North Carolina Highway 51
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length | 22.2 mi[1] (35.7 km) | |||
Existed | 1934–present | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | North Carolina | |||
Counties | Mecklenburg | |||
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North Carolina Highway 51 (NC 51) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina entirely in Mecklenburg County. It connects the towns of Pineville, Matthews and Mint Hill.
Route description
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/NC_51_in_Matthews.jpg/220px-NC_51_in_Matthews.jpg)
Though NC 51 begins at the state line,
History
The first NC 51 was an original state highway that traveled from
The second and current NC 51 was established in 1934 as a renumbering of NC 276, between US 21/US 521, in Pineville, to NC 27, near Allen.[5] In 1968, NC 51 was extended to the South Carolina state line, replacing a segment of US 21.[6] In 1981, NC 51 was placed on new alignment in Pineville, abandoning an old routing along Lee Street and eliminating a short concurrency with US 521.[7] In 1995, NC 51 was placed on new bypass north of downtown Matthews, marked as Matthews Township Parkway. The old alignment along Matthews-Mint Hill Road was downgraded to secondary road.[8]
North Carolina Highway 276
Location | Pineville–Allen |
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Length | 20.4 mi[9] (32.8 km) |
Existed | 1930–1934 |
North Carolina Highway 276 (NC 276) appeared in 1930 as new primary routing from
Major intersections
The entire route is in Mecklenburg County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Pineville | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() | South Carolina state line | |
2.5– 2.8 | 4.0– 4.5 | ![]() | I-485 exit 64 | ||
Charlotte | 8.5 | 13.7 | ![]() | ||
Matthews | 13.1– 13.4 | 21.1– 21.6 | ![]() | Interchange | |
Mint Hill | 18.9 | 30.4 | ![]() ![]() | Western terminus of NC 218 | |
20.6– 20.7 | 33.2– 33.3 | ![]() | I-485 exit 43 | ||
22.2 | 35.7 | ![]() ![]() | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b c Google (February 28, 2016). "North Carolina Highway 51" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. August 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1922. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ a b State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1930. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ a b c North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. 1940. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "Route Change (1968-10-25)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. October 25, 1968. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "Route Change (1981-04-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. April 1, 1981. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "Route Change (1995-02-20)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. February 20, 1995. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ Google (February 28, 2016). "North Carolina Highway 276" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
External links
Media related to North Carolina Highway 51 at Wikimedia Commons
- NCRoads.com: N.C. 51
- NCRoads.com: N.C. 276