham County, connecting the cities of Asheboro, Siler City and Pittsboro. In Asheboro, the route divides, a newer bypass route carrying US 64 follows a freeway south of the city while the older section signed as U.S. 64 Business just bypasses the center of the city also bypassing an unsigned earlier stretch going through town. In Pittsboro, the route also divides, a newer bypass route carrying US 64 as freeway north of the city while the older section goes through the center of the city along city streets, passing the Chatham County Courthouse and is designated as Business U.S. 64. After Pittsboro, U.S. 64 crosses Jordan Lake in the community of Wilsonville before entering Wake County. In Wake County, a divided expressway carries U.S. 64 through Apex and Cary, with a mixture of grade-separated interchanges and at-grade intersections along this segment. In Cary, U.S. 64 joins U.S. 1 forming the heavily traveled U.S. 1-64 freeway which connects Cary and southwestern Wake County to Raleigh, the I-440 Beltline and I-40.

Within the Raleigh city limits US 64 follows I-40. In 2006 a major section known as the Knightdale Bypass opened to ease traffic. After it was completed, US 64 became a continuous freeway as far east as Williamston, going through the communities of Nashville, Rocky Mount, and Tarboro. Closely paralleling this freeway segment, older alignments of US 64, following country roads and city streets, are known variously as Alternate US 64 (usually outside of city limits) and Business U.S. 64 (when inside of incorporated city limits). In Williamston, after forming a concurrency with both US 13 and US 17, it follows an exit ramp to become a four-lane undivided boulevard from Williamston to Plymouth. In 2017, I-87 was established along the Knightdale Bypass, with Future I-87 assigned to US 64 as far as Williamston.

Between Plymouth and Columbia, the route is once again a freeway. From Columbia to its eastern junction with US 264 it is a two lane undivided highway through the swamps of Tyrrell County. The route splits in Manns Harbor as Bypass US 64 uses the newer and wider Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge to cross Croatan Sound, bypassing Manteo to the south. The mainline route follows the older, narrower William B. Umstead Bridge and goes through the community of Manteo before rejoining the bypass route to access a series of bridges and causeways that connect Roanoke Island to Bodie Island on the Outer Banks. US 64 terminates at Whalebone Junction, a location in Nags Head that forms the three-way confluence of US 64, US 158 and NC 12.

US 64 also make up part of Corridor A in the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS). Corridor A connects I-285, in Sandy Springs, Georgia, to I-40, near Clyde, it overlaps 35 miles (56 km) of US 64, between Hayesville and Franklin. ADHS provides additional funds, as authorized by the U.S. Congress, which have enabled US 64 to benefit from the successive improvements along its routing through the corridor. The white-on-blue banner "Appalachian Highway" is used to mark the ADHS corridor.[3]

Between Raleigh and Williamston, US 64 is either already, or scheduled to be, upgraded to interstate status. I-87 is already signed from I-440 to Rolesville Road along the Knightdale Bypass, with "Future I-87" signed along the US 64 to I-95, near Rocky Mount. Extending towards Williamston and beyond along US 17, the route is scheduled to become part of I-87, which will eventually connect the Research Triangle region with the Hampton Roads region.[4]

US 64 overlaps with four state scenic byways: the Waterfall Byway, between Murphy and Rosman, Black Mountain Rag, centered at Bat Cave, Alligator River Route, between Columbia and Roanoke Island, and Roanoke Voyages Corridor, located on Roanoke Island.[5]

History

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US 64 was established in 1932, joining NC 28 from the Tennessee state line to Old Fort, US 70/NC 10 between Old Fort and Statesville, and NC 90 between Statesville and Fort Landing. In late 1934, NC 28, NC 10, and NC 90 were dropped along the route. In 1937 or 1938, US 64 was rerouted east of Brasstown Creek, near Brasstown; its old alignment along Brasstown Road was downgraded to secondary road. In 1939 or 1940, US 64 was placed on new routing east of Hayesville; its old alignment along Myers Chapel Road was downgraded to secondary road.[6]

Between 1939 and 1944, US 64/US 70 was removed from Knobs Landing (SR 1620), in Icard; in Statesville, US 64 is rerouted to its current routing, leaving NC 90. In 1941, US 64 was placed on new bypass south of Franklinville; its old alignment becoming US 64A. Around 1942, US 64 was placed on new routing east of Hayesville to NC 175; most of the old route was abandoned when Chatuga Lake was formed. Between 1945 and 1949: US 64 is placed on its modern alignment from the Tennessee state line to Murphy. US 64 was removed from Old Quebec Road (SR 1316), near Lake Toxaway. US 64 was placed on one-way splits in downtown Raleigh. US 64 was rerouted onto Thomas Avenue in Rocky Mount, eliminating US 64A. In Plymouth, US 64 was placed on new bypass south of the downtown area. In 1949, US 64 was placed on new bypass north of Siler City; its old alignment becoming US 64A.[7]

In 1964, US 64 was removed along I-40 between Conover and Statesville; as a result, US 64 was rerouted along US 70 and replaced US 64 Bus.[8]

In 1971, US 64 was placed on two new bypass routes, south of Hayesville and south of Columbia; both old alignments became US 64 business loops.[9] Same year, US 64 in Hendersonville was rerouted onto one-way streets (sixth and seventh avenues) through the downtown area.[10] In 1974, US 64 was placed on new bypass east of Franklin, in concurrency with US 23/US 441; most of its former routing remain part of NC 28.[11][12] Same year, was placed on new routing east of Pittsboro, its old alignment was abandoned to make way for Jordan Lake.[13] In 1975, US 64 was placed on new freeway bypass north of Eagle Rock to NC 39, south of Pilot; most of the old alignment became part of NC 97 and US 64 Bus., while the section going into Franklin County was downgraded to a secondary road.[14] In 1976, US 64 was placed on new freeway bypass south of Pilot to NC 98/NC 231; ending a brief concurrency with NC 39, the routing to NC 98 was downgraded to a secondary road. In 1979, US 64 was placed on new freeway between NC 98/NC 231 to the Nashville bypass; its old alignment was to become US 64 Business, but was instead approved as US 64 Alternate instead.[15][16] Also same year, US 64 was placed on new routing between the Clay-Macon county line to Franklin; its old alignment downgraded to a secondary road.[17] In 1979, US 64 was placed on new bypass west of Murphy, in concurrency with US 19/US 129; its old alignment through Murphy was partly replaced by US 19 Bus., while Peachtree Street was downgraded to a secondary road.[18] Also same year, US 64 was placed on new bypass north of Rosman, with its old alignment to become US 64 Business; however, this was not approved by AASHTO, downgrading the former route to a secondary road.[19][20][21]

In 1984, US 64 was rerouted around Raleigh, from going north around, via the beltline, to south around after completion of the southern half of the beltline. Also same year, US 64 was placed on new freeway bypass north of Rocky Mount; its old alignment through downtown became US 64 Bus.[22] In 1988, US 64 was rerouted between Morganton and Statesville, traversing north along NC 18 to Lenoir and NC 90 through Taylorsville; the old route continues on as US 70, though a request was made, but withdrawn, to establish the old alignment as an alternate route.[23]

 
Knightdale Bypass (I-87/US 64/US 264) bridge over the Neuse River

In 1991, US 64/US 601 were rerouted in Mocksville, downgrading Salisbury Street and Wilkesboro Street to secondary roads.[24][25] Also in 1991, with the establishment of I-440, US 64 was removed from the beltline around Raleigh and rerouted through the city: eastbound via Western Boulevard, Dorothea Drive, South Street, Person Street and New Bern Avenue; westbound via New Bern Avenue, Edenton Street, Blount Street, Lenoir Street, Cabarrus Street and Western Boulevard.[26][27] In 1992, US 64/NC 90 were rerouted onto new road towards Garner Bagnal Boulevard, downgrading part of Front Street.[28] In 1993, US 64 was placed on new bypass south of Jamesville; its old alignment becoming US 64 Bus.[29] In 1994, NCDOT reversed its decision of routing US 64 through Raleigh and officially routed it back along the southern half of the beltline; reason given was that despite the ordinance change in 1991, signage for the routing did not change and was preferred.[30] In 1996, US 64 was placed on new 18.33-mile (29.50 km) super-two between Taylorsville and Statesville; its former alignment remained NC 90.[31][32] In 1997, US 64 was placed on new 29.84-mile (48.02 km) freeway between Princeville and Williamston; its former alignment was replaced by US 64 Alt.[33][34]

In 2003, US 64 was placed on new freeway between Plymouth and Columbia, leaving its concurrency alignment with NC 32 and NC 94.[35][36] In 2005, US 64 was placed on a freeway bypass north of Pittsboro; its old alignment became US 64 Bus.[37][38] In 2006, US 64/US 264 was placed on new six-lane freeway bypass south of Knightdale, from I-440 to existing US 64 freeway segment near Eagle Rock; its former routing through Knightdale became an extension of US 64 Bus., with a hidden 1-mile (1.6 km) concurrency along I-440.[39][40] Also in the same year, NCDOT submitted a request, which was subsequently withdrawn to split-up US 64 through Brevard; instead US 64 Bus. was reestablished along Caldwell Street as a hidden route, signed instead as westbound US 64, eastbound US 64 remains along Broad Street.[41] Later that year, a two-year project concluded that widened US 64 from six to eight lanes on its concurrency with US 1 in Cary from Tyron Road to just south of the I-40/I-440 interchange; the interchanges with Cary Parkway (US 1 exit 99) and Walnut Street (exit 101) were also reconfigured.[42] In 2009, US 64 was placed on new routing .16-mile (0.26 km) east of its intersection with US 19/74/129 in Murphy, next to the Hiwassee River.[43] Its old alignment was to become a new alternate route, but that request was denied by AASHTO. The old alignment instead was downgraded to secondary roads; NC 141 was extended .7-mile (1.1 km) south to meet the new route.[44][45][46] On October 1, 2012, I-40 exit 153 to US 64 was permanently closed by the NCDOT due to the redesigning of the I-40/I-77 interchange.

In Asheboro, a new US 64 Bypass was planned to go south around the city, with a new connector (an extension of NC 159 Spur) to the North Carolina Zoo. The proposed 13.7-mile (22.0 km) route was estimated to cost $370 million and scheduled to open in 2020.[47] The NCDOT released an updated map on the project in January 2015 that eliminated the NC 159 interchange. Construction began in 2016 at an estimated cost of $348 million.[48] In June 2017, NCDOT confirmed the new bypass will be signed as mainline US 64, with the old alignment becoming a business route.[49] It opened to traffic on December 18, 2020, with the route through the city being signed as BUSINESS US 64.

Wake County

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Exit 419 diagrammatic guide sign

Originally, US 64 followed Salem Road, north of Apex; near Cary, it followed Chatham Street and Hillsborough Street before meeting NC 54 on Western Boulevard, after which both go into Raleigh via Hillsborough Street. In central Raleigh, US 64 used Salisbury Street, Edenton Street, East Street, and finally New Bern Avenue. The final section followed the current US 64 Business to Wendell and Zebulon. Between 1950 and 1953, US 64 was removed from central Raleigh and followed then US 70A via Western Boulevard (in Cary) east to Boylan Avenue, then northeast to South Street before ending back on New Bern Avenue.

In 1960, US 64 was placed on a (non-freeway) bypass around Wendell; the old route became US 64 Business. A second (freeway) bypass in the Wendell/Lizard Lick area was added in 1975, the first bypass was added on to the western end of NC 97. In 1965, US 64 was given its modern routing from Apex to US 1; after concurrency, US 64 followed US 1 north around Raleigh to New Bern Avenue. In 1984, US 64 was removed from the northern arc of the beltline, migrating south to the completed southern arc.

Future

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As part of the widening project of I-40 to relieve the heavy traffic, the I-40/I-440/US 1/US 64 interchange is being redesigned. Construction is expected to begin in 2025 at a cost of $68.8 million.[50]

Junction list

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CountyLocationmi[2]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Cherokee0.000.00  
 
US 64 / US 74 west (SR 40 west) – Cleveland
Continuation into Tennessee
12.219.6 
 
NC 294 west – Hiwassee
To Hiwassee Dam
14.022.5 
 
NC 60 south – Blue Ridge
14.723.7 
 
 
 
US 19 south / US 129 south (Blairsville Highway) – Blairsville
West end of US 19/US 129 overlap
Murphy19.932.0 
 
 
US 19 Bus. north (Hiwassee Street)
20.332.7 
 
 
 
 
 
US 19 north / US 74 east / US 129 north – Andrews, Bryson City
East end of US 19/US 74/US 129 overlap
24.339.1 
 
NC 141 north – Marble
Hiwassee RiverSister L. John Meehan Bridge
ClayHayesville33.253.4 
 
 
US 64 Bus. east – Hayesville
33.754.2  NC 69 – Hiawassee
34.154.9 
 
 
US 64 Bus. west – Hayesville
38.461.8 
 
NC 175 south – Hiawassee
Macon62.9101.2Patton RoadTo Nantahala Lake
Franklin66.7107.367 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 23 south / US 441 south / US 441 Bus. north – Clayton, Atlanta
West end of US 23/US 441 overlap
68.8110.769 
 
 
 
 
 
US 23 north / US 441 north / NC 28 north – Sylva
East end of US 23/US 441 overlap; west end of NC 28 overlap
Highlands85.6137.8 
 
NC 106 south (Dillard Road) – Dillard
85.9138.2 
 
NC 28 south – Walhalla
East end of NC 28 overlap
JacksonCashiers96.2154.8  NC 107 – Glenville, Sylva, WalhallaTo Western Carolina University
Transylvania106.3171.1 
 
NC 281 south
West end of NC 281 overlap; to Whitewater Falls
108.9175.3 
 
NC 281 north – Lake Toxaway
East end of NC 281 overlap
115.7186.2 
 
NC 215 north
116.3187.2 
 
US 178 east – Rosman, Pickens
Brevard124.0199.6 
 
 
US 64 Bus. east (Caldwell Street)
124.6200.5 
 
US 276 south (Main Street)
West end of US 276 overlap
125.0201.2 
 
 
US 64 Bus. west (Caldwell Street)
Brevard College at intersection
Pisgah Forest128.0206.0 
 
 
 
US 276 north / NC 280 east – Asheville, Waynesville
East end of US 276 overlap
HendersonHendersonville145.0233.4 
 
 
US 25 Bus. south (Church Street)
One-way couplet
 
 
 
US 25 Bus. north (King Street)
147.0236.6  I-26 (US 25 / US 74) – Asheville, SpartanburgCloverleaf interchange; I-26 exit 49
Bat Cave159.6256.9   US 74A / NC 9 (Gerton Highway) – Asheville, GertonWest end of US 74A/NC 9 overlap
RutherfordLake Lure166.8268.4 
 
NC 9 south – Mill Spring
East end of NC 9 overlap
Rutherfordton182.7294.0  US 221 (Main Street) – Marion
Ruth183.2294.8 
 
US 74A east – Spindale
East end of US 74A overlap
McDowell198.7319.8  NC 226 – Marion, Shelby
BurkeMorganton212.3341.7  I-40 – Asheville, HickoryI-40 exit 103
213.1343.0 
 
 
 
 
US 70 east (Fleming Drive east) / US 64 Bus. east (Burkemont Avenue north)
South end of US 70 overlap
214.1344.6 
 
US 70 west / US 70 Bus. east (Union Street) – Marion
North end of US 70 overlap
215.3346.5  NC 181 (Green Street) – Linville, Newland
216.9349.1 
 
 
 
 
US 64 Bus. west / NC 18 south
West end of NC 18 overlap
CaldwellLenoir228.6367.9 
 
 
Harper Avenue to US 321 north – Boone
 
 
 
Southwest Boulevard (Sam Erby Jr. Highway) to US 321 south – Hickory
231.5372.6  
 
US 321 / NC 90 west – Blowing Rock, Boone, Hickory
West end of NC 90 overlap
232.9374.8 
 
NC 18 north – Wilkesboro
East end of NC 18 overlap
Alexander247.4398.2 
 
NC 127 south – Hickory
Taylorsville250.6403.3 
 
NC 90 east
East end of NC 90 overlap
252.5406.4254  NC 16 – Taylorsville, ConoverInterchange
Iredell268.6432.3 
 
NC 90 west (Taylorsville Highway) – Stony Point, Taylorsville
West end of NC 90 overlap
Statesville269.3433.4  I-40 – Hickory, Winston-SalemI-40 exit 148
270.6435.5  US 70 – Conover, Hickory, Salisbury
271.4436.8 
 
NC 90 east (West End Avenue) / Lackey Street
East end of NC 90 overlap
272.5438.5 
 
  US 21 south / NC 115 (Center Street) – Troutman
West end of US 21 overlap
272.9439.2 
 
NC 90 west (Water Street) / Green Street
273.8440.6 
 
US 21 north (Sullivan Road) / East End Avenue / Stockton Street
East end of US 21 overlap
Bridge over I-77; no access to freeway
275.9444.0 
 
I-40 west – Statesville
Permanently closed as of October 1, 2012; was westbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-40 exit 153[51][52]
276.5445.0 
 
  Old Mocksville Road to I-40
Serves Davis Regional Medical Center; I-40 exit 154
285.3459.1  I-40 – Statesville, Winston-SalemI-40 exit 162
Davie288.0463.5 
 
NC 901 north – Harmony, Union Grove
293.0471.5  I-40 – Statesville, Winston-SalemI-40 exit 168
Mocksville295.4475.4 
 
US 601 north (Valley Road) – Yadkinville
West end of US 601 overlap
296.6477.3 
 
 
 
US 158 east / US 601 south – Clemmons, Winston-Salem, Cooleemee, Salisbury
East end of US 601 overlap; western terminus of US 158
Fork304.0489.2  NC 801 – Advance, Cooleemee
Yadkin RiverBridge
Davidson310.9500.3  NC 150 – Salisbury, Winston-SalemInterchange
Lexington313.6504.7   I-285 / US 52 – Salisbury, Winston-SalemI-285 exit 89
314.4506.0  
 
 
 
I-85 BL / US 29 south / US 70 west
West end of freeway section; west end of I-85 BL/US 29/US 70 overlap
Smokehouse LaneRight-in/right-out interchange; westbound exit and entrance
315.5507.7  NC 8 (Winston Road) – Lexington, Winston-SalemEast end of freeway
316.3509.0  
 
 
 
I-85 BL / US 29 north / US 70 east – Thomasville, High Point
Interchange; east end of I-85 BL/US 29/US 70 overlap
Lexington, DowntownPartial interchange; no westbound entrance
319.9514.8  I-85 – Greensboro, Salisbury, CharlotteI-85 exit 96
325.1523.2  NC 109 – Thomasville, DentonInterchange
Randolph339 
 
 
US 64 Bus. east – Asheboro
West end of freeway (Asheboro Bypass)
341  NC 49 – Charlotte
344    I-73 / I-74 / US 220 – Rockingham, GreensboroCloverleaf interchange; signed as exit 344A (south/east) and 344B (north/west); I-73 exit 70
346 
 
Zoo Connector (NC 159 Spur) to NC 159
To North Carolina Zoo
349  NC 42 – Asheboro, Sanford
352 
 
 
 
 
US 64 Bus. west / NC 49 south – Asheboro
Left exit; east end of freeway (Asheboro Bypass); west end of NC 49 overlap
Ramseur357.7575.7 
 
NC 22 north – Franklinville
West end of NC 22 overlap
358.0576.1 
 
NC 22 south (Coleridge Road) – Coleridge
East end of NC 22 overlap
359.5578.6 
 
NC 49 north – Liberty, Burlington
East end of NC 49 overlap
ChathamSiler City372.0598.7  US 421 – Greensboro, SanfordInterchange; US 421 exit 171
383.0616.4378 
 
 
US 64 Bus. east – Pittsboro
West end of freeway; no westbound exit
385.0619.6381  NC 87 – Burlington, Spring Lake
Pittsboro387.6623.8383   US 15 / US 501 – Chapel Hill, Sanford, Carthage
385Chatham Park Way
390.4628.3386 
 
 
US 64 Bus. west – Pittsboro
East end of freeway
400.7644.9 
 
NC 751 north – Durham
Wake403.8649.9Kelly RoadInterchange
Apex403.9650.0 
 
NC 540 Toll (Triangle Expressway)
Cloverleaf interchange; NC 540 exit 59
404.9651.6  NC 55 (Williams Street) – Apex, DurhamInterchange
406.3653.9Salem Street – Apex DowntownInterchange
Cary409.8659.5404A 
 
US 1 south – Sanford
Eastbound exit and westbound left entrance; US 1 exit 98B
Tryon RoadNo westbound exit; Tryon Rd. exit 404B
 
 
US 1 south – Sanford
West end of US 1 overlap; westbound left exit and eastbound left entrance; US 1 exit 98B
411.2661.899Cary ParkwayPartial cloverleaf interchange; exit numbers follow US 1
413.0664.7101Walnut Street / Buck Jones Road / Crossroads BoulevardSplit into exits 101A (Walnut St.) and 101B (Buck Jones Rd. / Crossroads Blvd.) westbound; Crossroads Blvd. not signed eastbound
Raleigh413.6665.6 
 
I-40 west – RDU Airport, Durham
 
 
 
 
I-440 east / US 1 north – Raleigh, Wake Forest
East end of US 1 overlap; west end of I-40 overlap; counterclockwise terminus of I-440; I-40 exit 293A; I-440 exit 1A; cloverleaf interchange
415.8669.2295Gorman StreetExit numbers follow I-40
417.9672.5297Lake Wheeler Road
418.9674.2298 
 
 
 
 
 
US 70 east / US 401 south / NC 50 south (Saunders Street) – Fayetteville, Downtown Raleigh, Garner
Signed as exits 298A (east/south) and 298B (west/north)
419.6675.3299Hammond Road / Person Street
421.0677.5300Rock Quarry Road
422.0679.116 
 
   I-40 east (Tom Bradshaw Freeway) / I-87 / I-440 begin – Benson, Wilmington
Exit numbers follow I-440; east end of I-40 overlap; south end of I-87/I-440 overlap; clockwise terminus of I-440; I-40 exit 301
423.9682.215Poole Road
424.9683.83 
 
 
 
I-440 west to US 1 – Wake Forest
 
 
US 264 begins
Exit numbers follow I-87; north end of I-440 overlap; west end of US 264 overlap; I-440 exit 14
425.5684.84New Hope Road
Knightdale427.7688.36Hodge Road
428.7689.97 
 
I-540 west – Wake Forest, RDU Airport
I-540 exit 26
431.0693.69Smithfield Road
Wendell432.7696.411Taylor Road
434.5699.313 
 
US 64 Bus. (Wendell Boulevard) – Knightdale
434.9699.914 
 
I-87 ends – Rolesville
Temporary east end of I-87 overlap; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
437.8704.6432Lizard Lick Road – WendellExit number follow US 64
Zebulon441.0709.7435 
 
 
  US 64 Bus. west / NC 96 – Zebulon, Oxford
442.0711.3436 
 
 
 
US 264 east to NC 97 – Wilson, Greenville
East end of US 264 overlap; US 264 exit 19
Bunn LakeBridge
Franklin444.7715.7439  NC 39 – Louisburg
447.5720.2442SR 1737 (Tant Road)
Nash450.8725.5446 
 
 
  
 
US 64 Alt. east / NC 231 to NC 98 – Spring Hope, Middlesex
455.8733.5450  NC 581 – Spring Hope, Bailey
458.3737.6453Old Franklin Road – Momeyer
Nashville463.6746.1458 
 
 
Western Avenue (US 64 Bus. east) / US 64 Alt. west – Nashville, Momeyer
463.7746.3459  NC 58 – Nashville, Castalia
465.9749.8461 
 
 
US 64 Bus. west – Nashville, Red Oak
468.3753.7463Old Carriage Road – Red Oak
Rocky Mount468.5754.0464  I-95 – Wilson, Fayetteville, RichmondSigned as exits 464A (south) and 464B (north); I-95 exit 138; cloverleaf interchange with Collector/distributor lanes
470.2756.7466Winstead Avenue
472.1759.8467 
 
 
US 64 Bus. east (Buck Leonard Boulevard) / Sunset Avenue
473.1761.4468A  US 301 (Wesleyan Boulevard) – Wilson
473.8762.5468B 
 
 
 
NC 43 north (Benvenue Road) to NC 48 / Peachtree Street
West end of NC 43 overlap
474.7764.0469 
 
US 301 Bus. (Church Street)
Edgecombe475.1764.6470  NC 97 (Atlantic Avenue)
477.0767.7472 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 64 Alt. east / US 64 Bus. west / NC 43 south – Rocky Mount
East end of NC 43 overlap
482.1775.9478Kingsboro Road
Tarboro487.9785.2484  NC 122 (McNair Road) – Edgecombe Community College
490.3789.1485 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 258 south / US 64 Alt. west / NC 111 south / NC 122 south – Tarboro, Farmville
West end of US 258/NC 111/NC 122 overlap
Princeville491.5791.0486 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
US 258 north / US 64 Alt. east / NC 111 north / NC 122 north – Princeville, Scotland Neck
East end of US 258/NC 111/NC 122 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
492.3792.3487Kingsboro Road
493.7794.5488Shiloh Farm Road
496.3798.7491SR 1524 (Chinquapin Road)
499.5803.9494  NC 42 – Ahoskie, Wilson
501.5807.1496 
 
  US 13 south / NC 11 – Bethel, Greenville
East end of US 13 overlap
Martin507.3816.4502  NC 903 – Robersonville, Hamilton
511.0822.4505Robersonville Products Road
Everetts512.6824.9507 
 
US 64 Alt. – Everetts
517.3832.5512  NC 125 (Prison Camp Road) – Williamston
519.6836.2514 
 
 
 
 
US 17 south / US 17 Bus. north – Williamston, Washington
East end of US 17 overlap
521.3839.0  
 
 
 
 
US 13 / US 17 north / US 64 Alt. west – Williamston, Windsor
East end of US 13/US 17 overlap; future I-87 north; US 17 exit 515; US 64 Alt. not signed eastbound; access between US 13/US 17 and US 64 Alt. via East Boulevard
529.7852.5 
 
 
US 64 Bus. east
Jamesville530.6853.9  NC 171 – Washington
531.3855.0 
 
 
US 64 Bus. west
WashingtonPlymouth538.8867.1 
 
NC 149 north (Ken Trowbridge Road)
Southern terminus of NC 149
540.8870.3 
 
NC 32 south (Washington Street) – Washington
West end of NC 32 overlap
Pineridge543.7875.0 
 
NC 45 south
West end of NC 45 overlap
543.9875.3 
 
NC 45 north – Colerain
East end of NC 45 overlap
544.7876.6 
 
NC 32 north – Roper
At-grade intersection; west end of freeway; east end of NC 32 overlap
548.9883.4544Mill Pond Road – Roper
553.5890.8548 
 
 
 
NC 37 north to NC 32 – Edenton
559.7900.7554 
 
To NC 94 – Edenton
561.9904.3557CreswellSigned as exit 558 westbound
562.8905.7558Alligood Road
Tyrrell567.3913.0562Travis Road
570.1917.5 
 
NC 94 north
At-grade intersection; east end of freeway; west end of NC 94 overlap
Columbia571.2919.3 
 
 
 
 
US 64 Bus. east / NC 94 south – Fairfield
East end of NC 94 overlap
571.6919.9 
 
 
US 64 Bus. west
Alligator RiverLindsay C. Warren Bridge
DareManns Harbor599.3964.5 
 
US 264 west – Stumpy Point, Engelhard
Eastern terminus of US 264
600.9967.1 
 
 
US 64 Byp. east (Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge) – Manteo, Nags Head
To Roanoke Island Sites
Croatan SoundWilliam B. Umstead Memorial Bridge
Manteo608.9979.9Ananias Dare Street (NC 400)One-way street, inbound access only from NC 400; western terminus of NC 400
610.2982.0Fernando Street (NC 400 east) – Manteo Waterfront, Festival Park, Historic SiteOne-way street, outbound access only to NC 400; western terminus of NC 400
611.3983.8 
 
 
 
 
US 64 Byp. west (Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge) / NC 345 south – Columbia, Wanchese
Roanoke SoundWashington Baum Bridge
Melvin R. Daniels Bridge
Nags Head614.8989.4 
 
US 158 west
Eastern terminus of US 158
614.9989.6  NC 12 – Hatteras Island, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, OcracokeWhalebone Junction; eastern terminus; highway continues as NC 12 north
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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