North Carolina Highway 48
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 53.4 mi[1] (85.9 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1934 – present | |||
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| South end: |     US 301 Bus. in Rocky Mount |
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| North end: | US 301 in Pleasant Hill |
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| Counties: | Nash, Halifax, Northampton | |||
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→North Carolina Highway 48 (NC 48) is a state highway in the North Carolina Highway System that principally connects the cities of Rocky Mount and Roanoke Rapids. The route offers an alternative to US 301 and I-95.
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Route description
The highway runs from the community of Pleasant Hill, just south of the North Carolina/Virginia border, south through the Hickory Crossroads area and into downtown Rocky Mount. Approximately half the route's length is shared with NC 4.
History
The second and current NC 48 was established in 1934 as a renumbering of NC 482, which traversed between NC 43, in Rocky Mount, and US 158, in Littleton.[2] In 1952, NC 48 was rerouted at Brinkleyville northeasterly on new primary routing to Roanoke Rapids, then replaced NC 47 through Gaston and Pleasant Hill; its former alignment became parts of NC 561, Old NC 48 (SR 1312) and NC 4.[3] Between 1963-1968, NC 48 was extended south, with NC 43, to US 301 Bus.[4] In 1998, NC 48, with NC 43, were rerouted on new connector on Peachtree Street.[5]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Nash | Rocky Mount | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 301 Bus. north (Church Street) / Falls Road |
One-way pair |
| 0.1 | 0.16 | US 301 Bus. south (Franklin Street) |
One-way pair | ||
| 0.2 | 0.32 |  NC 43 Bus. south (Grace Street) |
Southern end of NC 43 Bus. concurrency; NC 48 / NC 43 Bus. begins a one-way pair along Falls Road and Peachtree Street | ||
| 1.2– 1.4 |
1.9– 2.3 |
  US 64 / NC 43 south / NC 43 Bus. ends – Tarboro, Raleigh |
Northern end of NC 43 Bus. concurrency; southern end of NC 43 concurrency | ||
| 1.9– 2.1 |
3.1– 3.4 |
US 301 (Wesleyan Boulevard) – Weldon, Wilson |
Interchange | ||
| 2.6 | 4.2 |  NC 43 north (Benvenue Road) to I‑95 – Red Oak |
Northern end of NC 43 concurrency | ||
| 8.7 | 14.0 |  I‑95 / NC 4 south – Smithfield, Benson, Richmond |
Exit 145 (I-95); southern end of NC 4 concurrency | ||
| | 13.7 | 22.0 |  NC 33 east to I‑95 / Swift Creek School Road – Whitakers, Red Oak |
Western terminus of NC 33 | |
| Halifax | Glenview | 16.5 | 26.6 |  NC 481 east / Fishing Creek Road – Enfield |
Western terminus of NC 481 |
| Brinkleyville | 24.8 | 39.9 |  NC 4 north / NC 561 – Louisburg, Halifax |
Northern end of NC 4 concurrency | |
| Gretna Green | 36.3 | 58.4 |  NC 903 – Littleton, Halifax |
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| Roanoke Rapids | 42.3 | 68.1 |  US 158 (Littleton Road) – Littleton, Weldon |
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| 43.4 | 69.8 |  NC 125 south (10th Street) |
Northern terminus of NC 125 | ||
| Northampton | Gaston | 46.7 | 75.2 |  NC 46 (Lawrenceville Road) to I‑95 – Garysburg, Lawrenceville, Lake Gaston |
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| | 49.8 | 80.1 | NC 186 east (James Jones Road) | Western terminus of NC 186 | |
| | 50.3– 50.5 |
81.0– 81.3 |
I‑95 – Rocky Mount, Emporia |
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| Pleasant Hill | 53.4 | 85.9 | US 301 – Weldon, Emporia |
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- North Carolina Bicycle Route 4 - Concurrent with NC 48 from Gaston to Macon Price Road in Northampton County
References
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External links
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Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- NCRoads.com: N.C. 48
