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An exit ramp connects U.S. 321 (Hickory Boulevard) south to Pine Mountain Road (SR 1952) west to Downtown Hudson.
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Mission Road (SR 1108) heads west from U.S. 321 to U.S. 321A in the town of Sawmills.
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Right in right out (RIRO) ramps join U.S. 321 (Hickory Boulevard) southbound with Archer Street to Falls Avenue (SR 1107) east of Downtown Granite Falls.
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An 11.84 mile long route, U.S. 321A (S Main Street) concludes at U.S. 321 (Hickory Boulevard) south of Granite Falls.
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U.S. 321 (Hickory Boulevard) south of Grace Chapel Road (SR 1751).
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U.S. 321 descends across the Catawba River at Lake Hickory at the city of Hickory.
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Southbound U.S. 321 spans the Catawba River on a narrow bridge constructed in 1962. The northbound roadway crosses a bridge built in 1983.
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The 220 mile long Catawba River separates Caldwell and Burke Counties. U.S. 321 enters Catawba County after 0.29 miles in Burke County.
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U.S. 321 (Martin Luther King Memorial Highway) south intersects Old Lenoir Road NW (SR 1314), a previous alignment of U.S. 321, across from 14th Avenue Circle NW.
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Forthcoming Clement Boulevard NW leads 0.78 miles west to 9th Avenue Drive NW in Burke County en route to Hickory Regional Airport (HKY).
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Clement Boulevard (SR 1371) connects U.S. 321 with Winkler Park and LP Frans Stadium, home of the Minor League Baseball Hickory Crawdads.
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South of Main Avenue Drive, U.S. 321 passes below a railroad overpass and SW 1st Avenue. This reassurance marker was removed by 2012.
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1st Avenue SW (SR 1692) spans U.S. 321 on a bridge built in 1955.
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2nd Avenue SW (SR 2231) and 14th Street SW intersect above U.S. 321 on overpasses built in 1955.
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13th Street SW (SR 1361) provides a cutoff from U.S. 321 south to U.S. 70 west into the town of Long View.
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13th Street SW north links with 2nd Avenue SW (SR 2231) east into Downtown. 13th Street SW south 0.39 miles to U.S. 70 is an old alignment of U.S. 321.
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Upgrading to a freeway, U.S. 321 advances south to U.S. 70 at Exit 44. U.S. 70 runs across the southern portion of Hickory to the east and leads 3.8 miles west to the town of Hildebran in Burke County.
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Exit 44 departs U.S. 321 south for U.S. 70 and U.S. 321 Business south. U.S. 321 Business overlaps with U.S. 70 east 7.68 miles to the city of Conover, where it turns south through Newton and Maiden.
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U.S. 321 continues a half mile south from the diamond interchange (Exit 44) with U.S. 70/321 Business to Interstate 40 by the town of Brookford.
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An auxiliary lane separates from U.S. 321 south for a c/d roadway (Exit 43) to Interstate 40.
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Exit 43A leaves U.S. 321 south for Interstate 40 west to Morganton and Marion. Asheville is 74 miles to the west along I-240.
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Interstate 40 travels northeast from Hickory to Statesville, where it meets I-77, and Winston-Salem.
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NC 127 curves southwest from Brookford into a parclo interchange (Exit 42) with U.S. 321 en route to Mountain View.
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Photo Credits:
- 07/27/04 by AARoads.
- 10/24/15 by AARoads.
- 06/10/17 by Carter Buchanan.
Connect with:
Interstate 40
U.S. 64
U.S. 70
Route 127
Page Updated 05-14-2021.