Interstate 74 in North Carolina

Highway in North Carolina

This article is about the section of Interstate 74 in North Carolina. For the entire route, see Interstate 74.

Interstate 74

I-74 highlighted in red; future segments in blue; unbuilt future segments in orange

Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length| 124.91 mi[1][2][3][4] (201.02 km)
Existed| 1997–present
NHS| Entire route
Major junctions
West end|  I-77 at the Virginia state line
Major intersections|

* I-77 near Mount Airy
* US 601 in Mount Airy
* (unfinished segment)
* I-40 in Winston-Salem
* US 29 in High Point
* I-85 in Archdale
* I-73 / US 220 in Randleman
* US 64 near Asheboro
* (unfinished segment)
* I-95 / US 301 in Lumberton

East end|  US 74 / NC 41 near Lumberton
Location
Country| United States
State| North Carolina
Counties| Surry; Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Montgomery, Richmond; Robeson
Highway system

* Interstate Highway System

* Main
* Auxiliary
* Suffixed
* Business
* Future

* North Carolina Highway System

* Interstate
* US
* State
* Scenic

| ←  NC 73| | →  US 74

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Interstate 74 (I-74) is a partially completed part of the Interstate Highway System that is planned to run from Davenport, Iowa, to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In the US state of North Carolina, I-74 currently exists in three distinct segments; from I-77 at the Virginia state line to US Highway 52 (US 52) near Mount Airy, from I-40 in Winston-Salem to US 220 near Ellerbe, and from US 74 and US 74 Business (US 74 Bus.) near Maxton to US 74/North Carolina Highway 41 (NC 41) near Lumberton. I-74 has an extensive concurrency with I-73 from Randleman to Ellerbe in the Piedmont. When completed, I-74 will link the cities of Mount Airy, Winston-Salem, High Point, Rockingham, Laurinburg, and Lumberton.

The 1991 Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) authorized a new high priority transportation corridor from Michigan to Myrtle Beach, originally to be I-73. Conflicts over the routing of I-73 led to a compromise in 1995 that created a proposed extension of I-74 from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Myrtle Beach. The first section of I-74 was completed on August 27, 1996, between Steeds and Ulah. I-74 replaced North Carolina Highway 752 (NC 752) in 1998 near Mount Airy, and the entirety of the Mount Airy segment was completed by 2000. A segment of the Interstate was opened in 2008 between Maxton and Lumberton, creating the third segment of I-74 in North Carolina. In 2012, I-74 was extended from Ellerbe to Winston-Salem along US 311. The Piedmont segment was extended south in June 2013 and June 2018 in concurrency with I-73 and US 220 to Randleman.

## Route description

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As of September 27, 2018[update], there are a total of 124.91 miles (201.02 km) of I-74, broken in three segments across the state: the Mount Airy, Piedmont Triad, and Laurinburg areas.[5]

### Mount Airy

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Southern terminus of the Mount Airy segment of I-74. Pilot Mountain can be seen in the background.

The first section of I-74 begins at the Virginia state line (overlapped with I-77 for approximately four miles [6.4 km]). After separation, it goes east and connects to US 52 near Mount Airy, where the first section ends.

I-74 is to be routed along US 52 from Mount Airy to Rural Hall, where it will then separate onto the new Winston-Salem Northern Beltway and go east around Winston-Salem before connecting to existing I-74 south of Kernersville. Under a new accelerated construction plan for the Beltway, right-of-way acquisition began in 2012 and construction started in December 2014. Until construction is completed, travelers wanting to connect between the first and second section of I-74 should stay on US 52 through downtown Winston-Salem and then take I-40 east to I-74 east toward High Point.[6]

I-73/I-74/US 220, near Asheboro

### Piedmont Triad

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The second section of I-74 extends from the intersection with I-40 in southeastern Winston-Salem to High Point. Until January 2019, this section of I-74 was concurrent with US 311. This section was designated despite not having 10-foot (3.0 m) shoulders, with the promise that shoulders would be widened later. Signs were installed by August 2014. This section connects directly to another section,[7] called the High Point East Belt. It connects High Point with both I-85 Bus. and I-85. Construction completed on June 7, 2013, extended the freeway an additional eight miles (13 km) to US 220/I-73 at milemarker 86 in Randleman.[citation needed] The highway was originally to be completed by October 2012.[8]

I-74 joins with I-73/US 220 south in Randleman going south to Asheboro. The freeway is already completed but was not allowed to be signed as a full Interstate until the segment through Asheboro was converted to Interstate Highway standards in December 2013.[citation needed] The fourth section of I-74 (and I-73) starts along a bypass of Asheboro where a project to convert US 220 to Interstate standards was completed, and Interstate signs went up in 2012.[7][9]

I-74 continues concurrently with I-73 and US 220 between I-73 milemarkers 68 and 42 (26 mi or 42 km), the first section marked as I-74 (and I-73) in North Carolina in 1997. It continues south, bypassing the towns of Seagrove, Biscoe, and Candor. Visitor centers (completed in 2010) are located eastbound and westbound at milemarker 61.[10] After exit 41, US 220 leaves the freeway and the route continues as I-73/I-74 for another 16 miles (26 km) toward Rockingham. Though this part of I-73/I-74 was completed in 2008 and is up to Interstate standards, it was initially signed as a future Interstate route because it had not been accepted into the Interstate Highway System by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) by the time it was opened, necessitating the posting of future shields. This situation was remedied on July 7, 2011, when the FHWA approved the addition of this segment to the Interstate Highway System.[11] The route was finally signed as I-73 and I-74 in late 2013.[citation needed]

I-73/I-74/US 220, near Biscoe

In late 2018, this segment was extended by 2.91 miles (4.68 km), from US 220/Haywood Cemetery Road to a partially completed trumpet interchange on US 220 north of Rockingham. A bypass around Rockingham that connected to the US 74 bypass south of the town opened in late-January 2025.[12]

### Sandhills

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The Western Rockingham Bypass, from the US 74/US 74 Bus. interchange to US 220, near Ellerbe, has all right-of-way purchases completed along the proposed route. Construction on a 3.724-mile (5.993 km) section, along US 220 (south of Ellerbe), began in March 2014; with a contracted amount of $49.8 million (equivalent to $63.1 million in 2023[13]), it was completed in April 2018. The remaining sections of the new bypass were scheduled to start construction by late 2017; however, under reprioritization of construction projects announced in 2014, they were first removed from the list of projects to be started through 2024[14] then had funding restored with a construction date of 2022 in mid-2016.[15][needs update] In January 2017, however, the project, though still funded, was delayed four years due to a low score in prioritizing projects for the 2018–2027 NCDOT State Transportation Improvement Program.[16] On January 9, 2019, it was announced that the North Carolina State Transportation Improvement Program for 2020 to 2029 included connecting I-73 with US 74 six years sooner than planned.[17] A $146.1-million (equivalent to $172 million in 2023[13]) contract was awarded for the 7.2 miles (11.6 km) of four-lane freeway with "substantial completion" by late 2023.[18] The bypass was completed and opened to traffic on January 28, 2025.[19]

Future I-73 ends near the NC 38 exit where it is planned to be routed south into South Carolina. I-74 continues to the end of the freeway. Between Hamlet and Laurinburg is an at-grade expressway that will eventually be converted to Interstate standards.[citation needed] At Laurinburg, I-74 is to use the Laurinburg Bypass that was at the standard North Carolina freeway grade and signed as I-74 in 2008; however, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) had to remove the signage the following year when the FHWA ruled against using them until the freeway was up to Interstate standards.

The third section of I-74 is officially named the American Indian Highway; completed in 2008, this 19-mile (31 km) section stretches from Maxton to south of Lumberton, connecting with I-95/US 301.[20] After NC 41, I-74 ends for the final time as the highway continues on as an at-grade expressway signed as US 74/Future I-74 Corridor.[citation needed]

### East of I-95

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I-74/US 74 near the interchange with I-95 in Lumberton

Future I-74 is to continue to follow US 74, going through the city of Whiteville and bypassing the town of Lake Waccamaw. While there are no funded projects to convert the entire highway to Interstate standards, NCDOT is funding several smaller projects to replace intersections with interchanges for several of the remaining cross streets, including for NC 72/NC 130 north of Boardman and replacing other intersections with grade separations, such as with Old US 74 near Evergreen.[citation needed] An interchange at Boardman Road began construction on May 25, 2021, and opened in September 2023.[21][22] Two intersections at NC 72 and at NC 130 are planned to be converted into a single interchange and that project is scheduled to begin February 2023.[needs update] A third and fourth project, now combined, will build an interchange at Chauncey Town Road (SR 1735) and an overpass at Old Lake Road (SR 1740). Those projects were contracted on June 21, 2022, for an estimated cost of $44 million.[23] This would almost build a completed freeway to the NC 211 interchange in Bolton with one exception: the at-grade intersection at US 74/Creek Road (SR 2225) will be converted to an overpass in 2025 according to the NCDOT 2020–2029 STIP.[citation needed]

Construction of the Old Boardman Road interchange in March 2023

Before the town of Bolton, I-74 will separate from US 74 onto a proposed new freeway that will head southward, toward Shallotte, then go west on the proposed extension of South Carolina Highway 31 (SC 31; Carolina Bays Parkway) into South Carolina. This entire section of I-74 is still under a feasibility study with several possible routing options; it thus may take years before reaching South Carolina.

### Alternate names

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Though the highway is commonly known as I-74 throughout the state, the highway does have other known names it uses locally in areas.

* American Indian Highway—official name of the 19-mile (31 km) section of I-74 in Robeson County (milemarkers 191–213). It is named to honor the large American Indian population in Robeson County.[20]
* Blue Star Memorial Highway—unofficial North Carolina honorary name of I-74 in Randolph County (dedicated on June 7, 2013).[24][25]
* High Point East Belt—road name in Guilford County.[citation needed]

## History

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ISTEA initially authorized the new high priority transportation corridor 5, tentatively known as I-73, to travel from Michigan to South Carolina.[citation needed] Because of several disputes to the routing, a compromise was reached in 1995, by Senator John Warner and Senator Lauch Faircloth, that extended I-74 from its then current eastern terminus of Cincinnati to overlap I-73. (Original plans called for I-73 to run through Winston-Salem and Mount Airy, but, when its alignment was shifted to serve Greensboro, North Carolina, instead, this compromise resulted in I-74 using the Winston-Salem to Mount Airy route.) In Virginia, I-74 would follow I-77 into North Carolina, while I-73 would go east to Roanoke then south along US 220 toward Greensboro.[26][27][28] However, when I-73 crossed a border between two states, the federal law authorizing the road required that the two states agree that their sections meet. Originally, both Carolinas selected a route running south from Rockingham. North Carolina had more money to spend on roads, though,[29] and, on May 10, 1995, the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works approved North Carolina's plan for I-73 to run eastward to the coast and enter South Carolina at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.[30] Another compromise, between Faircloth and Senator Strom Thurmond, agreed to have both Interstates enter South Carolina: I-73 south of Rockingham and I-74 south of Wilmington, North Carolina.[31][32] After later amendments and the 1998 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), on July 25, 1998, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) accepted I-73/I-74 into the Interstate Highway System within the states of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.[citation needed]

I-74/I-77 near Pine Ridge

The 12.6-mile (20.3 km) portion from south of Steeds north to south of Ulah was completed August 27, 1996, and was the first road marked as I-74 (and I-73).[33] Future signage was also installed north to the Greensboro area.[34] The remainder of the 26 miles (42 km) of existing and new freeway between Ulah and Candor was also signed as I-73/I-74 along US 220.[citation needed] In 1998, NC 752, a freeway spur of I-77 was renumbered as the segment of completed I-74, from I-77 to US 601. On June 30, 1999, the freeway was extended an additional five miles (8.0 km) to US 52, south of Mount Airy. In April 2001, I-74 was overlapped with I-77 from the Virginia state line to exit 101.[citation needed]

In January 2008, a 16.8-mile (27.0 km) section of freeway was completed from Candor to Ellerbe; however, it was signed Future I-73/I-74.[35] On November 22, 2010, a 14-mile (23 km) section (known as the East Belt) was added between North Main Street in High Point to Cedar Square Road near Glenola. This also includes the 6.4-mile (10.3 km) section of new freeway that opened between I-85 Business Cedar Square Road.[36] On October 4, 2012, I-74 was extended west from High Point to I-40, in Winston-Salem.[37]

On June 7, 2013, I-74 extended eight miles (13 km) east onto new primary routing from Cedar Square Road to I-73/US 220, near Randleman. Continuing in concurrency with I-73/US 220, it now connects two segments of the Interstate from Winston-Salem to Candor.

### American Indian Highway and Laurinburg Bypass

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On September 26, 2008, a 19-mile (31 km) section of I-74/US 74 was opened between Maxton to NC 41 near Lumberton, known as the American Indian Highway.[citation needed] The Laurinburg Bypass was also resigned I-74/US 74 at the same time.[citation needed] By the middle of the following year, the Laurinburg Bypass was removed of its I-74 designation by NCDOT after a ruling from the FHWA (it was resigned as a Future I-74 Corridor). The reason was that the section, though a freeway by North Carolina standards, it was not up to Interstate standards. It was also at this same time that NCDOT fixed an exit number error along milemarkers 181 to 191.[citation needed]

### North Carolina Highway 752

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North Carolina Highway 752

Location| Pine Ridge
Length| 1.0 mi[38] (1.6 km)
Existed| 1994–1998

North Carolina Highway 752 (NC 752) was the designation of the four-lane limited-access highway that traversed from I-77 to NC 89, near Pine Ridge. Established in 1994, it was a one-mile (1.6 km) freeway spur. In 1998, the freeway was extended to US 601 and was renumbered as I-74. Its short four-year existence was simply to be a placeholder for I-74.[citation needed]

### Rockingham Bypass

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Construction of the Rockingham Bypass in March 2023

A western bypass of Rockingham is planned, beginning at the partially-built trumpet interchange with US 220 where I-73 and I-74 currently end and running southwest to the trumpet interchange between US 74 and US 74 Bus., which will be reconfigured to accommodate the new bypass. Construction was initially scheduled for 2026 but was rescheduled for late 2019 and was planned to last three years, costing $146.1 million;[39][40] however, the completion date was pushed back due to design changes and material shortages.[41] Upon completion of the bypass, I-74 will be designated along its length and along US 74 around Rockingham and Hamlet, terminating east of Hamlet at US 74 Bus.[42] The bypass will also carry I-73, which will terminate at the interchange with US 74 west of Rockingham until the section of I-73 extending into South Carolina is completed.[42] The bypass was completed and opened to traffic on January 28, 2025.[19]

## Future

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Pilot Mountain Parkway

Currently, three segments are proposed to be part of I-74 in the future. The first corridor is from Mount Airy to Rural Hall, where US 52 is planned to be converted to Interstate standards.[43] The second is a proposed new freeway in Columbus and Brunswick counties would traverse from Whiteville to SC 31 in South Carolina. The section of US 74 from the Rockingham–Hamlet Bypass to the Laurinburg Bypass is also planned to be converted to Interstate standards. However, all of these projects are currently flagged "Scheduled for Reprioritization", with no estimated cost or date established.[44][45][46][47][48]

### Winston-Salem Northern Beltway

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Main article: Winston-Salem Northern Beltway

North Carolina Highway 74

Location| Winston-Salem
Length| 12.5 mi (20.1 km)
Existed| 2020–present

The Winston-Salem Northern Beltway is an under construction freeway loop around the North Carolina city of Winston-Salem. The western section has been designated as NC 452, which will later become I-274 when completed, and the eastern section of the beltway is designated as NC 74, which will later become part of I-74 when completed.[49][50]

On September 7, 2011, North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue announced that construction of a part of the eastern leg of the beltway would begin in 2014. The section to be built connects US 158 to I-40 Bus. (now US 421/Salem Parkway). Right-of-way acquisition began in 2012 and cost $34 million (equivalent to $44.6 million in 2023[13]); construction was estimated to cost $156 million (equivalent to $205 million in 2023[13]).[51][52] Construction on the segment, Project U-2579B, commenced in December 2014,[6][52] with an anticipated completion date of November 2018.[citation needed] However, after delays, including an opening date of late 2019,[50] it was finally opened to traffic on September 5, 2020.[53]

Since then, funding has been allocated to complete the remaining sections of NC 74 between US 52 and the current I-74 (formerly cosigned with US 311), starting with the segment between US 311 and US 158, known as Project U-2579C, in October 2017.[citation needed] Construction on this segment began in 2018;[citation needed] this section has since opened to traffic effective December 23, 2020.[54]

That same year, a contract for the segment between NC 66 and US 311, Projects U-2579D, U-2579E, and U-2579F, was awarded. Actual construction began April 2019 and opened to traffic on November 7, 2022.[54][50][needs update] Next, construction on the segments between I-74 and US 421/Salem Parkway, Projects U-2579AA and U-2579AB, was scheduled to begin in 2020[54][6] and completed in 2024.[50] However, the projects were postponed due to the cash crunch caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The final contract was awarded on January 22, 2022, with construction beginning later that year. Its completion is now scheduled for 2026.[55] Construction on the interchange with US 52, which began in 2019,[56] was scheduled to be completed in mid-2023,[50] but was since been postponed again to around Thanksgiving 2023.[57] The southbound exit and northbound entrance from US 52 was opened to traffic on November 18, 2023; the rest of the interchange remains under construction.[58] As of December 2024, all movements between NC 74, US 52, and NC 65 are open to traffic.

As of August 2024, the section between US 421 (Salem Parkway) near Kernersville and the current portion of I-74 near Union Cross is under construction.

### Lumberton to the South Carolina state line

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NCDOT conducted a feasibility study in the early 2000s to determine how to extend I-74 from Whiteville to the South Carolina state line. The routing of the study took I-74 eastward along US 74 until it reached Bolton, where it would turn southward west of the town on a new alignment parallel to NC 211. It would then turn southwestward at Supply and travel along the US 17 corridor before reaching the South Carolina state line. The study, which was completed in 2005, recommended building a four-lane freeway with interchanges and service roads along this corridor.[59] Since that time, several smaller projects have been completed, including several at-grade intersections being upgraded to interchanges. More recently, SCDOT and NCDOT have begun coordinating a study to extend the SC 31 (Carolina Bays Parkway) to US 17.[60]

## Exit list

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County| Location| mi| km| Exit| Destinations| Notes

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Surry| ​| 0.0| 0.0| |
I-77 north – Wytheville| Western terminus of I-74 at the Virginia state line
Pine Ridge| 5.0| 8.0| 5|
I-77 south – Statesville| West end of I-77 overlap
5.6| 9.0| 6|  NC 89 – Mount Airy|
​| 7.8| 12.6| 8| Red Brush Road|
Mount Airy| 11.0| 17.7| 11|  US 601 – Mount Airy, Dobson|
13.0| 20.9| 13| Park Drive|
17.9| 28.8| 18|
US 52 north – Mount Airy|
Route transition from I-74 to Future I-74
​| | | 21| Cook School Road| Existing interchanges of US 52 (conversion to Interstate standards, unfunded)[61]
​| | | 22| West Main Street – Pilot Mountain
Pilot Mountain| | | 24|  NC 268 – Pilot Mountain, Elkin
​| | | 27| Pilot Knob Park Road – Pilot Mountain State Park
Stokes| ​| | | 29| Perch Road – Pinnacle
Forsyth| King| | | 35| South Main Street – King, Tobaccoville
| | 36| Moore-RJR Drive
Rural Hall| | | 39| Westinghouse Road
| | 41B|  NC 65 – Rural Hall, Bethania| Completed in October 2019 (preliminary work for Northern Beltway project)[6][62]
Winston-Salem| | | 41A|
US 52 south – Winston-Salem| Southbound exit and northbound entrance from US 52 opened to traffic on November 19, 2023; all movements open as of December 2024
Stanleyville| | | 42|  NC 66 (University Parkway)| Segment currently designated as NC 74, opened on November 7, 2022[6][56][62]
Winston-Salem| | | 43|  NC 8 (Germanton Road)
| | 45| Baux Mountain Road
Walkertown| | | 49|  US 311 (New Walkertown Road)| Segment currently designated as NC 74, opened on December 23, 2020
| | 50|  US 158 (Reidsville Road)| Segment currently designated as NC 74, opened on September 5, 2020[6][62][53]
Kernersville| | | 53|  US 421 / NC 150 (Salem Parkway)
​| | | 55| Kernersville Road| Under construction as of April 4, 2022 (contract awarded December 2021; scheduled completion in November 2026)
Winston-Salem| | | 56|  I-40 – Statesville, Greensboro
55.2| 88.8| Route transition from Future I-74 to I-74
55|  I-40 – Statesville, Greensboro| Temporary designation of I-74; former west end of US 311 overlap; future NC 192
56.6| 91.1| 56| Ridgewood Road
Union Cross| 58.0| 93.3| 58|
NC 192 west – Winston-Salem| Future interchange (contract awarded October 2022; also scheduled for completion in November 2026)
58.9| 94.8| 59| Union Cross Road|
​| 60.3| 97.0| 60| High Point Road|
Horneytown| 63.0| 101.4| 63|  NC 66 – Kernersville|
Guilford| High Point| 65.0| 104.6| 65| North Main Street|
66.4| 106.9| 66| Johnson Street|
67.4| 108.5| 67|  US 70 / NC 68 (Eastchester Drive) – High Point, Greensboro| To Piedmont Triad International Airport and High Point University
69.0| 111.0| 69| Jamestown Parkway|
70.3| 113.1| 70| Martin Luther King Jr. Drive| Formerly named Kivett Drive[63]
71.1| 114.4| 71A| East Green Drive|
71.7| 115.4| 71B|  US 29 – Thomasville, Greensboro|
Archdale| 75.2| 121.0| 75|  I-85 – Charlotte, Greensboro|
Randolph| Glenola| 79.4| 127.8| 79| Cedar Square Road|
Sophia| 84.0| 135.2| 84| Old US 311 – Randleman|
Randleman| 86.8| 139.7| 86|

I-73 north / US 220 north – Greensboro| North end of I-73/US 220 overlap; eastbound left exit
Asheboro| 87.9| 141.5| 79| Pineview Street|
89.3| 143.7| 77| Spero Road|
90.7| 146.0| 76|

To US 220 Bus. north / North Fayetteville Street / Vision Drive|
91.5| 147.3| 75| Presnell Street|
92.4| 148.7| 74|  NC 42 – Asheboro| Left exit; western terminus of NC 42
94.0| 151.3| 72
A-B| A:

US 64 Bus. east / NC 49 north – Raleigh

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US 64 Bus. west / NC 49 south – Lexington, Charlotte| To North Carolina Zoo
95.1| 153.0| 71| McDowell Road|
​| | | 70|  US 64 – Raleigh, Lexington|
​| 98.7| 158.8| 68|

US 220 Bus. north / NC 134 south – Ulah, Troy| To US 220 Alt
​| 100.9| 162.4| 66| New Hope Church Road| To North Carolina Zoo
Seagrove| 105.1| 169.1| 61|  NC 705 – Seagrove, Robbins|
​| 108.4| 174.5| 58| Black Ankle Road|
Montgomery| Ether| 111.1| 178.8| 56|
US 220 Alt. – Ether, Steeds|
Star| 114.2| 183.8| 52| Spies Road – Star, Robbins|
Biscoe| 117.4| 188.9| 49|  NC 24 / NC 27 – Biscoe, Carthage, Troy|
Candor| 122.4| 197.0| 44|  NC 211 – Candor, Pinehurst|
Emery| 125.5| 202.0| 41|

US 220 south / US 220 Alt. north – Candor| South end of US 220 overlap
​| 127.4| 205.0| 39| Tabernacle Church Road|
Richmond| Norman| 131.4| 211.5| 35| Moore Street – Norman|
​| 133.2| 214.4| 33|  NC 73 – Windblow, Plainview|
​| 136.5| 219.7| 30| Haywood Parker Road|
Ellerbe| 138.8| 223.4| 28|

To NC 73 west / Millstone Road|
​| 141.5| 227.7| 25|
US 220 north – Ellerbe| North end of US 220 overlap
​| | | 23| Dockery Road / Haywood Cemetery Road|
​| | | 22|
US 220 south – Rockingham| South end of US 220 overlap
​| | | 20| Cartledge Creek Road| Opened January 28, 2025[14][19]
​| | | 16|

US 74 west / US 74 Bus. east – Monroe, Rockingham| Opened January 28, 2025;[14][19] current southern end of I-73, current eastern end of I-73 overlap; western end of US 74 overlap
​| | | 308| Galestown Road – Cordova|
​| | | 311|  US 1 – Rockingham, Southern Pines, Cheraw|
​| | | 316|  NC 177 – Hamlet, Cheraw|
​| | | 319|  NC 38 – Bennettsville|
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I-73 south – Bennettsville| Future interchange (unfunded); future east end of I-73 overlap[64][65]
​| | | 320|  NC 381 – Hamlet, Gibson|
​| | | 321|

US 74 Bus. west – Hamlet| Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Route transition from I-74 to Future I-74
Scotland| Laurel Hill| | | |
NC 144 east (Old Wire Road) – Wagram| Existing interchanges of US 74 (conversion to Interstate standards, unfunded)[44]
​| 180.4| 290.3| 181|
US 74 Bus. – Laurinburg
​| 181.2| 291.6| 182|  NC 79 – Laurinburg, Gibson
Laurinburg| 182.8| 294.2| 183|
US 15 / US 401 / US 501 north – Fayetteville, Aberdeen, Bennettsville| Existing interchanges of US 74 / US 501 (conversion to Interstate standards, unfunded)
183.2| 294.8| 184|

US 15 Bus. / US 401 Bus. – Laurinburg
184.1| 296.3| 185|
US 501 south – Rowland, Myrtle Beach
​| 185.8| 299.0| 186|

To US 74 Bus. (Highland Road) – Laurinburg| Existing interchanges of US 74 (conversion to Interstate standards, unfunded)
​| 186.6| 300.3| 187|
US 74 Bus. – Laurinburg, Maxton
​| 189.4| 304.8| 190| Airport Road – Laurinburg–Maxton Airport, Maxton
Robeson| Maxton| 190.8| 307.1| 191|  NC 71 – Maxton, Red Springs
194.0| 312.2| Route transition from Future I-74 to I-74
194|

US 74 Alt. east / US 74 Bus. west – Maxton| Signed as 194A (west) and 194B (east)
​| 197.0| 317.0| 197| Cabinet Shop Road|
​| 200.7| 323.0| 200|  NC 710 – Pembroke, Red Springs|
​| 203.9| 328.1| 203| Dew Road – Pembroke|
​| 207.9| 334.6| 207| Back Swamp Road|
Lumberton| 209.3| 336.8| 209|  I-95 / US 301 – Lumberton, Fayetteville, Florence| Signed as 209A (south) and 209B (north)
210.5| 338.8| 210|

US 74 Alt. west|
213.1| 343.0| 213|  NC 41 – Lumberton, Fairmont|
213.6| 343.8| Route transition from I-74 to Future I-74
​| 219.4| 353.1| 219| Broadridge Road (SR 2220)| Completed in November 2019; not currently signed as I-74
​| | | 223|

NC 72 west / NC 130 west – Lumberton, Fairmont| Project contract let March 1, 2023; construction started on April 12, 2023; expected to be finished in December 2026; future west end of NC 130 overlap; future eastern terminus of NC 72
Columbus| Boardman| | | 225| Old Boardman Road (SR 1506)| Interchange opened in September 2023; not currently signed as I-74
Evergreen| 228.9| 368.4| 228|  NC 242 (Haynes Lennon Highway) – Bladenboro, Cerro Gordo| The project was let in July 2010 and construction started on August 30, 2010. The interchange opened in September 2012; not currently signed as I-74; west end of freeway section
Chadbourn| 233.7| 376.1| 233|

US 74 Bus. east / NC 130 east / NC 410 – Chadbourn, Bladenboro| Current interchanges of US 74. Interchange completed in 2012; not yet currently signed as I-74; east end of NC 130 overlap
235.7| 379.3| 235|
US 76 west – Chadbourn, Fair Bluff| Existing interchanges of US 74 / US 76 (conversion to Interstate standards, unfunded)[45][46]
​| 238.5| 383.8| 238| Union Valley Road
Whiteville| 241.4| 388.5| 241|  US 701 – Whiteville, Clarkton
244.3| 393.2| 244|

US 74 Bus. / US 76 Bus. west to NC 214 east – Whiteville, Lake Waccamaw
Hallsboro| 248.0| 399.1| 248| Hallsboro Road (SR 1001)| Opened to traffic June 12, 2020; not currently signed as I-74
Lake Waccamaw| 252.4| 406.2| 252| Chauncey Town Road (SR 1735)| Roundabout interchange opened in October 2024; not currently signed as I-74
​| 258| 415| 258|  NC 211 – Clarkton, Bolton, Supply| Completed in November 2024; not yet signed as I-74
Proposed Interstate 74 corridor from US 74/US 76 to US 17/South Carolina state line via Brunswick County (route unconfirmed)[45][46][47][48]
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

*       Concurrency terminus
*       Incomplete access
*       Route transition
*       Unopened

## See also

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* U.S. Roads portal

## References

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