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{{Short description|State highway in Dare County, North Carolina, US}}
{{Notability|Geography|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox road
{{Infobox road
|state=NC
|state=NC
|type=NC
|type=NC
| route = 400
|route=400
|map=NC 400 map.svg
| length_mi = 0.93
|length_mi=0.63
| length_round= 2
|length_round=2
| length_ref=<ref name="ncdotmap">{{cite map|title=North Carolina State Transportation Map|edition=2009-10|date=2009|publisher=North Carolina Department of Transportation}}</ref>
|length_ref=<ref name=eastbound>{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Church+St&daddr=NC-381+N&hl=en&ll=34.821977,-79.633026&spn=0.23703,0.445976&sll=34.877415,-79.673996&sspn=0.000921,0.001742&geocode=FWxJEgIdqjdB-w%3BFb8wFAIdMkRA-w&t=p&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=20&z=12|title=North Carolina Highway 400 (EB)|accessdate=June 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=westbound>{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Festival+Park&daddr=Ananias+Dare+St&hl=en&sll=35.906676,-75.673099&sspn=0.029963,0.055747&geocode=FSz2IwIdpWd9-w%3BFajsIwId8UZ9-w&t=p&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=15&z=15|title=North Carolina Highway 400 (WB)|accessdate=June 24, 2014}}</ref>
| direction_a = West
|direction_a=West
| direction_b = East
|direction_b=East
| terminus_a = {{jct|state=NC|US|64}} in [[Manteo, North Carolina|Manteo]]
|terminus_a={{jct|state=NC|US|64}} in [[Manteo, North Carolina|Manteo]]
| terminus_b = [[Roanoke Island Festival Park]] in Manteo
|terminus_b=[[Roanoke Island Festival Park]] in Manteo
| counties = [[Dare County, NC|Dare]]
|counties=[[Dare County, North Carolina|Dare]]
| established =
|established=1985
| previous_type=NC
|previous_type=NC
| previous_route=381
|previous_route=381
| next_type = US
|next_type=US
| next_route = 401
|next_route=401
}}
}}


'''NC&nbsp;400''' is the shortest primary [[List of numbered routes in North Carolina|state highway]] in [[North Carolina]]. It is {{convert|0.93|mi|km}} long and is entirely within the town of [[Manteo, North Carolina]] on [[Roanoke Island]]. The route traverses from its western terminus at [[U.S. Highway 64|U.S. Route&nbsp;64]] to the [[Elizabeth II vessel]] (State Historic Site) docked on Ice Plant Island, located in Shallowbag Bay. Unlike other state routes, all of the NC 400 markers have brown recreational backgrounds. The route is split among two one-way streets: eastbound and westbound.
'''North Carolina Highway&nbsp;400''' ('''NC&nbsp;400''') is the shortest primary [[List of numbered routes in North Carolina|state highway]] in the U.S. state of [[North Carolina]]. It is {{convert|0.63|mi|km}} long and is entirely in [[Dare County, North Carolina|Dare County]] and the town of [[Manteo, North Carolina|Manteo]] on [[Roanoke Island]]. The route traverses from its western terminus at [[U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;64]] to the [[Elizabeth II vessel]] (State Historic Site) docked on Ice Plant Island, located in Shallowbag Bay. Unlike other state routes, all of the NC&nbsp;400 markers have brown recreational backgrounds. The route is split among two one-way streets: eastbound and westbound.


== Route description ==
== Route description ==
NC&nbsp;400 begins at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina|U.S. Route&nbsp;64]] in the community of [[Manteo, North Carolina]]. The route begins as a pair of one-way street, with NC&nbsp;400 heading eastbound along Fernando Street and westbound along Ananias Dare Street. The eastbound direction heads through a residential portion of Manteo, running along Fernando Street, turning northward at an intersection with Queen Elizabeth Street, where it heads to Ananias Dare Street, meeting with the westbound alignment of NC-400. There, the now two-way street heads eastward as Festival Park, crossing Dough's Creek and entering the Roanoke Waterfront, where the [[Elizabeth II vessel|Elizabeth II]], a ship declared historic by the state of North Carolina, is docked. This also serves as the eastern terminus of NC&nbsp;400.<ref name="bing">{{Bing maps|title=Overview map of North Carolina Highway 400|accessdate=July 1, 2010|url=http://www.bing.com/maps/#JmNwPTM1LjkwODUwOTM4MTExNTQ0fi03NS42Njk4MjE1NzUyODQmbHZsPTE2JnN0eT1yJnJ0cD1wb3MuMzUuOTA1NDA3MDU3MjU0MzRfLTc1LjY3Mzk1MDE2NTUxMDE4XzEwMCUyME4lMjBIaWdod2F5JTIwNjQlMjAyNjQlMkMlMjBNYW50ZW8lMkMlMjBOQyUyMDI3OTU0X19fYV9+cG9zLjM1LjkxMTcxNTg5ODM3NTM1Xy03NS42NjUwMTMwNDUwNzI1Nl9fX19hXyZtb2RlPUQmcnRvcD0wfjB+MH4=}}</ref>
NC&nbsp;400 begins at an intersection with US&nbsp;64 in the town of Manteo. The route begins as a pair of one-way street, with NC&nbsp;400 heading eastbound along Fernando Street and westbound along Ananias Dare Street. The eastbound direction heads through a residential portion of Manteo, running along Fernando Street, turning northward at an intersection with Queen Elizabeth Street, where it heads to Ananias Dare Street, meeting with the westbound alignment of NC&nbsp;400. There, the now two-way street heads eastward as Festival Park, crossing Dough's Creek and entering the Roanoke Waterfront, where the Elizabeth II, a ship declared historic by the state of North Carolina, is docked. This also serves as the eastern terminus of NC&nbsp;400.<ref name="bing">{{Bing maps|title=Overview map of North Carolina Highway 400|accessdate=July 1, 2010|url=http://www.bing.com/maps/#JmNwPTM1LjkwODUwOTM4MTExNTQ0fi03NS42Njk4MjE1NzUyODQmbHZsPTE2JnN0eT1yJnJ0cD1wb3MuMzUuOTA1NDA3MDU3MjU0MzRfLTc1LjY3Mzk1MDE2NTUxMDE4XzEwMCUyME4lMjBIaWdod2F5JTIwNjQlMjAyNjQlMkMlMjBNYW50ZW8lMkMlMjBOQyUyMDI3OTU0X19fYV9+cG9zLjM1LjkxMTcxNTg5ODM3NTM1Xy03NS42NjUwMTMwNDUwNzI1Nl9fX19hXyZtb2RlPUQmcnRvcD0wfjB+MH4=}}</ref>

==History==
{{Empty section|date=June 2014}}


== Major intersections ==
== Major intersections ==
{{Jcttop|length_ref=<ref name="ncdotmap"/>|state=NC|county=Dare|location=Manteo}}
{{Jcttop|length_ref=<ref name=eastbound/>|state=NC|county=Dare|location=Manteo}}
{{Jctint
{{NCint
|mile=0.00
|mile=0.00
|road=[[U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina|Highway 64]]<!--No shields here, this is how it is signed-->
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|64}}
|notes=Western terminus; WB lane continues as Ananias Dare Street; Fernando Street feeds into EB lane
}}
}}
{{Jctint
{{NCint
|mile=0.63
|state=NC
|mile=0.93
|road=[[Roanoke Island Festival Park]]
|road=[[Roanoke Island Festival Park]]
|notes=Eastern terminus; road continues into the park
}}
}}
{{Jctbtm}}
{{Jctbtm}}
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.state-ends.com/ncends/state/400.html|title=NC State Highway 400 Ends|author=Prince, Adam|page=400|publisher=State-Ends.com|accessdate=July 1, 2010}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.state-ends.com/ncends/state/400.html|title=NC State Highway 400 Ends|author=Prince, Adam|page=400|publisher=State-Ends.com|accessdate=July 1, 2010}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.aaroads.com/guide.php?page=obxnc|title=Outer Banks Roads|author=Nitzman, Alex|publisher=AARoads|accessdate=July 1, 2010}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.aaroads.com/guide.php?page=obxnc|title=Outer Banks Roads|author=Nitzman, Alex|publisher=AARoads|accessdate=July 1, 2010}}

{{Outer Banks}}


[[Category:State highways in North Carolina|400]]
[[Category:State highways in North Carolina|400]]
[[Category:Transportation in Dare County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Transportation in Dare County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Roanoke Island]]

Latest revision as of 23:49, 4 September 2023

North Carolina Highway 400 marker

North Carolina Highway 400

Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length0.63 mi[1][2] (1,010 m)
Existed1985–present
Major junctions
West end US 64 in Manteo
East endRoanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesDare
Highway system
NC 381 US 401

North Carolina Highway 400 (NC 400) is the shortest primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is 0.63 miles (1.01 km) long and is entirely in Dare County and the town of Manteo on Roanoke Island. The route traverses from its western terminus at US 64 to the Elizabeth II vessel (State Historic Site) docked on Ice Plant Island, located in Shallowbag Bay. Unlike other state routes, all of the NC 400 markers have brown recreational backgrounds. The route is split among two one-way streets: eastbound and westbound.

Route description

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NC 400 begins at an intersection with US 64 in the town of Manteo. The route begins as a pair of one-way street, with NC 400 heading eastbound along Fernando Street and westbound along Ananias Dare Street. The eastbound direction heads through a residential portion of Manteo, running along Fernando Street, turning northward at an intersection with Queen Elizabeth Street, where it heads to Ananias Dare Street, meeting with the westbound alignment of NC 400. There, the now two-way street heads eastward as Festival Park, crossing Dough's Creek and entering the Roanoke Waterfront, where the Elizabeth II, a ship declared historic by the state of North Carolina, is docked. This also serves as the eastern terminus of NC 400.[3]

History

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Major intersections

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The entire route is in Manteo, Dare County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.000.00Highway 64Western terminus; WB lane continues as Ananias Dare Street; Fernando Street feeds into EB lane
0.631.01Roanoke Island Festival ParkEastern terminus; road continues into the park
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. ^ a b Google (June 24, 2014). "North Carolina Highway 400 (EB)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Google (June 24, 2014). "North Carolina Highway 400 (WB)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  3. ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Overview map of North Carolina Highway 400" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
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