N.C. 700 to 704
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| N.C. 700 16 miles | |||
| The Road: | Begins at NC 14, NC 87, NC 770 WB in Eden (Rockingham County) and ends at US 29 Pelham (Caswell County) | Towns and Attractions: | Eden, Draper | History: | NC 700 was born in 1934. It ran from its parent NC 70 (with US 29) Pelham west to NC 54 (now old NC 87) north of Spray (now Eden). NC 700 was truncated to its current end at Eden's Eastern Bypass in the late 1990's, as all NC routes were removed from within the 3/4 circle around Eden. | Comment: |
NC 700 is a quiet ride just below the Virginia State line. The US 29 Welcome Center for North Carolina is reached directly from NC 700.
Most maps imply a 3-mile multiplex with NC 770, but NC 700 runs parallel to 770 for most of the way from Draper to NC 14-87. NC 700 meets up with 770 only a mile or so (at the brewery) from 14-87. When NC 700 continued to Eden and old NC 87, it ran parallel to the modern (at that time) NC 14. |
| 701 see US 701 |
| N.C. 701 dead | |||
| Formerly: |
NC 701 was a short stub in place by 1930, running from NC 70 (now NC 211) Aberdeen east to Walter Hines Page Tomb. NC 701 could not have lasted past 1934, when it would've been in conflict with US 701. I have no evidence this became another numbered route at that time. Much later (1980's) this became part of NC 5.
Who was Walter Hines Page? Page was a Cary native journalist who among other things championed education for all races and improved roads in the latter part of the 19th Century. He was the US Ambassador to Great Britain under President Wilson and died in Pinehurst in 1918. Why he rated a state highway to his grave is a mystery. | ||
| N.C. 702 dead | |||
| Formerly: |
NC 702 was in place by 1922, running from NC 70-512 West End (NC 211-73 today) east to Easteood, then north to NC 74 (now NC 24-27) Carthage.
In 1923, NC 702 was straightened out to run from Carthage south to NC 70 (NC 5 now) Pinehurst. It appears that in 1926 or 1927, NC 702 was extended southeast to US 1/NC 50 Southern Pines. In 1928, NC 702 between Carthage and Pinehurst was replaced with US 15/NC 75 (today this is now US 15-501 and the last little bit of west NC 2). In 1935, NC 702 was renumbered as part of NC 2. | ||
| N.C. 703 dead | |||
| Formerly: | NC 703 was born around 1930, running from its parent NC 70/US 170 (now US 29 corridor) Browns Summit northeast to NC 65 (current US 158) Locust Hill. In 1935, NC 703 was extended west as new numbering to US 220 Summerfield. By 1938, NC 703 was extended west and south to Kernersville, Winston Salem, and south all the was to US 29-52-70 at the Yadkin River. This extension replaced all of NC 771, and was new numbering below Winston Salem. NC 703 was renumbered as part of NC 150 in 1939. | ||
| N.C. 704 38 miles | |||
| The Road: | Begins at NC 89 near Francisco (Stokes County) and ends at NC 65 near Wentworth (Rockingham County). | Towns and Attractions: | Mayodan, Madison | History: |
NC 704 was born about 1931. It originally ran from US 170/NC 70 Greensboro (where Battleground Ave, Elm St., and Summit Ave all converged) northwest to NC 708 (now NC 704) outside Madison.
In 1932, US 170 became US 29, and US 411 was assigned to NC 704's entirety from Greensboro to Madison. In 1933, NC 704 was extended northwest to NC 891 (curr NC 8) Smith. This replaced a smidge of NC 708, included a brief multiplex with US 311, and was new routing west of Madison-Mayodan. Additionally, NC 704's south end was altered to use Wendover Ave to N. Elm St. instead of Battleground Ave all the way in to downtown Greensboro. In 1934, NC 704 was removed from its US 411 multiplex between Madison and Greensboro (US 411 would lose its title as well shortly to become US 220). In 1935, NC 704 was extended east from Madison to its current end near Wentworth, replacing all of NC 708. NC 704's east end was US 158 then (NC 65 now). By 1938, NC 704 was extended as new numbering (although in the 1920's this had been NC 893 and NC 661) west from NC 109 (NC 891's successor) to NC 89 Francisco. |
Comment: | NC 704 had many alterations in its toddler years, but has been very stable since 1938. |
Last Update: 30 July 2004
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