North Carolina Highway 242

North Carolina Highway 242 (NC 242) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It traverses from Cerro Gordo to Benson, connecting the cities of Bladenboro, Elizabethtown, and Roseboro.

North Carolina Highway 242
Route of NC 242 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length94.2 mi[1] (151.6 km)
Existed1930–present
Major junctions
South end US 76 in Cerro Gordo
  US 74 / NC 130 near Evergreen
NC 87 / US 701 in Elizabethtown
US 421 near Spivey's Corner
US 13 in Spivey's Corner
I-95 / NC 50 in Benson
US 301 / NC 27 / NC 50 in Benson
North end I-40 near Benson
Location
CountiesColumbus, Bladen, Cumberland, Sampson, Johnston
Highway system
← NC 241→ NC 251

Route description
Begin of NC 242 at I-40

NC 242 is a 94.2-mile (151.6 km) long rural highway that goes from US 76 in Cerro Gordo, to I-40, near Benson. It passes through Columbus, Bladen, Cumberland, Sampson and Johnston Counties. Some major cities, and towns it goes through are Cerro Gordo, Bladenboro, Elizabethtown, Roseboro, Spiveys Corner and Benson.

Although it passes through the southeastern tip of Cumberland County, it never goes near Fayetteville.

History

NC 242 was established in 1930 as a new primary route between NC 24, in Roseboro, and NC 60, in Beamans Crossroads.[2] In 1937, NC 242 was extended south as new primary routing to US 701/NC 41/NC 53, near Elizabethtown. In 1940, NC 242 was rerouted at Salemburg north to US 421, its old alignment became Odom Road (SR 1323).[3] Around 1946, NC 242 was extended southwest as new primary routing to NC 410, in Bladenboro. In 1948, NC 242 was extended to its current southern terminus at US 76, in Cerro Gordo.[4] In 1952, NC 242 was extended north to NC 50, in Benson.[5] In 1988, NC 242 was extended north, through Benson, to its current northern terminus at I-40.[6]

Junction list
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
ColumbusCerro Gordo0.00.0 US 76 / Powell Street – Chadbourn, Fair Bluff
Evergreen5.69.0 US 74 / NC 130 – Whiteville, LumbertonFuture I-74
Bladen​16.927.2 NC 410 south – ChadbournSouth end of NC 410 overlap
Bladenboro19.230.9 NC 131 south (Whiteville Road) / White Street – WhitevilleSouth end of NC 131 overlap
19.831.9
NC 211 Bus. (Seaboard Street)
19.932.0 NC 131 north / NC 410 north (Main Street) – DublinNorth end of NC 131 / NC 410 overlap
​21.033.8 NC 211 (CDR Frank Elkins Memorial Highway) – Clarkton, Lumberton
​31.150.1 US 701 south – WhitevilleSouth end of US 701 overlap
​31.350.4 NC 87 – Fayetteville, Southport
Elizabethtown33.253.4
NC 41 south / NC 87 Bus. (Broad Street) – Fayetteville, Southport		South end of NC 41 overlap
Sutton's Corner34.555.5 US 701 north / NC 41 north / NC 53 east – White LakeNorth end of US 701 / NC 41 and south end of NC 53 overlap
34.655.7 NC 53 west – FayettevilleNorth end of NC 53 overlap
Cumberland​51.883.4 NC 210 – Fayetteville, Moores Creek
Sampson​57.392.2 NC 411 east – GarlandWestern terminus of NC 411
Roseboro59.095.0 NC 24 (Fayetteville Highway) – Fayetteville, Clinton
​72.7117.0 US 421 south – ClintonSouth end of US 421 overlap
Spivey's Corner76.7123.4 US 13 – Fayetteville, Goldsboro
77.7125.0 US 421 north – DunnNorth end of US 421 overlap
JohnstonMcKoy81.5131.2 NC 55 (Harnett-Dunn Highway) – Dunn, Newton Grove
Benson90.2145.2 I-95 to I-40 / NC 50 south (Main Street) – Newton Grove, Dunn, SmithfieldSouth end of NC 50 overlap
90.9146.3 US 301 south (Wall Street) / NC 27 west / NC 50 north (Main Street) – Campbell UniversityNorth end of NC 50 and south end of US 301 overlap
91.5147.3 US 301 north (Wall Street) – Four Oaks, SmithfieldNorth end of US 301 overlap
​94.2151.6 I-40 / Woodall Dairy Road – Wilmington, Raleigh
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

Roseboro truck route

North Carolina Highway 242 Truck
LocationRoseboro, North Carolina
Length1.0 mi[7] (1.6 km)

North Carolina Highway 242 Truck (NC 242 Truck) is a short 1-mile-long (1.6 km) truck route through Roseboro, via Pinewood Street and East Street.[7]

Roseboro alternate spur

North Carolina Highway 242A
LocationRoseboro, North Carolina
Length0.20 mi[8] (0.32 km)
Existed1939–1977

North Carolina Highway 242 Alternate (NC 242A) was established in 1939 as a new alternate spur, creating a cutoff between NC 242 and NC 24, in Roseboro. It is unclear when NC 242A was decommissioned, from its still appearing on Sampson County maps as late as 1968, to links of missing documents located on NCDOT's website, indicated it may have been as late as 1977.[9] Today it is East Roseboro Street.

See also
  • North Carolina Bicycle Route 5 - Concurrent with NC 242 from Sweet Home Church Road to Ammon Community Center Road in Bladen County

References
  1. Google (May 16, 2015). "North Carolina Highway 242" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  2. State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1930. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  3. North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1940. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  4. North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCHPWC. North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. 1951. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  5. North Carolina County Road Survey 1953 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCHPWC / USPRA. North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. 1953. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  6. "Route Change (1988-06-22)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 22, 1988. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  7. Google (May 13, 2014). "NC 242 Truck - Roseboro, North Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  8. Google (November 24, 2013). "NC 242A - Roseboro" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  9. "NC Route Changes (1977-01-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 1, 1977. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
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