North Carolina Highway 82

NC 82 marker

NC 82
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 15.4 mi[1] (24.8 km)
Existed: 1934 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 421 / NC 55 in Erwin
 
East end: US 13 near Eastover
Location
Counties: Harnett, Cumberland
Highway system
← NC 81NC 83 →

North Carolina Highway 82 (NC 82) is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway traverses where the Battle of Averasborough took place as well as connecting the towns of Erwin, Godwin and Falcon.

Route description

NC 82 is a two-lane rural highway that begins at US 421/NC 55 (Jackson Boulevard) in Erwin, in immediate concurrency with NC 217. Traveling south through Erwin, it splits from NC 217 and parallels the Cape Fear River towards Godwin. Halfway between Erwin and Godwin is the Averasborough Battlefield Museum, a noted Civil War battle that happened on March 16, 1885. East of Godwin, along the Godwin–Falcon Road, is I-95 and the town of Falcon. Going in a southerly direction, in parallel of the South River to its east, it heads towards US 13; near its eastern terminus it makes a sharp bend onto Herb Farm Road, avoiding a section of road where a bridge once existed crossing over the South River and into Sampson County. NC 82 ends .3 miles (0.48 km) from the Cumberland-Sampson county line.

NC 82 overlaps with one state scenic byways, the Averasboro Battlefield Scenic Byway, between Erwin and Godwin[2]

History

NC 82 was established in 1934 as a renumbering of a segment of NC 55, between US 421 (Denim Drive), in Erwin, to US 301, in Godwin.[3] In 1957, NC 82 was extended to its western terminus at Jackson Boulevard, replacing part of US 421/NC 55.[4] In 1970, NC 82 was extended east on new primary routing to its current eastern terminus at US 13.[5]

Junction list

Averasboro Battlefield Scenic Byway
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
HarnettErwin0.00.0 US 421 / NC 55 (Jackson Boulevard) – Dunn, Lillington, CoatsWestern terminus; NC 217 northern terminus
1.42.3 NC 217 south (13th Street) – LindenSouth end of NC 217 overlap
CumberlandGodwin9.715.6 US 301 (Dunn Road) – Fayetteville, Dunn
 10.817.4 I‑95 – Fayetteville, Dunn
 15.424.8 US 13 (Goldsboro Road) – Fayetteville, Newton Grove, GoldsboroEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi


See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Google (November 19, 2014). "North Carolina Highway 82" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCDOT: Scenic Byways". Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ North Carolina Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1960. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Route Change (1970-03-05)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. March 5, 1970. Retrieved November 19, 2014.

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