North Carolina Highway 45

NC 45
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	90.5 mi (145.6 km)
Existed:	1940 – present
Major junctions
South end:	NC 94 in Swan Quarter
North end:	US 13 / US 158 near Winton
Location
Counties:	Hyde, Beaufort, Washington, Bertie, Hertford
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System ← NC 44 NC 46 →

North Carolina Highway 45 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway traverses north-south, from Swan Quarter to Winton.

Route Description

NC 45's southern terminus is in Swan Quarter. Heading north, it merges with U.S. 264, splits briefly, before merging with NC 99. The two highways continue north to Plymouth. From Plymouth it splits off from NC 99, and continues north, paralleling the Chowan River. Then it reaches its northern terminus at U.S. 13 just outside of Winton.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Hyde	Swan Quarter	0.0	NC 94 north (Main Street) – Columbia	Southern terminus; Southern terminus of NC 94
		2.2	US 264 east – Manteo	South end of concurrency with US 264
		17.3	US 264 west – Belhaven	North end of concurrency with US 264
Beaufort	Union Grove	27.7	NC 99 south (Pungo Road) – Pantego	South end of concurrency with NC 99
Washington	Plymouth	39.0	NC 32 south / NC 99 south – Washington	South end of concurrency with NC 32; North end of concurrency with NC 99; Northern terminus of NC 99
		42.3	NC 32 north (Washington Street) – Roper, Mackeys	North end of concurrency with NC 32
		45.7	US 64 / NC 32 – Jamesville, Roper, Creswell	Brief 0.3 mile concurrency
		47.5	NC 308 east (Mackeys Road) – Mackeys	South end of concurrency with NC 308
Bertie	Merry Hill	51.4	NC 308 west (Cooper Hill Road) – Windsor	North end of concurrency with NC 308
		58.7	US 17 – Windsor, Williamston, Edenton, Hertford
	Colerain	71.3	NC 42 west (River Street) – Powellsville, Ahoskie	Eastern terminus of NC 42
Hertford	Harrellsville	79.6	NC 561 west – Ahoskie, Rich Square	Eastern terminus of NC 561
	Winton	90.5	US 13 / US 158 – Ahoskie, Murfreesboro, Sunbury	Northern terminus
Concurrency terminus       Closed/former       HOV only       Incomplete access       Tolled/ETC       Unopened