U.S. Route 29 | ||||
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Route of US 29 in North Carolina highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length: | 168 mi (270 km) | |||
Existed: | 1927 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: |
US 29 at the SC line near Blacksburg |
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North end: | US 29 at the VA line near Danville | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Cleveland, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Rowan, Davidson, Randolph, Guilford, Rockingham, Caswell | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Route 170 | |
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Location: | Charlotte, NC-VA state line |
Length: | 141.1 mi (227.1 km) |
Existed: | 1926–1932 |
US 29 at the SC line near Blacksburg
U.S. Route 29 is a north–south United States highway that runs for 168 miles (270 km) from the South Carolina state line, near Blacksburg, to the commonwealth of Virginia, near Danville. The route serves the North Carolina Piedmont, including the cities of Charlotte, Salisbury, High Point, and Greensboro.
Established in 1927, it ran from the South Carolina state line to US 74 in Kings Mountain, with a concurrency with NC 205. In 1929, NC 205 was removed.