North Carolina Highway 3
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| Dale Earnhardt Boulevard | ||||
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 25 mi[1] (40 km) | |||
| Existed: | 2002[1] – present | |||
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| South end: |  NC 73 in Concord |
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 US 601 in Concord |
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| North end: |  NC 152 in Mooresville |
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→North Carolina Highway 3 (NC 3) is a North Carolina state highway approximately 25 miles (40 km) in length. It is numbered after Dale Earnhardt, the late NASCAR legend, who was driving the #3 car when he died at the 2001 Daytona 500.[2] This state highway runs from Kannapolis, Earnhardt's birthplace, to downtown Mooresville. A short section of NC 3 is named Dale Earnhardt Boulevard, a name which was given to the road prior to Earnhardt's death. From Kannapolis to the Cabarrus-Iredell county line, it is signed as Mooresville Road.
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[edit] Route description
NC 3's southern terminus is in Concord, at NC 73. From there, NC 3 travels north through Kannapolis and on to Mooresville. After meandering through downtown Mooresville and switching roads multiple times, NC 3 meets its northern terminus at Main Street (NC 152).
[edit] History
In 1934, NC 3 was signed as a short 1.5-mile (2.4 km) route on Buck Island traveling from U.S. Highway 158 to the Currituck Sound in Currituck County.[1]
On October 23, 2002, Governor Mike Easley signed into law a bill officially reassigning NC 136 to NC 3's current route and vice versa. NC 3 was moved because it was the hometown of the aforementioned Dale Earnhardt who died in the 2001 Daytona 500. Earnhardt drove the #3 Goodwrench Chevrolet and grew up in the Mooresville region. NC 136 now follows the old NC 3 route.[2]
[edit] Major intersections
| County | Location | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Cabarrus | Concord | NC 73 (Corban Avenue) – Huntersville, Albemarle |
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 I-85 / US 601 (Exit 60) – Charlotte, Salisbury |
Access to I-85 via Copperfield Boulevard | |||
| Kannapolis |  US 29 (Cannon Boulevard) – Concord, Salisbury |
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 US 29 Alt. (Main Street) |
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| Iredell | Mooresville | NC 152 (Main Street) – China Grove |
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c NCRoads Annex - NC 3
- ^ a b "SESSION LAW 2002-170 HOUSE BILL 1516". General Assembly of North Carolina. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/PDF/2001-2002/SL2002-170.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
