North Carolina Highway 171

NC Highway 171
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	17.2 mi[1] (27.7 km)
Existed:	1936 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 17 near Washington
North end:	US 64 Bus. in Jamesville
Location
Counties:	Beaufort, Martin
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← NC 168 NC 172 →

North Carolina Highway 171 (NC 171) is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. It utilized as a connector route between Washington and Jamesville.

Route description

Starting north of Washington, along US 17, this two-lane rural highway travels through the farmland of Beaufort and Martin Counties, ending in downtown Jamesville.

History

Established as a new primary routing in 1936 and has not changed since.^[2] However, it had existed previously in the late 1920s to late 1934 from Lenoir to Edgemont; it was replaced by NC 90.^[3]

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Beaufort	Old Ford	0.0	0.0	US 17 – Williamston, Washington
Martin	Jamesville	16.9	27.2	US 64 – Williamston, Plymouth
		17.2	27.7	US 64 Bus. (Main Street) / St. Andrews Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Google (July 2, 2011). "North Carolina Highway 171" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
2. North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
3. State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1930. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

External links

• Media related to North Carolina Highway 171 at Wikimedia Commons
• NCRoads.com: N.C. 171