North Carolina Highway 8
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Route of NC 8 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 94.6 mi[1] (152.2 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1930 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 US 52 in New London | |||
 I‑85 in Lexington    I‑85 Bus. / US 29 / US 64 / US 70 in Lexington US 52 in Welcome  I‑40 / US 311 in Winston-Salem    I‑40 Bus. / US 158 / US 421 / NC 150 in Winston-Salem | ||||
| North end: |
 SR 8 near Stuart, VA | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Stanly, Rowan, Davidson, Forsyth, Stokes | |||
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North Carolina Highway 8 (NC 8) is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The route connects the cities of Lexington and Winston-Salem to various recreational and natural sites including Uwharrie National Forest, High Rock Lake and Hanging Rock State Park.
Route description
NC 8 begins with NC 740 at the intersection with US 52 and Gold Street, in New London. After a short concurrency with NC 740, it goes northeast to connect with NC 49, then travel briefly on divided four-lane through Rowan County and over the Yadkin River. After briefly serving as the northern perimeter for the Uwharrie National Forest, it splits with NC 49 and goes north to Southmont. Continuing north, it enters the Lexington city limits near I-85. Turing on Talbert Boulevard, it bypasses south of downtown Lexington, then continues north along Raleigh Road and the one-way streets of fifth and sixth streets. On the north side of Lexington, it connects with Business I-85/US 29/US 70/US 64 before pressing on along Winston Road to Welcome, where it begins its longest concurrency with US 52.
With US 52, it bypasses east of Welcome and west of Midway before entering Winston-Salem, where the freeway becomes known as the North-South Expressway. With a brief concurrency with US 311, it eventually splits from US 52 at Germanton Road, where it continues along north as a two-lane rural highway. After joining with NC 65, it crosses into Stokes County and enters Germanton. 1-mile (1.6 km) later, it splits north from NC 65 to meet-up with NC 89 and traverse through Danbury. Ending its last concurrency just north of Hanging Rock State Park, it continues north crossing NC 704 before ending at the state line with Virginia. Continuing into Virginia, it becomes State Route 8, towards Stuart.
History
NC 8 was established in 1930 as a new primary routing from Lexington, 5 miles (8.0 km) south to the Junior Order United American Mechanics (JOUAM) children's home, located near High Rock Lake.[2] In 1936, it was extended further south to Abbot Creek, passing through Southmont. In 1939, NC 8 was extended southeast on new primary routing, crossing Abbot Creek, to NC 62.[3]
In late 1940, NC 8 was extended north, in concurrency with US 52 to Winston-Salem, then replaced NC 109 in Forsyth and Stokes counties to the Virginia state line, where it continued on as already existing SR 8. Between 1945-1949, NC 8 was rerouted north of Winston-Salem, from Indiana Avenue, Cherry Street and part of Germanton Road, and onto Patterson Avenue.[4]
In 1953, NC 8 was extended southwest, with a short concurrency with NC 49 and replacing NC 6, to New London. In 1954, NC 8 was placed on one-way streets in the downtown Winston-Salem, using fourth street (southbound) and fifth street (northbound). In 1960, NC 8 was moved from Main Street to Old Salem Road, in the Salem College area. In 1962, NC 8 was adjusted downtown Winston-Salem: northbound using Main Street–Fifth Street–Liberty Street, and southbound using Liberty Street–First Street. In 1967, NC 8 northbound was rerouted on a short concurrency with US 158/US 421 then north along a completed section of the North-South Freeway; NC 8 southbound remained unchanged until 1973, when the rest of the North-South Expressway was completed, eliminating its routing through downtown Winston-Salem.[5][6] In 1972, NC–8 was adjusted from Third Street to Sixth Street in Lexington.[7] In 1981, NC–8 was extended to Gold Street, then share short concurrency with NC–740 to its current southern terminus with US–52.[8] In 1982, US 52/NC 8 was placed on new freeway west of Midway.[9] Between 1991-1993, US 52/NC 8 was placed on new freeway bypassing east of Welcome. In 2002, NC 8 was rerouted in Lexington, from Main Street to continue along Raleigh Road to Talbert Boulevard then back to Cotton Grove Road.[10]
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Stanly | New London | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 52 – Albemarle, Salisbury | North end of NC 740 overlap | |||
| 0.2 | 0.3 |  NC 740 south – Badin | South end of NC 740 overlap; to Morrow Mountain State Park | |||||
| 4.0 | 6.4 |  NC 49 south – Concord | South end of NC 49 overlap | |||||
| Rowan |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Davidson | 7.8 | 12.6 | NC 49 north – Asheboro | North end of NC 49 overlap | ||||
| 30.3 | 48.8 |  NC 47 (Junior Order Home Road) – Denton, Linwood | ||||||
| Lexington | 31.7 | 51.0 | I‑85 – Greensboro, Charlotte | Partial cloverleaf interchange; exit 91 | ||||
| 37.0 | 59.5 | I‑85 Bus. / US 29 / US 64 / US 70 – High Point, Asheboro, Mocksville, Salisbury | ||||||
| Welcome | 39.7 | 63.9 | 92 | US 52 south – Salisbury | South end of US 52 overlap | |||
| 45.0 | 72.4 | 97 | Old U.S. Hwy 52 – Midway | |||||
| 47.2 | 76.0 | 100 | Hickory Tree Road | |||||
| Forsyth | Winston-Salem | 50.3 | 81.0 | 103 | South Main Street | |||
| 52.7 | 84.8 | 105 | Clemmonsville Road | |||||
| 53.8 | 86.6 | 107 A-B | A: I‑40 east / US 311 south – Greensboro, High Point B: I‑40 west – Statesville | South end of US 311 overlap Signed as exits 107A (east) and 107B (west) | ||||
| 54.5 | 87.7 | 108A | Sprague Street / Waughtown Street | To University of North Carolina School of the Arts | ||||
| Salem Creek Connector | Under Construction (projected in June, 2016)[11] | |||||||
| 55.3 | 89.0 | 108B | Vargrave Street | Permanently closed as of January 6, 2014[11] | ||||
| 55.8 | 89.8 | 108C | Stadium Drive – Old Salem | To Winston-Salem State University | ||||
| 56.1 | 90.3 | 109 A-B | A: I‑40 Bus. east / US 158 east / US 421 south / NC 150 east – Kernersville B: I‑40 Bus. west / US 158 west / US 421 north / NC 150 west – Downtown | Signed as exits 109A (east) and 109B (west) | ||||
| 56.5 | 90.9 | 110A | 3rd 4th 5th Streets – Downtown | Permanently closed as of February 18, 2013[12][13] | ||||
| 56.9 | 91.6 | 110B | US 311 north (ML King Jr Drive) | North end of US 311 overlap | ||||
| 57.1 | 91.9 | 110C | Liberty Street | |||||
| 57.4 | 92.4 | 110D | Northwest Boulevard | Southbound exit only | ||||
| 58.2 | 93.7 | 111A | 25th Street / 28th Street | |||||
| 58.4 | 94.0 | 111B | Liberty Street – Smith Reynolds Airport | Was northbound exit only; permanently closed | ||||
| 59.4 | 95.6 | 112 | Akron Drive – Smith Reynolds Airport | To Coliseum and BB&T Field | ||||
| 60.2 | 96.9 | 113 | Patterson Avenue | |||||
| 61.8 | 99.5 | 114 | US 52 north – Mount Airy | North end of US 52 overlap | ||||
| 63.9 | 102.8 |  NC 66 (Old Hollow Road) – Walkertown, Rural Hall | ||||||
 I‑74 (Winston-Salem Northern Beltway) | Future interchange (unfunded)[14] | |||||||
| 68.6 | 110.4 |  NC 65 west (Rural Hall-Germanton Road) – Rural Hall | West end of NC 65 overlap | |||||
| Stokes | Germanton | 69.6 | 112.0 | NC 65 east – Walnut Cove | East end of NC 65 overlap | |||
| Meadows | 79.2 | 127.5 |  NC 89 east – Walnut Cove | East end of NC 89 overlap | ||||
| Meadows | 85.9 | 138.2 | NC 89 west – Mount Airy | West end of NC 89 overlap | ||||
| Coleville | 94.3 | 151.8 |  NC 704 (Wesley D. Webster Highway) – Sandy Ridge, Westfield | |||||
| Campbell | 94.6 | 152.2 | SR 8 north – Stuart | |||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- North Carolina Bicycle Route 4 - Concurrent with NC 8 between Sheppard Mill Road and Hanging Rock Park Road
References
- 1 2 Google (June 10, 2014). "North Carolina Highway 8" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ↑ State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1930. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ↑ North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ↑ North Carolina Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1951. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Route Change (1967-09-29)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 29, 1967. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Route Change (1973-12-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. December 1, 1973. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Route Change (1972-06-29)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 29, 1972. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Route Change (1981-06-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 1, 1981. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Route Change (1982-01-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 1, 1982. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ↑ "Route Change (2002-04-15)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. April 15, 2002. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- 1 2 "NCDOT News Release: Construction of Salem Creek Connector Ramps up in Winston-Salem". NCDOT. December 27, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
- ↑ "NCDOT News Release: NCDOT to Close U.S. 52; Third, Fourth, Fifth Street Ramps in Winston-Salem Starting Sunday Night". NCDOT. June 7, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Ramp from Fifth Street to US 52 north closes Monday". WXII-TV (Winston-Salem, NC). February 18, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
- ↑ "NCDOT: Winston-Salem Northern Beltway". Retrieved June 10, 2014.
External links
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Media related to North Carolina Highway 8 at Wikimedia Commons - NCRoads.com: N.C. 8