North Carolina Highway 207 (NC 207) is a primary

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in the U.S. state of

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. It is entirely in the boundaries of Union County and serves to connect the city of Monroe to the city of

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, at the

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state line via SC 207.

Route description

From the North Carolina-South Carolina state line, NC 207 is a two-lane rural highway traversing north through rolling hills of farmland. Once it enters Monroe

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, it becomes Haynes Street, where it connects several neighborhoods until it reaches the downtown business district. At Franklin Street, the road widens to four-lanes. At Church Street, it becomes Skyway Drive, continuing over the

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rail yard it continue due north till it reaches Roosevelt Boulevard, where NC 207 ends at an interchange with US 74, US 601, and NC 200. Outside Monroe

, it is known and labeled as Wolf Pond Road.

History

The second and current NC 207 was established in 1948 as a new primary route from the South Carolina state line to US 74/ NC 151/NC 200 (Franklin Street) in Monroe. The highway is a continuation of SC 207, which predates it. Between 1958-62, NC 207 was truncated at Morrow Street; and then was extended to Church Street between 1969 and 1982. On August 2011, NC 207 was extended along Skyway Drive to US 74/US 601/NC 200 (Roosevelt Boulevard), after NC 200 was relocated bypassing west of Monroe. The first NC 207 was created in 1926 as a short route from Forest City south to the South Carolina state line near Chesnee, South Carolina. This route was originally numbered as NC 206 but was changed by the

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for reasons unknown. Before being eliminated in 1933 with many other state routes, US 221 was selected to cover its span. This span was later re-signed as US 221A when a newer, more direct route was constructed bypassing Forest City and Spindale.

Junction list

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Transportation in Union County, North Carolina