North Carolina Highway 751
Encyclopedia
NC 751 is a north–south state road
in North Carolina
that runs from Business U.S. 70
in Durham
to an intersection with U.S. 64
near the town of New Hill and Jordan Lake State Park. The road continues south approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) to U.S. 1
as New Hill-Olive Chapel Road, although it is not signed as N.C. 751, is shown on some maps. It runs largely parallel to N.C. 55, extending farther west towards Hillsborough which can be reached by continuing on U.S. 70.
in the late 1920s. N.C. 751's first routing took it from N.C. 75 (Old Chapel Hill Road in Durham) to N.C. 10, which is now U.S. 70. In the 1950s with U.S. 15-501 put onto a new route to the north, N.C. 751 was extended along Chapel Hill Street (now University Drive) and south along Hope Valley Road to N.C. 54. Later it was extended further south to U.S. 64.
North Carolina Highway System
The North Carolina Highway System consists of a vast network of Interstate highways, U.S. routes, and state routes, managed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation...
in North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
that runs from Business U.S. 70
U.S. Route 70
U.S. Route 70 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. As can be derived from its number, it is a major east–west highway of the Southern and Southwestern United States...
in Durham
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
to an intersection with U.S. 64
U.S. Route 64
U.S. Route 64 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 160 in Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. The highway's eastern terminus is at NC 12 and U.S. Route...
near the town of New Hill and Jordan Lake State Park. The road continues south approximately 4.3 miles (6.9 km) to U.S. 1
U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 1 is an north–south United States highway that runs for from the South Carolina state line, near Rockingham, to the Virginia state line, near Wise...
as New Hill-Olive Chapel Road, although it is not signed as N.C. 751, is shown on some maps. It runs largely parallel to N.C. 55, extending farther west towards Hillsborough which can be reached by continuing on U.S. 70.
History
N.C. 751 is a route formed early during the creation of the North Carolina route system. The original system established primary routes with two digit numbers and spurs with an extra digit at the end. N.C. 751 then was the first spur off of NC 75 which ran along the basic route of today's U.S. 15 and was supplanted by it, and then also by U.S. 501U.S. Route 501
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in the late 1920s. N.C. 751's first routing took it from N.C. 75 (Old Chapel Hill Road in Durham) to N.C. 10, which is now U.S. 70. In the 1950s with U.S. 15-501 put onto a new route to the north, N.C. 751 was extended along Chapel Hill Street (now University Drive) and south along Hope Valley Road to N.C. 54. Later it was extended further south to U.S. 64.
Places of interest along the route
- Duke UniversityDuke UniversityDuke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
- Duke ForestDuke ForestDuke Forest is a forest managed by Duke University for research, teaching, and recreation. It is located in the edge of the Piedmont in Durham County, Orange County, and Alamance County in North Carolina...
- Durham AcademyDurham AcademyDurham Academy is an independent, coeducational, day school in Durham, North Carolina. Character education is emphasized school-wide, and community service opportunities abound from preschool through upper school. An experiential education program begins in fifth grade and includes a trip to...
- The Streets at SouthpointThe Streets at SouthpointThe Streets at Southpoint is a super-regional shopping mall located in southern Durham, North Carolina, at Interstate 40 and Fayetteville Road. The mall opened in 2002, and has 1,330,000 square feet of leasable area, and is anchored by Belk, J. C. Penney, Sears, Macy's and the first Nordstrom...
- Jordan LakeJordan LakeB. Everett Jordan Lake is a reservoir located west of Raleigh and south of Durham in Chatham County, North Carolina, in the United States of America. The northernmost end of the lake actually reaches into southwestern Durham County...