North Carolina Highway 47

NC 47
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	24 mi (39 km)
Existed:	1970s – present
Major junctions
West end:	I-85 / US 29 / US 52 / US 70 in Lexington
East end:	NC 49 near Denton
Location
Counties:	Davidson, Randolph
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System ← NC 46 NC 48 →

NC 47 is an east–west North Carolina state highway in Davidson and Randolph counties. It traverses 24 miles (39 km) and primarily connects Denton with Interstate 85 and Asheboro.

Route description

Its western terminus is in Lexington at Interstate 85 (Exit 88). From there, the route travels south to the community of Linwood, North Carolina, where it turns east, crossing NC 8 and Abbots Creek. Continuing in a southeasterly direction, NC 47 makes its way into the heart of Denton. After joining NC 109 for less than a mile, NC 47 exits Denton along Bombay Road to its eastern terminus at NC 49.

History

NC 47 first appeared in 1935 when NC 40A was re-signed. This early NC 47 ran from US 158 in Roanoke Rapids to US 301 in Pleasant Hill. Sometime between 1951 and 1953, it was subsumed by NC 48.

The current NC 47 appeared in the 1970s.

Major intersections

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Davidson	Lexington	I-85 to US 29 / US 52 / US 70 – Salisbury, Thomasville, Winston-Salem, Greensboro	Western terminus; Diamond interchange; Exit 88
	Linwood	NC 8 (Cotton Grove Road) – New London, Lexington, Winston Salem
	Denton	NC 109 north (Glenn Street) – Thomasville	West end of concurrency with NC 109
		NC 109 south (Glenn Street) – Troy	East end of concurrency with NC 109
Randolph		NC 49 – Richfield, Asheboro	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

External links

• NCRoads - NC 47
• NCDOT State Travel Map