North Carolina Highway 97

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NC Highway 97 marker

NC Highway 97
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Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 64.3 mi[1] (103.5 km)
Existed: 1961 – present
Major junctions
West end:
US 64 Bus. in Wendell
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East end: NC 122 near Hobgood
Location
Counties: Wake, Nash, Franklin, Edgecombe, Halifax
Highway system
← NC 96 NC 98 →

North Carolina Highway 97 (NC 97) is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina, connecting the cities of Zebulon and Rocky Mount with the vast rural coastal plains.

Route description

NC 97 begins at US 64 Business between the towns of Knightdale and Wendell. The nearest community is the unincorporated Eagle Rock. Through Wake County, the route closely parallels US Route 64, following it 1/2 mile to the south. After passing through the unincorporated community of Lizard Lick, NC 97 merges with US 64 Business and forms the main east-west street through the town of Zebulon, Gannon Avenue. West of Zebulon, just past the Wake-Nash County line, NC 97 has an interchange with US 264. Through Nash County, NC 97 is mostly a rural road oriented east-west. After intersecting I-95, it turns to a more northeast-southwest alignment, passing Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport, and then entering the city of Rocky Mount along W. Raleigh Boulevard. In the center of Rocky Mount, NC 97 turns to a north-south alignment, and follows Arlington Street until it leaves the city, joining the east-west Cool Spring Road just north of the city limits. From here, NC 97 closely parallels the Tar River and through the small town of Leggett, North Carolina. After the bridge over Fishing Creek (a tributary of the Tar River), NC 97 intersects with US 258 and goes another 5 miles before ending at an intersection with NC 122 just outside the town of Hobgood, North Carolina.

History

NC 97 was originally NC 95 in the 1930s. It was renumbered in 1958 or 1959 to avoid conflict with I-95. In 1975, its western terminus was extended to replace the old alignment of US 64 Bus. north of Wendell; a new US 64 Bypass freeway was built farther north of Wendell.

North Carolina Highway 95

NC Highway 95
Location: Zebulon–Hobgood, NC
Length: 59.0 mi[2] (95.0 km)
Existed: 1930–1961

North Carolina Highway 95 (NC 95) was established in 1930 as a new primary routing from NC 40, in Rocky Mount, to NC 12, in Lawrence.[3] In 1933, NC 95 was extended south along US 301/NC 40 through Rocky Mount, then west on new routing to US 64/US 264/NC 39/NC 90/NC 91, in Zebulon. In 1935, NC 95 was extended east to NC 122, near Hobgood.[4] In 1961, because of the establishment of I-95, NC 95 was renumbered as NC 97.

North Carolina Highway 95A

NC Highway 95A
Location: Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Length: 5.2 mi[5] (8.4 km)
Existed: 1932–1940

North Carolina Highway 95A (NC 95A) was an alternate spur route from NC 95 to US 64/NC 90 (Thomas Avenue), via Legget Road, Myrtle Avenue, Grand Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. By around 1940, it was downgraded to secondary road (SR 1243).

Junction list

County Location mi[1] km Destinations Notes
Wake Wendell 0.0 0.0
US 64 Bus. (Wendell Boulevard) – Raleigh
Zebulon 4.8 7.7
US 64 Bus. west (Mack Todd Road)		 West end of US 64 Bus. overlap
5.3 8.5
US 64 Bus. east / NC 96 (Arendell Avenue) – Selma, Youngsville		 East end of US 64 Bus. overlap
6.7 10.8 US 264 – Wilson, Raleigh
​ 7.9 12.7 NC 39 – Smithfield, Louisburg
Franklin
 No major junctions
Nash Samaria 13.6 21.9 NC 231 – Middlesex, Spring Hope
Stanhope 18.1 29.1 NC 581 – Bailey, Spring Hope
​ 25.5 41.0 I‑95 – Wilson, Roanoke Rapids
Winstead Crossroads 28.2 45.4 NC 58 – Wilson, Nashville
Rocky Mount 36.0 57.9 US 301 (Weslayan Boulevard) – Wilson, Weldon
38.4 61.8
US 301 Bus. (Franklin Street) – Wilson		 One-way street, must take southbound to access northbound
39.1 62.9
US 64 Bus. east (Tarboro Street)		 One-way street
39.3 63.2
US 64 Bus. west (Thomas Street)		 One-way street
39.7 63.9
NC 43 Bus. (Grand Avenue)
40.3 64.9 US 64 / NC 43 – Tarboro, Raleigh
Edgecombe Leggett 53.6 86.3 NC 33 – Tarboro, Whitakers
Lawrence 58.7 94.5 US 258 – Tarboro, Scotland Neck To Sylvan Heights Bird Park
Halifax ​ 64.3 103.5 NC 122 – Tarboro, Hobgood
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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