North Carolina Highway 171

North Carolina Highway 171 marker

North Carolina Highway 171
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 17.2 mi[1] (27.7 km)
Existed: 1936 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 17 near Washington
North end:
US 64 Bus. in Jamesville
Location
Counties: Beaufort, Martin
Highway system
← NC 168NC 172 →

North Carolina Highway 171 (NC 171) is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. It utilized as a connector route between Washington and Jamesville.

Route description

Starting north of Washington, along US 17, this two-lane rural highway travels through the farmland of Beaufort and Martin Counties, ending in downtown Jamesville.

History

Established as a new primary routing in 1936 and has not changed since.[2] However, it had existed previously in the late 1920s to late 1934 from Lenoir to Edgemont; it was replaced by NC 90.[3]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
BeaufortOld Ford0.00.0 US 17 – Williamston, Washington
MartinJamesville16.927.2 US 64 – Williamston, Plymouth
17.227.7
US 64 Bus. (Main Street) / St. Andrews Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Google (July 2, 2011). "North Carolina Highway 171" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. ↑ North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1930. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
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