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Lenoir County (/ l ɛ ˈ n ɔːr / le-NOR) [1] is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 55,122. [2] Its county seat is Kinston, [3] located on the Neuse River, across which the county has its territory. Lenoir County comprises the Kinston, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In 1929, NC 90 extended east from Columbia to Fort Landing. In 1932, US 64 was established and was overlapped on NC 90 from just west of Statesville to Fort Landing. In late 1934, NC 90 was removed from all overlap with US 64 east of Statesville; at same time, NC 90 was extended west from Lenoir to US 221 near Linville, replacing NC 171.
North Carolina Highway 268 Alternate (NC 268A) was established in 1940 as a renumbering of NC 268. This short 0.18-mile-long (0.29 km) route serves as a cutoff between NC 268 and NC 18; it is four-lanes throughout. Signage at the location only indicate it as part of NC 268; however, NCDOT county maps identify it specifically as NC 268A. [14]
In Pink Hill the road ran along modern-day Old Beulaville Road to College Street. In 1930, the section in Duplin County was considered a graded road, while the section between the Lenoir County line and College Street was a gravel, sand-clay, or topsoil road. The segment of NC 11 running along Front Street was paved. [12] [11] By 1944, the ...
Route 6 is concurrent with NC 181 from its southern terminus in Morganton to Brown Mountain Road and Route 2 is concurrent from Brown Mountain Road to NC 183. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Because it mostly overlaps with a state bike route, the road has wider paved shoulders compared to other roads in the area.
North Carolina Highway 18 Business (NC 18 Bus) was established 1960 as a rebannering of mainline NC 18A, which traversed along Harper Avenue in downtown Lenoir. In 1968, westbound was rerouted along Mulberry and West Avenue; Sometime between 1969-1982, westbound was adjusted along Ridge Street onto West Avenue, eliminating Mulberry Avenue from ...
North Carolina Highway 55 Alternate (NC 55A) was established around 1950–1953 as a renumbering of a piece of mainline NC 55 in Bridgeton. It was created thanks to a new bridge carrying US 17/NC 55 over the Neuse River and a spur was needed to be made to connect each highway.
The 1.07-mile (1.72 km) business loop appears only in NCDOT and AASHTO logs and maps; its actually utilized as westbound US 64 and southbound US 276 (between Main Street and Broad Street). [22] In 2006, NCDOT submitted a request to officially make US 64E and US 64W through downtown Brevard, but was denied in the AASHTO Fall Meeting.