North Carolina Highway 119
 North Carolina Highway 119 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 NC 119 in red, former NC 119 alignment through Mebane in grey | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 42.2 mi[1] (67.9 km) | |||
| Existed | ca. 1940–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  NC 54 in Swepsonville | |||
| North end |  SR 119 at the Virginia state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Alamance, Caswell | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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North Carolina Highway 119 (NC 119) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
Route description
[edit]It runs from NC 54 in Swepsonville north via Mebane, Hightowers, and Semora to the Virginia state line, where it continues as State Route 119.
History
[edit]Established in 1940, NC 119 was a renumbering of NC 103 between NC 54 and NC 49, in Alamance County. In 1954, NC 119 was extended north, on new primary routing, to the Virginia border.[2][3] In 1964, Virginia reciprocated by establishing SR 119 from the state line north to US 58/US 360.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has long planned to reroute the highway, currently running through central Mebane, to a new alignment further west. However, in 1998 and 1999, civil rights complaints were filed by the West End Revitalization Association and other local residents against the Department of Transportation and city government over concerns about disproportionate impacts on predominantly African-American communities along the proposed route and longstanding dissatisfaction with access to municipal services.[4] Although a four-year moratorium on the project was established in 1999, the Federal Highway Administration eventually granted approval in December 2009.[5]
A project that started in 1990 relocated NC 119 west of Mebane, creating a new 4 to 6-lane divided highway from I-40/I-85 to Mrs. White Lane (SR 1918). The project was broken into two parts, with a combined estimate of $101.9 million; property acquisitions were expected after 2014.[6] The relocated alignment opened to traffic on May 27, 2022.[7]
Junction list
[edit]| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance | Swepsonville | 0.0 | 0.0 | NC 54 – Graham, Alamance | Southern terminus |
| Mebane | 4.0 | 6.4 |     I-40 east / I-85 north – Durham  I-40 west (Wan Wan Highway) / I-85 south – Burlington | Diverging diamond interchange; exit 153 on I-85 | |
| | 6.7 | 10.8 |  US 70 – Hillsborough, Haw River | Quadrant interchange with connector road (James Walker Road) | |
| Pleasant Grove | 13.2 | 21.2 |  NC 49 – Haw River, Roxboro | ||
| Caswell | Hightowers | 24.7 | 39.8 |  NC 86 – Prospect Hill, Yanceyville | |
| Leasburg | 30.4 | 48.9 |  US 158 – Yanceyville, Roxboro | ||
| Semora | 39.1 | 62.9 |  NC 57 – Milton, Roxboro | ||
| Milton | 42.2 | 67.9 |     SR 119 north (Calvary Road) to US 58 / US 360 (Philpott Road) – Danville, South Boston | Virginia state line; northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
[edit]- North Carolina Bicycle Route 4 - Concurrent with NC 119 from Stephentown Road to Osmond Road near Hyco Lake
References
[edit]- ^ "North Carolina Highway 119" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- ^ North Carolina Primary Highway System (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. 1953. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ North Carolina Official Highway Map (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. Raleigh: North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. 1954. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Timeline". West End Revitalization Association.
- ^ "Record of Decision" (PDF). NC 119 Relocation I-85/40 to South of SR 1918 (Mrs. White Lane) Mebane, Alamance County. Federal Highway Administration.
- ^ "NCDOT: NC 119 Relocation Project". Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- ^ "Long-awaited NC 119 bypass to open Friday at noon". The Alamance News. May 26, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.