North Carolina Highway 305 (NC 305) is a primary
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
North Carolina
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. NC 305 runs from
US 13 north of
Windsor
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to
NC 186 in
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. NC 305 is an original state highway and appeared on the 1936 official map of North Carolina from Seaboard to
Aulander.
NC 305 has an
average
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of 1663 cars per day on the highway.
Route description
NC 305 begins at an intersection with US 13 north of Windsor, then heads northwesterly toward
Burden and
Connarlsta. The highway then crosses
NC 11/
NC 42 near Aulander and continues through downtown Aulander where it crosses the former route's
business route
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. NC 305 then runs into southwestern
Hertford County
Hertford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,552. Its county seat is Winton. It is classified within the region known in the 21st century as the Inner Banks.
History
H ...
before it meets
NC 561 near
Northampton County. NC 305 and NC 561
run concurrently until
Rich Square where it crosses
US 258. Beyond US 258, NC 305 heads northwesterly toward
Jackson
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* Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name
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and runs concurrently with
US 158 westward into Jackson before it turns north towards Seaboard. After , NC 305 reaches its northern terminus at NC 186 in Seaboard.
History
By 1930, NC 305 was extended north to its current terminus in Seaboard.
By 1940, NC 305 was extended south to
NC 97 north of Windsor.
When US 13 was extended south, NC 97 was renumbered as part of US 13. When NC 561 was extended, NC 305 was built to run concurrently with NC 561 for .
NC 305 has had the same routing since then.
Junction list
See also
*
References
External links
* {{commons category-inline, North Carolina Highway 305
NC 305at NCRoads.com
305
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Transportation in Bertie County, North Carolina
Transportation in Hertford County, North Carolina
Transportation in Northampton County, North Carolina