North Carolina Highway System
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The 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...

 Highway System
consists of a vast network of Interstate highways, U.S. routes, and state routes, managed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation
North Carolina Department of Transportation
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is responsible for building, repairing, and operating highways, bridges, and other modes of transportation, including ferries in the U.S. state of North Carolina.-History:...

. Due to all roads in North Carolina being maintained by either municipalities or the state, counties do not maintain roads and there is no such thing as a "county road" within the state, with the exception of Charlotte Route 4
Charlotte Route 4
Route 4 is an 18.6-mile partial ring road around Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, marked along four-lane state-maintained secondary roads; it is sometimes considered to use Interstate 85 to complete the loop, though this part is not signed...

 in Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County is the name of two counties in the United States:* Mecklenburg County, North Carolina* Mecklenburg County, Virginia...

. As a result, North Carolina has the largest state maintained highway network in the United States.

Interstate highways

Interstate highways that pass through or are located entirely within the state of North Carolina, along with auxiliary routes:
  • Interstate 26
    Interstate 26
    Interstate 26 is a nominally east–west main route of the Interstate Highway System in the Southeastern United States. I-26 runs from the junction of U.S. Route 11W and U.S. Route 23 in Kingsport, Tennessee, generally southeastward to U.S. Route 17 in Charleston, South Carolina...

    , traverses the state's western mountainous region through Asheville.
  • Interstate 40
    Interstate 40 in North Carolina
    Interstate 40 runs through the state of North Carolina from the Tennessee state line in the west to its eastern terminus in Wilmington.-Pigeon River Gorge:...

    , spans nearly the entire state from west to east, passing through Asheville, Winston-Salem, and Raleigh to Wilmington.
    • Interstate 40 Business
      Interstate 40 Business (North Carolina)
      In the U.S. state of North Carolina, Interstate 40 Business is a business loop of Interstate 40; which serves the cities of Winston-Salem and Kernersville.-Route description:...

      , business freeway loop through Winston-Salem
    • Interstate 140
      Interstate 140 (North Carolina)
      Interstate 140 is a part of the Interstate Highway System in the US state of North Carolina. It is a spur route that will run for upon its completion within both New Hanover and Brunswick Counties in serving as a bypass of Wilmington...

      , bypass around Wilmington
      Wilmington, North Carolina
      Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...

      .
    • Interstate 240
      Interstate 240 (North Carolina)
      Interstate 240 is a long Interstate Highway loop in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves as an urban connector for Asheville and runs in a half-circle around the north of the city's downtown district between exits 53B and 46B of Interstate 40...

      , loop through Asheville.
    • Interstate 440
      Interstate 440 (North Carolina)
      Interstate 440 in North Carolina, also known as the Raleigh Beltline and the Cliff Benson Beltline, is a 16.4-mile partial beltway that nearly encircles central Raleigh. Prior to August 2002, it was a complete loop and shared a concurrency with its parent, Interstate 40 along the loop's southern...

      , inner beltway around downtown Raleigh
      Raleigh, North Carolina
      Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

    • Interstate 540
      Interstate 540 (North Carolina)
      In the U.S. state of North Carolina, Interstate 540 and North Carolina Highway 540 share a partially completed interstate grade beltway, also known as the Raleigh Outer Loop, around the city of Raleigh.  -Route description:...

      , future outer beltway around the Raleigh
      Raleigh, North Carolina
      Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

       metropolitan area.
    • Interstate 840, planned future northern segment of the Urban Loop around Greensboro.
  • Interstate 73
    Interstate 73
    Interstate 73 is a main route of the Interstate Highway System, currently located entirely within the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of a longer planned corridor, defined by various Federal laws to run from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to Grayling, Michigan, but only the part south of...

    , future central North Carolina Interstate mostly along US 220 through Greensboro and Rockingham.
  • Interstate 74
    Interstate 74 in North Carolina
    In the U.S. state of North Carolina, Interstate 74 is an Interstate Highway that is partially completed. Currently in four distinct segments in the state; when completed, it will traverse in a southeasterly direction from Virginia to South Carolina, connecting the cities of Winston-Salem, High...

    , Future Interstate traveling northwest/southeast across the state from I-77 and Wytheville, VA through High Point and Lumberton to Wilmington.
    • Interstate 274, future western segment of the Northern Beltway around Winston-Salem.
  • Interstate 77
    Interstate 77 in North Carolina
    In the U.S. state of North Carolina, Interstate 77 is a Interstate Highway, which serves the city of Charlotte and the Western Piedmont.-Route description:...

    , travels mostly straight north/south through central North Carolina from Charlotte to Virginia.
    • Interstate 277
      Interstate 277 (North Carolina)
      Interstate 277 is a loop in central Charlotte, North Carolina. The southern terminus is located on the southwest side of downtown. I-277 loops around the downtown area and reconnects with I-77/U.S. 21 north of uptown...

      , loops around the uptown district of Charlotte
      Charlotte, North Carolina
      Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...

      .
  • Interstate 85
    Interstate 85 in North Carolina
    In the U.S. state of North Carolina, Interstate 85 scales the state for from the South Carolina border to the Virginia border. As the second-longest interstate in the state , it provides an important link between the cities of Atlanta, Georgia, Charlotte, Greensboro, Richmond, Virginia and...

    , travels northeast/southwest through the state, linking Atlanta, GA to Charlotte, Greensboro, and Durham, traveling toward Richmond, VA.
    • Interstate 85 Business
      Interstate 85 Business (North Carolina)
      In the U.S. state of North Carolina, Interstate 85 Business is a business loop of Interstate 85; which serves several cities in the Piedmont Triad.-Route description:...

      , business freeway/expressway loop through High Point and Greensboro
    • Interstate 285
      Interstate 285 (North Carolina)
      In the U.S. state of North Carolina, Interstate 285 is the designation for a future connector interstate route. When completed, it will connect Interstate 85 to Winston-Salem.-Route description:...

      , planned future spur from Lexington to I-40 in Winston-Salem.
    • Interstate 485, outerbelt around Charlotte
      Charlotte, North Carolina
      Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...

    • Interstate 785, planned future spur from Greensboro to Danville, VA
  • Interstate 95
    Interstate 95 in North Carolina
    Interstate 95 is a major Interstate Highway, running along the East Coast of the United States from Florida to Maine. In North Carolina, I-95 runs diagonally across the eastern third of the state, from Rowland in the southwest to Roanoke Rapids in the northeast of the Inner Banks.-Route...

    , traverses the state's Coastal Plain
    Atlantic Coastal Plain
    The Atlantic coastal plain has both low elevation and low relief, but it is also a relatively flat landform extending from the New York Bight southward to a Georgia/Florida section of the Eastern Continental Divide, which demarcates the plain from the ACF River Basin in the Gulf Coastal Plain to...

     region through Rocky Mount, Fayetteville, and Lumberton.
    • Interstate 95 Business
      Interstate 95 Business (North Carolina)
      Interstate 95 Business is a business loop of Interstate 95 entirely within Cumberland County, North Carolina. It runs from Hope Mills to Eastover, passing through the eastern side of downtown Fayetteville.-History:...

      , business expressway loop through Fayetteville
    • Interstate 295
      Interstate 295 (North Carolina)
      Interstate 295 , also known as the Fayetteville Outer Loop, when fully completed will be a Interstate Highway bypass around the western side of Fayetteville North Carolina, to be built to help relieve congestion through that city and to provide direct access from I-95 to Fort Bragg, North Carolina...

      , future loop around western Fayetteville
    • Interstate 795
      Interstate 795 (North Carolina)
      Interstate 795 is an Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs 24 miles from I-95 near Wilson south to its terminus at US 70 in Goldsboro.-Route description:...

      , spur from I-95
      Interstate 95 in North Carolina
      Interstate 95 is a major Interstate Highway, running along the East Coast of the United States from Florida to Maine. In North Carolina, I-95 runs diagonally across the eastern third of the state, from Rowland in the southwest to Roanoke Rapids in the northeast of the Inner Banks.-Route...

       near Wilson to Goldsboro

Current routes

  • U.S. Route 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...

  • U.S. Route 13
    U.S. Route 13 in North Carolina
    The section of U.S. Route 13 in North Carolina is the largest, home to of its length. It runs southwest to northeast through eastern North Carolina, beginning at Interstate 95. Most of the routing is rural, serving only three cities of considerable size along the entire route; the rest passes...

  • U.S. Route 15
    U.S. Route 15-501 in North Carolina
    U.S. Route 15-501 in North Carolina is a concurrency of U.S. Route 15 and U.S. Route 501; it traverses approximately across central North Carolina; from Laurinburg to Durham.-Route description:...

  • U.S. Route 17
    U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina
    In the U.S. state of North Carolina U.S. Route 17 is a north–south highway that is known as the Coastal Highway in the southeastern half of the state and the Ocean Highway in other areas...

  • U.S. Route 19
    U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina
    U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina traverses approximately across Western North Carolina; from the Georgia state line, at the community of Bellview, to the Tennessee state line, at the town of Elk Park. The designation from US 19 to U.S. Route 19E happens in Cane River, where US 19W splits from the...

    • U.S. Route 19E
      U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina
      U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina traverses approximately across Western North Carolina; from the Georgia state line, at the community of Bellview, to the Tennessee state line, at the town of Elk Park. The designation from US 19 to U.S. Route 19E happens in Cane River, where US 19W splits from the...

    • U.S. Route 19W
      U.S. Route 19W
      U.S. Route 19W traverses approximately from Cane River, North Carolina to Bluff City, Tennessee.-Route description:US 19W begins in western Yancey county at the community of Cane River, at the intersection of US 19/US 19E. Several signs at the beginning of the route strongly recommend truckers...

  • U.S. Route 21
    U.S. Route 21
    U.S. Route 21 is a north–south United States highway of , from Hunting Island State Park, South Carolina to Wytheville, Virginia.-South Carolina:...

  • U.S. Route 23
    U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina
    U.S. Route 23 is an north–south United States highway that runs for from the Georgia state line, near Dillard, to the Tennessee state line, near Flag Pond.-Route description:...

  • U.S. Route 25
    U.S. Route 25 in North Carolina
    U.S. Route 25 is an north–south United States highway that runs for from the South Carolina state line, near Tuxedo, to the Tennessee state line, near Hot Springs.-Route description:...

  • U.S. Route 29
    U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina
    U.S. Route 29 is an north–south United States highway that runs for from the South Carolina state line, near Blacksburg, to the commonwealth of Virginia, near Danville...

  • U.S. Route 52
    U.S. Route 52 in North Carolina
    U.S. Route 52 is an north–south United States highway that runs for from the South Carolina state line, near McFarlan, to the Virginia state line, near Mount Airy. It serves as a strategic highway through the central North Carolina Piedmont....

  • U.S. Route 64
  • U.S. Route 70
  • U.S. Route 74
    U.S. Route 74
    U.S. Route 74 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Cleveland, Tennessee to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.-Tennessee:Established in 1987, US-74 western terminus is exit 20 on I-75 in Cleveland...

  • U.S. Route 76
    U.S. Route 76
    U.S. Route 76 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.-Tennessee:...

  • U.S. Route 117
    U.S. Route 117
    U.S. Route 117 was a north–south US Highway that ran for from Norlina, North Carolina to Virginia. Established in 1927, US 117 traveled from Norlina, through the towns of Warrenton, Roanoke Rapids, and Murfreesboro; from there it went north into Virginia. In 1932, US 117 was removed from this...

  • U.S. Route 129
    U.S. Route 129 in North Carolina
    U.S. Route 129 is an north–south United States highway that runs for from the Georgia state line, near Bellview, to the Tennessee state line, near Tapoco.-Route description:...


  • U.S. Route 158
    U.S. Route 158
    U.S. Route 158 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Mocksville to Nags Head, entirely in the U.S. state of North Carolina.-Route description:...

  • U.S. Route 176
    U.S. Route 176
    U.S. Route 176 is a spur of U.S. Route 76. It currently runs for 229 miles from Goose Creek, South Carolina at U.S. Route 52 to Hendersonville, North Carolina at U.S. Route 25. It passes through the states of South Carolina and North Carolina. It goes through the cities of Spartanburg, South...

  • U.S. Route 178
    U.S. Route 178
    U.S. Highway 178 is a spur of U.S. Highway 78. It currently runs for 237 miles from Dorchester, South Carolina at U.S. Highway 78 to Rosman, North Carolina at U.S. Highway 64. It passes through the states of South Carolina and North Carolina...

  • U.S. Route 220
  • U.S. Route 221
    U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina
    U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina runs north–south from the South Carolina state line to the Virginia state line in Western North Carolina.-Route description:...

  • U.S. Route 258
    U.S. Route 258
    U.S. Route 258 is a spur of US 58 in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. The U.S. Highway runs from US 17 Business and North Carolina Highway 24 Business in Jacksonville, North Carolina north to Virginia State Route 143 at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia...

  • U.S. Route 264
    U.S. Route 264
    U.S. Route 264 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Raleigh to Manns Harbor, entirely in the U.S. state of North Carolina.-Route description:...

  • U.S. Route 276
    U.S. Route 276
    U.S. Route 276 is an United States highway that runs for from Mauldin, South Carolina to Cove Creek, North Carolina. It is known both as a busy urban highway in Greenville, South Carolina and a scenic back-road in Western North Carolina.-Route description:...

  • U.S. Route 301
    U.S. Route 301 in North Carolina
    U.S. Route 301 is an north–south United States highway that runs for from the South Carolina state line, near Rowland, to the Virginia state line, near Pleasant Hill.-Route description:...

  • U.S. Route 311
    U.S. Route 311
    U.S. Route 311 is a United States highway that runs for entirely within the state of North Carolina. On its route from Eden it passes through the cities of Madison, Winston-Salem and High Point. Originally a spur route from US 11 starting in Roanoke, Virginia and ending at Rowland, North Carolina,...

  • U.S. Route 321
    U.S. Route 321
    U.S. Route 321 is a spur of U.S. Route 21. It runs for 526 miles from South Carolina to Tennessee. The northern terminus of U.S. 321 is between Lenoir City and Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at Interstate 40 exit 364, which is about 4 miles west of Interstate 40's junction with Interstate 75...

  • U.S. Route 401
    U.S. Route 401
    U.S. Route 401 is an north–south United States highway, a spur of U.S. Route 1, that traverses along the fall line from Sumter, South Carolina to Interstate 85 near Wise, North Carolina.-Route description:...

  • U.S. Route 421
    U.S. Route 421 in North Carolina
    U.S. Route 421 traverses approximately across North Carolina; from Fort Fisher, on a peninsula between the Atlantic and Cape Fear River, to the Tennessee state line near the community of Zionville....

  • U.S. Route 441
    U.S. Route 441 in North Carolina
    U.S. Route 441 is an north–south United States highway that runs for from the Georgia state line, near Dillard, to the Tennessee state line, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.-Route description:...

  • U.S. Route 501
    U.S. Route 15-501 in North Carolina
    U.S. Route 15-501 in North Carolina is a concurrency of U.S. Route 15 and U.S. Route 501; it traverses approximately across central North Carolina; from Laurinburg to Durham.-Route description:...

  • U.S. Route 521
    U.S. Route 521
    U.S. Route 521 is an north–south United States highway that runs for from Georgetown, South Carolina to Charlotte, North Carolina.-South Carolina:...

  • U.S. Route 601
    U.S. Route 601
    Currently, there is one U.S. Route 601 Business loops in North Carolina:* Dobson – It is a route that goes through downtown Dobson, via Main Street.Historically, another business loop had existed in Concord .-See also:...

  • U.S. Route 701
    U.S. Route 701
    U.S. Route 701 is a spur of U.S. Route 1, although the two routes never intersect. However, using U.S. Route 301 or U.S. Route 501 would connect to U.S. Route 1. It runs 172 miles from Four Oaks, North Carolina at U.S. Route 301 to Georgetown, South Carolina at U.S. Route 17. It passes through...



Former routes

  • U.S. Route 17-1
  • U.S. Route 121
  • U.S. Route 170
  • U.S. Route 217
  • U.S. Route 411

North Carolina State Routes

Numbering

North Carolina State Highways numbered under 1000 are primary state highways, and numbers greater than or equal to 1000 are secondary. Secondary highways are not signed with shields; regular green or white road signs are most commonly used to designate secondary roads. On these signs, the prefix "SR" for "secondary road" sometimes precedes the road number. Nearly all secondary highways also have other names, and many primary routes are also signed with other titles. North Carolina routes may be referred to as "North Carolina Highway x", "N.C. Highway x", "NC Route x", or just "NC x", where x is the route number.

Unlike highways in the primary system, secondary road numbers may be repeated multiple times throughout the system, provided that they are not repeated within the same county
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is a geographic subdivision of a state , usually assigned some governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states; Louisiana is divided into parishes and Alaska into boroughs. Parishes and boroughs are called "county-equivalents" by the U.S...

. For example, SR2000 may refer to the physical roadway signed as Wake Forest Road or Falls of Neuse Road in Wake County
Wake County, North Carolina
Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 900,993 making it North Carolina's second most populated county...

, or it may refer to the physical roadway signed as Hickory Grove Road in Gaston County
Gaston County, North Carolina
Gaston County is a county located just west of Charlotte in the southern Piedmont in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third largest county, by population, in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area, officially designated the Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of...

. Some road numbers are quite common. In fact, the designation SR1101 is currently used, or has in the past, been used nearly 100 times by almost every county in the state.

Secondary roads that cross a county line are generally given a new number in the new county. For example, Rustic Court is a very short road, barely one tenth of a mile in length; yet, it crosses the Durham
Durham County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 223,314 people, 89,015 households, and 54,032 families residing in the county. The population density was 769 people per square mile . There were 95,452 housing units at an average density of 329 per square mile...

-Orange
Orange County, North Carolina
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 133,801. Its county seat is Hillsborough...

 county line. The section in Durham County (0.03 miles in length) is designated SR2397 while the section is Orange County (0.08 miles in length) is designated SR1604. The exception to this rule applies to roads designated SR10xx (where the x's represent additional digits) which are generally given to regionally significant roads or roads crossing one or more county lines, but which are not part of the primary system. For example, SR1006-Old Stage Road, is located both in Wake and Harnett Counties.

The significance of secondary road numbers is almost exclusive to NCDOT operations, generally maintenance, rather than for navigational purposes by the driving public. Certainly, the secondary road numbering system is not organized to help unfamiliar motorists find their way. Rather, this is the job of the phonetic names, which are generally established at the local level, but which often share a sign with an SR designation for convenience. In many rural
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...

 areas of the state, typically in the Mountain
Western North Carolina
Western North Carolina is the region of North Carolina which includes the Appalachian Mountains, thus it is often known geographically as the state's Mountain Region. It is sometimes included with upstate South Carolina as the "Western Carolinas", which is also counted as a single media market...

 and Coastal Plain
Atlantic Coastal Plain
The Atlantic coastal plain has both low elevation and low relief, but it is also a relatively flat landform extending from the New York Bight southward to a Georgia/Florida section of the Eastern Continental Divide, which demarcates the plain from the ACF River Basin in the Gulf Coastal Plain to...

 regions, many roads lack a phonetic name, in which case they are known by the SR designation.

It is not uncommon for maintenance responsibility of secondary roads to transfer from NCDOT to particular municipalities as they increase in size due to annexation. When this occurs, the SR designations are eliminated. The SR road designation is also eliminated from physical roadways that are elevated into the primary system. For example, NC 157
North Carolina Highway 157
NC 157 is a north - south highway that goes from Interstate 85, U.S. 15/501/70 Bypass, in Durham, to N.C. 57 & U.S. 501, in Roxboro, North Carolina. It is called Guess Road, while it is in Durham, and goes through the municipalities of Durham and Roxboro....

 (Guess Road) in Durham and Person
Person County, North Carolina
Person County is a county located in the Piedmont region in north-central North Carolina in the United States. It is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area. The population was 39,464 at the 2010 census.The county seat is Roxboro...

 counties was once a secondary road designated SR1008. Although it ascended into the primary system years ago, some of the old signs identifying Guess Road as SR1008 remain.

Signage

A North Carolina Highway shield has the route's number in black inside a white equilateral
Equilateral
In geometry, an equilateral polygon is a polygon which has all sides of the same length.For instance, an equilateral triangle is a triangle of equal edge lengths...

 diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...

 shape. A square of black surrounds the diamond shape. The diamond shape does not alter to accommodate larger route numbers; the numbers are reduced in size to fit within the diamond.

Rules and exceptions

  • North Carolina Highway numbers cannot be the same as any U.S. Highway or Interstate Highway in the state. If a new federal route is commissioned in North Carolina that has the same number as a North Carolina Highway, the NC route number more than likely will be changed. (Current only exceptions: NC 73 and NC 540)
  • There are no alphabetic letters in a state route designation, nor any alternate route
    Alternate route
    An official alternate route is a special route in the United States that provides an alternate alignment for a highway. They are loop roads and found in many road systems in the United States including the U.S. Route system and various state route systems...

    s in the system, except for NC 226A.

NC 2 through NC 50

  • North Carolina Highway 2
    North Carolina Highway 2
    NC 2 is a five-mile North Carolina state highway that runs entirely in Moore County. Its primary function is to connect the two Sandhills towns of Southern Pines and Pinehurst.- Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 3
  • North Carolina Highway 4
  • North Carolina Highway 5
  • North Carolina Highway 7
  • North Carolina Highway 8
  • North Carolina Highway 9
  • North Carolina Highway 10
  • North Carolina Highway 11
  • North Carolina Highway 12
  • North Carolina Highway 14
  • North Carolina Highway 16
  • North Carolina Highway 18
  • North Carolina Highway 20
  • North Carolina Highway 22
  • North Carolina Highway 24
  • North Carolina Highway 27

  • North Carolina Highway 28
  • North Carolina Highway 30
  • North Carolina Highway 32
    North Carolina Highway 32
    NC 32 is a north–south state highway in eastern North Carolina; it goes through several counties and small communities in the northeastern Inner Banks part of the state...

  • North Carolina Highway 33
    North Carolina Highway 33
    NC 33 is a moderately lengthy state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Spanning a distance of 107 miles , the east–west route passes through many small towns and communities in Eastern North Carolina's Inner Banks...

  • North Carolina Highway 34
    North Carolina Highway 34
    NC 34 is a short north–south state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Spanning a distance of 9.3 miles , the route passes through a few small unincorporated communities in eastern North Carolina's Inner Banks near Elizabeth City....

  • North Carolina Highway 35
    North Carolina Highway 35
    North Carolina Highway 35 is a state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina.-Route description:Starting from its southern terminus at NC 305/NC 561 near Tri-County Airport in Mintons Store of western Hertford County, the route immediately enters Northampton County as it progresses northward...

  • North Carolina Highway 37
    North Carolina Highway 37
    NC 37 is a state highway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of North Carolina.-Route description:NC 37 is a north-south highway. Its southern terminus is east of Edenton. Going north, the highway first hits U.S. 17. The two highways merge until the town of Windfall. Then NC 37 heads...

  • North Carolina Highway 38
    North Carolina Highway 38
    NC 38 is a north/south state highway in central North Carolina; it is entirely in Richmond County.-Route description:N.C. 38 begins at the South Carolina border, continuing S.C. 38. It continues northward, becoming Bennettsville Road in Hamlet, to an intersection with U.S. 74 Business....

  • North Carolina Highway 39
    North Carolina Highway 39
    NC 39 is a primary North Carolina state highway. It runs from the intersection of US 70, US 301, and NC 96 in Selma north along US 301/NC 96 through downtown Selma. It splits from US 301 and heads north via Louisburg and Henderson to the Virginia state line, where it continues as secondary State...

  • North Carolina Highway 41
    North Carolina Highway 41
    North Carolina Highway 41 is a state highway in the eastern part of North Carolina, U.S.A. The highway travels in an east–west orientation between Trenton and Lumberton, and in a north–south orientation between Lumberton and the South Carolina border, where it continues as S.C. 41....

  • North Carolina Highway 42
  • North Carolina Highway 43
    North Carolina Highway 43
    NC 43 is one of the longer state highways in North Carolina. It connects many towns in the Coastal Plain region....

  • North Carolina Highway 45
    North Carolina Highway 45
    North Carolina Highway 45 is a north-south North Carolina state highway running from Swan Quarter to Winton.-Route Description:NC 45's southern terminus is in Swan Quarter. Heading north, it merges with U.S. 264, splits briefly, before merging with NC 99. The two highways continue north to Plymouth...

  • North Carolina Highway 46
    North Carolina Highway 46
    NC 46 is a north/south state highway in eastern North Carolina; it is entirely in Northampton County. The route primarily connects the communities on the north side of Roanoke Rapids Lake and Lake Gaston, as well as the north side of the Roanoke River in the county.-Route description:From its...

  • North Carolina Highway 47
  • North Carolina Highway 48
    North Carolina Highway 48
    NC 48 is a state highway in the North Carolina Highway System that principally connects the cities of Rocky Mount and Roanoke Rapids. The route offers an alternative to US 301 and I-95.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 49
  • North Carolina Highway 50
    North Carolina Highway 50
    NC 50 is a major cross-state route in North Carolina that runs from near the Virginia border to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the major north/south route through Wake County and the state capital of Raleigh.-Route description:...



NC 51 through NC 100

  • North Carolina Highway 51
  • North Carolina Highway 53
    North Carolina Highway 53
    North Carolina Highway 53 is a state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that mainly runs west–east in the eastern part of the state.-Route description:The highway begins near Fayetteville in Cumberland County...

  • North Carolina Highway 54
  • North Carolina Highway 55
  • North Carolina Highway 56
    North Carolina Highway 56
    NC 56 is a 39-mile North Carolina state highway and a semi-rural traffic artery connecting U.S. 1 and US 15 as well as I-85 to many small-to-medium sized towns in the The Triangle region north of the cities of Raleigh and Durham....

  • North Carolina Highway 57
    North Carolina Highway 57
    NC 57 is a 43-mile North Carolina state highway and a semi-rural traffic artery connecting Roxboro to a few small-to-medium sized towns in the The Triangle region north of the cities of Durham and Chapel Hill.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 58
  • North Carolina Highway 59
    North Carolina Highway 59
    North Carolina Highway 59 is a North Carolina highway that runs through Cumberland County from Interstate 95 near Hope Mills to US 401 BUS in Owens, just west of Fayetteville.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 60
    North Carolina Highway 60
    NC 60 is a north/south state highway in western North Carolina; it is entirely in Cherokee County.-Route description:NC 60 is a spur off of Georgia State Route 60 in Mineral Bluff. Its northern connection at US 64 lies approximately five miles inside North Carolina....

  • North Carolina Highway 61
    North Carolina Highway 61
    North Carolina Highway 61 is a 20 mile state route in Guilford County, North Carolina that runs from NC 62 to NC 150....

  • North Carolina Highway 62
    North Carolina Highway 62
    North Carolina Highway 62 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Primarily in the Piedmont Triad, it runs from NC 109 in Thomasville northeast to the Virginia state line in Milton.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 63
    North Carolina Highway 63
    North Carolina Highway 63 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs east–west, connecting western Madison County with Asheville.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 65
    North Carolina Highway 65
    North Carolina Highway 65 is an east-west highway in North Carolina north of Winston-Salem and Greensboro.N.C. 65's eastern terminus is Reidsville. Heading west, the highway passes through Stokesdale, Walnut Cove, Germanton, and to its western terminus just south of Rural Hall....

  • North Carolina Highway 66
    North Carolina Highway 66
    North Carolina Highway 66 is a highway running from Horneytown Road in Forsyth County to NC 89 in Johnstown.-Major intersections:...

  • North Carolina Highway 67
  • North Carolina Highway 68
    North Carolina Highway 68
    North Carolina Highway 68 is a north–south state highway in North Carolina. It most notably serves as a connector between Interstate 40 and Piedmont Triad International Airport . On its routing from Thomasville to Stokesdale, NC 68 passes through urban High Point, the western outskirts of...

  • North Carolina Highway 69
    North Carolina Highway 69
    NC 69 is a short north/south state highway in western North Carolina; it is entirely in Clay County.-Route description:NC 69 runs from the Georgia border south of Hayesville north, along the western shore of Lake Chatuge. The route crosses U.S. Route 64 before entering downtown Hayesville, where it...

  • North Carolina Highway 71
    North Carolina Highway 71
    North Carolina Highway 71 is a state highway that serves the communities of Maxton, Red Springs, Shannon, Lumber Bridge, and Parkton.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 72
    North Carolina Highway 72
    North Carolina Highway 72 is a state highway that serves the communities of Red Springs and Lumberton.-Route description:The western terminus of NC 72 and NC 710 is in Red Springs at the NC 211 intersection, from there they travel south and split, with NC 72 heading towards lumberton...

  • North Carolina Highway 73
    North Carolina Highway 73
    NC 73 is a state highway that extends for through south-central North Carolina in the United States. Most of the route is a two-lane highway that passes through both rural scenic areas; however, it also serves several small and moderate-sized cities in the state, including Concord and Albemarle...

  • North Carolina Highway 75

  • North Carolina Highway 78
    North Carolina Highway 78
    North Carolina Highway 78 is a highway running from US 1 / US 15-501 near Sanford to NC 42 / NC 87/ US 421 in Sanford....

  • North Carolina Highway 79
    North Carolina Highway 79
    North Carolina Highway 79 is a highway running from the South Carolina border at Gibson to US-15-401-501 in Laurinburg....

  • North Carolina Highway 80
    North Carolina Highway 80
    North Carolina route 80 goes from U.S. Route 70, just west of Marion, at 1300' above sea level, to NC Route 226A, a bit west of Bakersville, 2360'. It passes by Lake Tahoma at about 1500'. It crosses the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Eastern Continental Divide at about 3320', and U.S Route 19E at...

  • North Carolina Highway 81
    North Carolina Highway 81
    North Carolina Highway 81 is a state road that starts at US 25 and ends at US 70. The entire route is within Buncombe County, North Carolina.-Route Description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 82
  • North Carolina Highway 83
  • North Carolina Highway 84
  • North Carolina Highway 86
  • North Carolina Highway 87
  • North Carolina Highway 88
    North Carolina Highway 88
    North Carolina Highway 88 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Primarily in the High Country, it runs from the Tennessee state line, near Trade west to the NC 18 in Laurel Springs.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 89
  • North Carolina Highway 90
  • North Carolina Highway 91
    North Carolina Highway 91
    North Carolina Highway 91 is a highway running from US 13 / US 258 / NC 903 in Snow Hill to US 264 near Walstonburg....

  • North Carolina Highway 92
    North Carolina Highway 92
    North Carolina Highway 92 is a North Carolina highway that runs through counties including Beaufort County.-Route description:The highway passes through the following municipalities:*Bath, North Carolina- Major intersections :...

  • North Carolina Highway 93
    North Carolina Highway 93
    North Carolina Highway 93 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from the Virginia state line to the community of Twin Oaks.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 94
    North Carolina Highway 94
    North Carolina Highway 94 is a north–south North Carolina highway running for approximately from southern Chowan County to Swan Quarter in Hyde County.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 96
  • North Carolina Highway 97
  • North Carolina Highway 98
    North Carolina Highway 98
    NC 98 is a 45-mile North Carolina state highway and a semi-urban traffic artery connecting Durham to Wake Forest as well as many small-to-medium sized towns in the north portion of The Triangle region...

  • North Carolina Highway 99
    North Carolina Highway 99
    NC 99 is a North Carolina state highway in the central Coastal Plain region of the state. It is long and is signed north/south.NC 99 was born in the early-1930s, being routed over a previously unnumbered road in Beaufort County...

  • North Carolina Highway 100


NC 101 through NC 150

  • North Carolina Highway 101
  • North Carolina Highway 102
    North Carolina Highway 102
    North Carolina Highway 102 is a highway running from NC 903 near Ayden to US 17 between Vanceboro & Chocowinity....

  • North Carolina Highway 103
    North Carolina Highway 103
    NC 103 is an eight-and-a-half-mile North Carolina State Highway. It runs entirely in Surry County. Its main purpose is to connect the northern end of Surry with Mount Airy.- Western Terminus :...

  • North Carolina Highway 104
  • North Carolina Highway 105
    North Carolina Highway 105
    North Carolina Highway 105 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from US 221 in Linville to US 221/US 421/NC 194 in Boone.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 106
  • North Carolina Highway 107
  • North Carolina Highway 108
    North Carolina Highway 108
    North Carolina Highway 108 is a long, two lane highway in North Carolina, USA. It connects U.S. 176 in Tryon to Rutherfordton and passes through both Polk County and Rutherford County. It is a rural country road through eastern Polk County and western Rutherford County, and moderately developed...

  • North Carolina Highway 109
    North Carolina Highway 109
    North Carolina Highway 109 is a north–south state highway in North Carolina. It primarily connects small towns in the central Piedmont region of the state. The route is a two-lane road for most of its length, but the segment between Winston-Salem and Thomasville is being upgraded to a...

  • North Carolina Highway 110
  • North Carolina Highway 111
    North Carolina Highway 111
    North Carolina Highway 111 is a highway running from NC 11/NC 42 in Oak City to US 258/NC 24 in Catherine Lake....

  • North Carolina Highway 112
    North Carolina Highway 112
    NC 112 is an east-west state highway in western North Carolina in Buncombe County, southwest of Asheville.-Route description:North Carolina Highway 112 begins its western end at US 19/US 23 in the unincorporated community of Enka...

  • North Carolina Highway 113
    North Carolina Highway 113
    North Carolina Highway 113 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from NC 18, in the community of Laurel Springs, to NC 93, in the community of Piney Creek.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 114
    North Carolina Highway 114
    North Carolina Highway 114 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from I-40 to downtown Drexel.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 115
    North Carolina Highway 115
    North Carolina Highway 115 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from U.S. 21 in north Charlotte north through Mecklenburg, Iredell and Wilkes counties. Its northern terminus is at its intersection with NC 18 and NC 268 in North Wilkesboro.-External links:**...

  • North Carolina Highway 116
    North Carolina Highway 116
    North Carolina Highway 116 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs east–west but is signed south–north, connecting the town of Webster between two major highways in Jackson County.- Route description :...

  • North Carolina Highway 118
  • North Carolina Highway 119
    North Carolina Highway 119
    North Carolina Highway 119 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from NC 54 in Swepsonville north via Mebane, Hightowers, and Semora to the Virginia state line, where it continues as State Route 119.-Future:...

  • North Carolina Highway 120
  • North Carolina Highway 122
  • North Carolina Highway 124

  • North Carolina Highway 125
    North Carolina Highway 125
    North Carolina Highway 125 is a state highway that serves the communities of Williamston, Hamilton, Oak City, Hobgood, Scotland Neck, Halifax, and Roanoke Rapids-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 126
    North Carolina Highway 126
    North Carolina Highway 126 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from US 70, in Nebo, to NC 181, in Morganton.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 127
    North Carolina Highway 127
    North Carolina Highway 127 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. It serves similar to a farm-to-market highway, connecting rural Catawba and Alexander Counties to Hickory.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 128
  • North Carolina Highway 130
    North Carolina Highway 130
    North Carolina Highway 130 is a state highway in North Carolina that begins at the intersection with U.S. 74 Business in Maxton in an east direction to Ocean View Boulevard in Holden Beach, traversing Robeson, Columbus, and Brunswick counties.-Route description:NC Highway 130 begins at US 74 Bus....

  • North Carolina Highway 131
  • North Carolina Highway 132
  • North Carolina Highway 133
  • North Carolina Highway 134
  • North Carolina Highway 135
  • North Carolina Highway 136
  • North Carolina Highway 137
  • North Carolina Highway 138
  • North Carolina Highway 141
    North Carolina Highway 141
    North Carolina Highway 141 is a North Carolina state highway connecting Marble to a community just outside Murphy known as Peachtree.-Route description:The entire length of NC 141 is contained within Cherokee County, NC...

  • North Carolina Highway 142
    North Carolina Highway 142
    North Carolina Highway 142 is a state highway that serves the rural community of Hassell. The entire route is two lanes wide.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 143
    North Carolina Highway 143
    North Carolina Highway 143 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from the Tennessee state line to NC 28, near the community of Stecoah. It is best known for its section of the Cherohala Skyway, shared with Tennessee State Route 165.-Route description:NC 143...

  • North Carolina Highway 144
    North Carolina Highway 144
    NC 144 is a state highway in North Carolina located entirely within Scotland County.-Route description:N.C. Highway 144 comprises the section of Old Wire Road from U.S. Route 74 in Laurel Hill to Wagram. It is a two-lane undivided highway that is approximately in length. The eastern terminus of...

  • North Carolina Highway 145
  • North Carolina Highway 146
    North Carolina Highway 146
    NC 146 is a short east/west state highway in western North Carolina and lies entirely in Buncombe County, south of the city of Asheville.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 147
  • North Carolina Highway 149
  • North Carolina Highway 150


NC 151 through NC 200

  • North Carolina Highway 151
    North Carolina Highway 151
    NC 151 is a north-south state highway located in western North Carolina, in western Buncombe County. North Carolina Highway 151 provides a direct access to the Blue Ridge Parkway.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 152
  • North Carolina Highway 153
  • North Carolina Highway 157
    North Carolina Highway 157
    NC 157 is a north - south highway that goes from Interstate 85, U.S. 15/501/70 Bypass, in Durham, to N.C. 57 & U.S. 501, in Roxboro, North Carolina. It is called Guess Road, while it is in Durham, and goes through the municipalities of Durham and Roxboro....

  • North Carolina Highway 159
  • North Carolina Highway 160
  • North Carolina Highway 161
  • North Carolina Highway 162
  • North Carolina Highway 163
  • North Carolina Highway 168
  • North Carolina Highway 171
    North Carolina Highway 171
    North Carolina Highway 171 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. It utilized as a connector route between Washington and Jamesville.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 172
  • North Carolina Highway 175
    North Carolina Highway 175
    NC 175 is a short north/south state highway in western North Carolina and lies entirely in Clay County, just east of Lake Chatuge.-Route description:...


  • North Carolina Highway 177
  • North Carolina Highway 179
    North Carolina Highway 179
    North Carolina Highway 179 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from the South Carolina state line, nearLittle River, to Shallotte.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 180
    North Carolina Highway 180
    North Carolina Highway 180 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway serves as a bypass east of Shelby.- Route description :...

  • North Carolina Highway 181
    North Carolina Highway 181
    North Carolina Highway 181 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs north–south from Morganton to Newland.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 182
  • North Carolina Highway 183
    North Carolina Highway 183
    North Carolina Highway 183 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from US 221, in the community of Linville Falls, to NC 181, near the community of Jonas Ridge.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 184
    North Carolina Highway 184
    NC 184 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from NC 105 at Tynecastle to the town of Beech Mountain.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 186
    North Carolina Highway 186
    North Carolina Highway 186 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from US 301 in Garysburg east-northeasterly to the Virginia state line, where it continues as State Route 186.-External links:**...

  • North Carolina Highway 191
    North Carolina Highway 191
    NC 191 is a north-south state highway in western North Carolina in northern Henderson and central Buncombe County.-Route description:North Carolina Highway 191 begins its southern end at US Route 25 in the city of Hendersonville in Henderson County...

  • North Carolina Highway 194
    North Carolina Highway 194
    North Carolina Highway 194 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. Primarily in the High Country, it runs from US 19E, in Ingalls, to the Virginia state line, near Helton.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 197
    North Carolina Highway 197
    North Carolina Highway 197 is a north/south state highway in Western North Carolina. The route is approximately 65 miles in length and with its continuation into Tennessee as SR 395 connects Erwin, Tennessee to Flat Creek, North Carolina...

  • North Carolina Highway 198
  • North Carolina Highway 200
    North Carolina Highway 200
    North Carolina Highway 200 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs north–south from the South Carolina state line, near Jaars, to U.S. Route 601, near Concord.- Route description :...



NC 205 through NC 242

  • North Carolina Highway 205
    North Carolina Highway 205
    North Carolina Highway 205 is a north–south state highway in the North Carolina Piedmont. It traverses in Stanly and Union counties.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 207
    North Carolina Highway 207
    NC 207 is a relatively short north–south oriented state highway in south-central North Carolina. It is entirely within the boundaries of Union County and serves to connect the city of Monroe, North Carolina to the city of Pageland, South Carolina via South Carolina Highway 207...

  • North Carolina Highway 208
    North Carolina Highway 208
    North Carolina Highway 208 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs north–south going the most direct route between Asheville and Greeneville, Tennessee.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 209
    North Carolina Highway 209
    North Carolina Highway 209 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs north–south from Lake Junaluska to Hot Springs.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 210
    North Carolina Highway 210
    NC 210 is a 195-mile North Carolina state highway that connects settlements in the Atlantic Coastal Plain region. Due to its meandering route NC 210 changes directional orientation three times, changing from east-west to north-south near Angier, changing from north-south to west-east near Moores...

  • North Carolina Highway 211
  • North Carolina Highway 212
    North Carolina Highway 212
    NC 212 is a north–south state highway in western North Carolina, located entirely in Madison County, part of the Pisgah National Forest area.-Junction list:...

  • North Carolina Highway 213
    North Carolina Highway 213
    North Carolina Highway 90 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. It connects Marshall with Walnut and Mars Hill.-Route description:NC 213 begins in Walnut, where it soon overlaps with US 25/US 70 to "Hayes Run Road" exit...

  • North Carolina Highway 214
    North Carolina Highway 214
    NC 214 is an east–west state highway in eastern North Carolina; it is entirely in Columbus County.-Route description:NC 214 goes from about 1 mile east of Bolton and through the town of Lake Waccamaw. It parallels U.S. 74 and 76 along its route. It ends about 1.5 miles east of...

  • North Carolina Highway 215

  • North Carolina Highway 216
    North Carolina Highway 216
    North Carolina Highway 216 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs north–south, from the South Carolina state line to NC 274, near Tryon.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 217
  • North Carolina Highway 218
    North Carolina Highway 218
    North Carolina Highway 218 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs east–west from Mint Hill to Polkton.- Route description :...

  • North Carolina Highway 222
    North Carolina Highway 222
    North Carolina Highway 222 is a highway that runs from the junction of North Carolina Highway 43 near Falkland to the junction of North Carolina Highway 231 near Emit....

  • North Carolina Highway 225
  • North Carolina Highway 226
  • North Carolina Highway 226A
  • North Carolina Highway 231
  • North Carolina Highway 241
  • North Carolina Highway 242
    North Carolina Highway 242
    NC Highway 242 is a long highway that Goes from US 76 in North Carolina, to Interstate 40, near Benson. It passes through Columbus, Bladen, Cumberland, Sampson and Johnston Counties...



NC 251 through NC 294

  • North Carolina Highway 251
    North Carolina Highway 251
    NC 251 is a north/south state highway in western North Carolina; its southern terminus is near US Highway 19/23/70 in Asheville, North Carolina. Its route laregely follows the French Broad River until its northern terminus at US 25/70 bypass near Marshall in Madison County, North Carolina.....

  • North Carolina Highway 261
  • North Carolina Highway 268
    North Carolina Highway 268
    NC 268 is an North Carolina state highway. It connects manny communities as it traverses through the northwestern North Carolina mountains and foothills.-Caldwell and Wilkes counties:...

  • North Carolina Highway 273
  • North Carolina Highway 274

  • North Carolina Highway 275
  • North Carolina Highway 279
  • North Carolina Highway 280
    North Carolina Highway 280
    North Carolina Highway 280 is a state highway in western North Carolina that runs from the town of Fletcher in Henderson County to the city of Brevard in Transylvania County. It is approximately in length, starting at the intersection of U.S. Route 64/U.S. Route 276/NC Hwy 280 north of Brevard, to...

  • North Carolina Highway 281
    North Carolina Highway 281
    North Carolina Highway 281 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs north–south, connecting communities in western Jackson County and scenic areas of southwest Transylvania County...

  • North Carolina Highway 294
    North Carolina Highway 294
    North Carolina Highway 294 is a two-lane northwest-to-southeast state highway in western North Carolina.NC 294 begins at the end of Tennessee State Route 123, at the Polk County, Tennessee-Cherokee County, North Carolina line. It follows a northwest-to-southeast mountainous course through...



NC 304 through NC 481

  • North Carolina Highway 304
  • North Carolina Highway 305
  • North Carolina Highway 306
    North Carolina Highway 306
    North Carolina Highway 306 is a state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that runs north–south in the eastern part of the state.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 307
  • North Carolina Highway 308
  • North Carolina Highway 343
    North Carolina Highway 343
    NC 343 is a north/south state highway in coastal North Carolina; it is entirely in Camden County.-Route description:NC 343. The highway's northern terminus is at the intersection of US 17 just north of South Mills, North Carolina. NC 343 travels southeasternward paralleling the Pasquotank River...

  • North Carolina Highway 344
    North Carolina Highway 344
    NC 344 is a north–south state highway in coastal North Carolina; it is entirely in Pasquotank County.-Route description:The highway's southern terminus lies at the shores of the Pasquotank River near its mouth with the Albemarle Sound...

  • North Carolina Highway 345
  • North Carolina Highway 381

  • North Carolina Highway 400
  • North Carolina Highway 403
  • North Carolina Highway 410
  • North Carolina Highway 411
    North Carolina Highway 411
    NC 411 is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The route connects the towns of Harrells, Garland, and Roseboro in the county of Sampson.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 461
  • North Carolina Highway 481


NC 522 through NC 694

  • North Carolina Highway 522
  • North Carolina Highway 540
  • North Carolina Highway 561
    North Carolina Highway 561
    NC 561 is a 101-mile North Carolina state highway and a rural traffic artery connecting Louisburg and Ahoskie with many small-to-medium sized towns in the "Down East" and Coastal Plain regions within minutes from the Virginia state line...

  • North Carolina Highway 581
    North Carolina Highway 581
    North Carolina Highway 581 is a highway running from NC 111 near Goldsboro to US 401 in Louisburg....


  • North Carolina Highway 610
  • North Carolina Highway 615
  • North Carolina Highway 690
    North Carolina Highway 690
    North Carolina Highway 690 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs east–west, connecting the cities of Vass and Spring Lake.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 694
    North Carolina Highway 694
    North Carolina Highway 694 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. This scenic highway serves as connector between Asheville and the Blue Ridge Parkway.-Route description:...



NC 700 through NC 905

  • North Carolina Highway 700
    North Carolina Highway 700
    North Carolina Highway 700 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs east–west from Eden to US 29, in Pelham.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 704
  • North Carolina Highway 705
    North Carolina Highway 705
    NC 705 is a state highway in central North Carolina; it travels mostly through the southern Piedmont Triad. The route is marked as the Pottery Highway or Pottery Road and as a North Carolina Scenic Byway due to the large number of potters in and surrounding Seagrove.-Randolph County:NC 705 begins...

  • North Carolina Highway 710
  • North Carolina Highway 711
  • North Carolina Highway 731
  • North Carolina Highway 740
  • North Carolina Highway 742
  • North Carolina Highway 751
    North Carolina Highway 751
    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 to U.S. 1 as New Hill-Olive Chapel Road, although it is not signed as...


  • North Carolina Highway 770
  • North Carolina Highway 772
  • North Carolina Highway 801
    North Carolina Highway 801
    NC 801 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that traverses three counties in the central Piedmont region of the state. It is mainly a rural route, linking small towns and communities like Bermuda Run, Hillsdale, North Carolina, Advance, Cooleemee, and eastern...

  • North Carolina Highway 901
  • North Carolina Highway 902
  • North Carolina Highway 903
    North Carolina Highway 903
    NC 903 is a 200-mile North Carolina state highway and a semi-rural traffic artery connecting Greenville with many small-to-medium sized towns in the "Down East" and Coastal Plain regions, making many concurrencies with other highways in somewhat of a "zig zag" fashion down eastern North Carolina...

  • North Carolina Highway 904
    North Carolina Highway 904
    North Carolina Highway 904 is a long, north and south highway that goes from NC Highway 130 in Five Forks, to East 1st Street in Ocean Isle. It goes through Brunswick County, Columbus County, and Robeson County. Some major cities it goes through are Fairmont, Fair Bluff, Tabor City, Sunset Beach,...

  • North Carolina Highway 905


Former routes

  • North Carolina Highway 1
  • North Carolina Highway 6
  • North Carolina Highway 10A
  • North Carolina Highway 13
    North Carolina Highway 13
    North Carolina Highway 13 was a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. It had existed in four separate incarnations in Eastern North Carolina.-First NC 13:The first NC 13 was one of the original 1921 set of numbered North Carolina Highways...

  • North Carolina Highway 15
  • North Carolina Highway 17
  • North Carolina Highway 19
  • North Carolina Highway 21
  • North Carolina Highway 23
  • North Carolina Highway 25
  • North Carolina Highway 25A
  • North Carolina Highway 26
  • North Carolina Highway 29
  • North Carolina Highway 31
  • North Carolina Highway 36
  • North Carolina Highway 40
  • North Carolina Highway 44
  • North Carolina Highway 49A
  • North Carolina Highway 62A
  • North Carolina Highway 64
  • North Carolina Highway 70
  • North Carolina Highway 74
  • North Carolina Highway 76
  • North Carolina Highway 77
  • North Carolina Highway 85
  • North Carolina Highway 95
  • North Carolina Highway 95A
  • North Carolina Highway 105A
  • North Carolina Highway 107E
  • North Carolina Highway 117
  • North Carolina Highway 155
  • North Carolina Highway 170
  • North Carolina Highway 176
  • North Carolina Highway 190
  • North Carolina Highway 192
  • North Carolina Highway 195
  • North Carolina Highway 206
  • North Carolina Highway 220

  • North Carolina Highway 242A
  • North Carolina Highway 260
  • North Carolina Highway 262
  • North Carolina Highway 264
  • North Carolina Highway 271
  • North Carolina Highway 272
  • North Carolina Highway 276
  • North Carolina Highway 277
  • North Carolina Highway 282
  • North Carolina Highway 283
  • North Carolina Highway 284
    North Carolina Highway 284
    NC 284 was a former state highway in the Mountains Region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its routing through the Great Smoky Mountains was demoted to Old NC 284 and today remains primitive road; it is thus unpaved and is maintained by the National Park Service. The rest of the old route,...

  • North Carolina Highway 285
  • North Carolina Highway 286
  • North Carolina Highway 287
  • North Carolina Highway 288
  • North Carolina Highway 289
  • North Carolina Highway 292
  • North Carolina Highway 293
  • North Carolina Highway 301
  • North Carolina Highway 302
  • North Carolina Highway 303
  • North Carolina Highway 311
  • North Carolina Highway 321
  • North Carolina Highway 341
  • North Carolina Highway 342
  • North Carolina Highway 350
  • North Carolina Highway 401
  • North Carolina Highway 402
  • North Carolina Highway 422
  • North Carolina Highway 482
  • North Carolina Highway 485
  • North Carolina Highway 500
  • North Carolina Highway 501
  • North Carolina Highway 502

  • North Carolina Highway 512
  • North Carolina Highway 515
  • North Carolina Highway 562
  • North Carolina Highway 601
  • North Carolina Highway 602
  • North Carolina Highway 603
  • North Carolina Highway 605
  • North Carolina Highway 630
  • North Carolina Highway 661
  • North Carolina Highway 681
  • North Carolina Highway 691
  • North Carolina Highway 692
  • North Carolina Highway 693
  • North Carolina Highway 694
    North Carolina Highway 694
    North Carolina Highway 694 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. This scenic highway serves as connector between Asheville and the Blue Ridge Parkway.-Route description:...

  • North Carolina Highway 695
  • North Carolina Highway 701
  • North Carolina Highway 702
  • North Carolina Highway 703
  • North Carolina Highway 708
  • North Carolina Highway 709
  • North Carolina Highway 721
  • North Carolina Highway 741
  • North Carolina Highway 752
  • North Carolina Highway 761
  • North Carolina Highway 800
  • North Carolina Highway 802
  • North Carolina Highway 803
  • North Carolina Highway 891
  • North Carolina Highway 892
  • North Carolina Highway 893
  • North Carolina Highway 897


Bike routes

  • US Bike Route 1
    U.S. Bicycle Route 1
    U.S. Bicycle Route 1 is a cross-country bicycle route that will run the length of the United States eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine. It is one of the two original U.S. Bicycle Routes, the other being U.S...

     - Carolina Connection
  • NC Bike Route 2 - Mountains to Sea
  • NC Bike Route 3 - Ports of Call
  • NC Bike Route 4 - North Line Trace
  • NC Bike Route 5 - Cape Fear Run
  • NC Bike Route 6 - Piedmont Spur
  • NC Bike Route 7 - Ocracoke Option
  • NC Bike Route 8 - Southern Highlands
  • Sandhills Sector

Other routes and highways

  • All American Freeway
    All American Freeway
    The All American Freeway is a controlled access highway located in Fayetteville and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The road parallels NC 24 and NC 87 for much of its length between Owen Drive in Fayetteville and Community Center Road in Fort Bragg....

    , a freeway connecting Fort Bragg Military Reservation with central Fayetteville
  • The Blue Ridge Parkway
    Blue Ridge Parkway
    The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. It runs for 469 miles , mostly along the famous Blue Ridge, a major mountain chain that is part of the Appalachian Mountains...

     (BRP), a two-lane scenic route, beginning in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. The border between Tennessee and North...

    , running near Asheville
    Asheville, North Carolina
    Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...

    , Mount Mitchell
    Mount Mitchell
    Mount Mitchell can refer to:* Mount Mitchell, the highest point in the eastern United States* Mount Mitchell , in Jasper National Park of Canada* Mount Mitchell * Mount Mitchell , in Queensland...

     and Grandfather Mountain
    Grandfather Mountain
    Grandfather Mountain is a mountain, a non-profit attraction, and a North Carolina state parknear Linville, North Carolina. At 5,946 feet , it is the highest peak on the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge Mountains, one of the major chains of the Appalachian Mountains. The Blue Ridge Parkway...

     which the BRP runs along the Linn Cove Viaduct
    Linn Cove Viaduct
    Linn Cove Viaduct is a 1243-foot concrete segmental bridge which snakes around the slopes of Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. It was completed in 1983 at a cost of $10 million and was the last section of the Blue Ridge Parkway to be finished...

    . Then the BRP passes near the Blowing Rock/Boone area and lastly, enters Virginia
    Virginia
    The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

     a few miles northeast of Sparta.
  • Bryan Boulevard, a freeway spur from NC 68 to downtown Greensboro
  • Route 4
    Charlotte Route 4
    Route 4 is an 18.6-mile partial ring road around Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, marked along four-lane state-maintained secondary roads; it is sometimes considered to use Interstate 85 to complete the loop, though this part is not signed...

    , thoroughfare loop around central Charlotte
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...

  • The Great Smoky Mountains Expressway
    Great Smoky Mountains Expressway
    The Great Smoky Mountains Expressway is a four-lane divided highway in southwestern North Carolina, which runs between Interstate 40 near Canton in the east to the Nantahala National Forest near Needmore in the west. It traverses western Haywood, northern Jackson, and eastern Swain counties,...

    , a partially restricted access, four-lane highway running through the mountains of Southwestern North Carolina from Interstate 40 (Exit 27) west-southwest to Murphy
    Murphy, North Carolina
    -Household Income:The median income for a household in the town was $24,952, and the median income for a family was $35,234. Males had a median income of $30,395 versus $16,908 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,926...

    .
  • Greensboro Urban Loop
    Greensboro Urban Loop
    The Greensboro Urban Loop is a planned 41-mile beltway around Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. The loop carries Interstate 85 and U.S. Route 421 on its southern section, and Interstate 73 from U.S. 220 to Bryan Boulevard along the west side of Greensboro...

    , a beltline around Greensboro that once completed will be used for routing four Interstate highways.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway a freeway connecting I-95
    Interstate 95 in North Carolina
    Interstate 95 is a major Interstate Highway, running along the East Coast of the United States from Florida to Maine. In North Carolina, I-95 runs diagonally across the eastern third of the state, from Rowland in the southwest to Roanoke Rapids in the northeast of the Inner Banks.-Route...

     to downtown Fayetteville
  • Wade Avenue
    Wade Avenue
    Wade Avenue is a major road in the The Triangle region of North Carolina that links Interstate 40, Interstate 440 , and downtown Raleigh...

    , a partial freeway connecting I-40 west of Raleigh
    Raleigh, North Carolina
    Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

     to the northern segment of the I-440
    Interstate 440 (North Carolina)
    Interstate 440 in North Carolina, also known as the Raleigh Beltline and the Cliff Benson Beltline, is a 16.4-mile partial beltway that nearly encircles central Raleigh. Prior to August 2002, it was a complete loop and shared a concurrency with its parent, Interstate 40 along the loop's southern...

     beltway in Raleigh
    Raleigh, North Carolina
    Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

  • Wendover Avenue
    Wendover Avenue (Greensboro)
    Wendover Avenue is a major road in Guilford County, North Carolina. The road's central segment is a curvy freeway, but most of the road is a boulevard with frequent traffic signals. It serves as a partial loop around downtown Greensboro and a popular connector to major routes like I-40, I-73, US...

    , a partial freeway connecting I-40 to US 220, US 70 and US 29 in Greensboro and extends southwest to NC 68 in High Point

History

The original highway numbering system for 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...

 was established in the 1920s. Major routes were multiples of 10, with 10, 20, and 90 running east/west, 30, 40, 50
North Carolina Highway 50
NC 50 is a major cross-state route in North Carolina that runs from near the Virginia border to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the major north/south route through Wake County and the state capital of Raleigh.-Route description:...

, 70, and 80
North Carolina Highway 80
North Carolina route 80 goes from U.S. Route 70, just west of Marion, at 1300' above sea level, to NC Route 226A, a bit west of Bakersville, 2360'. It passes by Lake Tahoma at about 1500'. It crosses the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Eastern Continental Divide at about 3320', and U.S Route 19E at...

 running north/south, and 60
North Carolina Highway 60
NC 60 is a north/south state highway in western North Carolina; it is entirely in Cherokee County.-Route description:NC 60 is a spur off of Georgia State Route 60 in Mineral Bluff. Its northern connection at US 64 lies approximately five miles inside North Carolina....

 running as a diagonal route. These cross-state routes were used as a basis for numbering the two-digit roads that served as the major city-city connectors. For example, NC 90 used to run along modern U.S. 64, which explains the multiple "90s" that branch off 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...

 today (NC 96, 97, and 98)

Three-digit numbered roads were less important spurs off the two-digit roads and often served as rural connectors. These were numbered in a scheme opposite of the U.S. and Interstate auxiliary routes; the spur routes received an extra "ones" digit instead of an extra "hundreds" digit. The first spur received the number "xx1" and the second received "xx2", where xx is the parent route number. This explains the predomination of such routes as 751
North Carolina Highway 751
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 to U.S. 1 as New Hill-Olive Chapel Road, although it is not signed as...

, 191
North Carolina Highway 191
NC 191 is a north-south state highway in western North Carolina in northern Henderson and central Buncombe County.-Route description:North Carolina Highway 191 begins its southern end at US Route 25 in the city of Hendersonville in Henderson County...

, 561
North Carolina Highway 561
NC 561 is a 101-mile North Carolina state highway and a rural traffic artery connecting Louisburg and Ahoskie with many small-to-medium sized towns in the "Down East" and Coastal Plain regions within minutes from the Virginia state line...

, and the relatively few "xx0" routes (which would be the 10th assigned spur route ... few parent routes would have spurs numbered this high).

In 1933-34 many roads were renumbered to eliminate conflicts with the U.S. highways
United States Numbered Highways
The system of United States Numbered Highways is an integrated system of roads and highways in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid...

 now crisscrossing the state. Some numbers (50
North Carolina Highway 50
NC 50 is a major cross-state route in North Carolina that runs from near the Virginia border to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the major north/south route through Wake County and the state capital of Raleigh.-Route description:...

, 90), which had become effectively U.S. routes (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...

 and 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...

 respectively) were moved or eliminated while others that conflicted with established U.S. route numbers in the state were changed to non-conflicting numbers. This seems to have been done without regard to the earlier numbering system, as were all future additions to the state highway system, which is where the modern "lack of any system" system came to be.

In 1937, several routes were renumbered to be contiguous with South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

 routes, and in 1940 the same happened with Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

. No effort has ever been made to match up with Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

 or Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 routes, but most cross-border numbered roads along this area are already U.S. highways anyway.

In the 1950s, routes that conflicted with Interstates were renumbered.

The most recent numbering change happened in 2002. Recently, NC 136 and NC 3 swapped numbers. This was to place NC 3 near Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s
Dale Earnhardt
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was an American race car driver, best known for his involvement in stock car racing for NASCAR...

 home of Kannapolis
Kannapolis, North Carolina
Kannapolis is a city in Cabarrus and Rowan counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina, northwest of Concord and northeast of Charlotte. The population was 42,625 at the 2010 census, which makes Kannapolis the 20th largest city in North Carolina...

. The old NC 3/current NC 136 is a short spur in Currituck County
Currituck County, North Carolina
-National protected areas:*Currituck National Wildlife Refuge*Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge -Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 23,547 people, 6,902 households, and 5,204 families residing in the county. The population density was 70 people per square mile . There were...

. Currently, the only North Carolina highways in conflict with an Interstate number in the state are NC 73
North Carolina Highway 73
NC 73 is a state highway that extends for through south-central North Carolina in the United States. Most of the route is a two-lane highway that passes through both rural scenic areas; however, it also serves several small and moderate-sized cities in the state, including Concord and Albemarle...

 and NC 540, the latter forming an extension of I-540.

See also

  • List of United States Numbered Highways
  • List of Interstate Highways
  • North Carolina Department of Transportation
    North Carolina Department of Transportation
    The North Carolina Department of Transportation is responsible for building, repairing, and operating highways, bridges, and other modes of transportation, including ferries in the U.S. state of North Carolina.-History:...

  • North Carolina Ferry System
  • North Carolina Scenic Byways
    North Carolina Scenic Byways
    The North Carolina Scenic Byways consists of roads in the state of North Carolina that travel through areas of scenic, historic, and cultural significance. The intent of this system is to provide travelers with a safe an interesting alternate route....

  • North Carolina Turnpike Authority
    North Carolina Turnpike Authority
    The North Carolina Turnpike Authority was created in 2002 as a board with the authority to study, plan, develop and undertake preliminary design work for toll roads and toll bridges in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The NCTA has the power to design, establish, purchase, construct, operate, and...

  • American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
    American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
    AASHTO, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, is a standards setting body which publishes specifications, test protocols and guidelines which are used in highway design and construction throughout the United States...

  • Federal Highway Administration
    Federal Highway Administration
    The Federal Highway Administration is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two "programs," the Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway Program...

  • I-85 Corridor
    I-85 Corridor
    The I-85 Corridor is a multi-state region that follows Interstate 85 across the Southeastern United States. It stretches from Montgomery, Alabama to Petersburg, Virginia...


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