North Carolina Highway 217
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 9.8 mi[1] (15.8 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1933 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 US 401 near Linden | |||
| North end: |
  US 421 / NC 55 in Erwin | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Cumberland, Harnett | |||
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North Carolina Highway 217 (NC 217) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway connects the town of Linden to nearby Erwin to Fayetteville.
Route description
NC 217 is a two-lane rural highway that serves as a back-door road between Erwin and Fayetteville, connecting the town of Linden. In Erwin, it has a concurrency with NC 82.
History
Established in 1933 as a new primary routing, it traversed from NC 21 (now US 401) to NC 55 (now NC 82). In 1936 it was extended north (concurrency with NC 82) to US 421/NC 60 (now Denim Drive). In 1957 it was extended north again to its current northern terminus at US 421/NC 55.[2]
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 401 – Fayetteville, Lillington | ||
| Linden | 2.5 | 4.0 | Colliers Chapel Church Road | ||
| Harnett | 7.5 | 12.1 | Bunnlevel-Erwin Road – Bunnlevel | ||
| Erwin | 8.4 | 13.5 |  NC 82 east – Godwin | East end of NC 82 overlap | |
| 9.8 | 15.8 | US 421 (Jacksonville Boulevard) / NC 55 (13th Street) – Lillington, Dunn, Coats | West end of NC 82 overlap | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Cape Fear River
- North Carolina Bicycle Route 5
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Google (2012-01-14). "North Carolina Highway 217" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ↑ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 217". Retrieved 2012-01-14.
External links
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Media related to North Carolina Highway 217 at Wikimedia Commons - NCRoads.com: N.C. 217