North Carolina Highway 57

NC Highway 57 marker

NC Highway 57
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 43.1 mi[1] (69.4 km)
Existed: 1921 – present
Major junctions
South end: NC 86 near Hillsborough
  US 501 in Roxboro
US 158 / NC 49 in Roxboro
North end: NC 62 in Milton
Location
Counties: Orange, Person, Caswell
Highway system
NC 56NC 58

North Carolina Highway 57 (NC 57) is a 43-mile-long (69 km) North Carolina state highway and a semi-rural traffic artery connecting Roxboro to a few small-to-medium-sized towns in the The Triangle region north of the cities of Durham and Chapel Hill.

Route description

The northern terminus of NC 57 begins at NC 62 near the Dan River in the border town of Milton, just shy of the Virginia state line. From there, the highway travels through the center of town and southeast to Roxboro. NC 57 merges with US 158 and NC 49 in Roxboro and continues east to US 501 (North Madison Boulevard) just west of downtown. At that point, US 158 and NC 57 turn right to follow US 501 through the southern section of Roxboro, passing the northern terminus of NC 157. US 158 breaks off just past that junction and heads east to Oxford while US 501 and NC 57 continue southward towards Durham.

The two highways remain concurrent almost to the Durham County line where NC 57 turns right before Rougemont and crosses into Orange County on its way to Hillsborough where the highway ends at NC 86 just north of town.

NC 57 has three highway concurrencies along its route. These include US 158 for 1.4 miles (2.3 km) in Roxboro, NC 49 for 0.4 miles (0.64 km) in Roxboro, and US 501 for 10.8 miles (17.4 km) between Rougemont and Roxboro.

History

During the 1920s, NC 57 originally ran east–west from Roxboro to Henderson along present day US 158. By 1940, the highway was changed to its current route.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Orange0.00.0 NC 86 Hillsborough, Yanceyville
Caldwell, Orange County8.613.8 NC 157
Person14.723.7 US 501 south (Durham Road) DurhamSouthern end of US 501 concurrency
Roxboro24.539.4 US 158 east (Old Durham Road) OxfordSouthern end of US 158 concurrency
24.940.1 NC 157 south (Main Street)Northern terminus of NC 157
25.541.0 US 501 north / NC 49 north (Madison Boulevard) South Boston, VirgilinaNorthern end of US 501 concurrency; southern end of NC 49 concurrency
25.941.7 US 158 west / NC 49 south (Leasburg Road) Haw RiverNorthern end of US 158 / NC 49 concurrencies
CaswellSemora38.261.5 NC 119 to US 58 Mebane
Milton43.169.4 NC 62 (Academy Street / Broad Street) / Fairview Drive Yanceyville, Danville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Google (May 16, 2015). "North Carolina Highway 57" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
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