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24-477: The Monroe Expressway begins at a partial interchange which only provides access from eastbound and to westbound US 74 as well as Stallings Road and Marie Garris Drive. It heads northeast through a mixed-use suburban area, turning to the southeast around Lake Park at a folded diamond interchange with Indian Trail Fairview Road. This interchange allows westbound Monroe Expressway traffic to indirectly access US 74 eastbound. Continuing further southeast into

48-539: A 38-foot-wide (12 m) grass median strip . The Monroe Expressway was initially proposed as two separate projects: the Monroe Bypass and Monroe Connector . The original environmental planning process for the Monroe Bypass concluded in 1997, including a preferred alternative. The road would have begun near the intersection of US 74 and Rocky River Road, running northeast to the current location of

72-495: A bill in the mail. Motorists with an NC Quick Pass transponder have the toll automatically deducted from their account and pay a reduced toll rate: approximately 14 cents per mile (8 ¢/km) with a transponder compared to 21 cents (13 ¢/km) without for two-axle vehicles. As of February 2019, the total toll rate for two-axle vehicles on the length of the freeway is $ 2.54 for NC Quick Pass users (or compatible electronic tolling systems) and $ 3.92 for bill-by-mail. Three-axle rates are twice

96-416: A female householder with no husband present. 6.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.3. In the county, the population was spread out, with 32.90% under the age of 20, 4.7% from 20 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. The population

120-510: A public meeting, planning for Section A was suspended and the Monroe Connector was proposed to directly connect the bypass to I-485. Planning for the Monroe Connector began in 1999, with a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) issued on October 17, 2003. Among the alternatives considered were simply upgrading US 74 to a freeway or building the road on a new alignment, as well as various locations to connect to I-485, including

144-444: A rural area, the freeway runs parallel to Secrest Short Cut Road, meeting Unionville Indian Trail Road and Rocky River Road. The freeway and Secrest Short Cut Road diverge as the former meets US 601 at a partial cloverleaf interchange north of Monroe . The road then intersects North Carolina Highway 200 (NC 200) at a folded diamond interchange, turning east-southeast away from Monroe and then due east. The town of Wingate

168-574: Is served by an interchange with Austin Chaney Road before the Monroe Expressway turns south-southeast to its eastern terminus at another partial interchange with US 74 just west of Marshville , only allowing access to eastbound and from westbound US 74. The entire freeway has a posted speed limit of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h), except for a reduction to 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) approaching its termini, and it has

192-448: Is water. As of the 2020 census , there were 238,267 people, 77,954 households, and 62,932 families residing in the county. At the 2010 census , there were 201,292 people, 67,864 households, and 54,019 families residing in the county. The population density was 194 people per square mile (75 people/km ). There were 45,695 housing units at an average density of 31.4 units per square mile (12.1 units/km ). The racial makeup of

216-609: The U.S. state of North Carolina . As of the 2020 census , the population was 238,267. Its county seat is Monroe . Union County is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area . The county was formed in 1842 from parts of Anson County and Mecklenburg County . Its name was a compromise between Whigs , who wanted to name the new county for Henry Clay , and Democrats , who wanted to name it for Andrew Jackson . The Helms, Starnes, McRorie, and Belk families were prominent in

240-410: The Monroe Expressway near Secrest Short Cut Road. From here, it would have followed the current alignment of the road to its terminus at US 74 between Wingate and Marshville. The project was divided into three sections: Section A from US 74 (western terminus) to US 601, Section B from US 601 to Richardson Creek, and Section C from Richardson Creek to US 74 (eastern terminus). After

264-404: The average family size was 3.13. In the city the population was spread out, with 30.9% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 41.9% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males. The median income for a household in the village

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288-417: The county was 79.0% White , 11.7% Black or African American , 0.4% Native American , 1.6% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 5.3% from other races , and 1.9% from two or more races. 10.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 67,864 households, out of which 42.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.60% were married couples living together, and 10.70% had

312-462: The documents before starting construction. All three sections would need to be included in the reevaluation in order for the road to function as a stand-alone bypass. However, MUMPO's 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) omitted Section A in favor of the Monroe Connector. With inclusion in the LRTP required for FHWA approval, and the Monroe Connector and Sections B and C of the Monroe Bypass requiring

336-774: The existing interchange with US 74. In 2005, the North Carolina Turnpike Authority considered building the Connector as a toll road at the request of the Mecklenburg–Union Metropolitan Planning Organization (MUMPO). Meanwhile, NCDOT continued to develop the Monroe Bypass project separately. With the original environmental studies for the Monroe Bypass almost 10 years old, the Federal Highway Administration required NCDOT to reevaluate

360-501: The other in order to function as a single road, the reevaluation was discontinued so that the two projects could be combined. The final EIS for the combined project issued in August 2010, including the selected alternative of a controlled-access toll road. By 2015, the proposed toll road was officially renamed the Monroe Expressway. Construction on the Monroe Expressway began in May 2015, with

384-405: The population. There were 750 households, out of which 45.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and

408-539: The road finally opening on November 27, 2018. Like the Triangle Expressway in the Triangle area, the Monroe Expressway uses open road tolling along its entire length. Electronic toll gantries are located on the freeway mainline between each interchange so that all motorists will pass through at least one. Motorists without an NC Quick Pass transponder will have their license plate scanned and receive

432-554: The town as well as Monroe and Charlotte. Most of these families came from Goose Creek Township. Monroe, the county seat of Union County, also became a focal point during the Civil Rights Movement. In 1958, local NAACP Chapter President Robert F. Williams defended a 9-year-old African American boy who had been kissed by a white girl in an incident known as the Kissing Case . A second African-American boy, aged 7,

456-486: The two-axle rates; four-or-more-axle rates are four times the two-axle rates. The entire road is in Union County . Exit numbers and mile markers are based on US 74 mileage, but mileage listed below starts from zero. Open road tolling gantries exist between all interchanges.  Lake Park, North Carolina Lake Park is a village in Union County , North Carolina , United States. The population

480-430: The village. The population density was 2,630.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,015.5/km ). There were 781 housing units at an average density of 981.4 per square mile (378.9/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 90.83% White , 5.16% African American , 0.53% Native American , 1.39% Asian , 0.14% Pacific Islander , 0.43% from other races , and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.48% of

504-413: Was $ 68,304, and the median income for a family was $ 71,630. Males had a median income of $ 47,083 versus $ 31,848 for females. The per capita income for the village was $ 25,330. About 1.7% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over. Union County, North Carolina Union County is a county located in

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528-516: Was 3,422 at the 2010 census . According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km ), of which 0.7 square miles (1.8 km ) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km ) is water. Several lakes can clearly be seen when inside city limits, as well as from satellite view. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,093 people, 750 households, and 609 families residing in

552-595: Was 49.4% male. Northern Union County has the southern foothills of the Uwharrie Mountains In the early through mid-twentieth century, Union County was a firm " Solid South " Democratic county. Union County remained traditionally "Solid South" until after the Civil Rights Movement . The first Republican to win the county was Richard Nixon with less than forty percent of the vote in a three-way race in 1968. Union County has followed much of

576-416: Was also convicted and sentenced to live in a juvenile reformatory until he was 21 for simply witnessing the act. After three months in a detention center, Governor Luther H. Hodges pardoned the boys. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 639.65 square miles (1,656.7 km ), of which 632.74 square miles (1,638.8 km ) is land and 6.91 square miles (17.9 km ) (1.08%)

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