North Carolina Highway 101
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| Length: | 22.23 mi[2] (35.78 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1928[1] – present | |||
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| West end: |  US 70 in Havelock |
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 NC 306 east of Havelock |
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| East end: | US 70 in Beaufort |
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| Counties: | Craven, Carteret | |||
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→North Carolina Highway 101 (NC 101) is a state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that serves as a shortcut for U.S. Highway 70 (US 70). It links Havelock to Beaufort, bypassing Morehead City. Most of the area along NC 101 is rural with many farms and swamps.
Route description
North Carolina Highway 101 begins at a traffic light along US 70 in Havelock, North Carolina. NC 101 continues east from US 70 along Fontana Boulevard south of the Cherry Point Military Base. As NC 101 continues eastward it passes farms and forest along the routing. NC 101 meets up with the southern terminus of NC 306 south of the Minnesott Beach Ferry. NC 101 continues 3 miles to the east before reaching North Harlowe at the edge of the Croatan National Forest. NC 101 then turns south to cross into Carteret County. After 3 more miles NC 101 meets up with the town of Harlowe, North Carolina. NC 101 turns eastward and leaves the Croatan National Forest before crossing the Intracoastal Waterway.[3][4]
After crossing the Intracoastal Waterway, NC 101 heads a southeastern direction towards Beaufort. NC 101 parallels the Intracoastal waterway the rest of the way, passing waterfront neighborhoods on the west side of the road and farms on the east side. As NC 101 enters Beaufort, it passes by the Michael J. Smith Airport. NC 101 ends at a stop sign on US 70 in Beaufort.[3][4]
History
North Carolina Highway 101 was an original state highway appearing on a 1922 state map of North Carolina. NC 101 started at former North Carolina Highway 10 south of Havelock. NC 101 then went southeast through the town of Newport, and the communities of Mansfield and Wildwood. NC 101 had its eastern terminus in Morehead City North Carolina.[5] In 1928 NC 10 and NC 101 swapped routing. When NC 10 and US 70 were extended to Atlantic in 1931, NC 101 was truncated east of Beaufort.[6] The routing has been the same since 1931.
Junction list
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Craven | Havelock | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 70 |
Western terminus of NC 101 |
| east of Havelock | 5.30 | 8.53 | NC 306 |
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| Carteret | Beaufort | 22.23 | 35.78 | US 70 |
Eastern Terminus of NC 101 |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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See also
References
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- ↑ http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/ncmaps/id/1802/rec/1
- ↑ http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ncmaps/id/754
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- NCRoads.com: N.C. 101
