North Carolina Highway 901 (NC 901) is a primary
state highway
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in the
U.S. state
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of
North Carolina
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. The highway serves to connect the town of
Harmony
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with nearby major highways.
Route description
NC 901 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses from
US 64, near
Calahaln, to
NC 115, near
New Hope. Surrounded most of its journey with farmland, NC 901 is a no-thrills road through northern
Iredell County.
NC 901 is a viable alternate route between
Mocksville and
Wilkesboro; it is shorter in mileage, though takes a few minutes longer than via
US 601 and
US 421.
History
Established by 1930 as a new primary routing, from US 64/
NC 90 to
US 21/
NC 26, in Harmony. In 1937, NC 901 was extended northwest to its current northern terminus at NC 115.
Junction list
References
External links
* {{commons category-inline, North Carolina Highway 901
NCRoads.com: N.C. 901
Transportation in Davie County, North Carolina
Transportation in Iredell County, North Carolina
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