sentences:  A two-lane rural highway, it traverses from Mooresville to U.S. Route 601 (US 601) near Farmington.It links several small towns and communities including Cooleemee, Advance, and Bermuda Run.NC 801 was first commissioned in 1927–28 as a short route traveling east–west from to NC 65 (now US 158) at the now-defunct town of Hillsdale.