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| U.S. 264 218 miles | |||
| The Road: | Begins at I-440 east of Raleigh, at US 64 (exit 14), in Wake County. Ends at US 64 Manns Harbor in Dare County | ||
| Towns and Attractions: | Wake Co.:EXITS for Milburnie, Knightsdale, Wendell, and Zebulon
Nash Co.: EXITS for Middlesex and Bailey Wilson Co.:EXITS for Wilson and Saratoga Greene Co.:NONE Pitt Co.:EXITS for Farmville and Greenville Beaufort Co.:Washington (W R Bill Roberson Jr Mem Hwy), Pantego (W R Bill Roberson Jr Mem Hwy and Main St), Belhaven (Main St and Pamlico St) Hyde Co.: Swanquarter, Mattamuskeet Nat'l Wildlife Refuge, Englehard Dare Co.:Alligator River Nat'l Wildlife Refuge | ||
| History: | US 264 was created in 1932, running from US 64/NC 90 Zebulon (this is now the NC 97-Shepards School Rd jct) to the village of Engelhard. US 264 was paired in its entirety with the older NC 91 and was paved everywhere west of Swanquarter at that time. The 1932 Texaco Map shows US 264 at 165 miles.
US 264 followed today's NC 97 east from Zebulon, then headed east on the road right before today's US 264 freeway. The road continued east, picking up today's US 264-A through Middlesex, Bailey, and Sims. US 264 followed today's US 264-A into Wilson, but went through the city via Raleigh St and Nash St. The route continued along US 264-A east of today's US 301, through Saratoga. When the route reached the Pitt County Line, it followed today's NC 121 into Farmville where it used Wilson St and Moye-Turnage Rd. Moye-Turnage Rd runs back into US 264-A where US 13 South leaves it. US 264 followed today's US 13 from there to NC 11, and continued east on Dickenson Ave into central Greenville. US 264 then headed east out 10th St. The route then picked up today's NC 33 to Grimesland and Chocowinity. US 264 then headed north with US 17 to Washington. US 264 followed today's US 264 east of Washington to Pantego, used US 264 Business through Belhaven, and used NC 45/NC 94 to swing through Swanquarter. It is unclear where in Engelhard US 264 ended. In 1934 NC 91 was dropped from the entirety of US 264. In 1935, US 264 was paved from Swanquarter to Engelhard. Between 1948-50, US 264 was moved onto a new south bypass of Wilson, using the route of today's US 264-A. The old route through central Wilson became the first US 264-A (today this carries no primary routing). In 1951 or 1952, US 264 was extended north from Engelhard to US 64 over secondary roads, then followed today's US 64 Business through Manns Harbor to the ferry over Croatan Sound to Roanoke Island and Manteo, before heading east across Roanoke Sound to end at US 158 in Whalebone. 
In 1953 or 1954, US 264 was placed on a new south bypass of Farmville (using today's US 264-A). The old route through Farmville became US 264-A #2, which has since been altered to be NC 121 west of Farmville, and secondary Moye-Turnage Rd. Also, US 264 was given a southern bypass of Greenville. This left behind US 264-A through town. This bypass followed today's US 264-A in the area. Today, the old route through town has a little US 13 but is otherwise unnumbered. By 1958, US 264 was put on a bypass north around Swanquarter. The old route became secondary status, although today it is part of NC 45 and NC 94. In 1962 or 1963, US 264 was given a northern bypass of Belhaven, leaving behind US 264 Business. Between 1974-78, US 264 was placed on new Super-2 routing north of Sims, Bailey, and Middlesex. US 264 was also put on new freeway between NC 39 and US 64. Zebulon to Bailey became unnumbered, but Bailey to Sims became US 264 Business. Today this is mostly US 264-A, though between NC 97 and NC 39 remains secondary. Also in this timeframe, US 264 was rerouted east of Greenville by continuing northeast around the Greenville Bypass, then heading east on Pactolus Highway to Washington. This replaced all of NC 30 #2, plus some of NC 33. The route from Greenville to Chocowinity became part of NC 33, while US 17 remained from Chocowinity to Washington. In 1979, US 264 Super-2 was upgraded to full freeway from NC 39 to I-95. Between 1987-90, US 264 was placed on new freeway routing from the east side of Wilson east around Saratoga to today's NC 121 crossing. The old route became an extended NC 91 and NC 121 (today this is mostly US 264-A). Also in this timeframe US 264 was rerouted to skirt the east side of Farmville using Wesley Church Rd (just past US 258), which connected to a new Freeway piece that US 264 was placed on, running east to US 13-NC 11 along Farmville Blvd (by Pitt County Mem Hospital), then heading north on US 13-NC 11 to the north end of the Greenville Bypass, where US 264 headed east around to the Pactolus Hwy. The old route from Farmville to Greenville became US 264-A. 
Between 1991-93 US 264 was placed on new Freeway to the north side of Farmville, connecting the two freeway segments opened in the late 80s. The old route became more US 264-A, except Wesley Church Rd went back to secondary status. Between 1994-99, US 264 was extended west along the US 64 freeway around Zebulon, and stayed with US 64 through Knightsdale, ending at I-440 Raleigh. Also in this timeframe, US 264 was rerouted along new freeway to avoid the Farmville Blvd approach to Greenville. This freeway connected to the north end of the Greenville Bypass. Farmville Blvd. went back to being secondary, while te US 13-NC 11-903 routing remained in place. In August 2002, US 264 east was truncated to US 64 below Manns Harbor. This left behind US 64 Business through Manteo, and US 64 across the Roanoke Sound. In 2004, US 264 was placed on new freeway bypassing Wilson well to the south, connecting the freeway segments ending at I-95 and east of Wilson. A small piece of this freeway between US 264 near Sims to I-95 had opened in 2002 as "To US 264." The old route nearer to Wilson became more US 264-A. On 7/8/2005, US 264 was placed on the new Knightsdale Bypass with US 64. The old route is US 64 Business only. Comments: US 264 provides direct access from Raleigh to Wilson, Greenville, and Washington. It is full freeway for the first 80 miles leaving I-440 and 4-laned from that point to Washington. East of Swanquarter US 264 passes through some of the sparsest territory on the east coast. Some of US 264's exits are numbered in the Wilson and Greenville areas, with MM 0 being at I-440. | ||
| U.S. 264 Business decommissioned | ||||
| The route: | US 264 Business for Wilson was created in 1960 as a renumbering of US 264-A. US 264 Bypass utilized today's US 264-A Ward Blvd around the soutside of Wilson.
US 264 Business used Raleigh Rd to Nash St. This route was part of original NC 91 This US 264 Business was downgraded to city street between 1980-84. |
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| U.S. 264 Business decommissioned | ||||
| The route: | US 264 Business for Greenville was created in 1960 as a renumbering of US 264-A. US 264 Bypass utilized today's US 264-A Greenville Blvd around the soutside of Wilson.
US 264 Business used Dickenson Ave to E. 10th St. This route was part of original NC 91 This US 264 Business was downgraded to city street between 1986-90. Except for a small piece is still part of US 13. |
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| U.S. 264 Business 2 miles | ||||
| The route: | US 264 Business for Belhaven was created in 1962 or 1963, as a renumbering of mainline US 264.
US 264 Business used Main St. and Pamlico St. through town. This was part of the original NC 91. |
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| U.S. 264 Business redesignated | |||||
| The route: | US 264 Business for Bailey/Middlesex/Sims was created between 1973-78 as a renumbering of mainline US 264, which was moved to new routing north of these towns. Originally US 264 Business only ran from US 264 near I-95 west through Sims and Bailey before cutting north on NC 581 back to US 264.
In 1979, US 264 Business was extended west along what had been US 264 not so long before, through Middlesex to NC 39, where it cut north to rejoin the US 264 freeway. This route was part of original NC 91 This US 264 Business was renumbered as US 264-A between 1980-84.
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Last Update: 27 August 2005
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