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==Transportation== [[File:Laurel Hill, North Carolina (March 2023).jpg|thumb|[[U.S. Route 74]] in Laurel Hill]] Scotland County will be served in the future by the two [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate Highways]] of [[Interstate 73 in North Carolina|Interstate 73]], planned to cross the county border for a short distance in the southwest;<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 2011 |title=Interstate 73/74 Economic Atlas of North Carolina |url=https://www.ptrc.org/home/showpublisheddocument/211/636573374393630000 |access-date=May 23, 2023 |website=www.ptrc.org |pages=11, 12}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |author=South Carolina Department of Transportation |url=http://www.i73insc.com/download/northernpage/wallace.pdf |title=I-73 Northern Map |publisher=South Carolina Department of Transportation |inset=Wallace |access-date=May 23, 2023}}</ref> and [[Interstate 74 in North Carolina|Interstate 74]], currently designated in the county as Future I-74.<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 10, 2019 |title=New highway projects for Div. 8 added |url=https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/21684/new-highway-projects-for-div-8-added |access-date=December 20, 2022|newspaper=The Laurinburg Exchange |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="scocotrans">{{Cite web |title=Location & Transportation|url=https://www.scotlandcounty.org/475/Location-Transportation |access-date=December 20, 2022 |publisher=Scotland County Government}}</ref> The current highways serving the county are [[U.S. Route 15]] ([[U.S. Route 15 Business (Laurinburg, North Carolina)|Bus.]]),<ref name="scocotrans"/>{{sfn|Abuya|Davis|2017|pp=i, 2-5–2-6}} [[U.S. Route 74|US 74]] ([[Special routes of U.S. Route 74#Laurinburg–Maxton business loop|Bus.]]),<ref name="nguyen"/> [[U.S. Route 401|US 401]] ([[U.S. Route 401 Business (Laurinburg, North Carolina)|Bus.]]),<ref name="scocotrans"/><ref name="division8"/> [[U.S. Route 501|US 501]],<ref name="scocotrans"/> [[North Carolina Highway 71]],<ref>{{cite web| url = https://wpde.com/news/local/deputies-investigating-after-body-found-near-scotland-county-store-maxton-area-highway-71| title = Coroner identifies body found near Scotland County store| last = Brown| first = Tonya| date = September 20, 2022| website = WPDE| publisher = Sinclair Broadcast Group| access-date = December 20, 2022}}</ref> [[North Carolina Highway 79|NC 79]],{{sfn|LeGrand|2005|p=4}} [[North Carolina Highway 144|NC 44]],<ref name="division8">{{cite web| url = https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2018/2018-09-18-division-8-crews-clean-up.aspx| title = NCDOT Division 8 Crews Clean Up After Florence| date = September 18, 2018 | publisher = North Carolina Department of Transportation| access-date = December 20, 2022}}</ref> and [[North Carolina Highway 381|NC 381]].{{sfn|LeGrand|2005|p=4}} County government supports a [[public transport bus service]], the Scotland County Area Transit System.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.scotlandcounty.org/464/Routes| title = Routes| publisher = Scotland County Government| access-date = December 20, 2022}}</ref> Airplane facilities are provided by the [[Laurinburg–Maxton Airport]].<ref name= nguyen/> Local railways are operated by [[CSX Transportation]] and the [[Laurinburg and Southern Railroad]].{{sfn|McCormick|2010|p=9}} The longest straight stretch of railroad track in the United States, spanning 78.86 miles, connects [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington]] to the east with the Scotland community of [[Old Hundred, North Carolina|Old Hundred]].{{sfn|Tyner|2005|p=34}}
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