North Carolina Highway 211
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Country | United States | |||
State | North Carolina | |||
Counties | New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen, Robeson, Hoke, Moore, Montgomery | |||
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North Carolina Highway 211 (NC 211) is a 162.5-mile-long (261.5 km) primary
Route description
NC 211 is predominantly a two-lane rural highway that traverses for 158.4 miles (254.9 km) in a diagonal northwesterly route. Its southern terminus is at US 421, via the Fort Fisher Ferry Terminal, in Fort Fisher. Crossing the Cape Fear River on the Fisher-Southport Ferry, travelers enter the town of Southport; where the highway first goes through the downtown area before begins its northwesterly direction to Supply, where it connects with US 17.
Now going on an almost due north direction, it passes through the
.Returning to a north-westerly direction, it goes through
North of
History
Established in 1921 as an original state highway, traversing from
.In the late 1940s, NC 211's route was realigned from Main Street to South Street, in Aberdeen; some of the former routing became part of NC 5. During the early 1950s, NC 211 made a fourth extension north in Candor, replacing US 220 on Pack House Road; this lasted until June, 1963 where it was moved back to its former and current northern terminus.[2]
In the mid-1950s, NC 211 made the following adjustments: at Eagle Springs, it was placed on new construction bypassing north of the community, its old alignment becoming Eagle Springs Road (SR 1138). In Bolton, it was removed from Old 211 (SR 1805) and extended south on new primary routing to US 17/NC 130, in Supply. And in Lumberton, it was moved onto its current alignment on Roberts Avenue, its old alignment becoming NC 211A (later becoming NC 211 Business).
In 1957, NC 211 was extended south, overlapping with NC 130, into Southport (at Moore Street). Between 1958-1962, various alignment changes were made along the route at Antioch and Seven Lakes. Also around 1961, NC 211 was rerouted with US 15/US 501 between Aberdeen and Pinehurst to the roundabout, then onto new primary routing that avoided central Pinehurst; the old alignment became part of NC 5. In 1969, NC 211 was placed on new routing west of the McCain community, leaving Old NC 211 (SR 1318).[3]
In 1972, NC 211 was placed on new alignment north between Butters and Bladenboro, the old alignment became secondary road (SR 1134). In 1975, more of NC 211 was placed on new alignment north and east of Bladenboro, its old alignment through town becoming NC 211 Business (which also incorporated the former section displaced in 1972).[4][5]
Around 1990, NC 211 was extended to its current southern terminus at the Southport Ferry Terminal, after upgrades were made on Moore Street and Ferry Road. On June 6, 2013, NC 211 was extended east over the
Future
NC DOT will undertake a major project in 2019 to widen NC 211 into a divided, four-lane highway from Midway Road (
Junction list
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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New Hanover | Fort Fisher | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Southern terminus |
Brunswick | Cape Fear River | 0.1 | 0.16 | ![]() | |
Southport | 7.7 | 12.4 | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus of NC 87 | |
| 9.4 | 15.1 | ![]() Fort Caswell | ||
Midway | 14.3 | 23.0 | ![]() | ||
Supply | 23.3 | 37.5 | ![]() | ||
Columbus | Bolton | 47.7 | 76.8 | ![]() | |
48.8 | 78.5 | ![]() ![]() | |||
US 701 Bus. (College Street) | |||||
67.9 | 109.3 | ![]() US 701 (NWR Latham Street) – Whiteville, Elizabethtown | |||
| 74.7 | 120.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() NC 211 Bus. north (Martin Luther King Jr Drive) – Bladenboro | ||
Bladenboro | 75.9 | 122.1 | ![]() | ||
76.7 | 123.4 | ![]() ![]() | |||
NC 211 Bus. south (Seaboard Street) – Bladenboro | |||||
Robeson | Lumberton | 88.8 | 142.9 | ![]() | |
90.4 | 145.5 | ![]() | |||
91.1 | 146.6 | Fayetteville Road | |||
92.0 | 148.1 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Red Springs | 107.5 | 173.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
107.6 | 173.2 | ![]() ![]() | South end of NC 71 overlap | ||
108.3 | 174.3 | ![]() ![]() | North end of NC 71 overlap | ||
US 401 Bus. south (Harris Avenue) – Laurinburg | South end of US 401 Business overlap | ||||
119.4 | 192.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Saint Pauls | North end of US 401 Business overlap | ||
120.5 | 193.9 | ![]() ![]() | |||
US 501 south – Laurinburg | South end of US 15/US 501 overlap | ||||
136.7 | 220.0 | ![]() ![]() | South end of US 1 overlap | ||
136.9 | 220.3 | ![]() | |||
138.5 | 222.9 | ![]() ![]() | North end of US 1 overlap | ||
Roundabout; north end of US 15/US 501 overlap | |||||
144.5 | 232.6 | ![]() ![]() | |||
West End | 150.3 | 241.9 | ![]() ![]() | West end of NC 73 overlap | |
150.5 | 242.2 | ![]() ![]() | East end of NC 73 overlap | ||
Eagle Springs | 156.0 | 251.1 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Montgomery | Candor | 161.5 | 259.9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
162.5 | 261.5 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Special routes
Lumberton alternate spur
Location | Lumberton, North Carolina |
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Length | 0.3 mi[10] (480 m) |
Existed | 1949–1957 |
North Carolina Highway 211 Alternate (NC 211A) was established by 1949 as a spur route that connected with US 301 (Pine Street) with mainline NC 211 (Elm Street) along 24th Street. In 1957, the alternate route was decommissioned when NC 211 was bypassed north of Lumberton.
Lumberton alternate route
Location | Lumberton, North Carolina |
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Length | 3.4 mi[11] (5.5 km) |
Existed | 1957–1960 |
North Carolina Highway 211 Alternate (NC 211A) was established by 1957 as a renumbering of mainline NC 211 through downtown Lumberton; via Fifth Street, Second Street, Chestnut Street, and Elm Street. In 1960, it was redesignated as NC 211 Business.
Lumberton business loop
Location | Lumberton, North Carolina |
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Length | 3.4 mi[11] (5.5 km) |
Existed | 1960–1971 |
North Carolina Highway 211 Business (NC 211 Bus) was established in 1960 as a renumbering of NC 211A, which traversed along the old NC 211 route through downtown Lumberton; via Fifth Street, Second Street, Chestnut Street, and Elm Street. On April 1, 1971, the route was decommissioned, reverting all to secondary routes; in 1983, NC 72 was reassigned onto Fifth and Second streets.[12][13]
Bladenboro business loop
Location | Bladenboro, North Carolina |
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Length | 5.7 mi[14] (9.2 km) |
Existed | 1975–present |
North Carolina Highway 211 Business (NC 211 Bus) was established in 1975 as a renumbering of mainline NC 211 through downtown Bladenboro, via Martin Luther King Jr Drive and Seaboard Street.
See also
- North Carolina Bicycle Route 3- Concurrent with NC 211 from its southern terminus to Supply
References
- ^ a b Google (November 24, 2013). "North Carolina Highway 211" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "NC 211 Route Change (1963-06-06)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 6, 1963. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "NC 211 Route Change (1969-03-06)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. March 6, 1969. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "NC 211 Route Change (1972-09-07)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 7, 1972. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "NC 211 Route Change (1975-05-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. May 1, 1975. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "NC 211 Route Change (2013-06-06)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 6, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ^ "NC 211 Widening Project". Brunsco.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ "Project Status". STARNEWS.com. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ "Moore County Road Projects". SandhillsSentinel.com. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2019-02-20.
- ^ Google (June 15, 2013). "NC 211A - Lumberton" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ^ a b Google (June 14, 2013). "NC 211 Business - Lumberton" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "NC 211 Route Change (1971-04-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. April 1, 1971. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "NC 72 Route Change (1983-01-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 1, 1983. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ Google (November 24, 2011). "NC 211 Business - Bladenboro" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
External links
Media related to North Carolina Highway 211 at Wikimedia Commons
- NCRoads.com: N.C. 211