| NC 242 | ||||
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 93 mi (150 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1930s – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | US 76 in Cerro Gordo, Columbus County | |||
| I-74 / US 74 / NC 130 NC 410 / NC 131 NC 211 NC 87 / US 701 NC 210 NC 411 / NC 24 US 421 / US 13 NC 50 / NC 55 / NC 27 |
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| North end: | I-40 in Johnston County | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Columbus, Bladen, Cumberland, Sampson, Johnston | |||
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NC Highway 242 is a 93-mile (150 km) long highway that Goes from US 76 in North Carolina, to Interstate 40, near Benson. It passes through Columbus, Bladen, Cumberland, Sampson and Johnston Counties. Some major cities, and towns it goes through are Cerro Gordo, Bladenboro, Elizabethtown, Roseboro, Spiveys Corner and Benson.
Although it passes through the southeastern tip of Cumberland County, it never goes near Fayetteville.