North Carolina Highway 111 (NC 111) is a 126.0-mile-long (202.8 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling north–south through Eastern North Carolina, it connects the various rural towns and communities with the cities of Jacksonville (via U.S. Route 258 (US 258) and NC 24), Goldsboro and Tarboro.
Route description
History
NC 111 was established in 1930 as a new primary routing between NC 11, in Kornegay, and US 70/NC 10, in Goldsboro; the highway was mostly graded dirt, serving the Drummersville community.[2] By 1935, NC 111 was extended through Goldsboro to Cherry Hospital, replacing NC 402.[3] Also in 1935, NC 111 was realigned in Wayne County and was extended south on new primary routing to NC 24, four miles (6.4 km) west of Beulaville. In 1940, NC 111 was rerouted at Albertson.[4]
Between 1939 and 1944, NC 111 was rerouted in Goldsboro, to accommodate the United States Army Air Corps Technical Training School (later becoming Seymour Johnson Air Force Base), it was moved from Slocumb Street to Piedmont Road.[5] By 1948, NC 111 was rerouted southeast of NC 11 to Beulaville, ending at NC 24/NC 41; its old alignment along Williams Road was downgraded to secondary road (SR 1701). By 1949, NC 111 was truncated at US 70A/US 117A/NC 581 in Goldsboro; its routing to Cherry Hospital was replaced by NC 581.[6] In 1959, NC 111 was rerouted for Seymour Johnson Air Force Base again, to its current approach to US 70; its old alignment became secondary roads Old 111 Highway (SR 1710) and Piedmont Airline Road (SR 1755).[7]
In August 1984, NC 111 was extended, along with NC 41, south to Chinquapin, where it split off and continued west to its current southern terminus at US 258/NC 24, in Catherine Lake. This routing was initially established as a new primary routing for NC 144 a month prior, but was subsequently replaced before any actual signage was made.[8][9]
On January 1, 1985, NC 111 was rerouted onto new northern bypass routing of Goldsboro, along with US 70; it then was extended as a new primary routing north to NC 222, near Eureka. The former Goldsboro downtown alignment was replaced with US 70 Business.[10]
In May 1994, NC 111 was extended north along NC 222 to north of Saratoga, where it continues along new primary routing to Tarboro. In Tarboro, it took Wilson Street to Main Street south, crossing the Tar River, into Princeville and then overlapping briefly with US 258 before continuing east along Greenwood Boulevard. At Fountain Fork, NC 111 turns northeast and ends at its current northern terminus at NC 11/NC 44, in Oak City.[11] In July 1994, NC 111, and other primary routes, were rerouted out of Tarboro and onto US 64/US 258 over the Tar River to Princeville.[12]
North Carolina Highway 402
North Carolina Highway 402 (NC 402) was established as a new primary spur highway from US 1/US 17/NC 40 in Goldsboro to Cherry Hospital, a state operated psychiatric hospital, via Ash Street.[14] By 1935, it was renumbered as part of NC 111.[3]
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onslow | Catherine Lake | 0.0 | 0.0 |   US 258 / NC 24 (Richlands Highway) – Jacksonville | Southern terminus |
| Duplin | Chinquapin | 17.1 | 27.5 |   NC 41 west – Wallace | Southern end of NC 41 concurrency |
| Beulaville | 24.2 | 38.9 |   NC 24 (Main Street) / NC 241 begins | Southern end of NC 241 concurrency | |
| 24.5 | 39.4 |   NC 41 east / NC 241 north – Trenton, Pine Hill | Northern end of NC 41 / NC 241 concurrencies | ||
| Kornegay | 34.7 | 55.8 |  NC 11 north – Trenton | Southern end of NC 11 concurrency | |
| 35.0 | 56.3 |   NC 11 south / NC 903 south – Kenansville | Northern end of NC 11 concurrency; southern end of NC 903 concurrency | ||
| Albertson | 39.1 | 62.9 | NC 903 north – La Grange | Northern end of NC 903 concurrency | |
| Wayne | Hines Crossroads | 47.0 | 75.6 |  NC 55 – Mount Olive, Kinston | |
| Goldsboro | 55.4 | 89.2 |  NC 581 north (Bill Lane Boulevard) | Southern terminus of NC 581 | |
| 57.8 | 93.0 |  US 70 east / Millers Chapel Road – La Grange, Kinston | Southern end of US 70 concurrency | ||
| 58.7 | 94.5 |  US 70 Bus. west (East Ash Street) | Eastern terminus of US 70 Bus. | ||
| 60.1– 60.4 | 96.7– 97.2 |  US 13 north / North Berkeley Boulevard – Snow Hill, Johnson A.F.B. | Diamond interchange; southern end of US 13 concurrency | ||
| 61.0– 61.4 | 98.2– 98.8 | Cuyler Best Road / Spence Avenue | Partial cloverleaf interchange | ||
| 62.2– 62.7 | 100.1– 100.9 | Wayne Memorial Drive – Goldsboro High School, Wayne Community College | Partial cloverleaf interchange | ||
| 63.3– 63.5 | 101.9– 102.2 |     US 13 south / US 70 west to I-795 / US 117 Bus. south (North William Street) – Wilson, Raleigh | Northern end of US 13 / US 70 concurrencies; southern end of US 117 Bus. Concurrency | ||
| 64.1 | 103.2 |  US 117 / US 117 Bus. ends – Pikeville | Northern end of US 117 Bus. Concurrency | ||
| | 75.2 | 121.0 |  NC 222 west | Western end of NC 222 concurrency | |
| Wilson | Stantonsburg | 82.8 | 133.3 |  NC 58 north – Wilson | Southern end of NC 58 concurrency |
| 83.1 | 133.7 | NC 58 south / Saratoga Street – Pine Hill | Northern end of NC 58 concurrency | ||
| Saratoga | 87.3 | 140.5 |  US 264 (Main Street) – Wilson, Farmville | ||
| | 88.3– 88.5 | 142.1– 142.4 |  I-587 – Wilson, Farmville | Exit 53 (I-587) | |
| | 88.6 | 142.6 | NC 222 east – Fountain | Eastern end of NC 222 concurrency | |
| Edgecombe | | 96.0 | 154.5 |  NC 124 | |
| | 98.7 | 158.8 |  NC 42 – Pinetops, Wilson | ||
| | 100.6 | 161.9 |  NC 43 | ||
| | 101.7 | 163.7 |  NC 122 south – Pinetops | Southern end of NC 122 concurrency | |
| Tarboro | 106.5 | 171.4 |  NC 122 north (McNair Road) to US 64 / Sara Lee Road | Northern end of NC 122 concurrency | |
| 108.8 | 175.1 |  US 64 Alt. west / NC 122 south (Western Boulevard) / Wilson Street | Southern end of US 64 Alt. / NC 122 concurrency | ||
| 109.1– 109.7 | 175.6– 176.5 | US 64 west / US 258 south / US 64 Alt. ends – Rocky Mount, Farmville | Western end of US 64 Alt. concurrency; Eastern end of US 64 / US 258 concurrencies; exit 485 (US 64) | ||
| Princeville | 110.3– 110.7 | 177.5– 178.2 | US 64 east / US 64 Alt. begins – Williamston | Western end of US 64 concurrency; eastern end of US 64 Alt. concurrency; exit 486 (US 64); access from southbound NC 111 to westbound US 64 / eastbound US 64 to northbound NC 111 only | |
| 111.0 | 178.6 |  US 64 Alt. east / NC 33 | Northern end of US 64 Alt. concurrency | ||
| 111.4 | 179.3 | US 258 north / NC 122 north (Mutual Boulevard) – Scotland Neck | Northern end of US 258 / NC 122 concurrencies | ||
| Fountain Fork | 121.0 | 194.7 |  NC 142 east – Hassell | Western terminus of NC 142 | |
| Martin | Oak City | 126.0 | 202.8 | NC 11 / NC 42 – Lewiston Woodville, Bethel | Northern terminus |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Google (May 4, 2015). "North Carolina Highway 111" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map) (September 1930 ed.). Cartography by NCSHC. Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1930. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ a b State Highway System of North Carolina (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1935. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHPWC. Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ North Carolina County Road Survey 1944 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC / U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1944. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ North Carolina County Road Survey 1949 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC / U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1949. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ North Carolina County Road Survey 1962 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC / U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1962. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Route Change (1984-06-01)" (PDF). Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 1, 1984. p. 2. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Route Change (1984-07-01)" (PDF). Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of Transportation. July 1, 1984. p. 2. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Route Change (1985-01-01)" (PDF). Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 1, 1985. p. 2. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Route Change (1994-05-09)" (PDF). Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of Transportation. May 9, 1994. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ "Route Change (1994-07-08)" (PDF). Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of Transportation. July 8, 1994. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ Google (March 7, 2016). "North Carolina Highway 402" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ^ State Highway System of North Carolina (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1933. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
External links
Media related to North Carolina Highway 111 at Wikimedia Commons- NCRoads.com: N.C. 111
- NCRoads.com: N.C. 402
