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The North Carolina Scenic Byways consists of roads in the state of North Carolina that travel through areas of scenic, historic, and cultural significance. Launched in March 1990, the scenic byway program has presently 59 designated byways, including three national scenic byways and one all American road, a total of 2,300 miles (3,700 km).
Highway markers for Interstate Highways, U.S. Highways and State Highways System information Length 80,483 mi (129,525 km) Notes Second largest state-maintained highway network in the United States; state roads maintained by the NCDOT. Highway names Interstates Interstate X (I-X) US Highways U.S. Highway X (US X) State North Carolina Highway X (NC X) System links North Carolina Highway System ...
There are 21 Interstate Highways—8 primary and 13 auxiliary—that exist entirely or partially in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of January 2020, the state had a total of 1,410 miles (2,270 km) of Interstates and 70 miles (110 km) of Interstate business routes, all maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
Partitioned into Greene County, Lenoir County, and Wayne County. Tryon County. 1768 [ 14] 1779 [ 14] Partitioned into Lincoln County and Rutherford County. For several months in 1784, Cumberland County was known as Fayette County and sent representatives to the North Carolina General Assembly of April 1784 under this name.
History. NC 81 was designated in 1934 as a renumbering of NC 10 from US 25 (current Biltmore Avenue) to US 70/ US 74 (current US 74A). [ 3] The road was then extended in 1937 when US 25 was rerouted in Asheville. NC 81 was placed south along Biltmore Avenue to the current end of the road at the intersection of US 25 and US 25A.
North Carolina Highway 268 Alternate (NC 268A) was established in 1940 as a renumbering of NC 268. This short 0.18-mile-long (0.29 km) route serves as a cutoff between NC 268 and NC 18; it is four-lanes throughout. Signage at the location only indicate it as part of NC 268; however, NCDOT county maps identify it specifically as NC 268A. [14]
NC 79 first appeared on North Carolina state transportation maps in 1935, running from the South Carolina state line near Gibson to US 74 (modern-day US 74 Business) in Laurinburg. At the time of establishment, NC 79 was a paved highway. [2] [3] The routing of NC 79 remained consistent until January 7, 1966. In 1966, the northern terminus of NC ...
U.S. Highway 52 US 52 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by NCDOT Length 150.3 mi (241.9 km) Existed 1934–present Major junctions South end US 52 at the South Carolina line at McFarlan Major intersections US 74 in Wadesboro I-85 in Salisbury I-285 US 70 in Lexington US 64 in Lexington I-40 / I-285 in Winston-Salem US 158 / US 421 / NC 150 in Winston-Salem US 311 in Winston-Salem ...