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North Carolina Highway 62

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North Carolina Highway 62 marker
North Carolina Highway 62
Route of NC 62 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length84.4 mi[1] (135.8 km)
Existedearly 1920s–present
Major junctions
South end NC 109 in Thomasville
Major intersections I-85 in Archdale

I-73 / US 220 in Pleasant Garden
US 421 in Julian

I-40 / I-85 in Burlington
US 70 in Burlington
US 158 in Yanceyville
North end SR 62 at the Virginia line in Milton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesDavidson, Randolph, Guilford, Alamance, Caswell
Highway system
NC 61 NC 63

North Carolina Highway 62 (NC 62) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Primarily in the Piedmont Triad, it runs from NC 109 in Thomasville northeast to the Virginia state line in Milton.

Route description

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NC 62's southern terminus

NC 62 begins in Thomasville at the intersection of Randolph Street (NC 109) and Julian Avenue; it is 0.4 miles (0.64 km) from I-85 and shadows the Interstate from Thomasville to Archdale. East of Archdale, it overlaps with NC Bike Route 2 through the communities of Climax and Julian. Before the town of Alamance, the highway goes right through the middle of the Alamance Battleground (the area will be marked with several colored flags and monuments). After crossing I-40/I-85, NC 62 does a zig-zag through downtown Burlington. Continuing north of town, it goes through the communities and towns of Pleasant Grove, Jericho, and Yanceyville, before reaching the town of Milton. After crossing the Dan River, it enters the Commonwealth of Virginia; where it continues for 4 miles (6.4 km) before ending on US 58/US 360, east of Danville, Virginia.

History

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NC 62 was an original state highway; starting from Asheboro (then NC 70, currently US 221 Business), going northeast through Liberty and Graham, and ending in Yanceyville (then NC 14, currently Main Street). In 1928, the route was extended from Asheboro to New London, and again in 1930 from Yanceyville to Milton. In 1933, the route was moved north of New London and extended to Mount Pleasant.[2]

In 1940, NC 62 was realigned to a new routing south of Pleasant Grove to its now current routing through Burlington and Archdale, ending in Thomasville at NC 109. The former route to Mount Pleasant is now part of NC 49.[2]

In 1947, NC 62 was extended into Virginia, which also created VA 62. The last change to the route was between 1954–57, between the community of Fitch to Yanceyville, moving to a new road east; leaving behind Oak View Loop Road and Badgett Sisters Parkway.[2]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
DavidsonThomasville0.00.0 NC 109 (Randolph Street) / Julian Avenue – Denton
Randolph
No major junctions
GuilfordArchdale8.714.0
NC 610 west (Fairfield Road)
Eastern terminus of NC 610
9.2–
9.4
14.8–
15.1

I-85 to I-74 – Greensboro, Charlotte
Exit 113 (I-85)
Pleasant Garden15.7–
15.9
25.3–
25.6
I-73 / US 220 – Greensboro, AsheboroExit 89 (I-73)
Climax22.436.0
NC 22 south – Franklinville
Northern terminus of NC 22
Julian24.2–
24.4
38.9–
39.3
US 421 – Greensboro, Siler CityInterchange
33.453.8
NC 61 north – Whitsett
Southern terminus of NC 61
AlamanceBurlington41.4–
41.5
66.6–
66.8
I-40 / I-85 – Greensboro, Durham, RaleighExit 143 (I-40/I-85)
42.768.7
US 70 west (South Church Street)
Southern end of US 70 concurrency
42.868.9
NC 54 east (Chapel Hill Road)
Western terminus of NC 54; access to and from US 70 eastbound / NC 62 northbound
44.471.5 NC 87 / NC 100 (Webb Avenue)
44.8–
44.9
72.1–
72.3

US 70 east (North Church Street / North Fisher Street) / Holt Avenue
Northern end of US 70 concurrency (US 70 is a one-way pair)
Pleasant Grove54.888.2 NC 49 – Haw River, Roxboro
CaswellYanceyville72.0115.9

US 158 west / NC 86 north – Danville
Southern end of US 158 / NC 86 concurrency
72.2116.2

US 158 east / NC 86 south – Hillsborough
Northern end of US 158 / NC 86 concurrency
Milton84.0135.2
NC 57 south (Broad Street) – Roxboro
Northern terminus of NC 57
84.4135.8
SR 62 north – Danville
Virginia state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

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Historically there was one 3-mile-long (4.8 km) alternate route in New London, from 1935-1940; it was labeled as NC 62A. It was soon renumbered as NC 49A when NC 49 replaced NC 62 in the area.[3] Later, in 1947, it would renumber again to NC 6, then finally in 1953 as an extension and terminus of NC 8.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "North Carolina Highway 62" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "NCRoads.com: N.C. 62". Retrieved 2011-01-03.[self-published source]
  3. ^ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 62-A". Retrieved 2011-01-02.[self-published source]
  4. ^ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 6". Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2011-01-02.[self-published source]
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