North Carolina Highway 150

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North Carolina Highway 150 marker

North Carolina Highway 150

Map
NC 150 in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length184.4 mi[1] (296.8 km)
Existed1929–present
Tourist
routes		 Colonial Heritage Byway
Mill Bridge Scenic Byway
Major junctions
West end SC 150 at the South Carolina state line
Major intersections
East end US 158 near Yanceyville
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesCleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, Catawba, Iredell, Rowan, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford, Rockingham, Caswell
Highway system
← NC 149→ NC 151

North Carolina Highway 150 (NC 150) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves the Foothills and Piedmont Triad areas of the state, connecting the cities of Shelby, Mooresville, Salisbury and Winston-Salem.

Route description

Gaston and Cleveland counties

In

NC 18 south out of town. Two miles after crossing the mainline US 74, NC 150 and NC 18 split. NC 150 heads due west to Boiling Springs, where the route turns due south across the Broad River to end at the South Carolina state line. SC 150 continues south across the line toward I-85 again and Gaffney, South Carolina
.

Catawba and Lincoln counties

After crossing a couple of bridges across Lake Norman,

NC 155 and the business route of US 321, after the split east of downtown. Shortly outside the town, NC 150 splits from NC 155 and heads in a southwest direction through Crouse and across the county line where NC 150 becomes an expressway
.

Rowan and Iredell counties

Continuing on westbound NC 150, the route crosses the Yadkin into

Spencer Shops, and split in downtown Salisbury. NC 150 heads due west once again toward Mooresville, crossing into Iredell County
.

Just outside Mooresville, NC 150 joins

I-77. A few miles after crossing the Interstate, NC 150 returns to a two-lane road known as River Highway. The route enters the Lake Norman area, passing many businesses tailored to tourists, fishermen, and boating enthusiasts, before actually crossing the lake into Catawba County
.

Davidson County

At I-85, NC 150's routing used to be quite unusual. Before the reconstruction of the I-85 through the area, the westbound NC 150 roadway merged onto I-85 southbound lanes and the routes were concurrent for about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) before NC 150 left-exited with US 29/70 southward. Northbound US 29/70 and eastbound NC 150 entered I-85 northbound on the left and the NC 150 exit ramp was immediately on the right. Since it was nearly impossible for one traveling on NC 150 northbound to exit there, motorists were directed to the next exit, Clark Road, which returned to the main roadway using TO NC 150 signs. In the late 2000s, I-85 received a new Yadkin River crossing, which also eliminated the awkward left exit and entrance for NC 150 and US 29/70. NC 150 is no longer concurrent with I-85, but instead follows US 29/70 on a new parallel road down to the Yadkin River crossing. Near the

US 64 and continues into the communities of Tyro and Reeds. NC 150 becomes a two-lane road again as the highway continues southward (signed west) through the community of Arcadia
.

Forsyth County

Reassurance marker assembly near Kernersville in 2009. I-40 Bus. has since been decommissioned.

When entering Forsyth County, Peters Creek Parkway carries NC 150 using the

trumpet interchange with Interstate 40 and Silas Creek Parkway (NC-67) at an at-grade junction. It enters a commercially developed area near downtown Winston-Salem, before it leaves Peters Creek Parkway at a folded-diamond interchange with U.S. 421, also known as Salem Parkway in most of the area, using a controlled-access grade after over a mile. After its concurrency with U.S. 421 for nearly twelve miles, it leaves U.S. 421 at an interchange with Macy Grove Road. Using Macy Grove Road, NC 150 effectively bypasses downtown Kernersville using a limited access grade with a speed limit of 45 mph (72 km/h). It passes a one quadrant interchange with Mountain Street before entering a residential area with superstreets. NC 150 leaves Macy Grove Road at an intersection with Main Street shortly before entering Oak Ridge
.

Caswell, Rockingham, and Guilford counties

NC 150 travels west from its eastern terminus at

Interstate 785 (I-785) and US 29
.

Slowing to a 35 mph (56 km/h) speed limit after the interchange, NC 150 progresses towards

NC 68
. NC 150 continues on a southwest course out of Oak Ridge and Guilford County.

History

NC 150 was designated around 1929 as a spur route from the first

NC 206
.

NC 150's massive extension east occurred in late 1939 or 1940, giving the route its current eastern terminus at US 158 and western terminus at the South Carolina state line. It was partially cosigned in parts with US 29/70/52, US 74, NC 18, and old alignment of

NC 184
.

NC 150 underwent numerous realignments in the 1940s and 1950s in Winston-Salem with the construction of the new "parkways" (Silas Creek Parkway, Peters Creek Parkway, Corporation Parkway). Its alignment change in Kernersville, along with its extension along Peters Creek Parkway, occurred in 1994. NC 150 was rerouted onto a bypass in Kernersville again in 2020. The segment of NC 150 through Mooresville was replaced with a northern bypass route in the late 1950s. In the 2000s (decade), NC 150 through Mooresville was widened to a four-lane boulevard, as was southern Peters Creek Parkway in southern Winston-Salem.

NC 150, once signed as North and South, was converted in 1982 to its current East and West signage and description.

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmExitDestinationsNotes
Cleveland​0.00.0
 SC 150 south – Gaffney		Continuation beyond South Carolina state line
Boiling Springs5.48.7College Avenue – Cliffside
Shelby11.518.5 NC 18 (Lafayette Street) – GaffneySouth end of NC 18 Truck overlap
13.722.0 US 74 / NC 226 (Dixon Boulevard) – Kings Mountain, Patterson Springs, Forest City
14.723.7
US 74 Bus.
west (Marion Street)		West end of US 74 Bus. and north end of NC 18 Truck overlap
16.226.1
US 74 Bus.
east (Marion Street)		East end of US 74 Bus. overlap
17.928.8 NC 180 (Post Road) – Gaffney, MorgantonTo Cleveland County Fairgrounds
GastonCherryville26.041.8 NC 274 (Mountain Street) – Bessemer City, Morganton
27.143.6
 NC 279 east (Rudisill Street) – Dallas
LincolnRoseland33.153.3West Highway 150 – LincolntonWest end of NC 27 Truck overlap
US 321 Bus. south (Gastonia Highway) – High Shoals
South end of US 321 Bus. overlap; diamond interchange
37.259.9
US 321 Bus. north (Generals Boulevard) / NC 27 west (Main Street) – Maiden
North end of US 321 Bus., west end of NC 27 and east end of NC 27 Truck overlap
37.860.8 US 321 – Gastonia, HickoryPartial cloverleaf interchange
Boger City39.263.1
 NC 27 east – Mount Holly, Lowesville		East end of NC 27 overlap
Catawba​48.377.7 NC 16 – Charlotte, NewtonDiamond interchange
NC 16 Bus. – Denver, Newton
IredellMooresville61.899.5 I-77 – Charlotte, StatesvilleDiamond interchange; exit 36
63.1101.5
US 21 (Charlotte Highway) – Charlotte, Troutman
Diamond interchange
64.5103.8

 NC 3 south / NC 152 east (Iredell Avenue) – Downtown Mooresville		West end of NC 152 Truck overlap
64.9104.4 NC 115 (Broad Street/Statesville Highway) – Troutman
66.3106.7
Mount Ulla
67.7109.0
 NC 152 west (Landis Highway) – Downtown Mooresville		West end of NC 152 and east end of NC 152 Truck overlap
​68.0109.4
 NC 152 east (Landis Highway) – China Grove, Landis		East end of NC 152 overlap
RowanSalisbury84.6136.2 US 70 / US 601 (Jake Alexander Boulevard) – Concord, Statesville, Mocksville
86.7139.5

 US 29 south / US 70 west (Main Street) – China Grove		South end of US 29 and west end of US 70 overlap
78.8126.8Innes Street
Yadkin River92.6149.0Bridge over Yadkin River
Davidson​93.0149.7
 I-85 / US 52 south		Permanently closed as of April, 2010; was exit 82[3][4][5][6]
​93.5150.5
 I-85 / US 52 north		Permanently closed as of May, 2013; was exit 83[3][5][6]
​93.8151.0

 I-85 / US 29 north / US 52 / US 70 east – Charlotte, Greensboro		North end of US 29 and east end of US 70 overlap; exit 84
​106.0170.6 US 64 – Lexington, MocksvillePartial cloverleaf interchange
ForsythWinston-Salem121.5195.5Clemmonsville RoadDouble roundabout interchange
123.0197.9
Trumpet interchange
; exit 192
123.3198.4
Silas Creek Parkway
)
124.9201.0—
 US 158 / US 421 north (Salem Parkway) – Yadkinville		West end of US 158/US 421 overlap; exit 234A of US 158/US 421
125.3201.7—Broad StreetPermanently closed as of November 2018
125.6202.1233BCherry Street / Marshall StreetTo Convention Center; Cherry Street signed indirectly from eastbound; Marshall Street signed indirectly from westbound
125.7202.3233AMain StreetWestbound exit and eastbound entrance; to Old Salem and Salem College
126.3203.3232B-C US 52 / NC 8 (John Gold Memorial Expressway) – Lexington, Mount Airy, Smith Reynolds AirportNC 8 unsigned on guide signs; Smith Reynolds Airport signed as "Airport"
126.7203.9232AMartin Luther King Jr. DriveTo Winston-Salem State University
127.7205.5231Lowery Street / Fifth StreetEastbound Lowery Street, westbound Fifth Street
128.6207.0230
 US 158 east (Reidsville Road) – Walkertown, Reidsville		East end of US 158 overlap; eastbound exit and westbound entrance
130.4209.9228Linville Road
NC 74 to US 311 (Winston-Salem Northern Beltway
)
134.5216.5224South Main Street – Kernersville
136.1219.0222 NC 66 – Kernersville, Walkertown
137.2220.8221
 US 421 south (Salem Parkway) – Greensboro		South end of US 421 overlap
138.0222.1Mountain StreetOne-Quadrant Interchange; Mountain Street currently signed only on eastbound.
GuilfordOak Ridge143.0230.1 NC 68 – Greensboro, Stokesdale
Summerfield147.3237.1 I-73 – Martinsville, GreensboroI-73 exit 117
148.7239.3
 US 220 north – Madison		North end of US 220 overlap
150.0241.4
 US 220 south – Greensboro		South end of US 220 overlap
Browns Summit163.0262.3 US 29 – Greensboro, ReidsvillePartial cloverleaf interchange
Osceola167.4269.4
 NC 61 south – Gibsonville
RockinghamWilliamsburg171.6276.2
 NC 87 north – Reidsville		North end of NC 87 overlap
​172.7277.9
 NC 87 south – Burlington		South end of NC 87 overlap
Caswell​183.2294.8 US 158 – Reidsville, Yanceyville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
  •       Closed/former
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Unopened

Special routes

Lincolnton alternate route

North Carolina Highway 150A marker

North Carolina Highway 150A

LocationLincolnton, North Carolina
Length3.9 mi[7] (6.3 km)
Existed1956–1960

North Carolina Highway 150A (NC 150A) was established in 1956 when NC 150 was rerouted onto new primary routing bypassing southeast of downtown Lincolnton; the old alignment became NC 150A. The route followed West Highway 150 to Riverside Drive, where it linked-up with NC 27. In concurrency, it goes through downtown area via Main Street and Court Square Drive before linking back with NC 150 at Generals Boulevard. In 1960, NC 150A was decommissioned, leaving NC 27 through most of it and downgrade for West Highway 150 (SR 1407).

Mooresville alternate route

North Carolina Highway 150A marker

North Carolina Highway 150A

LocationMooresville, North Carolina
Length1.6 mi[8] (2.6 km)
Existed1953–1955

North Carolina Highway 150A (NC 150A) was established between 1950 and 1953 as a renumbering of NC 150 along McLand Street and Main Street through downtown Mooresville. Around 1955, NC 150 was completely removed from the downtown area and NC 150A was renumbered as NC 152.

References

  1. ^ a b Google (November 13, 2020). "North Carolina Highway 150" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "NC 6 - Piedmont Spur". North Carolina Bike Routes Beta. Walk Bike North Carolina Bicycle Routes. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "NCDOT: I-85 Corridor Improvement Project". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "SalisburyPost.com: Safety concerns lead to closing of Wil-Cox Bridge; no timeframe on reopening". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "NC 150 Route Change (2012-03-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. March 1, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  6. ^ a b NC 150 Route Change (2012-01-04) (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 4, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  7. ^ Google (June 7, 2014). "North Carolina Highway 150A - Lincolnton" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  8. ^ Google (June 7, 2014). "North Carolina Highway 150A - Mooresville" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 7, 2014.

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