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U.S. 29-A 
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Photo: Along Wendover Ave in Greensboro is a BGS assembly where US 29-A shields went. (Chris Curley)
US 29-A
U.S. 29-A  dead
Formerly: The first US 29-A appeared in late 1934 as a renumbering of NC 10A, running around the north side of High Point using today's NC 68 Westchester, then east on Lexington Rd and Greensboro Rd back to mainline US 29-70 which came in on Montlieu. This was renumbered as mainline US 29-70 in a route swap between 1945-49.

1936 Guilford county
US 29 through High Point
1936 Guilford county
1949 Guilford county
US 29 north around High Point
1949 Guilford county

The 2nd US 29-A was born in 1937 when US 29-74 was rerouted to run from Kings Mountain to Gastonia without going to Bessemer City.
US 29-A was short lived and was renumbered as parts of NC 161 and NC 274 in 1938.

1932 Texaco
US 29 joins US 74
1932 Texaco
1938 Gen Draft
US 29-74 bypasses Bessemer City
1938 Gen Draft
1938 Official
NC 161 replaces US 29-A
1938 Official

The 3rd US 29-A was born in 1938 as new primary routing, running on Fairground Ave from US 29-70 Spring Garden St up to Market, then east with US 421 on Market to Aycock where US 29-70 came in.
Between 1945-49, US 29-A was extended south replacing a bit of US 29-70 to Lee St which is where US 29-70 began running.
Between 1950-53, US 29-A was truncated back to Spring Garden, replaced by the SB routing of US 29.
US 29-A was decommissioned in 1957 when US 29-70 was moved to its current freeway routings.

1944 Guilford County
US 29-A in Greensboro
1944 Guilford County
1949 Guilford County
US 29-A extended south
1949 Guilford County
1953 Guilford County
US 29-A truncated to Spring Garden
1953 Guilford County

The 4th US 29-A was born in 1938 as a renumbering of mainline US 29 through Kannapolis, Landis and China Grove. In 1940 it was returned to being mainline US 29.
The 5th US 29-A was born in 1940, running from US 29/NC 49 near UNC-Charlotte north to Concord (new primary routing), then after a brief duplex with US 29, replaced US 29 as the bypass of Kannapolis, Landis and China Grove. US 29-A became mainline US 29 in 1948.

The 6th US 29-A was born between 1945-49, running as a loop off Main St in Salisbury using Bank St, Lee St and Liberty St.
Between 1954-57, US 29-A was dropped. Bank St and Lee St south of Innis (US 52) became NB US 601. Lee St north of Innis became US 601 TRUCK. Liberty St became US 52-601 TRUCK.

1949 Rowan County
US 29-A loop appears
1949 Rowan County
1957 Rowan County
US 29-A replaced by other routings
1957 Rowan County

The 7th US 29-A was born between 1945-49 in a route swap in High Point with US 29-A #1 (see scan above). US 29-A used English Ave east of Manchester (NC 68), Main St (with US 311), and Montlieu Av out to Greensboro Rd.
In 1957, US 29-A was extended in both directions:
South replacing US 29-70 to the existing Thomasville bypass, then combined with US 29-A #9 along Main St and Turner Rd.
North replacing mainline US 29 through Jamestown, Sedgefield and Greensboro. in Greensboro, the route used high Point Rd, then split: NB used Lee St to Aycock while SB used Aycock, Spring Garden and Fairground to high Point Rd. US 29-A followed Aycock to Market east then another split: NB used Market and Forbes to Summit and SB used Summit and Davis to Market. US 29-A followed Summit Av north to the new US 29 using O Henry Blvd.
In 1960, US 29-A south was truncated to US 29-70, leaving behind US 29 Bus-70 Bus through Thomasville (now unnumbered today).
In 1962, US 29-A's split routing south of Market St was removed, with 29-A now following the previous NB routing through that part of town.
In 1966, US 29-A was placed on new splits north of Lee St: NB used Spring Garden to Aycock to Market to Forbes to Summit. SB used Summit to Forbes to Friendly to a ramp to Market to Chapman south to Spring Garden.

1960 Official
US 29-A (1957-61)
1960 Official
1964 Official
US 29-A (1962-65)
1964 Official
1966 Official
US 29-A (1966-68)
1966 Official

In 1967 or 1968, US 29-A was placed on two-way routing using Lee then Aycock to the split routes at Market St.
In 1970, US 29-A was rerouted to use Lee St (NC 6) all the way over to Murrow Blvd north to Summit Av. Friendly Av/Market St remained part of US 421 and the rest became unnumbered.

1968 Official
US 29-A removed from Chapman
1968 Official
1971 Official
US 29-A moved to Lee St
1971 Official

Between 1991-93, US 29-A was decommissioned to unnumbered routes except some of English St in High point is NC 68 and Lee St in Greensboro remained NC 6 (now also decommissioned).

The 8th US 29-A was born in 1948 as a renumbering of US 29, running with NC 49 from US 29 near UNC-Charlotte through Newell and Harrisburg, then using Old Charlotte Rd and Wilshire Ave into Concord, then Union and Church Sts up to US 29, then a brief US 29 duplex, then used Main Sts through Kannapolis, Landis and China Grove.

1936 Official
US 29 through Kannapolis
1936 Official
1939 Official
US 29-A #4 through Kannapolis
1939 Official
1941-42 Official
US 29-A #5 byasses Kannapolis
1941-42 Official
1948-49 Official
US 29-A #8 through Kannapolis
1948-49 Official
1941-42 Official
US 29-A #5 bypasses Harrisburg
1941-42 Official
1950 Gen Draft
US 29-A #8 through Harrisburg
1950 gen Draft

In 1953, US 29-A was truncated and rerouted in Concord. US 29-A south left Church St at today's Cabarrus Ave and replaced the short-lived US 29A-1 southwest back out to US 29 where it now ended. The old routing on Union St became part of US 601; Wilshire Av and Old Charlotte Rd became unnumbered; NC 49 remained on the rest southwest back to Charlotte except for Old Concord Rd in Newell.
In 1954, US 29-A south was truncated to US 29-601 north of Concord.

1949 Cabarrus County
US 29-A southeast through Concord
1949 Cabarrus County
1953 Cabarrus County
US 29-A replaces US 29A-1
1953 Cabarrus County
1957 Cabarrus County
US 29-A removed from Concord
1957 Cabarrus County

In July 1997 (NCDOT), US 29-A was decommissioned to just plain ol' Main St.
Adam Prince reported that US 29-A was still posted on its I-85 overpass (no interchange) as late as 2004.

The 9th US 29-A appeared in 1952 as a renumbering of mainline US 29 through Thomasville using Main St and Turner Rd. This was absorbed into US 29-A #7 in 1957 and today is unnumbered.
The 10th US 29-A appeared in 1952 as a renumbering of mainline US 29 through Lexington using Main St.
US 29-A became US 29 Bus in 1960. Today it has some of NC 8's routing but is otherwise unnumbered.

1947 Gen Draft
US 29 through Lexington/Thomasville
1947 Gen Draft
1952 Shell
US 29-A through both
1952 Shell

The 11th US 29-A appeared in 1956 or 1957 as a renumbering of mainline US 29 through Reidsville, using Madison St and Scales Ave.
This was renumbered as US 29 Bus in 1960. Today it is unnumbered.

1953 Official
US 29 through Reidville
1953 Official
1957 Rockingham County
US 29-A through Reidville
1957 Rockingham County
1962 Rockingham County
US 29 Bus through Reidville
1962 Rockingham County


Last Update: 7 March 2011

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