North Carolina Highway 142

North Carolina Highway 142 (NC 142) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that goes through the town of Hassell. The entire route is two lanes wide.

North Carolina Highway 142
Route information
Auxiliary route of NC 42
Maintained by NCDOT
Length9.2 mi (14.8 km)
Existed1975[1]–present
Major junctions
West end NC 111 in Fountain Fork
 
East end NC 125 / NC 903 near Hamilton
Location
CountiesEdgecombe, Martin
Highway system
← NC 141→ NC 143

Route description

The western terminus of the highway is NC 111. Traveling east 2.5-mile (4.0 km), the highway beings a brief 1.1-mile (1.8 km) concurrency with NC 42 and joins the Tar Heel Trace scenic byway.[2] NC 42 departs the route at the NC 11 intersection, NC 142 continues 1.4-mile (2.3 km) to the rural community of Hassell. Leaving Hassell to the east, NC 142 terminates after 3.7-mile (6.0 km) with the NC 125/NC 903 junction. The Tar Heel Trace continues southbound on NC 125.

History

The route was created in 1975 as part of a rerouting of NC 42, which formerly ran from the current NC 11/NC 42/NC 142 junction to the NC 125/NC 903 junction. In 1980 the route was expanded west to its current profile by promoting two secondary routes in Edgecombe and Martin County.[1]

Junction list
CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
EdgecombeFountain Fork0.00.0 NC 111 – Princeville, Oak CityWestern terminus
Martin​2.54.0 NC 42 – Wilson, Oak CityWest end of NC 42 concurrency
​3.65.8 NC 11 / NC 42 east – Greenville, Oak CityEast end of NC 42 concurrency
​9.214.8 NC 125 / NC 903 – Hamilton, WilliamstonEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

KML is from Wikidata
  1. "NCRoads.com N.C. 142". Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  2. "North Carolina Scenic Byways Fourth Edition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
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