North Carolina Highway 70 (NC 70) was one of the original
state highways
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in the U.S. state of
North Carolina
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running from the
South Carolina
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
state line to the
Virginia
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state line north of
Greensboro
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. NC 70 connected Greensboro,
Aberdeen
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, and
Fayetteville.
Route description
History
North Carolina Highway 70 was an original state highway established in 1921. In 1925, NC 70 was rerouted to
Lumberton, then down south to the South Carolina state line following today's
NC 41. The part from Lumberton to
Rowland became
NC 22. In 1926, NC 70 was placed onto the current
US 220 Alternate near
Seagrove. In 1927,
U.S. Route 170 (US 170) got the routing from Greensboro to the Virginia state line. That part of the route later became
US 29
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. In 1932,
US 411 was given the routing from Greensboro to
Randleman. In 1934, NC 70 ceased to exist. The part from Lumberton to the South Carolina state line became NC 41. The section of routing from Lumberton to
Red Springs became
NC 72. Routing from Red Springs to Aberdeen became
NC 211. The route from
Pinehurst to
Candor
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* ''Candour'' (magazine), a British far-right magazine
* "Candour", a song by Neck Deep from their 2014 album '' Wishful Thinking''
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became
NC 2 and from Candor to Greensboro became
US 220. US 29 replaced both US 170 and NC 70 from Greensboro to the Virginia state line.
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Junction List
See also
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References
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Transportation in Greensboro, North Carolina
Transportation in Fayetteville, North Carolina
U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 220