North Carolina Highway 90
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 71.5 mi[1] (115.1 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1921 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: | Edgemont Road (SR 1420) in Edgemont | |||
   US 321 / US 64 / NC 18 in Lenoir I-40 in Statesville |
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| East end: |  US 21 / US 64 in Statesville |
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| Counties: | Caldwell, Alexander, Iredell | |||
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→North Carolina Highway 90 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. It is one of the few highways in the state with an unpaved portion.
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[edit] Route description
The western terminus is in Edgemont (in Caldwell County) at an intersection with Edgemont Rd. (SR 1420), Roseboro Rd. (Pisgah National Forest FR 981) and Edgemont Church Pl. (SR 1358). The first 8 miles (13 km) of the highway are quite curvy and unpaved.[2] Sixty-six miles after its inception, NC 90 ends at US 21/64 in Statesville. Major towns that the highway serves are Lenoir and Taylorsville, North Carolina.[3]
[edit] History
Established in 1921 as an original state highway, it started at NC 50 (Person Street), in Raleigh, going east to Columbia. In 1927, NC 90 was extended west from Raleigh to Lenoir at NC 18. In 1929, NC 90 extended east from Columbia to Fort Landing.
In 1932, US 64 was established and was overlapped on NC 90 from just west of Statesville to Fort Landing. In late 1934, NC 90 was removed from all overlap with US 64 east of Statesville; at same time, NC 90 was extended west from Lenoir to US 221 near Linville, replacing NC 171.
Sometime between 1939-44, NC 90 was extended east back in Statesville to its current east terminus, replacing some of US 64 through the downtown area. At some point in the 1960s, NC 90 was truncated to its current west terminus in Edgemont, its former route to Linville moved under Pisgah National Forest management.[4][5]
In 2008, NC 90 was removed from downtown Lenoir, creating a overlap with US 321.[6]
[edit] Junction list
| County | Location | Mile[1] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Caldwell | Edgemont | 0 | Edgemont Road/National Forest Road | NC 90 begins |
| Collettsville | 18 | Adako Road | ||
| Lenoir | 27.5 | US 321 north (Blowing Rock Boulevard) – Blowing Rock, Boone |
North end of US 321 overlap | |
| 30 | US 321 south (Hickory Boulevard) / US 64 west / NC 18 south (Harper Avenue) – Hickory, Morganton |
South end of US 321 and NC 18 overlap, west end of US 64 overlap | ||
| 31 | NC 18 north (Wilkesboro Boulevard) – Moravian Falls, Wilkesboro |
North end of NC 18 overlap | ||
| Alexander | Ellendale | 46 |  NC 127 south – Hickory |
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| Taylorsville | 49 | US 64 east – Statesville |
East end of US 64 overlap | |
| 50 |  NC 16 – Moravian Falls, Wilkesboro, Conover |
Brief .5 miles (0.80 km) concurrency | ||
| Iredell | Statesville | 67.5 | US 64 west – Taylorsville, Lenoir |
West end of US 64 overlap |
| 68 | I-40 – Hickory, Winston-Salem |
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| 69.5 |  US 70 (Hickory Highway/Garner Bagnal Boulevard) – Hickory |
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| 70 | US 64 east (Front Street) |
East end of US 64 overlap | ||
| 71.3 |  NC 115 (Center Street) – North Wilkesboro |
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| 71.5 | US 21 / US 64 (Davie Avenue) – Harmony, Mocksville |
NC 90 ends | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus • Closed/former • Incomplete access • Unopened |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: North Carolina Highway 90 |
- ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – NC 90 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=N+Carolina+90+E%2FEdgemont+Rd&daddr=36.0168101,-81.6897003+to:35.9175,-81.15169+to:35.8457217,-81.0158722+to:35.7846,-80.92233+to:35.783421,-80.897632+to:E+Water+St&hl=en&ll=35.905737,-81.264496&spn=0.92657,1.783905&sll=35.785861,-80.887098&sspn=0.00725,0.013937&geocode=FTRZJQIdYjcg-w%3BFaqSJQIdnIMh-ynfoDMY1edQiDHGyqQ--Vudpg%3BFbwOJAIdNrkp-ymdRsOHEkBRiDF-MNHvhENR1g%3BFVn2IgIdwMsr-ym_lBnzZENRiDGmA4IO3nPVdQ%3BFZgHIgIdJjkt-ynh-VskSlpRiDEwoVepdKjWyA%3BFf0CIgIdoJkt-ynfCia8gFlRiDF_7Ci1DRP1KA%3BFbUSIgIdqsst-w&mra=dme&mrsp=6&sz=17&via=1,2,3,4,5&z=10. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- ^ North Carolina Department of Transportation Information Technology - IMG Unit (PDF). Caldwell County, North Carolina (Map) (2000 (Rev. 07/13/2007) ed.). http://dotw-xfer01.dot.state.nc.us/gisdot/DOTCountyMaps/PDFs/caldw_plt01GIS-Tif800.pdf. Retrieved 09/06/2007.
- ^ NCDOT Communications Office and Geographic Information Services Unit. 2007 North Carolina State Transportation Map (Map) (2007 ed.). http://www.ncdot.org/it/gis/DataDistribution/StateTravelMap/.
- ^ "NC State Hwy 90 Ends". http://www.state-ends.com/ncends/state/90.html. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- ^ "NC 90: Lost in Caldwell County". http://www.gribblenation.com/ncpics/nc90/. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- ^ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 90". http://www.members.cox.net/ncroads/nc090.html. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
