U.S. Route 421 in North Carolina - Alternate Names

Alternate Names

Though the highway is commonly known as "421" throughout the state, the highway does have other known names it uses locally in areas.

• Burnett Boulevard - Road name briefly used in Wilmington, between Carolina Beach Road and 3rd Street.
• Carolina Beach Road - Road name from Seabreeze to Burnett Boulevard in Wilmington.
• Cornelius Harnett Boulevard - Road name from Main Street to Lillington city limit.
• Cumberland Street - Road name within Dunn city limits.
• Delway Highway - Road name between Harrells to Delway in Sampson county.
• Doc and Merle Watson Highway - Official name of highway between the Wilkes/Watauga county line to Boone.
• Faircloth Freeway - Road name within Clinton city limits.
• Fort Fisher Boulevard - Road name from Kura Beach to south terminus of US 421.
• Front Street - Road name from main street to Lillington city limit.
• King Street - Road name within Boone city limits.
• Lake Park Boulevard - Road name within Carolina Beach city limits.
• Jackson Boulevard - Road name within Erwin city limits.
• Joseph M. Hunt Jr Expressway - Road name from Randolph/Guilford county line to I-85; expressway continues on into Greensboro, which was an old US 421 alignment.
• Paul Green Memorial Highway - Road Name from Erwin to Lillington.
• Plain View Highway - Road name from US 13 in Spivey's Corner to I-95 near Dunn.
• Main Street - Road name between Cornelius Harnett Boulevard and Front Street in Lillington.
• Northwest Boulevard - Road name from Clinton to Kitty Fork.
• Spivey's Corner Highway - Road name from Kitty Fork to US 13 in Spivey's Corner.
• Taylors Bridge Highway - Road name from Delway to Clinton.
• Watson Brame Expressway - Road name throughout Wilkes county.
• Wilmington Highway - Road name from the Sampson/Pender county line to Harrells.