North Carolina Highway 308
 North Carolina Highway 308 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 52.9 mi[1] (85.1 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 258 / NC 561 near Rich Square | |||
| East end |  NC 32 in Pleasant Grove | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Northampton, Bertie, Washington | |||
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North Carolina Highway 308 (NC 308) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves mainly to connect the city of Windsor to communities and towns in eastern Bertie County.
Route description
[edit]NC 308 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses 52.9 miles (85.1 km) from US 258 and NC 561 near Rich Square to NC 32 in Pleasant Grove. The highway provides a direct link for Roxobel, Kelford, and Lewiston Woodville to Windsor, the county seat of Bertie County. Continuing east, it crosses the Roanoke River, forms a concurrency with NC 45 and North Carolina Bicycle Route 3,[2] then connects the communities of Westover and Mackeys, before ending at NC 32 in Pleasant Grove.
Scenic byways
[edit]Edenton-Windsor Loop is an 87-mile (140 km) is a double loop byway connecting the cities of Edenton and Windsor. NC 308 covers 24.8 miles (39.9 km) of the loop from Windsor to Pleasant Grove. The byway is noted for historical homes in Edenton, the Sans Souci Ferry, the scenic river and coastal views, and history.[3]
History
[edit]Established in 1933 as a new primary routing, it went from US 258/NC 12 near Rich Square to NC 30 (today's US 13 Business) at Granville Street in Windsor. In 1975, NC 308 was extended east to NC 45. Between 1980 and 1982, NC 308 was extended again to its current eastern terminus in Pleasant Grove.[4]
Junction list
[edit]| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Northampton | | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 258 / NC 561 – Rich Square, Scotland Neck | |
| Bertie | Lewiston Woodville | 12.4 | 20.0 |   NC 11 / NC 42 – Oak City, Aulander, Ahoskie | |
| Windsor | 27.3 | 43.9 |   US 13 / US 17 – Williamston, Ahoskie, Edenton | ||
| 28.1 | 45.2 |   US 13 Bus. south (Granville Street) | South end of US 13 Bus. overlap | ||
| 28.4 | 45.7 |  US 13 Bus. north (King Street) | North end of US 13 Bus. overlap | ||
| 28.8 | 46.3 | US 17 Bus. south (Water Street) – Williamston | South end of US 17 Bus. overlap | ||
| 30.0 | 48.3 | US 17 Bus. north (King Street) – Edenton | North end of US 17 Bus. overlap | ||
| | 41.8 | 67.3 |  NC 45 north – Colerain | North end of NC 45 overlap | |
| Washington | | 45.7 | 73.5 | NC 45 south – Plymouth | South end of NC 45 overlap |
| Pleasant Grove | 52.9 | 85.1 | NC 32 – Roper, Edenton | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Special routes
[edit]Windsor truck route
[edit] North Carolina Highway 308 Truck | |
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| Location | Windsor, North Carolina |
| Length | 2.5 mi[5] (4.0 km) |
North Carolina Highway 308 Truck (NC 308 Truck) is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) route that bypasses southeast of downtown Windsor. It overlaps at first with US 13 and US 17, then with US 17 Business.
The entire route is in Windsor, Bertie County.
| mi[5] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | 0.0 |  US 13 north / US 17 north / NC 308 – Ahoskie | North end of US 13/US 17 overlap | ||
| 1.5 | 2.4 | US 13 south / US 17 south / US 13 Bus. / US 17 Bus. – Williamston | South end of both US 13/US 17 and US 13/US 17 business overlap | ||
| 1.7 | 2.7 | US 13 Bus. north (Granville Street) | North end of US 13 Bus. overlap | ||
| 2.5 | 4.0 | US 17 Bus. north / NC 308 (King Street) | North end of US 17 Bus. overlap | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "North Carolina Highway 308" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ "NC 3 - Ports of Call". North Carolina Bike Routes Beta. Walk Bike North Carolina Bicycle Routes. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ "NCDOT: Scenic Byways". Archived from the original on January 25, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 308". Retrieved January 24, 2013.[self-published source]
- ^ a b "NC 308 Truck - Windsor, NC" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
External links
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Media related to North Carolina Highway 308 at Wikimedia Commons
