Clayton Bypass

U.S. Route 70
Route of US 70 in North Carolina highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	488 mi (785 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Tourist routes:	Appalachian Medley Clayton Bypass Scenic Byway Outer Banks Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end:	US 25 / US 70 at the TN line near Paint Rock
	I‑26 / I‑240 in Asheville I‑77 in Statesville I‑74 / US 311 in High Point I‑73 / I‑85 / US 421 in Greensboro I‑40 / I‑85 Bus. in Greensboro I‑540 near Raleigh I‑440 / US 1 in Raleigh I‑95 near Selma I‑795 in Goldsboro
East end:	School Drive in Atlantic
Location
Counties:	Madison, Buncombe, McDowell, Burke, Catawba, Iredell, Rowan, Davidson, Randolph, Guilford, Alamance, Orange, Durham, Wake, Johnston, Wayne, Lenoir, Jones, Craven, Carteret
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Replaced North Carolina Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← NC 69 NC 71 →

U.S. Route 70 (US 70) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Globe, Arizona, to the Crystal Coast of the US state of North Carolina. In North Carolina, it is a major 488-mile-long (785 km) east–west highway that runs from the Tennessee border to the Atlantic Ocean. From the Tennessee state line near Paint Rock to Asheville it follows the historic Dixie Highway, in concurrency with U.S. Route 25 (US 25). The highway connects several major cities including Asheville, High Point, Greensboro, Durham, Raleigh, Goldsboro, and New Bern. From Beaufort on east, US 70 shares part of the Outer Banks Scenic Byway, a National Scenic Byway, before ending in the community of Atlantic, located along Core Sound.