North Carolina Highway 103 (NC 103) is a primary
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
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 ...
. It runs entirely in
Surry County. It connects the city of
Mount Airy with the northern end of Surry County and
Virginia State Route 103
State Route 103 (SR 103) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs from the North Carolina state line, where the highway continues as North Carolina Highway 103 (NC 103), east to SR 8 at Five Forks. In ...
(SR 103). A segment of the highway is known as the Donna Fargo Highway, named to honor a local
country music star.
Route description
The western terminus is at
NC 89 and
U.S. Route 52 Business in downtown Mount Airy. This is next door to the Mount Airy Visitor Center. After traveling for about along East Pine Street, the highway intersects
NC 104 at the latter's southern terminus. The highway travels through the community (and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
) of
Flat Rock before it heads into a more rural and mountainous area. It curves around Slate Mountain and passes through the
community of the same name before reaching 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. NC 103 continues into Virginia as SR 103 near
Claudville.
History
The first NC 103 was today's
NC 119, running mostly in
Alamance and
Caswell counties. It was decommissioned in 1940 and the current 103 was formed.
This was a result of Virginia's renumbering: NC 103 would supplement SR 103. There have been no other major changes made.
Major intersections
References
External links
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NCRoads.com: N.C. 103
103 103 may refer to:
*103 (number), the number
*AD 103, a year in the 2nd century AD
*103 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
* 103 (Tyne Electrical Engineers) Field Squadron, a territorial regiment
* 103 (Newcastle) Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
*103 ( ...
Transportation in Surry County, North Carolina