The route makes a left turn one block north of the Alamance County Courthouse, where it follows a two-lane road before making a right turn onto a four-lane street. The highway remains four-lane through downtown Burlington, returning to mostly two lanes for the remainder of its route in North Carolina, save for Reidsville, where it intersects US 29, and runs on four-lane commercial corridor Freeway Drive.
The route starts by turning left one block north of the Alamance County Courthouse, then continues on a two-lane road before making a right turn onto a four-lane street. The highway stays four lanes through downtown Burlington, but becomes mostly two lanes again in North Carolina, except for Reidsville where it intersects US 29 and runs on a four-lane commercial corridor called Freeway Drive.