North Carolina Highway 279 (NC 279) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It connects the cities of Cherryville, Dallas, and Gastonia.
 North Carolina Highway 279 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 28.6 mi[1] (46.0 km) | |||
| Existed | 1979–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  NC 150 in Cherryville | |||
 US 321 in Dallas I-85 in Gastonia  US 29 / US 74 in Gastonia | ||||
| East end | Pole Branch Road at the South Carolina state line near Lake Wylie, SC | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Gaston | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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History
editEstablished in January 1979 as a renumbering of NC 277, it originally traversed from Cherryville to NC 275, in Dallas. In November 1979, NC 279 was extended southeast to the South Carolina state line; overlapping with NC 150 through Dallas and upgrading secondary roads Lower Dallas Highway (SR 2264) and New Hope Road (SR 2302). At some unknown date, NC 279's western terminus was redirected from the intersection of Church and Mountain streets to Church Street and Rudsil Avenue, in Cherryville.[2][3]
North Carolina Highway 277
edit North Carolina Highway 277 | |
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| Location | Cherryville-Dallas, NC |
| Length | 12.5 mi[4] (20.1 km) |
| Existed | 1931–1979 |
North Carolina Highway 277 (NC 277) was established in 1931 as a new primary routing; it connected U.S. Route 74 (US 74)/NC 20, in Gastonia to NC 150 in Cherryville. In 1936, its southern terminus was truncated at NC 275 in Dallas. In 1938, its western terminus was moved through downtown Cherryville to NC 274; it is unknown when it was overlapped with NC 274 to end at Church and Mountain streets. Between 1954 and 1957, the alignment along the route was straightened, creating several small loop roads along the route, several of which say "Old NC 277". In 1979, NC 277 was renumbered to NC 279, to accommodate for Interstate 277.[2]
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Gaston County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Cherryville | 0.0 | 0.0 | NC 150 (Church Street) | ||
| | 2.9 | 4.7 | Saint Marks Church Road – Crouse | Interchange | |
| Dallas | 11.3 | 18.2 |   NC 275 west (Dallas-Bessemer City Highway) – Bessemer City | West end of NC 275 overlap | |
| 11.9 | 19.2 |   US 321 Bus. north (Dallas-High Shoals Highway) | West end of US 321 Business overlap | ||
| 12.0 | 19.3 |  US 321 / US 321 Bus. ends – Gastonia, Hickory | Interchange; east end of US 321 Business overlap | ||
| 513.1 | 825.8 |  NC 275 east (Dallas-Stanley Highway) – Stanley, Mount Holly | East end of NC 275 overlap | ||
| Gastonia | 16.3 | 26.2 |  NC 7 (Ozark Avenue) | ||
| 17.1 | 27.5 | I-85 – Spartanburg, Charlotte | Exit 20 (I-85) | ||
| 17.6 | 28.3 |  US 29 / US 74 (Franklin Boulevard) – Belmont, Gastonia Municipal Airport | |||
| | 27.6 | 44.4 |  NC 273 north (Armstrong Road) – Belmont | Southern terminus of NC 273 | |
| | 28.6 | 46.0 | Pole Branch Road – Lake Wylie | South Carolina state line | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "North Carolina Highway 279" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "NC Route Change (1979-01-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 1, 1979. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- ^ "NC Route Change (1979-11-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. November 1, 1979. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- ^ "North Carolina Highway 277" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
External links
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Media related to North Carolina Highway 279 at Wikimedia Commons- NCRoads.com: N.C. 277
- NCRoads.com: N.C. 279
