North Carolina Highway 770

NC Highway 770 marker

NC Highway 770
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 32.0 mi[1] (51.5 km)
Major junctions
West end: NC 704 near Sandy Ridge
  US 220 near Stoneville
NC 14 / NC 87 / US 311 in Eden
East end: US 311 at the VA line
Location
Counties: Stokes, Rockingham
Highway system
NC 751NC 772

North Carolina Highway 770 (NC 770) is a 30 mile highway running through rural North Carolina and downtown Eden, North Carolina. The road goes from NC 704 near Sandy Ridge to the Virginia State Line. NC 770 runs a concurrency from Eden to the east terminus with US 311. The road is a two lane paved road west of Eden. NC 770 is one of the few roads numbered in the 700's.

Route description

North Carolina Highway 770 begins at NC 704 near Sandy Ridge, North Carolina. The road begins to head to the east from the intersections along a two lane road. The road continues through a very rural area of Stokes County, passing by many farms. The road curves around the foothills of North Carolina until reaching US 220. As the road reaches Stoneville it crosses over the Mayo River and then continues into the town. The road has an interchange with US 220 before entering Downtown. NC 770 passes through Stoneville along Main Street. After leaving Stoneville the road continues through rural Stokes County before reaching the community of Providence. Shortly before the highway enters Eden it turns to the left along a bypass that bypasses the downtown area of Eden. NC 770 crosses over the Dan River before the bypass ends at NC 14. The route turns left along NC 14 and runs through the outskirts of Eden. NC 770 turns right at an interchange with NC 700/US 311. The road then follows US 311 to the Virginia state line.[1]

History

NC 770 began in 1930 between US 311 in Stoneville and NC 54 in Leaksville. In 1933 NC 770 was extended east to the Virginia State Line via. the town of Draper. In 1934 the road was extended again to the west running along US 311 for a couple of miles and then continuing to NC 704. In 1966 the road was straightened to run directly into Stoneville. In 2000 the road was routed along its current routing around Eden.

Junction list

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
StokesSandy Ridge0.00.0 NC 704 MadisonWestern terminus
RockinghamStoneville10.516.9 US 220 – Greensboro
11.819.0
US 220 Bus. Greensboro, Mayodan
Eden18.429.6 US 311 / NC 135 Mayodan, MadisonWestern end of US 311 concurrency
2134 NC 87 Eden
22.636.4 NC 14 EdenWestern end of NC 14 concurrency
2540 NC 700 / NC 14 EdenEastern end of NC 14 concurrency; western end of NC 700 concurrency
27.944.9 NC 700 PelhamEastern end of NC 700 concurrency
State line32.051.5 US 311 north Danville
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Google (November 18, 2013). "North Carolina Highway 770" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 18, 2013.

External links


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