User:Ncchild/U.S. Route 321 in North Carolina

U.S. Highway 321
U.S. Highway 321
Route information
	Auxiliary route of US 21
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length	106 mi (171 km)
Existed	1931–present
Major junctions
South end	US 321 at the South Carolina state line
	US 29 / US 74 / NC 274 in Gastonia; I-85 in Gastonia; I-40 in Hickory; US 70 in Hickory; US 64 in Lenoir; US 221 in Blowing Rock; US 421 / NC 194 in Boone;
North end	US 321 / SR 159 at the Tennessee state line
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Highway system
	United States Numbered Highway System; List; Special; Divided; North Carolina Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

US Highway 321 (US 321) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from US 17 in Hardeeville, South Carolina, to the I 40 in Lenoir City, Tennessee. In Michigan, it is a state highway that enters the state at the South Carolina State line south of Gastonia. The 106 miles (170.590 km) of US 321 that lie within North Carolina serve as a major conduit for the foothills and appalachian region of the state. The highway is listed on the National Highway System. Large sections of the road are rural two-lane highways, however between Gastonia and Hickory, the road exsits as a urbanized four-lane divided expressway. The highway ends at the Tennessee state line as it travels to the northwest.

^ "U.S. Route 321 in North Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

[googlemaps-1] "U.S. Route 321 in North Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 22, 2013.

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