North Carolina Highway 34

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North Carolina Highway 34
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Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length 9.2 mi [1] (14.8 km)
Existed 1970s [2] – present
Major junctions
South endUS 158.svg US 158 near Camden
North endNC 168.svg NC 168 near Currituck
Location
Counties Camden, Currituck
Highway system
NC 33.svg NC 33 NC 35 NC 35.svg

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.

A state highway, state road, or state route is usually a road that is either numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a state or province falls below numbered national highways in the hierarchy. Roads maintained by a state or province include both nationally numbered highways and un-numbered state highways. Depending on the state, "state highway" may be used for one meaning and "state road" or "state route" for the other.

North Carolina State of the United States of America

North Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west, Virginia to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. North Carolina is the 28th-most extensive and the 9th-most populous of the U.S. states. The state is divided into 100 counties. The capital is Raleigh, which along with Durham and Chapel Hill is home to the largest research park in the United States. The most populous municipality is Charlotte, which is the second-largest banking center in the United States after New York City.

Inner Banks neologism without historical precedent used by developers and tourism promoters to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina

The Inner Banks is a neologism made up by developers and tourism promoters to describe the inland coastal region of eastern North Carolina. Without historical precedent, the term "Inner Banks" is an early 21st-century construct that is part of an attempt to rebrand the mostly agrarian coastal plain east of I-95 as a more attractive region for visitors and retirees.

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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]

U.S. Route 158 highway in the United States

U.S. Route 158 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 350 miles (560 km) from Mocksville to Whalebone Junction in Nags Head, entirely in the state of North Carolina.

Camden County, North Carolina County in the United States

Camden County is a county located in the American state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,980, making it the fourth-least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Camden.

North Carolina Highway 168 highway in North Carolina

North Carolina Highway 168 (NC 168) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Known as Caratoke Highway, the state highway runs 18.28 miles (29.42 km) from US 158 in Barco north to the Virginia state line in Moyock, where the highway continues as Virginia State Route 168 (SR 168) toward Norfolk, Virginia. NC 168 forms part of the primary north–south highway of Currituck County, where it provides access to the county seat of Currituck. The state highway also provides a crucial link for traffic between the Hampton Roads region of Virginia and the Outer Banks.

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]

North Carolina Highway 343 highway in North Carolina

North Carolina Highway 343 (NC 343) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves to connect the county seat of Camden with both the north and south ends of Camden County.

North Carolina Highway 344 highway in North Carolina

North Carolina Highway 344 (NC 344) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves to connect Elizabeth City with communities in southern Pasquotank County.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Camden Camden 0.00.0US 158.svg US 158  Nags Head, Elizabeth City Southern terminus
Currituck Currituck 9.214.8NC 168.svg NC 168  Moyock, Currituck Sound Ferry Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

Route map: Google

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  1. 1 2 "NCDOT GIS Data Layers". North Carolina Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  2. 1 2 NCRoads Annex - NC 34 [ self-published source ] Archived May 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. Google (February 11, 2016). "North Carolina Highway 34" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved February 11, 2016.