North Carolina Highway 343

North Carolina Highway 343
North Carolina Highway 343
Route information
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length	25.5 mi (41.0 km)
Existed	1930–present
Major junctions
South end	Wharf Road in Old Trap
	US 158 in Camden
North end	US 17 in South Mills
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Camden
Highway system
	North Carolina Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

North Carolina Highway 343 (NC 343) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves to connect the county seat of Camden with both the north and south ends of Camden County.

Route description

NC 343 begins at the intersection of Wharf Road (SR 1104) and Texas Road (SR 1100) in Old Trap. Going in an northwesterly direction and parallel to Pasquotank River to its west, it goes through the communities of Alder Branch, Shiloh and Taylors Beach. Passing through Camden, it links with U.S. Route 158 (US 158). Continuing northwesterly, it continues through the communities of Spences Corner, Lambs Corner, Burnt Mills and finally South Mills, where it joins US 17 Business (US 17 Bus.). Routed alongside the Dismal Swamp Canal, it ends at US 17 just north of South Mills.^[1]

The northern section, between Camden and South Mills, is frequently used in the summer months as an alternative route to and from the Outer Banks, from travelers from the Hampton Roads metro area of Virginia.^{[citation needed]}

History

Junction list

The entire route is in Camden County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Old Trap	0.0	0.0	Wharf Road / Texas Road
Camden	11.6	18.7	US 158 – Nags Head, Manteo, Elizabeth City
South Mills	23.9	38.5	US 17 Bus. – Elizabeth City	South end of US 17 Bus. overlap
	25.5	41.0	US 17 – Elizabeth City, Portsmouth	North end of US 17 Bus. overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi