North Carolina Highway 34
North Carolina Highway 34 | ||||
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Map of NC 34 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.2 mi[1] (14.8 km) | |||
| Existed | 1970s[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 158 near Camden | |||
| North end |  NC 168 near Currituck | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Camden, Currituck | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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North Carolina Highway 34 (NC 34) is a short primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Spanning a distance of 9.177 miles (14.769 km), the route passes through a few small unincorporated communities in eastern North Carolina's Inner Banks near Elizabeth City.
Route description
The route's southern terminus is the intersection with US 158 in the community of Belcross, in Camden County. From there, it progresses in a general northeastern direction through Hastings Corners, where it also becomes known as Shawboro Road. After uniting with Indiantown Road, NC 34 continues north to its northern terminus at NC 168 in Sligo, Currituck County.[3]
History
Over the years since the 1930s, NC 34 has occupied a variety of routes in the northeastern part of North Carolina, including current-day NC 168, NC 343, NC 344, and US 158.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Camden | Camden | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 158 – Nags Head, Elizabeth City | Southern terminus |
| Currituck | Currituck | 9.2 | 14.8 | NC 168 – Moyock, Currituck Sound Ferry | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b "NCDOT GIS Data Layers". North Carolina Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
- ^ a b NCRoads Annex - NC 34 Archived May 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Google (February 11, 2016). "North Carolina Highway 34" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 11, 2016.