North Carolina Highway 135

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North Carolina Highway 135 marker

North Carolina Highway 135

J.J. Webster Highway
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length11.2 mi[1] (18.0 km)
Existed1967–present
Major junctions
West end
US 220 Bus. in Mayodan
Major intersections US 220 / US 311 near Mayodan
East end US 311 / NC 770 near Eden
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesRockingham
Highway system
NC 134 NC 136

North Carolina Highway 135 (NC 135), designated the J.J. Webster Highway,[2] is a 11.2-mile-long (18.0 km) road running from Mayodan to Eden in the US state of North Carolina. It runs concurrently with U.S. Route 311 (US 311) for most of its route.[1]

History[edit]

The J.J. Webster Highway dedication ceremony

NC 135 was designated in 1967 as an upgrade of SR 2138; the highway roughly followed its current routing. In 2000, the designation shortened to end at a rerouted NC 770. The US 311 designation was added to NC 135 in 2004.[3]

The highway was named after James Jefferson Webster Sr., a local store owner, dairy farmer, and politician who served as a Rockingham County commissioner from 1944 until 1952. His store was destroyed to make room for the highway's expansion.[4] On July 7, 1995 at the recommendation of Douglas Gaylon, the North Carolina Board of Transportation passed a resolution officially dedicating North Carolina Highway 135 in Rockingham County in his name.[5] A formal dedication ceremony took place at 11:00 A.M. on October 28, 1998 at Dalton L. McMichael High School.[6]

Junction list[edit]

The entire route is in Rockingham County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Mayodan0.00.0
US 220 Bus. (South 2nd Avenue) – Mayodan, Madison
1.8–
2.0
2.9–
3.2

US 220 / US 311 south – Greenville, Stoneville
Interchange; western end of US 311 concurrency
Eden11.218.0
US 311 north / NC 770 (Harrington Highway) / Old NC 135
Eastern end of US 311 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Google (March 13, 2016). "North Carolina Highway 135" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  2. ^ https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Traffic%20Engineering%20Policies%20and%20Procedures/Sorted%20by%20County.pdf[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Mapmikey & Prince, Adam (March 4, 2013). "NC 135". NCRoads.com Annex: More Highways of North Carolina. Retrieved December 14, 2013.[self-published source]
  4. ^ "Proposed Highway Name Honors Store Owner". Greensboro News & Record. May 5, 1995.
  5. ^ J. J. Webster Dedication, North Carolina Department of Transportation Public Information Office, 1998
  6. ^ The North Carolina Department of Transportation Cordially Invites You To Attend A Dedication Ceremony Naming N.C. 135 Between N.C. 770 And U.S. 220 Business in Mayodan The J.J. Webster Highway, Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Transportation, 1998

External links[edit]

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