North Carolina Highway 481 (NC 481) is a primary
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
North Carolina
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, connecting
Enfield to nearby
Interstate 95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...
(I-95) and the surrounding farmlands of southern
Halifax County.
Description
NC 481 is a two-lane rural highway that serves primarily as a farm-to-market route rather than as one to destinations other than Enfield. It begins at an intersection with
NC 4/
NC 48 in the community of
Glenview, then proceeds east, quickly connecting with I-95 along the way. Near Enfield, NC 481 Business goes straight into the downtown area, while NC 481 meets
U.S. Route 301
U.S. Route 301 (US 301) is a spur of U.S. Route 1 running through the South Atlantic States. It runs from Biddles Corner, Delaware at Delaware Route 1 to Sarasota, Florida at U.S. Route 41. It passes through the states of Delaware, Mar ...
(US 301) before entering the town. After passing through town, it splits with US 301 north of Enfield and continues northeasterly. After connecting with
NC 125/
NC 903, it ends at
NC 561 in the community of
Tillery, near the banks of the
Roanoke River.
History
NC 481 made three brief appearances before the routing that exists today. The first NC 481 appeared in 1925 as a new primary routing from NC 48 in
Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids () is a city in Halifax County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 15,754 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Roanoke Rapids Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is also an anchor city of the Rocky Mou ...
, to
NC 40 in
Pleasant Hill. In 1926, NC 40 was rerouted and replaced all of the first NC 481, quickly lead to the second establishment of NC 481 to replace an old alignment of NC 40 from
Garysburg to Pleasant Hill. In 1930, NC 40 and NC 481 switched routes again, ending the second and the start of the third, from NC 48 in Roanoke Rapids, to NC 40 in Pleasant Hill. In 1932, the third NC 481 was renumbered
NC 40A.
The fourth and current NC 48 was established in 1937 as a new primary routing from NC 48 in Glenview to NC 561 in Tillery.
In 2007, NC 481 was rerouted south of Enfield to US 301 before traveling back through town; the old alignment became NC 481 Business.
Junction list
Special routes
Enfield business loop
North Carolina Highway 481 Business (NC 481 Bus) was established in 2007, when NC 481 was rerouted onto new bypass south onto US 301. The business loop travels along Glenview Road, Whitfield Street and Whitaker Street.
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References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, North Carolina Highway 481
NCRoads.com: N.C. 481
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Transportation in Halifax County, North Carolina