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Northern terminus of NC 148: Greene: Glenfield Crossroads: 89.5: 144.0: NC 123 north / Glenfield Road – Hookerton: Southern terminus of NC 123: Snow Hill: 94.1: 151.4: US 258 (2nd Street) / US 258 Truck begins – Jacksonville, Kinston: Southern end of US 258 Truck concurrency: 95.4: 153.5: NC 903 south (Harper Street) – LaGrange: Southern ...
Atlantic is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in eastern Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census , it had a population of 543. [ 4 ] It is situated along Core Sound , located in what was known to early settlers of the area as Hunting Quarters .
U.S. Route 70 or U.S. Highway 70 (US 70) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,381 miles (3,832 km) from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona.It is a major east–west highway of the Southeastern, Southern and Southwestern United States.
The National Seashore was authorized on March 10, 1966. It was named a North Carolina Natural Heritage Area on May 23, 1986. The seashore was designated the Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve on June 16, 1986. Near noon on September 9, 2007, Tropical Storm Gabrielle made landfall at this exact point with winds of 60 mph (97 km/h).
U.S. Route 70 (US 70) is a part of the United States Numbered Highway System that runs from Globe, Arizona, to the Crystal Coast of the US state of North Carolina.In North Carolina, it is a major 488-mile-long (785 km) east–west highway that runs from the Tennessee border to the Atlantic Ocean.
Atlantic coast: North Carolina: March 10, 1966: 28,243.36 acres (114.3 km 2) Cape Lookout National Seashore is made up of three islands of the Outer Banks, accessible only by boat. It is known for its wild horses and the Cape Lookout Lighthouse. Hiking, camping, fishing, and birdwatching are popular recreational activities.
North Carolina Highway 58 leads west from Atlantic Beach, running the length of Bogue Banks to Emerald Isle. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Atlantic Beach has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km 2), of which 2.3 square miles (6.0 km 2) is land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km 2), or 12.87%, is water. [4]
NC 87 begins in the Atlantic coastal town of Southport and crosses into Virginia at the Virginia state line five miles (8 km) north of Eden in Rockingham County. At 240 miles (390 km) in length, NC 87 is the second longest state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina with only North Carolina Highway 24 (NC 24) being longer.