N.C. 44 to 48
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| N.C. 44 dead | |||
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NC 44 was born about 1931 as new routing. It ran from US 17-1/NC 40 Whitakers south to NC 90 Tarboro. In 1932 these endpoints changed to US 301 and US 64. About 1935, NC 44 was extended through Tarboro and east to NC 125 Oak City. Around 1940-41, NC 44 was extended west to NC 48. In 1942, NC 44 east was truncated 1/2 mile to the new NC 11 alignment, and NC 11 was assigned to that 1/2 mile piece.
Between 1964-68, the US 64 Bypass (today's US 64 ALT) of Tarboro was built, and NC 44 was routed to use it, leaving behind US 64 Business (now mostly NC 33) to go through Tarboro. NC 44 met an unexpexted end in 1994 when for some reason it was renumbered as an extended NC 33 from NC 4-48 to Tarboro, and an extended NC 111 from Princeville to Oak City. Today there are no route 44's in SC, NC, VA, or MD. Conspiracy? |
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| N.C. 45 99 miles | |||
| The Road: | Begins at NC 94 Swanquarter at the Ocracoke Ferry Terminal in Hyde County and ends at US 13-158 Winton, in Hertford County. | Towns and Attractions: | Swanquarter, Colerain, Winton | History: |
NC 45 was born out of the Virginia renumbering in 1940, and was a wholesale replacement for the original NC 35. Originally it ran only from Winton down to US 17 Merry Hill.
NC 45 was extended south to US 64/NC 32 near Plymouth about 1980 or so, over a new bridge across the Roanoke, Cashie, and Middle Rivers. Shortly after, NC 45 was extended south to Swanquarter as new primary routing around Plymouth, multiplexes with NC 32 and NC 99, new primary routing through Hyde County and its US 264 multiplex. The original NC 45 was born about 1931 as a numbering violation. It began at NC 12 (current US 258) Woodland and proceeded north through Conway to Virginia, where it continued as VA 35. It did not touch NC 40, but did cross NC 48. By 1933, NC 45 was extended south to NC 561. This NC 45 met its end in the 1940 Virginia renumbering, as it switched with NC 35, as it remains today. |
Comment: | NC 45 is routed in Plymouth such that it forms an unsigned NC 32 Bypass. The bridge over the 3 rivers is a mile long. |
| N.C. 46 16 miles | |||
| The Road: | Begins at US 301 Garysburg and ends at the Virginia state line, all within Northampton County. VA 46 continues on the other side to Blackstone, VA. | Towns and Attractions: | Gaston | History: | NC 46 was born in 1929 or 1930 as new primary routing. It ran pretty much like it does now, though its endpoint in Garysburg was US 17-1/US 117/NC 48/NC 481 then (it appears NC 46 once used SR 1207 Old Highway into Garysburg). NC 46 was new primary routing, but from Gaston to Virginia had been part of NC 40 from 1922-24. | Comment: | NC 46 serves communities on the north side of Lake Gaston. |
| N.C. 47 24 miles | |||
| The Road: | Begins at I-85 (exit 86), US 29-52-70 Linwood (Davidson County) and ends at NC 49 in western Randolph County. | Towns and Attractions: | Denton | History: |
NC 47 was born in the 1970's.
The original NC 47 was born in 1935 as a renumbering of NC 40A. It ran from US 158 Roanoke Rapids to US 301 Pleasant Hill. NC 47 became part of today's NC 48 between 1951-53. |
Comment: | NC 47 |
| N.C. 48 50 miles | |||
| The Road: | Begins at US 301 Business Rocky Mount (in Nash County) and ends at US 301 Pleasant Hill (in Northampton County). | Towns and Attractions: | Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Gaston | History: |
Modern NC 48 was born in 1935 as a renumbering of NC 482. It ran from Rocky Mount north to NC 561 Brinkleyville, then west to today's SR 1312, which it followed north to Airlie, then along today's NC 4 to end at US 158 Littleton.
Between 1951-53, NC 48 was rerouted at Brinkleyville to continue northeast to US 301 Pleasant Hill, as today. This rerouting was mostly new primary highway, except from Roanoke Rapids to Pleasant Hill, which had been NC 47. The old route to Littleton became an extended NC 4, SR 1312, and NC 561 remained as well. The original NC 48 was in place by 1922, running from its parent NC 40 (now US 301) Weldon east to Garysburg, Jackson, and Murfreesboro, before ending at NC 30 (now NC 45) Winton. In 1923, NC 48 was extended west through Roanoke Rapids, Littleton, Warrenton, and ending at NC 50 (now US 1-401 Norlina). This extension had been mostly part of NC 50, which did not originally get into Virginia. In 1927, US 117 was assigned to NC 48 from Norlina to Murfreesboro. In 1931, NC 48 was extended west again, through Henderson, Oxford, Roxboro, Yanceyville, Reidsville, Wentworth, Winston Salem, and finally ending at NC 80-90 (today's US 64-601) Mocksville. This had been NC 65 between Mocksville and Yanceyville, new routing between Yanceyville and Roxboro, and NC 57 from Roxboro to Henderson. Henderson to Norlina was a NC 50/US 1 multiplex. In 1932, US 158 was assigned to 95% of NC 48. In the Great Renumbering, NC 48 met its end, as US 158 gave it the boot. The one non US route piece between Murfreesboro and Winton became part of an extended (original) NC 35. Today, it is still mostly US 158, except: within Winston Salem (NC 48 used 5th St); between Stokesdale and Reidville is now NC 65; in the Warrenton area it is US 158 ALT; Murfreesboro to Winton is now mostly NC 11. |
Comment: | NC 48 can serve as an alternate to I-95 if US 301 is also crowded. Although NC 48 does separate from NC 43 for a couple blocks on the south end, this multiplex is rather useless. |
Last Update: 10 September 2003
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