The Monroe Expressway, designated U.S. Route 74 Bypass (US 74 Byp.), is a 18.68-mile (30.06 km) controlled-access toll road in the U.S. state of North Carolina, the first in the Charlotte area. It serves as a bypass of the communities of Indian Trail, Monroe, and Wingate for U.S. Route 74 (US 74), running generally parallel to the route.