mile long primary state highway state north_carolina highway serves research triangle area connecting cities towns durham highway links campuses chapel hill runs highway chapel hill road downtown area graham turning southeast route runs outskirts moving predominantly rural area approaching chapel hill highway follows bypass town runs concurrently reaching road continues east crossing interstate running outskirts durham road continues follow enters follows reaching downtown area uses bypass eastern turns follows road reaching street near street turns east follow street west state highway ends west downtown appeared original state highway running route recommissioned secondary road remains today road current signed graham south durham extended virginia border routing renumbered route extended ran concurrent reaching completed rerouted downtown routing new bypass major change routing occurred extended street new freeway present day route description east begins western intersection intersection right right intersection eastbound access westbound provided south street signed yard segment street follows intersection maple avenue downtown graham joins north street downtown route roughly parallels south enters downtown area graham turns northeast intersecting intersection road turns east follows concurrency turns main street downtown graham blocks east exits begins turn southeast crosses exit remains street crosses known point solely crossing river remains relatively parallel route passes east passes country club large manufacturing plant immediately passing plant road intersects southern terminus intersection intersection road turns east runs area primarily rural multiple neighborhoods surrounding route passing unincorporated community oaks road makes gradually turn southeastern direction eastern direction farms lie adjacent road neighborhoods dissipate finishes eastern turn enters unincorporated community route briefly turns northeasterly turns gradual southeastern direction passing quarry road neighborhoods businesses found adjacent highway intersecting old road highway begins widen lane road lane divided highway highway passes strip mall immediately passing old road intersects main street turning south follows limited access highway known bypass south highway diamond interchanges jones ferry road street southern terminus joins road highway begins turn north head durham exits east east multiple strip neighborhoods located adjacent route heads southeast durham passing developed area east route turns east divided highway connecting route crosses partial cloverleaf interchange intersection road narrows lane road continues east durham approaches hope valley road widens lane road turning lane reaching hope valley road group stores found intersection road immediate intersection road begins slow turn southeast turning lane road completing southeasterly turn passing drive road widens lane road shopping centers appear road intersection road directly intersection road narrows lane road passes diagonal route somewhat parallels freeway forms northern border neighborhood route briefly widens intersection road passing houses park reaching apex highway widens lane road road crosses railroad track entering offices buildings found adjacent roads branch road intersects alexander drive crossing triangle expressway approaches crossing railroad intersection turns right follow miami boulevard south miami boulevard crosses page road passes office buildings stores road makes shift turn southeast directly paralleling railroad previously crossed interchange marks roads entrance road change begins running primarily residential area passing parkway area shifts industrial style commerce including warehouses road intersects airport boulevard provides access road runs directly middle intersections aviation parkway carpenter road chapel hill road bears east highway splits railroad track previously running alongside entering road serves access surrounding apartment complexes briefly intersecting road narrows lane road lane road continuing road meets railroad previously broken away roughly begins parallel chapel hill road makes turn east meet road intersection turns left follow road east lane road passes entering mixed residential commercial section north center continuing east road highway runs residential area north downtown road turns southeast meets creek road road meets chapel hill road eastern downtown turns left continues heading east chapel hill road intersects trinity road briefly meeting exit entering road names continues chapel hill road intersects southern terminus providing access briefly intersection widens lane divided road continues way reaching street intersection continues east closely parallels railroad provides multiple intersecting blue ridge road continuing east runs south reaches eastern terminus exit folded diamond interchange street continues east access history routing original included map planned state highway system north_carolina officially marked state highway maps routed southeast connecting town decommissioned redesignated secondary road time signed new routing beginning graham running current routing nelson route extended north virginia placed concurrency followed new routing near road followed brief concurrency west extended new routing north replaced north virginia border routing north graham replaced route extended section connect western extended placed ended placed routing downtown current bypass previous routing signed business decommissioned route extended freeway later interstate routed northern loop street future currently town building extension parkway eastern center town road scheduled completed serve bypass lanes town official word highway routed parkway october towns held joint meeting future towns currently vehicles road day towns projects nearly vehicles road daily town teamed study mile corridor road road lane line southeast study money improvements major intersections related route alternate renumbering main street franklin street columbia street road route commissioned shifted downtown routing new bypass served connection campus route redesignated business bus route decommissioned secondary streets
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