North Carolina Highway 381 (NC 381) is a primary

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in the U.S. state of

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. The highway connects the cities of

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and

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Route description

NC 381 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses from the

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state line in Gibson to U.S. Route 74 Business near Hamlet. The highway is flanked with farms and has little traffic.

History

Established in 1940 as a renumbering of NC 78 when the route was extended to the South Carolina state line, connecting with SC 381; remained unchanged since inception.

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Transportation in Scotland County, North Carolina Transportation in Richmond County, North Carolina