U.S. Route 74 Business (Forest City, North Carolina)

U.S. Route 74
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Replaced

U.S. Route 74A
Location	Asheville–Forest City, NC
Length	60 mi (97 km)
Existed	1994–present

U.S. Route 74 Business
Location	Rutherfordton – Forest City, NC
Length	21.5 mi (34.6 km)
Existed	1960–present

U.S. Route 74 Business
Location	Shelby, North Carolina
Length	6.2 mi (10.0 km)
Existed	1960–present

U.S. Route 74 Business
Location	Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Length	5.4 mi (8.7 km)
Existed	1984–present

U.S. Route 74 Business
Location	Rockingham – Hamlet, NC
Length	15.0 mi (24.1 km)
Existed	2003–present

U.S. Route 74 Business
Location	Laurinburg – Maxton, NC
Length	12.4 mi (20.0 km)
Existed	1967–present

U.S. Route 74 Alternate
Location	Maxton – Lumberton, NC
Length	15.5 mi (24.9 km)
Existed	2007–present

U.S. Route 74 Business
Location	Chadbourn – Whiteville, NC
Length	12.3 mi (19.8 km)
Existed	1975–present

U.S. Route 74 Bypass
Location	Shelby, North Carolina

Several special routes of U.S. Route 74 exist. In order from west to east they are as follows.

U.S. Route 74 Alternate (US 74A) was established in 1994, replaced the old mainline US 74 route when US 74 was moved onto the Solon David Smart Memorial Highway and I-26. The alignment of US 74A varies greatly from the current parent route. US 74A traverses through downtown Asheville, goes through the mountain resort communities of Chimney Rock and Lake Lure, continues to Ruth, passes between the towns of Rutherfordton and Spindale, and bypasses Forest City to the south. US 74, joins I-40 eastbound west of Asheville, and switches onto I-26 eastbound through Fletcher, bypassing most of urban Asheville. Continuing along a southeasterly course, the parent US 74 passes by Hendersonville and splits from I-26 at Columbus; after passing south of Rutherfordton, US 74 meets the eastern terminus of US 74A.

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