North Carolina Highway 152 (NC 152) 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 serves as the main thoroughfare in southern
Rowan County.
Route description
NC 152 is a predominantly two-lane highway that traverses from
NC 150 in
Mooresville to
U.S. Route 52
U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S. Highways, US 52 primarily follows ...
(US 52) in
Rockwell.
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History
NC 150 was established in 1930 as a new primary routing from NC 150 east of Mooresville to NC 80 in Rockwell. By 1955, NC 152 was extended through downtown Mooresville replacing parts of NC 150 and NC 150A. In August 2003, NC 152 was realigned in downtown Mooresville to follow NC 3 to its northern terminus with NC 150, thus becoming NC 152's current western terminus. In December 2003, NC 152 was rerouted in China Grove, upgrading East Church Street (SR 1337) to US 29
U.S. Route 29 (US 29) is a north–south United States highway that runs for from Pensacola, Florida to the western suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland in the Southern United States, connecting the Florida Panhandle to the Baltimore-Washington ...
, then taking the immediate interchange to its north back onto its alignment. The old routing along North Main Street was downgraded to secondary roads.
Junction list
Special routes
Mooresville truck route
North Carolina Highway 152 Truck (NC 152 Truck) overlaps entirely with NC 150 (Oakridge Farm Road) in Mooresville.
References
External links
* {{commons category-inline, North Carolina Highway 152
NCRoads.com: N.C. 152
Transportation in Iredell County, North Carolina
Transportation in Rowan County, North Carolina
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