North Carolina Highway 142

NC 142 marker

NC 142
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 9.2 mi (14.8 km)
Existed: 1975[1] – present
Major junctions
West end: NC 111
 

NC 42

NC 11 Near Hassell
East end: NC 125 / NC 903
Location
Counties: Edgecombe, Martin
Highway system
NC 141NC 143

North Carolina Highway 142 (NC 142) is a state highway that serves the rural community of Hassell. The entire route is two lanes wide.

Route description

The western terminus of the highway is NC 111. Traveling east 2.5-mile (4.0 km), the highway beings a brief 1.1-mile (1.8 km) concurrency with NC 42 and joins the Tar Heel Trace scenic byway.[2] NC 42 departs the route at the NC 11 intersection, NC 142 continues 1.4-mile (2.3 km) to the rural community of Hassell. Leaving Hassell to the east, NC 142 terminates after 3.7-mile (6.0 km) with the NC 125 / NC 903 junction. The Tar Heel Trace continues southbound on NC 125.

History

The route was created in 1975 as part of a rerouting of NC 42, which formerly ran from the current NC 11 / NC 42 / NC 142 junction to the NC 125 / NC 903 junction. In 1980 the route was expanded west to its current profile by promoting two secondary routes in Martin and Edgecombe county.[1]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Edgecombe 0.00.0 NC 111 Princeville, Oak CityWestern terminus
Martin 2.54.0 NC 42 Wilson, Oak CityWest end of NC 42 concurrency
 3.65.8 NC 11 / NC 42 east Oak City, GreenvilleEast end of NC 42 concurrency
 9.214.8 NC 125 / NC 903 Hamilton, WilliamstonEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing

  1. 1.0 1.1 "NCRoads.com N.C. 142". Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  2. "North Carolina Scenic Byways Fourth Edition" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-10-04.