North Carolina Highway 211

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NC 211 marker

NC 211
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 155 mi (249 km)
Existed: 1920s – present
Major junctions
South end: Cape Fear River / Ferry docks near Southport
  I-73 / I-74 / US 220 near Candor
US 15 / US 501 / NC 2 in Pinehurst
US 1 in Aberdeen
US 401 in Raeford
I-95 / US 301 in Lumberton
US 701 in Clarkton
US 74 / US 76 near Bolton
US 17 in Supply
North end:
US 220 Alt. in Candor, NC
Location
Counties: Montgomery, Moore, Hoke, Robeson, Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick
Highway system

North Carolina Highway System

← NC 210 NC 212 →

NC 211 is a 155-mile (249 km) North Carolina state highway that travels mostly through the Sandhills and Coastal Plain regions of the state. The southern segment of NC 211 provides access across the Green Swamp to the Brunswick County beaches. This segment may be used for the Future Interstate 74 freeway alignment through the region. The highway is signed in an east–west direction between Candor and Red Springs; from Red Springs towards Southport it is signed in a north–south direction.

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Route description [edit]

Northern Terminus [edit]

NC 211's northern terminus located in central Candor at the intersection of four "Main" Streets. The route meets its end as East Main Street at US 220 Alternate, which is South Main Street to the left and North Main Street to the right; West Main Street continues past this intersection, but is not signed by any numbered route.

Southern Terminus [edit]

NC 211's southern terminus is just outside the city limits of Southport at the ferry docks on the Cape Fear River. This final segment of NC 211 is actually a wrong-way orientation since the route traveling in a northerly direction at the ending point. The ferry links the Southport area with Fort Fisher at the southern terminus of US 421.

History [edit]

NC 211's original routing through the Lumberton area is shown on this 1922 map.
  • 1920s: NC 211 is born as a state highway linking Lumberton to Clarkton. This original routing has not changed much; it has just gotten longer.
  • 1930: NC 211 is extended south to Bolton.
  • 1932: An northern extension to Red Springs for NC 211 is created.
  • 1935: The route is extended north again to Aberdeen.
  • 1940: Once again, NC 211's northern terminus is extended, this time to its current location.
  • Late 1950s: NC 211 is extended south to Southport.
  • 1970s: A bypass around Bladenboro is constructed, making the old route a business route of NC 211.
  • 1990: NC 211 is extended from its former southern terminus in Southport northeastward to the ferry docks on the Cape Fear River.
  • 2011: NC 211 widening project began between the Pinehurst Traffic Circle and NC 73 in West End, Moore County

Future [edit]

A widening project from the traffic circle in Pinehurst to West End has been planned, which includes curbs, gutters, and sidewalks along the upgraded multi-lane highway. Because of streams and wetlands in the area, NCDOT has to work with the US Army Corps of Engineers, which has delayed the environmental impact study. The estimated cost is $31 million. Property acquisition is expected to start February, 2012.[1]

Junction list [edit]

County Loctaion Mile Destinations Notes
Montgomery Candor 0.00
US 220 Alt.		 NC 211 begins
I-73 / I-74 / US 220 I-73/74 Exit 28
Moore Eagle Springs NC 705 north – Robbins
West End NC 73 – Eastwood, Jackson Springs
Pinehurst NC 5 south
Southern Pines NC 2 / US 15 / US 501 north – Carthage North end of US 15-501 overlap.
US 1 north – Sanford North end of US 1 overlap.
Aberdeen NC 5
US 1 south – Rockingham South end of US 1 overlap.
US 15 / US 501 south – Laurinburg South end of US 15-501 overlap.
Hoke Raeford
US 401 / US 401 Bus.
Robeson Red Springs NC 71 north – Shannon North end of NC 71 overlap
NC 71 south – East Laurinburg South end of NC 71 overlap
Lumberton I-95 / US 301 – Fayetteville, Rowland I-95 Exit 20
NC 41 – Fairmont, Elizabethtown
NC 72 – Orrum, Red Springs
Bladen Bladenboro NC 131 / NC 410 – Chadbourn, Tar Heel, Dublin
NC 242 – Elizabethtown, Evergreenn
Clarkton US 701 – Whiteville, Elizabethtown
Columbus Bolton US 74 / US 76 – Whiteville, Wilmington
NC 214 – Lake Waccamaw, Leland
Brunswick Supply US 17 – Shallotte, Bolivia
Southport NC 133 south – Oak Island South end of NC 133 overlap.
NC 133 north – Boiling Spring Lakes North end of NC 133 overlap.
NC 87 north – Boiling Spring Lakes
155.00 Cape Fear River / Ferry docks via US 421
  •       Concurrency terminus
  •       Closed/former
  •       HOV only
  •       Incomplete access
  •       Tolled/ETC
  •       Unopened

Bannered routes [edit]

Business loops [edit]

One Business loop currently exists along NC 211:


NC 211 Business
Location: Bladenboro
Length: 5.7 mi (9.2 km)
Existed: 1975–present
  • Bladenboro – Established in 1975, this 5.7-mile (9.2 km) route follows the original NC 211 route through the town of Bladenboro, along Seaboard Street.[2][3]

Historically, an earlier alternate route then converted later into a business loop, in Lumberton, before decommissioning in 1974.[2][4]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "NCDOT: NC 211 Road Widening Project". Retrieved 2011-11-24. 
  2. ^ a b "NCRoads.com: N.C. 211 Bus". Retrieved 2011-11-24. 
  3. ^ Google Inc. Google Maps – North Carolina Highway 211 Business (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=N+Carolina+211+N&daddr=34.544405,-78.805055+to:N+Carolina+211+N%2FCdr+Frank+Elkins+Memorial+Hwy&hl=en&ll=34.551175,-78.806648&spn=0.059169,0.111494&sll=34.571653,-78.847729&sspn=0.001849,0.003484&geocode=FcroDgIdJiFO-w%3BFRUbDwIdwYdN-ykn1D2wkvqqiTEzKwPJjre0iw%3BFWyHDwIdEN9M-w&vpsrc=6&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=19&t=p&z=14&via=1. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
  4. ^ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 211-A". Retrieved 2011-11-24. 

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