North Carolina Highway 34

NC Highway 34 marker

NC Highway 34
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 9.177 mi[1] (14.769 km)
Existed: 1970s[2] – present
Major junctions
South end: US 158 near Camden
North end: NC 168 near Currituck
Location
Counties: Camden, Currituck
Highway system
NC 33NC 35

North Carolina Highway 34 (NC 34) is a short northsouth state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Spanning a distance of 9.177 miles (14.769 km), the route passes through a few small unincorporated communities in eastern North Carolina's Inner Banks near Elizabeth City.

Route description

The route's southern terminus is the intersection with U.S. Route 158 (US 158) in the community of Belcross, in Camden County. From there, it progresses in a general northeastern direction through Hastings Corners, where it also becomes known as Shawboro Road. After uniting with Indiantown Road, NC 34 continues north to its northern terminus at NC 168 in Sligo, Currituck County.[3]

History

Over the years since the 1930s, NC 34 has occupied a variety of routes in the northeastern part of North Carolina, including current-day NC 168, NC 343, NC 344, and US 158.[2]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
CamdenCamden0.0000.000 US 158
CurrituckCurrituck9.17714.769 NC 168 Moyock, Currituck Sound Ferry
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

  1. 1 2 "NCDOT GIS Data Layers". North Carolina Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  2. 1 2 NCRoads Annex - NC 34
  3. Google (February 11, 2016). "North Carolina Highway 34" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
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