North Carolina Highway 44
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| Goldsboro Bypass | ||||
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Current route of NC 44 in solid red, future route of bypass in dotted red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 3.9 mi[1] (6.3 km) | |||
| Existed: | 2011[1] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
 I‑795 near Goldsboro | |||
| East end: | Wayne Memorial Drive near Goldsboro | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Wayne, Lenoir | |||
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North Carolina Highway 44 (NC 44) is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway is a temporary designation for the Goldsboro Bypass, which when completed will be rebranded as U.S. Route 70 (US 70).
Route description
NC 44 is a freeway that traverses 3.9 miles (6.3 km), starting from Interstate 795 (I-795) to Wayne Memorial Drive, north of Goldsboro.[2] Mile markers along the route are based off US 70.
History
Construction started on the first section of the Goldsboro Bypass on October 9, 2008.[3] The first phase opened on December 16, 2011. Temporarily assigned the NC 44 designation, the highway will eventually become part of a rerouted US 70 in the area. The project cost $65.5 million and included three interchanges at I-795, US 117 and Wayne Memorial Drive.[2]
NC 44 appeared in the state one time before, from 1930-1994. At its height it connected NC 48, west of Whitakers, to NC 125, in Oak City. In 1994, the route was renumbered to NC 33 and NC 111.[4]
Future
The Goldsboro Bypass is a 20.6-mile (33.2 km) proposed bypass north of the city of Goldsboro. Upon completion of the bypass, US 70 will replace NC 44.[5] The estimated cost for entire project is $234 million; it is broken into four sections:
- West of NC 581 to I-795, construction scheduled to begin in June 2012.
- I-795 to Wayne Memorial Drive (SR 1556), opened as of December 16, 2011.[2]
- Wayne Memorial Drive (SR 1556) to Creek Road (SR 1714), construction started in November 2011.
- Creek Road (SR 1714) to east of Promise Land Road (SR 1323), construction started in November 2011.
Exit list
| County | Location | mi | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes |
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| Wayne | Goldsboro |  US 70 | Future interchange (under construction) | |||
 NC 581 | Future interchange (under construction) | |||||
| 0.0 | 0.0 | 355 | I‑795 – Wilson, Wilmington | Signed as exit 355A (south) and 355B (north) | ||
| 1.4 | 2.3 | 356 |  US 117 – Goldsboro | |||
| 3.9 | 6.3 | 358 | Wayne Memorial Drive | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
 US 13 | Future interchange (under construction) | |||||
| Parkstown Road | Future interchange (under construction) | |||||
| Lenoir | La Grange | US 70 west | Future interchange (under construction) | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NCDOT Opens First Section of Goldsboro Bypass to Traffic" (Press release). North Carolina Department of Transportation. December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "First section of Goldsboro Bypass opens". Raleigh, NC: WRAL-TV. December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ↑ "Construction begins on Goldsboro Bypass". Raleigh, NC: WRAL-TV. October 9, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
- ↑ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 44". Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ↑ Staff. "NCDOT Project R-2554". North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
External links
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Media related to North Carolina Highway 44 at Wikimedia Commons - NCRoads.com: N.C. 44