North Carolina Highway 48

NC Highway 48 marker

NC Highway 48
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 53.4 mi[1] (85.9 km)
Existed: 1934 – present
Major junctions
South end:
US 301 Bus. in Rocky Mount
 
North end: US 301 in Pleasant Hill
Location
Counties: Nash, Halifax, Northampton
Highway system
← NC 47NC 49 →

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

The highway runs from the community of Pleasant Hill, just south of the North Carolina/Virginia border, south through the Hickory Crossroads area and into downtown Rocky Mount. Approximately half the route's length is shared with NC 4.

History

The second and current NC 48 was established in 1934 as a renumbering of NC 482, which traversed between NC 43, in Rocky Mount, and US 158, in Littleton.[2] In 1952, NC 48 was rerouted at Brinkleyville northeasterly on new primary routing to Roanoke Rapids, then replaced NC 47 through Gaston and Pleasant Hill; its former alignment became parts of NC 561, Old NC 48 (SR 1312) and NC 4.[3] Between 1963-1968, NC 48 was extended south, with NC 43, to US 301 Bus.[4] In 1998, NC 48, with NC 43, were rerouted on new connector on Peachtree Street.[5]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
NashRocky Mount0.00.0
US 301 Bus. north (Church Street) / Falls Road		One-way pair
0.10.2
US 301 Bus. south (Franklin Street)		One-way pair
0.20.3
NC 43 Bus. south (Grace Street)		Southern end of NC 43 Bus. concurrency; NC 48 / NC 43 Bus. begins a one-way pair along Falls Road and Peachtree Street
1.2–
1.4		1.9–
2.3
US 64 / NC 43 south / NC 43 Bus. ends – Tarboro, Raleigh		Northern end of NC 43 Bus. concurrency; southern end of NC 43 concurrency
1.9–
2.1		3.1–
3.4		 US 301 (Wesleyan Boulevard) – Weldon, WilsonInterchange
2.64.2 NC 43 north (Benvenue Road) to I‑95 – Red OakNorthern end of NC 43 concurrency
8.714.0 I‑95 / NC 4 south – Smithfield, Benson, RichmondExit 145 (I-95); southern end of NC 4 concurrency
 13.722.0 NC 33 east to I‑95 / Swift Creek School Road – Whitakers, Red OakWestern terminus of NC 33
HalifaxGlenview16.526.6 NC 481 east / Fishing Creek Road – EnfieldWestern terminus of NC 481
Brinkleyville24.839.9 NC 4 north / NC 561 – Louisburg, HalifaxNorthern end of NC 4 concurrency
Gretna Green36.358.4 NC 903 – Littleton, Halifax
Roanoke Rapids42.368.1 US 158 (Littleton Road) – Littleton, Weldon
43.469.8 NC 125 south (10th Street)Northern terminus of NC 125
NorthamptonGaston46.775.2 NC 46 (Lawrenceville Road) to I‑95 – Garysburg, Lawrenceville, Lake Gaston
 49.880.1 NC 186 east (James Jones Road)Western terminus of NC 186
 50.3–
50.5		81.0–
81.3		 I‑95 – Rocky Mount, Emporia
Pleasant Hill53.485.9 US 301 – Weldon, Emporia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Google (May 16, 2015). "North Carolina Highway 48" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1940. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ North Carolina County Road Survey 1953 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCHPWC / USPRA. North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. 1953. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ North Carolina County Road Survey 1968 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC / USDOT / FHWA. North Carolina State Highway Commission – Planning and Research Department. 1968. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Route Change (1998-07-31)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. July 31, 1998. Retrieved May 17, 2015.

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