North Carolina Highway 115
North Carolina Highway 115 | ||||
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Map of NC 115 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 71.1 mi[1] (114.4 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 21 in Charlotte | |||
 I-485 near Charlotte I-77 near Troutman US 70 in Statesville I-40 in Statesville US 421 in North Wilkesboro | ||||
| North end |    US 421 Bus. / NC 18 / NC 268 in North Wilkesboro | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Mecklenburg, Iredell, Wilkes | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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North Carolina Highway 115 (NC 115) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from U.S. Route 21 in North Charlotte north through Mecklenburg, Iredell and Wilkes counties. Its northern terminus is at its intersection with US 421 Business, NC 18 and NC 268 in North Wilkesboro.
History
NC 115 was established between 1929 and 1930 by the North Carolina State Highway Commission.[3][4] It first appeared on official North Carolina state highway maps in 1930.[4] At the time of establishment, the southern terminus of NC 115 was located at US 21, US 70, NC 10, NC 26, and NC 90 in Statesville.[5] It travelled northwest through Iredell County before reaching its northern terminus at the Iredell County-Wilkes County Line. From its northern terminus, the road continued to US 421 and NC 60 near Wilkesboro. At the time of establishment, roughly the southern half of NC 115 was paved while the remainder of the roadway was a gravel, sand-clay, and topsoil roadway.[4]
By 1933, NC 115 was extended north from the Iredell County-Wilkes County line to US 421 and NC 60 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Wilkesboro. The new section of NC 115 in Wilkes County was classified as a gravel, sand-clay, and topsoil roadway.[6] By 1940, NC 115 was completely paved between Statesville and Wilkesboro.[7][8] Within one year, the highway was extended north from its previous northern terminus to US 421 in North Wilkesboro. To accomplish this, NC 115 travelled along a brief concurrency with US 421 to the northwest. It then diverged from US 421 and travelled for approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to NC 18 and NC 268. At the intersection, NC 115 turned southwest to run concurrently with the highways. Within North Wilkesboro, NC 115 used B Street and D Street as split streets between US 421 and Sixth Street. Sixth Street provided the connection for NC 115 between the two split streets.[9][10] By 1959, NC 115 was extended south to US 21 near Charlotte. The highway ran concurrently with US 21 for 13 miles (21 km) between Statesville and Shepards. the highway then travelled along its own routing through Mooresville, Davidson, and Huntersville. It ran in concurrency with US 21 or closely paralleled US 21 between its new southern terminus and Statesville.[11] On March 1, 1975, NC 115 was removed from its concurrency with NC 18 and NC 268 in North Wilkesboro and was truncated to its current northern terminus.[12] On August 26, 2003, northbound NC 115 was removed from Main Street between McClelland Street and Iredell Avenue, and Iredell Avenue between Main Street and Broad Street in Mooresville. The highway was rerouted to briefly follow McClelland Street between Main Street and Broad Street and then follow Broad Street to Iredell Avenue.[13]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Mecklenburg | Charlotte | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 21 (Sunset Road / Statesville Road) | |
| 2.0 | 3.2 |  NC 24 (W. T. Harris Boulevard) | |||
| Joplor | 4.0– 4.3 | 6.4– 6.9 |   I-485 to I-77 / I-85 – Matthews, Pineville | Exit 23C (I-485) | |
| Huntersville | 9.6 | 15.4 |  NC 73 (Sam Furr Road) – Concord | ||
| Iredell | Mooresville | 21.1 | 34.0 |   NC 3 / NC 152 (Iredell Avenue) – Mitchell Community College Mooresville Center | |
| 22.2 | 35.7 |  NC 150 (Oak Ridge Farm Highway) – Lincolnton, Salisbury | |||
| Shinnville | 24.1 | 38.8 |  US 21 south (Charlotte Highway) | Southern end of US 21 concurrency | |
| | 28.1– 28.4 | 45.2– 45.7 | I-77 – Charlotte, Statesville | Exit 42 (I-77) | |
| Statesville | 36.2 | 58.3 | US 70 (Garner Bagnal Boulevard) to I-77 | ||
| 36.9 | 59.4 |   US 21 north / US 64 (Front Street) | Northern end of US 21 concurrency | ||
| 37.1 | 59.7 |  NC 90 (Water Street) – Taylorsville, Lenoir | |||
| 38.5– 38.6 | 62.0– 62.1 | I-40 – Mocksville, Hickory | Exit 150 (I-40) | ||
| Union Grove | 55.6 | 89.5 |  NC 901 south (Memorial Highway) to I-77 – Harmony | Northern terminus of NC 901 | |
| Wilkes | North Wilkesboro | 68.0– 68.2 | 109.4– 109.8 |  US 421 / US 421 Bus. begins – Winston-Salem, Boone | Exit 282 (US 421); southern end of US 421 Bus. Concurrency |
| 71.1 | 114.4 | US 421 Bus. / NC 18 north / NC 268 (2nd Street) / D Street | Northern end of US 421 Bus. Concurrency | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Google (May 14, 2015). "North Carolina Highway 115" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ^ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 115". www.vahighways.com.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway Commission (1929). State Highway System of North Carolina (Map). 1:1448228. Raleigh: Bynum Printing Company.
- ^ a b c North Carolina State Highway Commission (1930). State Highway System of North Carolina (Map). 1:1448228. Raleigh: Bynum Printing Company.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway Commission (1930). Iredell County (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. p. 50.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway Commission (1933). State Highway System of North Carolina (Map) (1933 ed.). 1:887,040. Cartography by C.M. Sawyer. Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission (1939). Map of North Carolina (Map) (1939 ed.). 1:982,080. North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission (1940). North Carolina Primary Highway System (Map) (1940 ed.). 1:823,680. North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission (1944). Wilkes County (PDF) (Map). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission.
- ^ North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission (1941). North Carolina Primary Highway System (Map) (1941-1942 ed.). 1:823,680. Cartography by C.M. Sawyer. North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission.
- ^ Hobbs, William; Hampton, W.W. (1959). North Carolina (Map) (1959 ed.). 1:1039737. Cartography by North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. Raleigh: Bynum Printing Company.
- ^ "Route Changes (1975-03-01)" (PDF). Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway Commission. March 1, 1975. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "Route Changes (2003-08-26)" (PDF). Raleigh: North Carolina Department of Transportation. August 26, 2003. Retrieved June 3, 2022.