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| route = 400
| route = 400
| length_mi = 0.8
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| direction_a = West
| direction_a = West
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| direction_b = East
| terminus_a = [[Image:Business plate.svg|20px]]<BR>[[Image:US 64.svg|20px]] [[US 64]] Business in [[Manteo, NC]]
| terminus_a = {{jct|state=NC|US|64|US|264}} in [[Manteo, North Carolina|Manteo]]
| terminus_b = [[Roanoke Island Festival Park]] in [[Manteo, NC]]
| terminus_b = [[Roanoke Island Festival Park]] in Manteo
| counties = [[Dare County, NC|Dare]]
| counties = [[Dare County, NC|Dare]]
| established =
| established = 1985<ref>[http://members.cox.net/ncroads/nc350400.html NCRoads.com: N.C. 350 to 400<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|previous_type=NC
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|previous_route=381
| previous_route=381
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'''NC 400''' is the shortest primary [[List of numbered routes in North Carolina|North Carolina State Highway]]. It is 0.8 miles (1.3&nbsp;km) long<ref>NCDOT: "North Carolina State Transportation Map", 2007 edition.</ref> 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]] Business Route 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.
'''NC&nbsp;400''' is the shortest primary [[List of numbered routes in North Carolina|state highway]] in [[North Carolina]]. It is {{convert|0.8|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]] Business Route 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. The number 400 was assigned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of the [[Roanoke Colony]] in 1585.


== Route description ==
The number 400 was assigned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of the [[Roanoke Colony]] in 1585.
NC&nbsp;400 begins at an intersection with [[U.S. Route 64 in North Carolina|U.S. Route&nbsp;64]] and [[U.S. Route 264]] 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 a tributary of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] 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>


== Major intersections ==
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==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.state-ends.com/ncends/state/400.html State Ends - NC 400]
*[http://members.cox.net/ncroads/nc350400.html NC Roads Annex - NC 400]


== External links ==
*{{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}}</ref>
[[Category:State highways in North Carolina|400]]
[[Category:State highways in North Carolina|400]]
[[Category:Dare County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Dare County, North Carolina]]


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Revision as of 21:35, 1 July 2010

North Carolina Highway 400 marker

North Carolina Highway 400

Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length0.8 mi[1] (1,300 m)
Major junctions
West end US 64 / US 264 in Manteo
East endRoanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesDare
Highway system
← NC 381→ US 401

NC 400 is the shortest primary state highway in North Carolina. It is 0.8 miles (1.3 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 Business Route 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. The number 400 was assigned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Roanoke Colony in 1585.

Route description

NC 400 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 64 and U.S. Route 264 in the community of Manteo, North Carolina. 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 a tributary of the Atlantic Ocean 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.[2]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Manteo, Dare County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 US 64 / US 264
0.81.3Roanoke Island Festival Park
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b North Carolina State Transportation Map (Map) (2009-10 ed.). North Carolina Department of Transportation. 2009.
  2. ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Overview map of North Carolina Highway 400" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
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