U.S. Route 301
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U.S. Route 301 is a spur of U.S. Route 1. It currently runs 1,099 miles (1,769 km) from Glasgow, Delaware at U.S. Route 40 to Sarasota, Florida. It passes through the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. It goes through the cities of Annapolis, Maryland; Richmond, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia; Rocky Mount, North Carolina; Fayetteville, North Carolina; Florence, South Carolina; Statesboro, Georgia; Ocala, Florida; Zephyrhills, Florida; Tampa, Florida; Brandon, Florida; and Sarasota, Florida.
US 301 has a number of concurrencies along its route. It is multiplexed with U.S. Route 50 from Bowie, Maryland to Queenstown, Maryland, with secret Interstate 595 from Bowie, Maryland to Annapolis, Maryland, and Maryland Route 5 in Waldorf, Maryland among others.
US 301 formerly had its terminus in Baltimore, Maryland. It followed the alignment of the current Maryland Route 3, portions of the Baltimore Beltway, and Maryland Route 648. Route 301 ended in Southwestern Baltimore on Monroe Street at the intersection with U.S. 1. Route 3 was supplanted north of Millersville by Interstate 97.[link]
Major bridges
U.S. Route 301 crosses the Chesapeake Bay near Annapolis, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. It crosses the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia on the Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge. It crosses the James River in Richmond, Virginia on the Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge, and the Appomattox River between Colonial Heights and Petersburg, Virginia on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge.States traversed
The highway passes through the following states:Parallel to US 13 and Delaware Route 1 until heading west from Middletown at Delaware Route 299.
Concurrent with U.S. Route 50 from Bowie to Queenstown, with secret Interstate 595 from Bowie to Annapolis, and Maryland Route 5 in Waldorf, as described above.
After crossing the Potomac River, US 301 intersects with US 17 in Port Royal. South of Fort A.P. Hill Military Reservation in Bowling Green, it moves closer to Interstate 95, until it reaches US 1 in Richmond, where it becomes concurrent with US 1 and parallel to I-95. In Petersburg, US 1 breaks away and follows Interstate 85 instead, making Route 301 the parallel route along I-95 throughout much of the Carolinas.
Closely paralleled by Interstate 95 throughout the state. Concurrencies include US 158 between Garysburg and Weldon, Interstate Business Loop 95 in Fayetteville, Interstate 95 between Exit 10 and Exit 22 in Lumberton, and US 501 between Rowland and Latta (South Carolina).
US 301 follows Interstate 95 until Santee, where it breaks away in a southwesterly direction. Concurrencies include US 501 between Rowland (North Carolina) and Latta, US 76 between Pee Dee and Florence, US 52 between Florence and Effingham, US 15 between Summerton and Santee, I-95/US 15 across Lake Marion, US 601 between Orangeburg and Bamberg, and US 321 in and around Ulmer.
Concurrencies include US 25 between Statesboro and Jesup, US 84 between Ludowici and Jesup, and US 1/23 from Folkston through the Florida State Line.
Concurrencies include US 1/23 between Folkston(Georgia) and Callahan, US 441 between Sparr and Bellview, US 27 between Ocala and Bellview, US 98 between Moss Town and Clinton Heights(near Dade City), and US 41 between Palmetto and South Bradenton.
Speed trap alley
Since Route 301 is a popular short cut between Northeastern Florida and the Gulf Coast region, a number of towns along the road have been notorious speed traps. Many have accused the police in Waldo, Starke, Lawtey, and others of giving tickets simply to raise money. The American Automobile Association has strongly advised motorists to avoid this stretch of the road. A Starke Bypass has been proposed for construction by the Florida Department of Transportation for the year 2010, however, some have even gone as far as suggesting that 301 should be upgraded into a limited-access highway between Ocala and north of Jacksonville, with a possible spur to Gainesville.See also
External links
- [Endpoints of U.S. highways]
- [Federal Highway Administration Home Page]
- [Mile by Mile: U.S. Highway 301 Travel Guide - Georgia/Florida State Line to the City of Ocala]
- [US 301 @ Florida in Kodachrome]
- [AAA Speed Trap Billboards]
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