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First form; replaced by rerouted NC 168 and number reused for old route of NC 168; until 1940, continued northwest to Virginia border and southeast to Manteo NC 34: 9.2: 14.8 US 158 near Camden: NC 168 near Currituck: 1979: current Second form NC 35: 20.5: 33.0 US 158 (now US 258) in Murfreesboro: US 17 near Merry Hill: 1930
The original highway numbering system for North Carolina was established in the 1920s. Major routes were multiples of 10, with 10 , 20 , and 90 running east–west, 30 , 40 , 50 , 70 , and 80 running north–south, and 60 running as a diagonal route. [ 6 ]
The board governs the department and is the decision-making body. Fourteen board members are appointed by the governor, one each from one of the fourteen divisions, and six others appointed by the NC House Speaker and NC Senate Pro-Tempore, representing specific functions of the department that meet once a month.
Number Length (mi) [3] Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes I-26: 53.67: 86.37 I-26/US 23 at the Tennessee state line: I-26 at the South Carolina state line 1966 [4] current Gap in Asheville, signed as Future I-26 I-40: 419.40: 674.96 I-40 at the Tennessee state line: US 117/NC 132 in Wilmington
The North Carolina Turnpike Authority was established on October 3, 2002, by ratification of House Bill 644 (S.L. 2002-133) and signed by Governor Mike Easley. [1] In its original draft, the authority was independent and only able to establish the first three projects in the following conditions: one project located in whole or in part in a county with a population equal to or greater than ...
US 158/NC 12 in Nags Head: 1932: current Longest numbered route in North Carolina. US 70: 488.0: 785.4 US 25/US 70/SR 9 at the TN state line: School Drive in Atlantic: 1926: current US 74: 451.8: 727.1 US 64/US 74/SR 40 at the TN state line: Turnaround in Wrightsville Beach: 1926: current US 76: 80.4: 129.4 US 76 at the SC state line
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In 1918, Wisconsin became the first state to number its highways in the field followed by Michigan the following year. [1] In 1926 the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) established and numbered interstate routes (United States Numbered Highways), selecting the best roads in each state that could be connected to provide a national network of federal highways.