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100 years of US routes: 1926-2026
US route endpoints in
1927-present
Initially the south end of US 15 was in downtown Rockingham, at the junction of Hancock and Washington Streets. In this image we are looking west on Washington:
That was (and is still) southbound US 1, which continues to the left on Hancock. Straight ahead was the south beginning of US 15 from 1927 to 1935; the south beginning of US 411 from 1932 to 1934; and finally the south beginning of US 220 from 1935 to 1951.
c. 1930, NCDoT
c. 1939, Rand McNally
After 1951, the endpoint was moved a couple blocks south of there, to Hancock and Broad Avenue (along which ran the "new" US 74). This photo was looking north on Hancock (US 1); for about 20 years, the south beginning of US 220 was to the left on Broad:
Then in 1970, modern US 220 was opened to traffic, and that is when the current terminus was established. These photos show the "End" sign where 220 merges into US 1, south of downtown:
That assembly seems to get replaced often; here is the most recent version:
Shown here is the turnoff from northbound US 1 onto the beginning of northbound US 220:
Research and/or image credits: Karin and Martin Karner; Adam Prince; Mike Roberson; Dale Sanderson; Morgan Younce
Page originally created 1999;last updated May 19, 2025.
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