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North Carolina Highway 705 (NC 705) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The route is marked as the Pottery Highway or Pottery Road and as a North Carolina Scenic Byway [ 2 ] due to the large number of potters in and surrounding Seagrove .
Downgraded to secondary road NC 292 — — — — 1931: c. 1939: Downgraded to secondary road NC 293 — — — — 1931: 1947 Replaced by US 19A (became part of rerouted US 19 the next year) NC 294: 13.3: 21.4 SR 123 at the Tennessee state line: US 64/US 74 near Ranger: 1931: current NC 295: 7.0: 11.3
The North Carolina Scenic Byways consists of roads in the state of North Carolina that travel through areas of scenic, historic, and cultural significance. Launched in March 1990, the scenic byway program has presently 59 designated byways, including three national scenic byways and one all American road, a total of 2,300 miles (3,700 km).
The North Carolina Highway System consists of a vast network of Interstate, United States, and state highways, managed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. North Carolina has the second largest state maintained highway network in the United States because all roads in North Carolina are maintained by either municipalities or the ...
There are 22 Interstate Highways—9 primary and 13 auxiliary—that exist entirely or partially in the U.S. state of North Carolina.As of January 2020, the state had a total of 1,410 miles (2,270 km) of Interstates and 70 miles (110 km) of Interstate business routes, all maintained by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
The second and current NC 68 was established in 1930 as a new primary routing from US 70/US 170/NC 10, northeast of High Point, to NC 65, in Stokesdale. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In 1936, NC 68 was rerouted south through High Point to US 29A / US 70A (Lexington Avenue); its old alignment, along Penny Road, became a secondary road.
U.S. Route 129 (US 129) is a north–south United States highway that travels 63.5 miles (102.2 km) through the westernmost part of North Carolina.Traveling from the Georgia state line near Bellview, to the Tennessee state line at Deals Gap, it is known for its scenic mountain valley vistas and curvy mountain bends popular with motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.
Between 1931-36, NC 200 was realigned north of Old Highway Road near Jackson. In 1936, the highway was extended north via Franklin Street, Church Street, Winchester Street, and finally Morgan Mill Road to NC 27 in Locust. In 1942, the highway was extended again north to current terminus at NC 151 (renumbered to US 601 in 1951). [3]