North Carolina Highway 22

North Carolina Highway 22 (NC 22) is a North Carolina state highway that runs in the central-north part of the state. It runs between Southern Pines and Climax. The route is signed northsouth, and is 59 miles (95 km) in length.

North Carolina Highway 22
Route of NC 22 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length59.3 mi[1] (95.4 km)
Existed1934–present
Major junctions
South end NC 2 in Southern Pines
  US 15 / US 501 in Carthage
US 64 in Ramseur
North end NC 62 in Climax
Location
CountiesMoore, Chatham, Randolph, Guilford
Highway system
US 21 US 23

Route description

The route's northern terminus is in the community of Climax at NC 62 in Guilford County. Shortly after beginning, the route crosses into Randolph County. Running southward as a two-lane road, NC 22 goes through the town of Franklinville and enters Ramseur, where it meets US 64/NC 49. Continuing south out of Ramseur, NC 22 joins NC 42 in the small community of Coleridge. The dual numbered road then continues southeasterly through the community of Bennett in Chatham County where it meets a terminus of NC 902. Shortly after, NC 22 splits from NC 42 and runs south into Moore County.

After crossing the Deep River, NC 22 meets NC 24/NC 27. From that intersection, the three routes become cosigned for a five-mile (8 km) stretch into Carthage. NC 22 splits from NC 24 and NC 27 in Carthage after looping around the Moore County courthouse. Exiting Carthage as McNeill Street, NC 22 joins US 15/501 for a one-mile (1.6 km) stretch before running independently to its southern terminus at NC 2 in Southern Pines. The route ends just shy of NC 2's interchange with U.S. 1.

History

Original NC 22

  • The original NC 22 appeared in 1922, running from NC 20 in Whiteville northward toward Fayetteville where it ended at NC 40.
  • 1925: NC 22 is realigned coming out of Fayetteville, now going straight southward through Lumberton and then to the South Carolina state border, where it becomes SC 23.
  • 1927: US 217's new routing makes the entire NC 22 route also part of that highway.
  • 1932: US 301 replaces US 217 on NC 22.
  • 2004: A seven-mile (11 km) segment of NC 22 north of Climax is truncated as a result of the construction of the I-85 Greensboro Bypass. NC 22's former northern terminus at US 421 was eliminated. This truncated segment of NC 22 went through the town Pleasant Garden.[2]

Current route

  • 1934: With US 301's entire route being NC 22, the number could be better assigned elsewhere. With the arrival of US 64, NC 22 was reassigned to NC 64. It was then a much shorter highway, running from NC 27 in Carthage to US 421 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
  • 1952: NC 22's southern end is aligned to its current ending in Southern Pines.
  • 2004: NC 22 is shortened just west of 421 to NC 62 in Climax. Apparently, I-85's relocation to the new southern Greensboro bypass cut off NC 22 from US 421.[3]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
MooreSouthern Pines0.00.0 NC 2 (Midland Road) PinehurstSouthern terminus
Carthage8.313.4 US 15 south / US 501 south Pinehurst, AberdeenSouth end of US 15/501 overlap
9.214.8 US 15 north / US 501 north SanfordNorth end of US 15/501 overlap
11.318.2 NC 24 east / NC 27 east (Monroe Street) CameronSouth end of NC 24 / NC 27 overlap
Parkwood16.426.4 NC 24 west / NC 27 west BiscoeNorth end of NC 24 / NC 27 overlap
Chatham27.243.8 NC 42 east SanfordSouth end of NC 42 overlap
Bennett28.545.9 NC 902 east Bear Creek, PittsboroWestern terminus of NC 902
RandolphColeridge36.658.9 NC 42 west AsheboroNorth end of NC 42 overlap
Ramseur44.371.3 US 64 east / NC 49 north (Jordan Road) Siler City, LibertySouth end of US 64 / NC 49 overlap
44.571.6 US 64 west / NC 49 south (Jordan Road) AsheboroNorth end of US 64 / NC 49 overlap
GuilfordClimax59.395.4 NC 62 High Point, Archdale, Julian, BurlingtonNorthern terminus at NC 62.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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  1. Google (February 5, 2016). "North Carolina Highway 22" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  2. NCRoads Annex - NC 19-23 Archived August 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  3. State Ends - NC 22 Archived August 21, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
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