North Carolina Highway 43

NC 43
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	119.8 mi (192.8 km)
Existed:	1928[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 70 in New Bern
	US 70 in New Bern US 13 in Greenville US 264 in Greenville US 301 in Rocky Mount US 64 in Rocky Mount I‑95 in Dortches
North end:	NC 58 near Warrenton
Location
Counties:	Craven, Pitt, Edgecombe, Nash, Halifax, Warren
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstates U.S. State Scenic ← NC 42 NC 44 →

NC 43 is one of the longer state highways in North Carolina. It connects many towns in the Coastal Plain region.^[1]

Route description

History

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Craven	New Bern	0.0	US 70 – Dover, Havelock	Southern terminus
		2.1	NC 55 (Neuse Boulevard) – Kinston, Bridgeton
		10.9	US 17 south – New Bern, Bridgeton	South end of concurrency with US 17
	Vanceboro	14.3	US 17 north / US 17 Bus. – Chocowinity, Washington	North end of concurrency with US 17; South end of concurrency with Business US 17
		16.4	US 17 Bus. north (Main Street)	South end of concurrency with Business US 17
		16.9	NC 118 west – Grifton	Eastern terminus of NC 118
Pitt	Clayroot	26.2	NC 102 – Ayden, Chocowinity
	Greenville	40.3	US 264 Alt. east (Greenville Boulevard)	South end of concurrency with Alternate US 264
		42.6	US 264 Alt. west (Greenville Boulevard) / NC 11 south / NC 903 south (Memorial Drive) – Ayden, Snow Hill	North end of concurrency with Alternate US 264; South end of concurrency with NC 11/903
		44.6	US 13 south (Dickinson Avenue) – Snow Hill	South end of concurrency with US 13
		45.6	US 13 north / NC 11 north / NC 903 north (Memorial Drive) – Bethel, Stokes	North end of concurrency with US 13 and NC 11/903
		48.1	US 264 (Martin Luther King Jr. Highway) – Farmville, Washington	Diamond interchange
	Bruce	52.6	NC 121 south – Farmville	Northern terminus of NC 121
	Falkland	54.1	NC 222 east – Belvoir	South end of concurrency with NC 222
		55.1	NC 222 west (West Avenue) – Fountain	North end of concurrency with NC 222
Edgecombe		62.1	NC 42 east – Conetoe	South end of concurrency with NC 42
		62.2	NC 124 west – Macclesfield	Eastern terminus of NC 124
	Pinetops	63.3	US 258 – Fountain, Tarboro
		65.3	NC 122 (2nd Street) – Macclesfield, Tarboro
		65.4	NC 42 west (Hamlet Street) – Wilson	North end of concurrency with NC 42
		67.0	NC 111 (Saratoga Road) – Saratoga, Tarboro
		78.2	NC 43 Bus. north (Cokey Road)	Southern terminus of Business NC 43
Nash	Rocky Mount	80.6	US 64 east – Tarboro	South end of concurrency with US 64; Diamond interchange
		82.4	NC 97 – Zebulon, Wendell	Partial cloverleaf interchange
		83.0	US 301 Bus. (Church Street/Centura Highway)	Partial cloverleaf interchange
		83.8	US 64 east / NC 48 south / NC 43 Bus. south (Benvenue Road) – Nashville	North end of concurrency with US 64; South end of concurrency with NC 48; Northern terminus of Business NC 43; Partial cloverleaf interchange
		84.4	US 301 (Wesleyan Boulevard) – Sharpsburg, Battleboro	Partial cloverleaf interchange
		85.0	NC 48 north (Gold Rock Road) – Brinkleyville, Pleasant Hill	North end of concurrency with NC 48
	Dortches	88.7	I‑95 – Wilson, Roanoke Rapids	Diamond interchange; Exit 141
Halifax		106.2	NC 561 west – Centerville, Louisburg	South end of concurrency with NC 561
	Hollister	108.2	NC 561 east – Brinkleyville, Halifax	North end of concurrency with NC 561
Warren	Liberia	119.8	NC 58 – Centerville, Castalia, Warrenton	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Bannered routes

Rocky Mount business loop

NC 43 Business
Location:	Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Length:	5.1 mi[2] (8.2 km)
Existed:	2001–present

North Carolina Highway 43 Business (NC 43 Bus) was established in 2001, when NC 43 was rerouted to bypass north of downtown Rocky Mount. The business loop travels along Cokey Road, Fairview Road, Grand Avenue, Grace Street and Falls Road.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 NC Roads Annex: NC 43
2. ↑ Google (May 13, 2014). "NC 43 Business - Rocky Mount, North Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 13, 2014. 
3. ↑ "Route Change (2001-10-26)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. October 26, 2001. Retrieved May 13, 2014. 

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