North Carolina Highway 561

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North Carolina Highway 561
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Route of NC 561 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length99.5 mi [1]  (160.1 km)
Existed1925–present
Major junctions
West endUS 401.svgNC 39.svg US 401  / NC 39 in Louisburg
Major intersections
East endNC 45.svg NC 45 near Harrellsville
Location
Counties Franklin, Nash, Halifax, Northampton, Hertford
Highway system
NC 540.svg NC 540 NC 581.svg NC 581

North Carolina Highway 561 (NC 561) is a 100-mile-long (160 km) North Carolina state highway and a rural traffic artery connecting Louisburg and Ahoskie with many small-to-medium-sized towns in the Down East and Coastal Plain regions within minutes from the Virginia state line. NC 561 is a spur of NC 56, although the two highways never actually intersect.

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Route description

The eastern terminus of NC 561 is at NC 45 in Harrellsville and proceeds west to Ahoskie where it meets with U.S. Route 13 (US 13) and NC 42 just outside town. All three are concurrent along Memorial Drive upon entering Ahoskie until reaching Academy Street. From there, NC 42 turns left and the other two highways turn right bypassing downtown Ahoskie to the west. NC 561 turns left onto West 1st Street, continuing westward towards Rich Square. There are two junctions along the way (NC 11 and NC 461) before merging with NC 305 near the Hertford/Northampton county line. The two highways run concurrent into Rich Square, passing NC 35 to junction with US 258. As NC 305 continues straight towards Jackson, NC 561 turns left and joins US 258 at it passes through Rich Square heading south towards Scotland Neck.

The two highways pass NC 308 south of Rich Square on its way into Halifax County, where NC 561 turns right and proceeds towards Halifax meeting NC 481 in Tillery. NC 561 turns right onto US 301, NC 903 and NC 125 just south of Halifax and then turn left a short ways up and continue west towards Brinkleyville. The highway makes a right at Beaver Dam, just before its junction with Interstate 95 (exit 160 off the Interstate). NC 561 meets NC 4 and NC 48 at Brinkleyville, where NC 4 runs concurrent with NC 561 past Medoc Mountain State Park. The highway breaks off heading north to Littleton as NC 561 continues west to Hollister. NC 43 joins the highway past Hollister for a short distance before NC 561 breaks off and travels to Centerville, crossing NC 58 in town. NC 561 continues southwest into Louisburg where it meets its western terminus at US 401 and NC 39, about 3,000 feet (0.91 km) north of NC 56.

History

NC 561 was established in 1925 as a new primary route between NC 56 in Louisburg, and NC 58 in Centerville. Around 1928, NC 561 was extended east as new routing to US 17-1/NC 40 near Halifax. [2] In 1932, another extension east on new routing to US 258/NC 12 near Spring Hill. [3] Between 1959–1963, NC 561 was extended north along US 258 to Rich Square and then east along NC 305 until past Mintons Store where it split on new primary routing to Ahoskie. After a short concurrency with both US 13 and NC 45, it traveled east on new primary routing to end at NC 45, near Harrellsville. By 1963, NC 561 discontinued going to Main Street in Louisburg and was truncated at the current western terminus at US 401/NC 39. [4]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Franklin Louisburg 0.00.0US 401.svgNC 39.svg US 401  / NC 39 (Bickett Boulevard) Henderson, Raleigh Western terminus
Centerville 11.919.2NC 58.svg NC 58  Nashville, Warrenton
Nash
No major junctions
Halifax 20.232.5NC 43.svg NC 43 south Rocky Mount South end of NC 43 overlap
Essex 22.335.9NC 43.svg NC 43 north Warrenton North end of NC 43 overlap
26.041.8NC 4.svg NC 4 north Littleton North end of NC 4 overlap
Brinkleyville 29.247.0NC 4.svgNC 48.svg NC 4 south / NC 48  Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids South end of NC 4 overlap
37.059.5I-95.svg I-95  Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Weldon Exit 160 (I-95)
45.372.9US 301.svgNC 125.svgNC 903.svg US 301  / NC 125  / NC 903 north Halifax North end of US 301 / NC 125 / NC 903 overlap
Pender 45.773.5US 301.svgNC 125.svgNC 903.svg US 301  / NC 125  / NC 903 south Rocky Mount South end of US 301 / NC 125 / NC 903 overlap
Tillery 51.282.4NC 481.svg NC 481 west Enfield Eastern terminus of NC 481
60.998.0US 258.svg US 258 south Scotland Neck South end of US 258 overlap
Northampton 68.1109.6NC 308.svg NC 308 east Roxobel
Rich Square 69.7112.2US 258.svgNC 305.svg US 258  / NC 305 north Murfreesboro, Jackson North end of US 258 / NC 305 overlap
Mintons Store 75.2121.0NC 35.svg NC 35 north Woodland
Hertford 75.9122.1NC 305.svg NC 305 south Aulander South end of NC 305 overlap
St. John 81.3130.8NC 461.svg NC 461 east Winton
85.4137.4NC 11.svg NC 11  Aulander, Murfreesboro
Ahoskie 87.3140.5US 13.svg US 13 north (Academy Street) Winton North end of US 13 overlap
87.8141.3NC 42.svg NC 42 west (Academy Street) Aulander West end of NC 42 overlap
89.4143.9US 13.svgNC 42.svg US 13 south / NC 42 east Powellsville South end of US 13 and east end of NC 42 overlap
99.5160.1NC 45.svg NC 45  Harrellsville, Winton Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

  1. 1 2 Google (March 20, 2016). "North Carolina Highway 561" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  2. North Carolina County Road Survey 1930 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC / NCSTC / U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. North Carolina State Tax Commission. 1930. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  3. North Carolina County Road Survey 1936 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC / NCSTC / U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. North Carolina State Tax Commission. 1936. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  4. North Carolina County Road Survey 1968 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC / USDOT / FHWA. North Carolina State Highway Commission – Planning and Research Department. 1968. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
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