Special routes of U.S. Route 701  Several special routes of U.S. Route 701 exist, from South Carolina to North Carolina. In order from south to north, separated by type, they are as follows. U.S. Route 701 Business (US 701 Business) is a business route of US 701 through Tabor City, North Carolina. The highway begins at a directional intersection with US 701 just south of the South Carolina–North Carolina state line. US 701 Business parallels the Waccamaw Coast Line Railroad across the state line and into the town of Tabor City as two-lane Hickman Road. At the south end of downtown, the business route intersects NC 410 (Green Sea Road) at 3rd Street and runs concurrently two blocks to the north end of downtown, where they meet NC 904 (Main Street) at 5th Street. The three highways head northeast along 5th Street, which has two lanes plus a center turn lane. After three blocks, NC 904 splits southeast as Pireway Road. US 701 Business and NC 410 continue northeast to the business route's northern terminus in an industrial area at US 701. NC 410 continues northeast for a short distance with US 701 before splitting north. U.S. Route 701 Business (US 701 Business) is a business route of US 701 through Whiteville, North Carolina. The business route, which starts as Madison Street, begins as a two-lane road at an acute intersection with US 701 (J.K. Powell Boulevard) on the southern edge of the city. US 701 Business expands to a four-lane road with center turn lane after its intersection with NC 130 (Love Mill Road). The highway reduces to two lanes after crossing Soules Swamp into the downtown area and veers north at its grade crossing of the Carolina Southern Railroad. US 701 Business passes through a residential area before reaching a cluster of county offices. The highway meets US 74 Business and US 76 Business at a roundabout that encircles the Columbus County Courthouse. The US 74 and US 76 business routes head west from the roundabout along Washington Street and east as Jefferson Street. US 701 Business continues north on Pinckney Street, which passes through another residential neighborhood before leaving the city at its overpass of the US 74 and US 76 freeway. The business route gains the name James B. White Highway to its northern terminus at US 701, which continues north with the same name. U.S. Route 701 Business (US 701 Business) is a business route of US 701 through Clarkton, North Carolina.