Directions to Hawbridge School
There are numerous short-cuts through beautiful countryside that will lead you to Saxapahaw. For the first trip, however, please follow one of these sets of directions:
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From Chapel Hill/Carrboro
Drive west on highway 54 ten miles from the stop light at Carrboro Plaza. Turn left onto Saxapahaw Road at the green sign and arrow pointing left to Saxapahaw, drive to the Saxapahaw General Store and Shell station, and the school entrance is to the right.
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From Durham
Follow 15-501 through Chapel Hill. It will become the 15-501-54 Bypass. Highways 15 and 501 will exit south toward Pittsboro; continue on highway 54. Follow the directions above for Chapel Hill.
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From Graham and I-85/40
Take highway 54 east toward Chapel Hill, exit 148. There are a number of "short-cuts" that can be seen on a state map, but for the first trip, drive to the intersection of Mebane Oaks Road on the left and Saxapahaw Road on the right and turn right onto Saxapahaw Road. This is approximately 11 miles from the Interstate. Follow Saxapahaw Road to the Saxapahaw General Store and Shell station, and the school entrance is to the right.
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From Hillsborough
Take Orange Grove Road, which intersects Hwy 70-A/South Churton Street a little south of the Eno River, to highway 54, where there is a stop sign. This is about 14 miles. Turn right onto highway 54, drive to the green sign and arrow pointing left to Saxapahaw, turn left onto Saxapahaw Road, drive to the Saxapahaw General Store and Shell station and the school entrance is to the right.
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From Pittsboro
Take highway 87 north. Go through the blinking light at Eli Whitney; 2 miles farther, turn right at the white historic marker announcing Saxapahaw onto Church Road. After you cross the Haw River, turn right onto Saxapahaw Road and drive up the hill. At the top of the hill is the Saxapahaw General Store and Shell station; the school entrance is to the right.