North Carolina Highway 96

NC Highway 96 marker

NC Highway 96

Route of NC 96 in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 106.7 mi[1] (171.7 km)
Existed: 1940 – present
Major junctions
South end: NC 55 near Newton Grove
  I‑40 near Peacocks Crossroads
I‑95 / US 301 / US 701 in Four Oaks
US 70 in Selma

Future I‑495 / US 64 / US 264 in Zebulon
US 401 near Rolesville
US 1A in Youngsville
US 1 near Youngsville
I‑85 in Oxford

US 15 / US 158 Bus. in Oxford
US 158 in Oxford
North end: SR 49 / SR 96 in Virgilina, VA
Location
Counties: Sampson, Johnston, Wake, Franklin, Granville
Highway system
← I‑95NC 97 →

North Carolina Highway 96 (NC 96) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a predominantly rural highway that travels north-south; from NC 55, west of Newton Grove, to Virgilina, Virginia, where it continues on as Virginia State Route 96. It also connects the cities of Smithfield, Selma, Zebulon, Youngsville and Oxford.

Route description

History

The current NC 96 was established in 1940 as a renumbering of NC 562; it ran from NC 56, in Wilton, to Virgilina, Virginia.[2] In 1952, NC 96 was extended south as a new primary routing to Youngsville, replaced NC 98 and NC 264 to Zebulon, new primary routing to Selma, concurrency with US 301 to Four Oaks, and finally new primary routing to end at NC 55. Around 1960, NC 96 was adjusted in the Four Oaks area to accomidate I-95; it was placed on concurrency briefly with US 701, leaving behind part of US 301 and Boyette Road (SR-1182).[3]

The first NC 96 existed from 1930-1940; it originally traversed from NC 90, near Taylorsville, south to NC 17, in Hickory.[4] In 1934, it was extended further south to NC 73, in Propst Crossroads, replacing part of NC 17. Between 1931-1936, NC 96 was rerouted at the Catawba River onto a new crossing at Shiloh Church Road.[5] In 1940, the entire route was renumbered to NC 127.

North Carolina Highway 562

NC Highway 562
Location: Wilton, NC–Virgilina, VA
Length: 32.2 mi[6] (51.8 km)
Existed: 1932–1940

North Carolina Highway 562 (NC 562) was established as a new primary routing from NC 56, in Wilton, to Virgilina, at the Virginia state line.[5] In 1940, NC 562 was renumbered in favor of NC 96.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Sampson 0.00.0 NC 55 (Harnett-Dunn Highway) – Newton Grove, Dunn
JohnstonPeacocks Crossroads4.67.4 NC 50 – Benson, Newton Grove
 5.3–
5.4		8.5–
8.7		 I‑40 – Benson, Newton GroveExit 334 (I-40)
Four Oaks15.2–
15.6		24.5–
25.1		 I‑95 / US 301 south / US 701 south / Devils Racetrack Road – Newton Grove, Wilson, BensonExit 90 (I-95); brief concurrency with US 701 at its northern terminus; southern end of US 301 concurrency
Smithfield20.132.3
US 70 Bus. (Market Street) to I‑95
Selma22.636.4 US 70 / NC 39 south to I‑95 – Clayton, GoldsboroSouthern end of NC 39 concurrency
24.138.8 US 301 / NC 39 north (Pollock Street) / Richardson Street – KenlyNorthern end of US 301 / NC 39 concurrencies
Jordan33.153.3 NC 42 – Clayton, Wilson
Hocutts Crossroads38.662.1 NC 231 – Wendell, Middlesex
WakeZebulon45.272.7
US 64 Bus. west / NC 97 (Gannon Avenue)		Southern end of US 64 Bus. Concurrency
45.9–
46.1		73.9–
74.2
US 64 / US 264 / US 64 Bus. ends – Rocky Mount, Raleigh		Exit 435 (US 64); northeren end of US 64 Bus. concurrency; future I-495
 56.190.3 US 401 (Louisburg Road) – Rolesville, Raleigh, Louisburg
 57.392.2 NC 98 (Wait Avenue) – Wake Forest, Bunn
FranklinYoungsville62.6100.7 US 1A south / Holden Road – Wake ForestSouthern end of US 1A concurrency
63.2101.7 US 1A north (Park Avenue) – FranklintonNorthern end of US 1A concurrency
64.2103.3 US 1 – Raleigh, Henderson
GranvilleWilton74.1119.3 NC 56 – Creedmoor, Franklinton
 85.5–
85.6		137.6–
137.8		 I‑85 – Henderson, DurhamExit 204 (I-85)
Oxford86.7139.5 US 15 south (Hillsboro Street) / Broad StreetSouthern end of US 15 concurrency
86.9139.9
US 158 Bus. east (Williamsboro Street) / Bank Street		Southern end of US 158 Bus. concurrency
87.7141.1 US 15 north (College Street) – ClarksvilleNorthern end of US 15 concurrency
88.2141.9
US 158 Bus. west (Roxboro Road) / Goshen Street – Roxboro		Northern end of US 158 Bus. concurrency
 88.6142.6 US 158 (Oxford Loop)
 106.6171.6 NC 49 south – RoxboroSouthern end of NC 49 concurrency
 106.7171.7 SR 49 north / SR 96 west (Florence Avenue) – VirgilinaVirginia state line; northern end of NC 49 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Google (May 6, 2015). "North Carolina Highway 96" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 North Carolina Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1951. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ North Carolina Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1960. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1930. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  5. 1 2 North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  6. ↑ Google (June 6, 2014). "North Carolina Highway 562" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

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