North Carolina Highway 2
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| NC 2 |
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| Length: | 5 mi[1] (8 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1939[1] | ||||||||
| West end: |  NC 5 in Pinehurst |
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| Major junctions: |
   US 15-501/NC 211 at Pinehurst Traffic Circle NC 22 in Southern Pines |
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| East end: |  US 1 in Southern Pines |
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| Counties: | Moore | ||||||||
| Major cities: | Pinehurst, Southern Pines | ||||||||
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NC 2 is a five-mile (8 km) North Carolina state highway that runs entirely in Moore County. Its primary function is to connect the two Sandhills towns of Southern Pines and Pinehurst.
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[edit] Route description
NC 2's western terminus is at a tree-lined intersection with NC 5, just south of downtown Pinehurst. Traveling in a northeasterly direction (signed east), NC 2 arrives at the Pinehurst Traffic Circle where US 15-501 and NC 211 meet. Exiting the traffic circle on an easterly spur, NC 2 continues east into the city of Southern Pines. After entering the city limits, NC 2 intersects with the southern terminus of NC 22 before arriving at its own terminus at the US 1 freeway. The entire distance of NC 2 is also known as "Midland Road" as it only runs between the two aforementioned cities.
[edit] History
- 1934 - As North Carolina renumbered most its highways, NC 2 was randomly selected to be the road that ran from Candor to Southern Pines. At this time, the community that is now part of northern Southern Pines was known as Manly.
- 1939 - The section of NC 2 west of NC 5 (Beulah Hill Road) was renumbered to NC 211, drastically shortening the length of the route. The remaining NC 2 was upgraded to a paved, four-lane highway, being one of the first in the state.[1]
