North Carolina Highway 62 (NC 62) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of

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. Primarily in the

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, it runs from NC 109 in Thomasville northeast to the

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state line in Milton.

Route description

NC 62 begins in Thomasville at the intersection of Randolph Street ( NC 109) and Julian Avenue; it is from

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and shadows the Interstate from Thomasville to Archdale. East of Archdale, it overlaps with NC Bike Route 2 through the communities of Climax and Julian. Before the town of

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, the highway goes right through the middle of the

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(the area will be marked with several colored flags and monuments). After crossing

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, NC 62 does a zig-zag through downtown Burlington. Continuing north of town, it goes through the communities and towns of Pleasant Grove, Jericho, and Yanceyville, before reaching the town of Milton. After crossing the

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, it enters the

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; where it continues for before ending on US 58/ US 360, east of

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History

NC 62 was an original state highway; starting from

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(then NC 70, currently US 221 Business), going northeast through

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and

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, and ending in Yanceyville (then

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, currently Main Street). In 1928, the route was extended from Asheboro to

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, and again in 1930 from Yanceyville to Milton. In 1933, the route was moved north of New London and extended to Mount Pleasant. In 1940, NC 62 was realigned to a new routing south of Pleasant Grove to its now current routing through Burlington and Archdale, ending in Thomasville at NC 109. The former route to Mount Pleasant is now part of

NC 49 North Carolina Highway 49 (NC 49) is a 177.8-mile (286.1 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It traverses much of the Piedmont region, connecting the cities of Charlotte, Asheboro, and Burlington. Route descr ...

. In 1947, NC 62 was extended into

, which also created VA 62. The last change to the route was between 1954–57, between the community of Fitch to Yanceyville, moving to a new road east; leaving behind Oak View Loop Road and Badgett Sisters Parkway.

Major intersections

Special routes

Historically there was one alternate route in

, from 1935-1940; it was labeled as NC 62A. It was soon renumbered as NC 49A when

replaced NC 62 in the area. Later, in 1947, it would renumber again to

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, then finally in 1953 as an extension and terminus of NC 8.

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