North Carolina Highway 231

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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesWake, Johnston, Nash
Highway system
← NC 226A→ I-240

North Carolina Highway 231 (NC 231) is a 25.4-mile-long (40.9 km) primary

US 64 Alternate/NC 98 near Spring Hope. Throughout Wake County and Johnston County, NC 231 primarily follows a southeast-northwest alignment. Entering into Nash County, NC 231 turns to follow a northerly alignment until reaching its northern terminus. NC 231 serves the towns of Wendell, Middlesex
, and Spring Hope.

NC 231 was first established in 1926 running between

Southeastern North Carolina. By 1929, NC 21 was extended southwest along the route of NC 231 and the highway was decommissioned. Modern-day NC 231 was established in 1935, between NC 39 in Emit and US 64
west of Spring Hope. In 1948, NC 231 was extended west along its current routing to US 64 in Wendell. With the exception of a minor realignment in 1978, the routing of NC 231 has remained the same since.

Route description

NC 231 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses 25.4 miles (40.9 km) from Wendell to near Spring Hope; making a "J" shape on a map.[1][3]

The southern terminus of NC 231 is located at an intersection with

unincorporated community of Emit from the west, intersecting NC 39 at an all-way stop. NC 231 exits the community to the east but quickly turns to the southeast. The highway intersects the western terminus of NC 222 at a four-way intersection located 1.6 miles (2.6 km) east of Emit. NC 231 continues east for 2.3 miles (3.7 km) before entering into Nash County.[1][3]

NC 231 at an intersection with NC 97 in Samaria

Immediately east of the Nash County line, NC 231 crosses Moccasin Creek which drains into the

US 64 Alternate begins at the interchange and the two highways run concurrently for 0.2 miles (0.32 km) to the north. The northern terminus of NC 231 is located at a T-intersection with NC 98 and US 64 Alternate west of Spring Hope.[1][3]

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) measures average daily traffic volumes along many of the roadways it maintains. In 2016, average daily traffic volumes along NC 231 varied from 780 vehicles per day north of the Johnston County-Nash County line to 3,500 vehicles per day east of the Wendell Road intersection in Johnston County.[5][6][7] No section of NC 231 is included with the National Highway System, a network of highways in the United States which serve strategic transportation facilities. However, the highway does connect to the National Highway System at US 264 in Middlesex and US 64 near Spring Hope.[8]

History

Previous designation

North Carolina Highway 231 marker

North Carolina Highway 231

LocationElizabethtown–Delco, NC
Length33 mi[10] (53 km)
Existed1926[9]–1929[10]

NC 231 first appeared on North Carolina state transportation maps in 1926, running from NC 21/

NC 23 in Elizabethtown to NC 20 in Delco. NC 231 followed an unimproved road which ran in a southwest-northeast orientation between Elizabethtown and Acme. In Acme, the highway turned to the south, crossed a railroad owned by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad before intersecting NC 20 in Delco. NC 231 paralleled the Cape Fear River for nearly its entire routing.[9] By 1929, NC 21 was extended southeast from Elizabethtown to Delco, and NC 231 was decommissioned. Today, much of the highway is a part of NC 87.[10]

Current designation

By 1930, secondary roads were established along much of the future routing of NC 231 between Wendell and NC 90 (modern-day US 64 Alternate) west of Spring Hope. The segments of NC 231 in Wake County and Nash County were gravel or topsoil roads, while the segment in Johnson County was a graded road.[11][12][13] NC 231 first appeared on North Carolina state transportation maps in 1935, replacing secondary roads between NC 39 in Emit to US 64, west of Spring Hope.[2] NC 231 remained a gravel or topsoil road until 1948, when the entire route was paved. In 1949, NC 231 was extended 7.9 miles (12.7 km) to the west from NC 39 in Emit to US 64 in Wendell.[14][15][16] Prior to 1978, NC 231 made a northeasterly turn near its northern terminus, meeting US 64 0.3 miles (0.48 km) east of its current northern terminus.[17] Following the completion of the US 64 freeway in 1978,[18] NC 231 was shifted west along its current alignment to meet US 64 at an interchange and end at an intersection at NC 98/US 64 Alternate.[19] The former alignment of NC 231 became Jernigan Road and Cox Road.[1]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
US 64 Bus. (Wendell Boulevard) – Knightdale, Zebulon
Southern terminus
JohnstonHocutts Crossroads5.58.9 NC 96 – Selma, Zebulon
Emit7.912.7 NC 39 – Selma, Bunn
​9.515.3
 NC 222 east – Kenly		Western terminus of NC 222
US 264 Alt. (Finch Avenue) – Bailey, Zebulon
​16.426.4 US 264 – Wilson, Raleigh
Samaria21.033.8 NC 97 – Rocky Mount, Zebulon
​25.240.6
US 64 Alt. begins – Rocky Mount, Raleigh
West end of US 64 Alt overlap
​25.440.9
US 64 Alt. east / NC 98 west – Spring Hope, Wake Forest
Northern terminus; East end of US 64 Alt overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Google (November 18, 2013). "North Carolina Highway 231" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Sawyer, C.M. (1935). State highway system of North Carolina (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission.
  3. ^ a b c North Carolina Department of Transportation; North Carolina State Tax Commission (2019). State Transportation Map (Map) (2019–2020 ed.). Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation.
  4. ^ a b North Carolina Department of Transportation (2017). North Carolina Rail Operators and Branches (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation.
  5. ^ North Carolina Department of Transportation Management Systems and Assessments Unit (2016). Wake County, North Carolina (PDF) (Map) (2016 ed.). Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation.
  6. ^ North Carolina Department of Transportation Management Systems and Assessments Unit (2016). Johnston County, North Carolina (PDF) (Map) (2016 ed.). Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation.
  7. ^ North Carolina Department of Transportation Management Systems and Assessments Unit (2016). Nash County, North Carolina (PDF) (Map) (2016 ed.). Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation.
  8. ^ Federal Highway Administration Management Systems and Assessments Unit (September 20, 2020). National Highway System: North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration.
  9. ^ a b North Carolina State Highway Commission (1926). The State Highway System of North Carolina (Map) (1926 ed.). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission.
  10. ^ a b c North Carolina State Highway Commission (1929). State Highway System of North Carolina (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission.
  11. ^ North Carolina State Highway Commission (1930). Wake County (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. p. 93.
  12. ^ North Carolina State Highway Commission (1930). Johnston County (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. p. 52.
  13. ^ North Carolina State Highway Commission (1930). Nash County (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. p. 65.
  14. ^ North Carolina primary highway system (Map) (1948-1949 ed.). Cartography by C.M. Sawyer. Winston-Salem, N.C.: Winston Ptg. Co. 1948.
  15. ^ North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission (1949). Wake County (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. p. 138.
  16. ^ North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission (1949). Johnston County (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. p. 79.
  17. ^ North Carolina State Highway Commission (1968). Nash County (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. p. 113.
  18. ^ "Route Changes (1978-09-01)" (PDF). Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 1, 1978. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  19. ^ North Carolina Department of Transportation (1980). Nash County (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation. p. 128.

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