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Photo: US 15 Business in a residential part of Durham. I really dig the 501 shield. (Jimmy Storey)		 US 15
U.S. 15 Business  2 active segments
The Roads:

US 15 Business #3: Born in 1960 as a renumbering of US 15-A save for one block of Geer St. through Durham.
US 15 Business ran as it does today - University Dr to Lakewood Ave, then new one-way splits with Roxboro St (NB) and Mangum St (SB).

1960 AASHO correspondence
US 15-A did exist in Durham
1960 AASHO correspondence
1960 Official
US 15-501 Bus is created.
1960 Official

US 15 Business #4: Born between 1960-62 as an add-on to US 401 Bus and US 501 Bus through Laurinburg, running as it does today. The 1957 Scotland County map shows US 15 on the bypass but the business route was US 501 and US 401-A. There may or may not have been a US 15-A in 1958 or 1959 first.This was the route of original NC 24.

1953 Scotland County
US 15 through Laurinburg
1953 Scotland County
1957 Scotland County
No US 15-anything through Laurinburg
1957 Scotland County
1962 Scotland County
US 15 Business through Laurinburg
1962 Scotland County

There are 2 US 15 Business segments that are no longer active:

US 15 Business #1: Created in 1960 as a renumbering of US 15A-501A through Chapel Hill. It used today's NC 86 from the south then headed out east on Franklin St.
It appears US 15-501 Business through Chapel Hill went away between 1985-87.

1957 Orange County
US 15A-501A through Chapel Hill
1957 Orange County
1962 Orange County
US 15-501 Bus through Chapel Hill, with erroneous 54 Byp shield too far north
1962 Orange County

US 15 Business #2: Born in 1960 as a renumbering of US 15-A through Sanford. Ran on Carthage St and Hawkins Ave. This was the historical route of original NC 50.
In December 1976 (NCDOT), US 15-501 Business through Sanford was decommissioned.

1957 Lee County
US 15-A through Sanford
1957 Lee County
1962 Lee County
US 15-A becomes US 15 Bus
1962 Lee County
2008 Lee County
US 15 Bus no longer present
2008 Lee County

Last Update: 1 March 2025

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