North Carolina Highway 242 (NC 242) is a primary
state highway in the U.S. state of
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...
. It traverses from
Cerro Gordo to
Benson Benson may refer to:
Animals
*Benson (fish), largest common carp caught in Britain
Places Geography
Canada
*Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan; rural municipality
*Benson, Saskatchewan; hamlet
United Kingdom
* Benson, Oxfordshire ...
, connecting the towns of
Bladenboro,
Elizabethtown, and
Roseboro.
Route description
![North Carolina Highway 242 Begin](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/North_Carolina_Highway_242_Begin.JPG)
NC 242 is a long rural highway that goes from
US 76 in
Cerro Gordo, to
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
, near
Benson Benson may refer to:
Animals
*Benson (fish), largest common carp caught in Britain
Places Geography
Canada
*Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan; rural municipality
*Benson, Saskatchewan; hamlet
United Kingdom
* Benson, Oxfordshire ...
. It passes through
Columbus
Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to:
* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
Columbus may also refer to:
Places ...
,
Bladen,
Cumberland,
Sampson Sampson may refer to:
Military
* , several Royal Navy ships
* , several US Navy ships
* Sampson-class destroyer, a World War I US Navy class
* Sampson Air Force Base, near Seneca Lake, New York, closed in 1956
* SAMPSON, a multi-function radar ...
and
Johnston Counties. Some major cities, and towns it goes through are Cerro Gordo,
Bladenboro,
Elizabethtown,
Roseboro,
Spiveys Corner and Benson.
Although it passes through the southeastern tip of Cumberland County, it never goes near
Fayetteville.
History
NC 242 was established in 1930 as a new primary route between
NC 24, in
Roseboro, and
NC 60, in
Beamans Crossroads. In 1937, NC 242 was extended south as new primary routing to
US 701/
NC 41/
NC 53, near
Elizabethtown. In 1940, NC 242 was rerouted at
Salemburg north to
US 421, its old alignment became Odom Road (SR 1323). Around 1946, NC 242 was extended southwest as new primary routing to
NC 410, in
Bladenboro. In 1948, NC 242 was extended to its current southern terminus at
US 76, in
Cerro Gordo. In 1952, NC 242 was extended north to
NC 50, in
Benson Benson may refer to:
Animals
*Benson (fish), largest common carp caught in Britain
Places Geography
Canada
*Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan; rural municipality
*Benson, Saskatchewan; hamlet
United Kingdom
* Benson, Oxfordshire ...
. In 1988, NC 242 was extended north, through Benson, to its current northern terminus at
I-40
Interstate 40 (I-40) is a major east–west Interstate Highway running through the south-central portion of the United States. At a length of , it is the third-longest Interstate Highway in the country, after I-90 and I-80. From west to ea ...
.
Major intersections
Special routes
Roseboro truck route
North Carolina Highway 242 Truck (NC 242 Truck) is a short
truck route
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame constructi ...
through Roseboro, via Pinewood Street and East Street.
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]
Roseboro alternate spur
North Carolina Highway 242 Alternate (NC 242A) was established in 1939 as a new alternate spur, creating a cutoff between NC 242 and NC 24, in Roseboro. It is unclear when NC 242A was decommissioned, from its still appearing on Sampson County maps as late as 1968, to links of missing documents located on NCDOT's website, indicated it may have been as late as 1977. Today it is East Roseboro Street.
See also
* North Carolina Bicycle Route 5
The following is a List of bicycle routes in North Carolina. These routes are designated by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Division.
State U.S. Bicycle Route 1
The North Carolina po ...
- Concurrent with NC 242 from Sweet Home Church Road to Ammon Community Center Road in Bladen County
References
External links
* {{Commons category-inline
NCRoads.com: N.C. 242
Transportation in Columbus County, North Carolina
Transportation in Bladen County, North Carolina
Transportation in Cumberland County, North Carolina
Transportation in Sampson County, North Carolina
242
Year 242 (Roman numerals, CCXLII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gratus and Lepidus (or, less frequently, year 995 ...