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| N.C. 125 65 miles | |||
| The Road: | Starts at N.C. 48 in the center
of Roanoake Rapids, Halifax County.
Ends at Business U.S. 17 (Main Street) in Williamston, Martin County. |
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Towns and Attractions:
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Halifax Co.: Roanoake Rapids (10th Street); blown off by I-95;
Halifax, Scotland Neck (12th Street, Main Street); Hobgood
Martin Co.: Oak City (Green Street); Williamston (Haughton Street) |
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| History: |  N.C.
125 was a spur from the original N.C. 12
and dates from the early 1920s. The map is from the 1924 Automobile
Blue Book. (Where the hell is it, though? N.C. 90 is U.S. 64 and N.C.
30 is partially U.S. 13.) South of Scotland Neck, the routing remains unchanged
today. North of Scotland Neck, 125 ran to Rich Square and today's 125 northwest
to Halifax was part of 12.
By 1929, 125 and 12 north of Scotland Neck were switched, so that 125 ended near Halifax at today's U.S. 301 (that era's U.S. 17-1/N.C. 40). 125 was extended north to Roanoke Rapids in 1964 over a previously unnumbered road. |
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| N.C. 126 23 miles | |||||||||
| The Road: | Starts at U.S. 70 in McDowell County. Ends at N.C. 181 in Morganton, Burke County. | ||||||||
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Comments:
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Between endpoints, 126 has no traffic lights or stop signs, and doesn't intersect any other state highway. Also, it's surprisingly twisty for a road that lies only in the foothills. A nice road to drive. | ||||||||
| N.C. 127 24 miles | |||
| The Road: | Starts at N.C. 10 in Catawba County. Ends at N.C. 90 in Alexander County. | ||
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T&A:
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Catawba Co.: Hickory (Center Street); crosses Lake Hickory (Catawba River) | ||
| History: | Dates from 1940 or 1941. Before that, it was called N.C.
96. 96 was moved to its current location to be compatible with Virginia
96. The original 96 became 127 because... because 127 was available, I
guess. Essentially unchanged since then.
Going back further, today's N.C. 127 south of Hickory had been part of the original N.C. 17, which is now a movie rating. |
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| N.C. 128 6 miles | ||||
| The Road: | N.C. 128 allegedly runs from BRP milepost 355
up to a parking area for the summit of Mount Mitchell. This road is located
entirely within Yancey County.
There's just one problem: It's not signed as 128, or anything else. Official state and county maps number it 128, and most commercial maps call it that too, but in real life the only indication the road gets is a brown sign on the BRP pointing the way to Mt. Mitchell State Park. |
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| History: | The Mt. Mitchell access road got the number 128 around 1955. A 1954 map of WNC issued by the state doesn't number it; the 1955 official state map does. The road itself dates to at least the 1920s, when it was part of an unpaved toll road that started way down at U.S. 70. Maps from the 30s and earlier list the summit at 6711 feet. | |||
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Comments:
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N.C. 128 (if that's what it's actually called) is one of three state
highways that don't touch any other state highway. The other ones are N.C.
12 and N.C. 615. It's the only state highway that doesn't have any intersections
with any other road between its endpoints.
Within Mt. Mitchell State Park is a museum exhibit devoted to the design and construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It's a must-visit for North Carolina road enthusiasts, as if the encompassing views from the summit aren't enough. |
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| 129 see U.S. 129 |
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