North Carolina Highway 127

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North Carolina Highway 127

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Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length24.6 mi [1]  (39.6 km)
Existed1940–present
Major junctions
South endNC 10.svg NC 10 in Propst Crossroads
Major intersectionsUS 321.svg US 321 in Mountain View
North endUS 64.svgNC 90.svg US 64  / NC 90 in Ellendale
Location
Country United States
State North Carolina
Counties Catawba, Alexander
Highway system
NC 126.svg NC 126 NC 128.svg NC 128

North Carolina Highway 127 (NC 127) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves similar to a farm-to-market highway, connecting rural Catawba and Alexander counties to Hickory.

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Route description

NC 127 is a rural two-lane highway, except in Hickory. It begins at an intersection with NC 10 in the unincorporated Catawba County community of Propst Crossroads and travels north over Jacobs Fork into the census designated place (CDP) of Mountain View. In Mountain View, NC 127 has an interchange with US 321 which provides access to Interstate 40. Following this interchange, the highway enters the town of Brookford, North Carolina and is named Brookford Boulevard. Upon entering Hickory, NC 127 passes over I-40 and US 70/US 321 Business without interchanges. As NC 127 winds into Hickory as a four-lane undivided road, it remains unnamed until it reaches its intersection with 1st Avenue NE where it becomes known as 2nd Street NE.

Heading north through Hickory, NC 127 passes near the Frye Regional Medical Center, Lenoir–Rhyne University, and Hickory High School. The highway is four lanes with a center turn lane throughout the northern sections of Hickory. The highway shrinks to two-lanes wide before crossing the Catawba River into Alexander County and the CDP of Bethlehem. After passing through Bethlehem, the road becomes more winding as it heads into hillier terrain. NC 127 ends at an unsignalized intersection with US 64/NC 90 in the community of Ellendale. [1]

History

Established as a renumbering of NC 96 in 1940; the overall routing has not changed, but has changed roads through Hickory several times. [2]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Catawba Propst Crossroads 0.00.0NC 10.svg NC 10  / Plateau Road Newton, Shelby
Mountain View 5.7–
6.0
9.2–
9.7
US 321.svgTo plate blue.svg
I-40.svg
To plate.svg
US 70.svg
US 321 to I-40  / US 70  Hickory, Lincolnton
Exit 42 (US 321)
Alexander Ellendale 24.639.6US 64.svgNC 90.svg US 64  / NC 90  Lenoir, Taylorsville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 Google (2011-07-02). "NC 127" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  2. "NCRoads.com: N.C. 127" . Retrieved 2011-07-02.[ self-published source ]