North Carolina Highway 142

NC Highway 142
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Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	9.2 mi (14.8 km)
Existed:	1975 – present
Major junctions
West end:	NC 111
	NC 42 NC 11 Near Hassell
East end:	NC 125 / NC 903
Location
Counties:	Edgecombe, Martin
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← NC 141 NC 143 →

North Carolina Highway 142 (NC 142) is a state highway that serves the rural community of Hassell. The entire route is two lanes wide.

Route description

The western terminus of the highway is NC 111. Traveling east 2.5-mile (4.0 km), the highway beings a brief 1.1-mile (1.8 km) concurrency with NC 42 and joins the Tar Heel Trace scenic byway. NC 42 departs the route at the NC 11 intersection, NC 142 continues 1.4-mile (2.3 km) to the rural community of Hassell. Leaving Hassell to the east, NC 142 terminates after 3.7-mile (6.0 km) with the NC 125 / NC 903 junction. The Tar Heel Trace continues southbound on NC 125.

History

The route was created in 1975 as part of a rerouting of NC 42, which formerly ran from the current NC 11 / NC 42 / NC 142 junction to the NC 125 / NC 903 junction. In 1980 the route was expanded west to its current profile by promoting two secondary routes in Martin and Edgecombe county.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Edgecombe	​	0.0	0.0	NC 111 – Princeville, Oak City	Western terminus
Martin	​	2.5	4.0	NC 42 – Wilson, Oak City	West end of NC 42 concurrency
	​	3.6	5.8	NC 11 / NC 42 east – Oak City, Greenville	East end of NC 42 concurrency
	​	9.2	14.8	NC 125 / NC 903 – Hamilton, Williamston	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus