North Carolina Highway 66
North Carolina Highway 66 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 47.4 mi[1] (76.3 km) | |||
| Existed | 1934–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | High Point Rd / Horneytown Rd in Horneytown | |||
  I-74 / US 311 near Horneytown I-40 near Kernersville   I-40 BL / US 421 / NC 150 in Kernersville US 158 near Walkertown US 311 in Walkertown | ||||
| North end |  NC 89 in Johnstown | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Forsyth, Stokes | |||
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North Carolina Highway 66 (NC 66) is a 47.4-mile (76.3 km) North Carolina state highway that traverses from Horneytown to Johnstown, connecting the towns and communities of eastern Forsyth and Stokes counties.
Route description
NC 66 begins at the intersection of High Point Road and Horneytown Road in Horneytown, North Carolina. From there NC 66 continues north to meet up with US 311 and Interstate 74. NC 66 continues north and meets up with Interstate 40 at exit 203. After NC 66 crosses over US 421 and Interstate 40 Business it runs a concurrency with NC 150. Shortly after NC 150 heads to the east. NC 66 continues northwest towards Rural Hall. Once NC 66 reached Rural Hall it runs parallel to US 52 until King. South of King NC 66 heads north towards Gap. NC 66 then runs through the mountains of curvy roads until reaching its northern terminus at NC 89. [2]
History
The first NC 66 was a original state highway. It began at NC 60 and NC 65 the current intersection of 4th Street and Cherry Street. NC 66 then headed north along todays University Parkway to Stanleyville. From Stanleyville NC 66 continued up to Pilot Mountain. In 1921 NC 66 was extended to NC 89 in Westfield. In 1922 NC 66 was rerouted to Mount Airy. Then NC 66 went north to the Virginia state line. In 1923 NC 66 was rerouted to go from Mount Airy to VA 15 at the state line. In 1925 NC 66 was rerouted to follow Patterson Avenue into Winston-Salem. From there NC 66 replaced NC 64 to Lexington. In 1926 US 121 was assigned the entire routing of NC 66. In 1934 US 52 replaced both US 121 and NC 66 in entirety. The current NC 66 was born in late 1934 as a renumbering of NC 661. It went from US 52 (old NC 66) in Rural Hall to NC 89 to the north. In 1936 NC 66 was routed along US 52 to Stanleyville. Then NC 66 was extended to US 421 (current Old Greensboro Road)along new routing. Between 1947 and 1949 NC 66 was routed south of Walkertown. In 1955 NC 66 was extended along US 421 to Kernersville and then as upgrading routing to US 311 to the south.
North Carolina Highway 64
North Carolina Highway 64 had two routings between 1920 and 1934. The second actually overlapped with US 64.
First North Carolina Highway 64
North Carolina Highway 64 | |
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| Location | Winston-Salem to Lexington |
| Existed | ?–1925 |
North Carolina Highway 64 was an original state highway running from Winston-Salem south to Lexington. In 1925 NC 64 was rerouted as NC 66.
Second North Carolina Highway 64
North Carolina Highway 64 | |
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| Location | South of Greensboro to west of Carthage |
| Existed | 1932–1934 |
The second North Carolina Highway 64 began in 1932 as mostly new primary routing but part of the route was a renumbering of NC 902. NC 64 extended from US 421 south of Greensboro to NC 27 west of Carthage. North Carolina Highway 64 had a overlap with US 64 between Franklinville and Ramseur. In 1934 NC 64 was renumbered as NC 22 ending the last NC 64. [3]
North Carolina Highway 661
North Carolina Highway 661 | |
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| Location | Stokes County, North Carolina |
| Existed | ?–1935 |
North Carolina Highway 661 was an original state highway running from its parent route, NC 66 to NC 89 in Moores Spring. In 1923 NC 661 was extended along NC 89 to Francisco. Then NC 661 replaced NC 893 to the Virginia State Line. In 1924 NC 661 was rerouted west of Gap to NC 89 west of Francisco. In 1926 the southern terminus of NC 661 was moved to Rural Hill, North Carolina just inside Forsyth County. The same year NC 661 was truncated to NC 89 west of Francisco. In 1935 NC 661 was renumbered as part of NC 66.
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Forsyth | Horneytown | 0.0 | 0.0 | High Point Road / Horneytown Road | |
| | 0.1 | 0.16 | I-74 / US 311 – Winston-Salem, High Point | ||
| | 4.8 | 7.7 | I-40 – Winston-Salem, Greensboro | ||
| Kernersville | 6.8 | 10.9 |  I-40 BL / US 421 / NC 150 west – Winston-Salem, Greensboro | West end of NC 150 overlap | |
| 7.6 | 12.2 |  NC 150 east (Main Street) – Oak Ridge | East end of NC 150 overlap | ||
| | 13.2 | 21.2 | US 158 – Winston-Salem, Stokesdale | ||
| Walkertown | 14.5 | 23.3 | US 311 – Winston-Salem | ||
| | 20.4 | 32.8 |  NC 8 – Winston-Salem, Germanton | ||
| Rural Hall | 24.8 | 39.9 |  NC 65 – Germanton | ||
| Stokes | | 40.6 | 65.3 |  NC 268 west – Pilot Mountain | West end of NC 268 overlap |
| | 40.7 | 65.5 | NC 268 east | East end of NC 268 overlap | |
| Johnstown | 47.4 | 76.3 | NC 89 – Westfield, Francisco | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Google (June 15, 2013). "North Carolina Highway 66" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
- ^ https://www.google.com/maps/@36.2600158,-80.3260537,10z?hl=en
- ^ http://www.vahighways.com/ncannex/route-log/nc064.html
External links
Media related to North Carolina Highway 66 at Wikimedia Commons- NCRoads.com: N.C. 66
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