North Carolina Highway 200

NC 200 marker

NC 200
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 50.1 mi[1] (80.6 km)
Existed: 1930 – present
Major junctions
South end: SC 200 at the SC line near Jaars
  US 74 / US 601 in Monroe
NC 24 / NC 27 in Locust
North end: US 601 near Concord
Location
Counties: Union, Stanly, Cabarrus
Highway system
← NC 198NC 205 →

North Carolina Highway 200 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs north–south from the South Carolina state line, near Jaars, to U.S. Route 601, near Concord.

Route description

NC 200 traverses 50.1 miles (80.6 km), starting at the South Carolina state line, through the city of Monroe and the towns of Stanfield and Locust, before ending at US 601 near Concord. With exception in Monroe, it is a two-lane rural highway.

History

Established in 1930, it went from Monroe, at US 74/NC 20/NC 25/NC 151, to the South Carolina state line, near Jaars, where it changed into SC 93 (renumbered to SC 200 in 1937).[2] Between 1931-36, NC 200 was realigned north of Old Highway Road near Jackson. In 1936, the highway was extended north via Franklin Street, Church Street, Winchester Street, and finally Morgan Hill Road to NC 27, in Locust. In 1942, the highway was extended again north to current terminus at NC 151 (renumbered US 601 in 1951).[3]

About 1958, NC 200 was rerouted in Monroe to follow Morrow Road and Haynes Street onto new bypass US 74/US 601, then return on Morgan Hill Road. By 1982, it had reverted to follow along Charlotte Avenue and Church Street.[3]

On August, 2011, NC 200 was rerouted northwest, on new road, around downtown Monroe. Utilizing Martin Luther King Boulevard and Dickerson Boulevard to connect with US 74. The old alignment, Lancaster Avenue and Charlotte Avenue to Franklin Street, was downgraded to secondary road. NC 75 was extended, replacing NC 200 from Franklin Street to Haynes Street, via Charlotte Avenue and Church Street. NC 207 was also extended, replacing NC 200 from Church Street to US 74/US 601 (Roosevelt Boulevard), along Haynes Street/Skyway Drive.[4]

Junction list

First sign of NC 200 after state line
End of NC 522 at NC 200, in Roughedge
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
UnionState line0.00.0 SC 200 west
Roughedge9.014.5 NC 522 south (Rocky River Road)
Monroe15.324.6 NC 75 (Waxhaw Highway) – Waxhaw
15.725.3 NC 84 (Weddington Road) – Weddington
17.828.6 US 74 east (Roosevelt Boulevard) – CharlotteEast end of US 74 overlap
18.830.3 US 601 north / NC 207 south (Skyway Drive) – Concord, Monroe Business DistrictNorth end of US 601 overlap
20.032.2 US 74 east / US 601 south (Roosevelt Boulevard) – Wadesboro, PagelandEast end of US 74 and north end of US 601 overlap
US 74Proposed interchange (unfunded)[5]
Unionville24.238.9New Salem Road
 31.450.5 NC 218 – Mint Hill, New Salem
StanlyStanfield40.164.5Stanly Street – Big Lick
Locust41.967.4 NC 24 / NC 27 – Charlotte, Albemarle
Cabarrus 46.574.8Reed Mine RoadTo Reed Gold Mine Historic Site
 47.576.4Mount Pleasant Road – Mount Pleasant
 50.180.6 US 601 – Concord, Monroe
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Google (January 26, 2013). "North Carolina Highway 200" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page". Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "NCRoads.com: N.C. 200". Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  4. ↑ Route Change Request Form: NC 200, NC 75, NC 207, NC 84 (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. August 15, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  5. ↑ Staff. "NCDOT: Monroe Bypass". North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 26, 2013.

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