North Carolina Highway 84
North Carolina Highway 84 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weddington Road | ||||
Map of NC 84 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 11.6 mi[1] (18.7 km) | |||
| Existed | 1938–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  NC 16 in Weddington | |||
| East end |  NC 200 in Monroe | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Union | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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North Carolina Highway 84 (NC 84) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves to connect the town of Weddington to the city of Monroe.
Route description
NC 84 begins at an intersection with NC 16 (Providence Road) in Weddington, carrying the name Weddington Road. It carries two undivided lanes of traffic eastward, with a 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) speed limit before leaving town. Immediately after its western terminus is a roundabout with Weddington–Matthews Road. The route also passes by Weddington's town hall. The route then enters wooded land, serving mostly homes along its route with a few open fields along the way. The route then passes through Wesley Chapel, where it serves a shopping area (at the Waxhaw Indian Trail Road intersection) and passes between several residential subdivisions. As it nears Monroe, it connects with NC 200 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard), where it ends.[1]
History
Established in 1936 as a new primary routing, it traveled from NC 262 (Providence Road) to U.S. Route 74 (US 74) and NC 151 (Charlotte Avenue). Between 1956 and 1957, NC 84 was extended two blocks to Main Street, replacing part of US 74A to NC 200. By 1962, NC 84 was extended north to US 74 (Roosevelt Boulevard), with NC 200 along Hayne Street/Skyway Drive. Sometime between 1969-1982, the eastern terminus was moved back to Charlotte Avenue.[2]
In August 2011, the eastern terminus of NC 84 was truncated at NC 200 (Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) after its completion as a bypass around Monroe.[3]
Future
Plans are to build an extension of Rea Road east from the existing NC 16/Rea Road intersection and relocate NC 84 onto it. Construction is currently scheduled to begin in 2028.[4] Signage along I-485 indicates that NC 84 may be extended west from NC 16 to I-485 Exit 59 as a result of this project.[5]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Union County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weddington | 0.0 | 0.0 |   NC 16 (Providence Road) to I-485 | ||
| Monroe | 11.6 | 18.7 |   NC 200 (Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard) to US 74 – Lancaster | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b c Google (February 23, 2016). "North Carolina Highway 84" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 84". Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ Route Change Request Form: NC 200, NC 75, NC 207, NC 84 (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. August 15, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ^ "Rea Road Extension". North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
- ^ "Charlotte". AA Roads Forum. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
External links
Media related to North Carolina Highway 84 at Wikimedia Commons
