North Carolina Highway 73
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Country | United States | |||
State | North Carolina | |||
Counties | Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Stanly, Montgomery, Richmond, Moore | |||
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North Carolina Highway 73 (NC 73) is a primary
).Route description
NC 73 begins at an intersection with NC 27 east of Lincolnton in
Just across the County line, NC 73 crosses the
The highway goes through the crossroads community of Finger on its way to Albemarle. Here, NC 73 avoids the city center by following a four-lane bypass around the southern part of the city that also carries NC 24 and NC 27. All three routes leave the bypass at Albemarle Plaza Mall and head southeastward as a two-lane highway toward the Uwharrie Mountains. The highways enter rural Montgomery County after crossing over the Pee Dee River at Lake Tillery.
NC 73 leaves NC 24 and NC 27 just east of the county line. While the latter two routes pass through Uwharrie National Forest, NC 73 bypasses it to the south, following a southeasterly routing through the community of Pee Dee to the town of Mount Gilead. The highway passes near Town Creek Indian Mound before crossing into Richmond County, where it turns to follow a more easterly routing toward the town of Ellerbe. NC 73 joins US 220 Alternate north of the town and follows it to the vicinity of Norman, where the two highways split just west of an interchange with I-73, I-74, and US 220.
Past the freeway, NC 73 heads northeastward through a small portion of Montgomery County and the community of Windblow on its way into Moore County. Here, it serves Jackson Springs as it progresses toward the town of West End, built up around the junction of NC 73 and NC 211. The two highways overlap for one block through the center of town before splitting and continuing on their separate ways. NC 73 leaves West End and heads generally eastward to Eastwood, a community south of the county seat of Carthage and north of the village of Pinehurst, where it ends at an intersection with US 15/US 501.
History
The portion of modern NC 73 between Concord and
In 1934, NC 74 was renumbered to NC 73 to eliminate numerical duplication with the nearby
At some point between 1940 and 1951, the segment of current NC 73 west of Machpelah became part of an extended
North Carolina Highway 74 (1921–1934)
Location | Denver–Carthage |
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Length | 118 mi[13] (190 km) |
Existed | 1921–1934 |
North Carolina Highway 74 (NC 74) was an original state highway running from Concord, east through Albemarle, Troy and Carthage ending at
From 1930 to 1931, NC 74 was closed betweenMajor intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Lincoln | Boger City | 0.0 | 0.0 | NC 27 – Lincolnton, Stanley | |
Lowesville | 10.8 | 17.4 | NC 16 – Charlotte, Newton | Partial cloverleaf interchange | |
11.5 | 18.5 | NC 16 Bus. | |||
Mecklenburg | Huntersville | 19.7 | 31.7 | I-77 – Charlotte, Statesville | Diamond interchange, exit 25 |
20.0 | 32.2 | ||||
21.2 | 34.1 | NC 115 (Old Statesville Road) – Charlotte, Davidson | |||
Cabarrus | Concord | 32.2 | 51.8 | I-85 south – Charlotte I-85 north – Greensboro | Diverging diamond interchange; I 85 exit 55[19] |
35.2 | 56.6 | US 29 south / US 601 south (Concord Parkway) – Charlotte, Midland | South end of US 29/US 601 overlap | ||
35.5 | 57.1 | US 29 north / US 601 north (Concord Parkway) – Kannapolis, Salisbury | North end of US 29/US 601 overlap | ||
38.3 | 61.6 | NC 3 (Branchview Drive) – Kannapolis | |||
Mount Pleasant | 45.3 | 72.9 | NC 49 – Harrisburg, Richfield | Diamond interchange | |
Stanly | Albemarle | 60.4 | 97.2 | US 52 north – Salisbury | North end of US 52 overlap |
61.3 | 98.7 | US 52 south (Aquadale Road) / NC 24 / NC 27 west (Spaulding Street) – Wadesboro, Charlotte | South end of US 52 and west end of NC 24/27 overlap | ||
61.5 | 99.0 | US 52 Bus. north (Second Street) | North end of US 52 Bus. overlap | ||
63.4 | 102.0 | NC 740 north – Badin | |||
Pee Dee River | 69.4 | 111.7 | James B. Garrison Bridge | ||
Montgomery | | 69.6 | 112.0 | NC 24 east / NC 27 east – Troy | East end of NC 24/27 overlap |
Mount Gilead | 77.3 | 124.4 | NC 109 (Wadesboro Boulevard/Troy Road) – Wadesboro, Troy | ||
77.6 | 124.9 | NC 731 – Norwood, Candor | |||
Richmond | Ellerbe | 94.8 | 152.6 | US 220 south – Rockingham | South end of US 220 overlap |
| 99.5 | 160.1 | US 220 north – Candor | North end of US 220 overlap | |
| 99.8 | 160.6 | I-73 / I-74 – Rockingham, Asheboro | Diamond interchange, exit 33 | |
Moore | West End | 110.8 | 178.3 | NC 211 – Pinehurst, Candor | Brief .2-mile (0.32 km) concurrency |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Special routes
Concord truck route
Location | Concord, North Carolina |
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Length | 13.0 mi[20] (20.9 km) |
North Carolina Highway 73 Truck (NC 73 Truck) is a bypass route for truck drivers that are traveling through the city of Concord. This 13-mile (21 km) route goes south around the downtown area, via US 601 (Concord Parkway North & Warren Coleman Boulevard) and NC 49.
See also
- Lake Norman
- North Carolina Bicycle Route 6
References
- ^ a b Google (October 23, 2015). "Overview map of NC 73" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway Commission (1922). State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- Rand McNally and Company (1926). "Western Carolinas"(Map). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- ^ Rand McNally and Company (1926). "Eastern Carolinas" (Map). Rand McNally Auto Road Atlas. Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- ^ a b North Carolina State Highway Commission (1930). State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Bynum Publishing Company. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ a b "Mapmikey"; Prince, Adam (November 10, 2008). "N.C. 73". NCRoads.com Annex. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
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- ^ a b Thibodeau, William A. (1938). The ALA Green Book (1938–39 ed.). Automobile Legal Association.
- ^ a b North Carolina State Highway Commission (1940). North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission (1951). North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway Commission (1960). North Carolina Highway System (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway Commission (1970). North Carolina Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- ^ a b c North Carolina State Highway Commission (1933). State Highway System of North Carolina (Map). Bynum Publishing Company. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway Commission (1916). Highway Map of North Carolina (Map). North Carolina State Highway Commission. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway Commission (1924). State Highway System of North Carolina (Map). North Carolina State Highway Commission. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway Commission (1926). State Highway System of North Carolina (Map). North Carolina State Highway Commission. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ a b North Carolina State Highway Commission (1931). State Highway System of North Carolina (Map). Bynum Publishing Company. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission (1935). State Highway System of North Carolina (Map). North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- Charlotte Observer. Archived from the originalon June 1, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Google (May 13, 2014). "NC 73 Truck - Concord, North Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
External links
- Media related to North Carolina Highway 73 at Wikimedia Commons
- NCRoads.com: N.C. 73