North Carolina Highway 731 (NC 731) is a primary

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in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway serves as the main thoroughfare in southern

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Route description

NC 731 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses . Beginning at

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(US 52) south of Norwood, it goes west crossing the

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and through Mount Gilead. In Mount Gilead, NC 731 intersects NC 109 and NC 73 and has a

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with the unsigned NC 109 Business (NC 109 Bus.). Forming the southern boundary of the Uwharrie National Forest, it continues a northwesterly direction, linking up with US 220 Alternate (US 220 Alt.) as it enters Candor. At the center of Candor, NC 731 ends, connecting with NC 211 and US 220 Alt. continuing north to Biscoe.

Dedicated and memorial names

NC 731 has one dedicated bridge along its route. * J. F. Allen Bridge – Bridge over the Pee Dee River, just south from the Norwood Dam, dedicated on November 2, 1972.

History

Established by 1936 as a new primary routing from the community of Hydro, going east through Mount Gilead and ending at US 220 south of Candor. Between 1947-1948, NC 731 was rerouted north to end at US 220 closer to Candor, leaving behind Tabernacle Church Road (SR 1524). In 1974, NC 731 was rerouted south of Hydro, crossing the Pee Dee River and ending at its current western terminus at US 52; its old alignment to becoming Hydro Road (SR 1188). In 1981, NC 731 was extended northward into downtown Candor to its current eastern terminus with US 220 Alt./NC 211.

Junction list

References

External links

* {{commons category-inline, North Carolina Highway 731
NCRoads.com: N.C. 731

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