North Carolina Highway 242 - Misplaced Pages

State highway in North Carolina, US

North Carolina Highway 242

Route of NC 242 highlighted in red

Route information

Maintained by NCDOT

Length

94.2 mi (151.6 km)

Existed

1930–present

Major junctions

South end

US 76 in Cerro Gordo

Major intersections

US 74 / NC 130 near Evergreen

NC 87 / US 701 in Elizabethtown

US 421 near Spivey's Corner

US 13 in Spivey's Corner

I-95 / NC 50 in Benson

US 301 / NC 27 / NC 50 in Benson

North end

I-40 near Benson

Location

Country

United States

State

North Carolina

Counties

Columbus, Bladen, Cumberland, Sampson, Johnston

Highway system

North Carolina Highway System

←

NC 241

→

NC 251

North Carolina Highway 242 (NC 242) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It traverses from Cerro Gordo to Benson, connecting the towns of Bladenboro, Elizabethtown, and Roseboro.

Route description

NC 242 is a 94.2-mile (151.6 km) long rural highway that goes from US 76 in Cerro Gordo, to I-40, near Benson. It passes through Columbus, Bladen, Cumberland, Sampson and Johnston Counties. Some major cities, and towns it goes through are Cerro Gordo, Bladenboro, Elizabethtown, Roseboro, Spiveys Corner and Benson.

Although it passes through the southeastern tip of Cumberland County, it never goes near Fayetteville.

History

NC 242 was established in 1930 as a new primary route between NC 24, in Roseboro, and NC 60, in Beamans Crossroads. In 1937, NC 242 was extended south as new primary routing to US 701/NC 41/NC 53, near Elizabethtown. In 1940, NC 242 was rerouted at Salemburg north to US 421, its old alignment became Odom Road (SR 1323). Around 1946, NC 242 was extended southwest as new primary routing to NC 410, in Bladenboro. In 1948, NC 242 was extended to its current southern terminus at US 76, in Cerro Gordo. In 1952, NC 242 was extended north to NC 50, in Benson. In 1988, NC 242 was extended north, through Benson, to its current northern terminus at I-40.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Columbus	Cerro Gordo	0.0	0.0	US 76 / Powell Street – Chadbourn, Fair Bluff	Southern terminus
Columbus	Evergreen	5.6	9.0	US 74 / NC 130 – Whiteville, Lumberton	Future I-74
Bladen		16.9	27.2	NC 410 south – Chadbourn	South end of NC 410 overlap
	Bladenboro	19.2	30.9	NC 131 south (Whiteville Road) / White Street – Whiteville	South end of NC 131 overlap
		19.8	31.9	NC 211 Bus. (Seaboard Street)
		19.9	32.0	NC 131 north / NC 410 north (Main Street) – Dublin	North end of NC 131 / NC 410 overlap
		21.0	33.8	NC 211 (CDR Frank Elkins Memorial Highway) – Clarkton, Lumberton
		31.1	50.1	US 701 south – Whiteville	South end of US 701 overlap
		31.3	50.4	NC 87 – Fayetteville, Southport
	Elizabethtown	33.2	53.4	NC 41 south / NC 87 Bus. (Broad Street) – Fayetteville, Southport	South end of NC 41 overlap
	Sutton's Corner	34.5	55.5	US 701 north / NC 41 north / NC 53 east – White Lake	North end of US 701 / NC 41 and south end of NC 53 overlap
	Sutton's Corner	34.6	55.7	NC 53 west – Fayetteville	North end of NC 53 overlap
Cumberland		51.8	83.4	NC 210 – Fayetteville, Moores Creek
Sampson		57.3	92.2	NC 411 east – Garland	Western terminus of NC 411
	Roseboro	59.0	95.0	NC 24 (Fayetteville Highway) – Fayetteville, Clinton
		72.7	117.0	US 421 south – Clinton	South end of US 421 overlap
	Spivey's Corner	76.7	123.4	US 13 – Fayetteville, Goldsboro
	Spivey's Corner	77.7	125.0	US 421 north – Dunn	North end of US 421 overlap
Johnston	McKoy	81.5	131.2	NC 55 (Harnett-Dunn Highway) – Dunn, Newton Grove
	Benson	90.2	145.2	I-95 to I-40 / NC 50 south (Main Street) – Newton Grove, Dunn, Smithfield	South end of NC 50 overlap
		90.9	146.3	US 301 south (Wall Street) / NC 27 west / NC 50 north (Main Street) – Campbell University	North end of NC 50 and south end of US 301 overlap
		91.5	147.3	US 301 north (Wall Street) – Four Oaks, Smithfield	North end of US 301 overlap
		94.2	151.6	I-40 – Wilmington, Raleigh	Northern terminus
		94.2	151.6	Woodall Dairy Road	Continuation beyond I-40
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Special routes

Roseboro truck route

North Carolina Highway 242 Truck

Location	Roseboro, North Carolina
Length	1.0 mi (1.6 km)

North Carolina Highway 242 Truck (NC 242 Truck) is a short 1-mile-long (1.6 km) truck route through Roseboro, via Pinewood Street and East Street.

Roseboro alternate spur

North Carolina Highway 242A

Location	Roseboro, North Carolina
Length	0.2 mi (320 m)
Existed	1939–1977

North Carolina Highway 242 Alternate (NC 242A) was established in 1939 as a new alternate spur, creating a cutoff between NC 242 and NC 24, in Roseboro. It is unclear when NC 242A was decommissioned, from its still appearing on Sampson County maps as late as 1968, to links of missing documents located on NCDOT's website, indicated it may have been as late as 1977. Today it is East Roseboro Street.

References

^ "North Carolina Highway 242" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1930. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1940. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCHPWC. North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. 1951. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
North Carolina County Road Survey 1953 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCHPWC / USPRA. North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. 1953. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
"Route Change (1988-06-22)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 22, 1988. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
^ "NC 242 Truck - Roseboro, North Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
"NC 242A - Roseboro" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
"NC Route Changes (1977-01-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 1, 1977. Retrieved November 24, 2013.