North Carolina Highway 35 (NC 35) is a primary
state highway
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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 So ...
.
Route description
Starting from its southern terminus at
NC 305/
NC 561 near Tri-County Airport in
Mintons Store of western
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
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, the route immediately enters
Northampton County as it progresses northward. In the town of
Woodland
A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the ''plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see ...
, NC 35 joins
US 258 as Woodland's main street, before turning north again only a couple city blocks later. The road continues north through the towns of
Conway and
Severn
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before it turns into
Virginia State Route 35
State Route 35 (SR 35) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from the North Carolina state line near Boykins, where the highway continues as North Carolina Highway 35 (NC 35), north to SR 605 and SR ...
at the
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
state line. Much of the route runs mostly parallel to the
North Carolina and Virginia Railroad
The North Carolina and Virginia Railroad is a short-line railroad operating in the U.S. states of North Carolina and Virginia. Formed in 1987 to operate a CSX Transportation branch, the NCVA operates of track. It is a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyo ...
and crosses it several times.
History
Originally, NC 35 was created around 1930 as the route that present-day
NC 45 follows from
US 13 to
US 17. However, Virginia renumbered its routes in 1940, and North Carolina followed suit to remain consistent.
Major intersections
See also
*
North Carolina Bicycle Route 4
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 35 through Severn
References
External links
*
NCRoads.com: N.C. 35
035
35 or XXXV may refer to:
* 35 (number), the natural number following 34 and preceding 36
* one of the years 35 BC, AD 35, 1935, 2035
* ''XXXV'' (album), a 2002 album by Fairport Convention
* ''35xxxv'', a 2015 album by One Ok Rock
* "35" (song), ...
Transportation in Hertford County, North Carolina
Transportation in Northampton County, North Carolina
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