North Carolina Highway 45

North Carolina Highway 45
	Route of NC 45 highlighted in red; Swan Quarter-Ocracoke Ferry in dashed red
Route information
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length	121.7 mi[1] (195.9 km)
Existed	1940–present
Tourist; routes	Pamlico Scenic Byway
Major junctions
South end	NC 12 in Ocracoke
	US 264 in Swan Quarter; US 17 near Merry Hill
North end	US 13 / US 158 near Winton
Location
Counties	Hyde, Beaufort, Washington, Bertie, Hertford
Highway system

North Carolina Highway 45 (NC 45) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway traverses north-south, from Ocracoke to Winton.

Route description

NC 45 starts at the ferry terminal at Ocracoke, connecting with NC 12, it traverses across the Pamlico Sound along the Swan Quarter-Ocracoke Ferry. At Swan Quarter, it continues at a northwesterly direction; merging with several highways along the way, including US 264, NC 99, NC 32, US 64, NC 308, and NC 461. North of Plymouth, it parallels west of the Chowan River before reaching its northern terminus at US 13/US 158, near Winton.

History

On May 1, 2013, NC 45 was extended south from Swan Quarter to its current southern terminus in Ocracoke, crossing over the Pamlico Sound along the Swan Quarter-Ocracoke Ferry. NC 45 does not traverse beyond the ferry terminal.[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Hyde	Ocracoke	0.0	0.0	NC 12
	Pamlico Sound	0.2– 30.2	0.32– 48.6	Swan Quarter-Ocracoke Ferry
	Swan Quarter	31.3	50.4	NC 94 north (Main Street) to US 264 east – Columbia	Southern terminus of NC 94
	Swan Quarter	33.5	53.9	US 264 east – Manteo	South end of US 264 overlap
		48.7	78.4	US 264 west – Belhaven	North end of US 264 overlap
Beaufort	Union Grove	59.1	95.1	NC 99 south (Pungo Road) – Pantego	South end of NC 99 overlap
Hyde	No major junctions
Washington		70.3	113.1	NC 32 south / NC 99 – Washington	South end of NC 32 and northern terminus of NC 99
		73.6	118.4	NC 32 north (Washington Street) – Plymouth	North end of NC 32 overlap
		77.0	123.9	US 64 west / NC 32 south – Plymouth, Williamston	West end of US 64 and south end of NC 32 overlap
		77.3	124.4	US 64 east / NC 32 north – Roper, Columbia	East end of US 64 and north end of NC 32 overlap
		78.8	126.8	NC 308 east (Mackeys Road) – Mackeys	East end of NC 308 overlap
Bertie		82.7	133.1	NC 308 west (Cooper Hill Road) – Windsor	West end of NC 308 overlap
		99.7	160.5	US 17 – Windsor, Williamston, Edenton, Hertford
	Colerain	102.6	165.1	NC 42 west (River Street) – Powellsville, Ahoskie	Eastern terminus of NC 42
Hertford	Harrellsville	110.9	178.5	NC 561 west – Ahoskie, Rich Square	Eastern terminus of NC 561
		116.2	187.0	NC 461 east (Farmers Chemical Road)	East end of NC 461 overlap
	Winton	120.8	194.4	NC 461 west (Old Highway 13) – Ahoskie	West end of NC 461 overlap
	Winton	121.7	195.9	US 13 / US 158 – Ahoskie, Murfreesboro, Sunbury	West end of US 158 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References

Google (June 10, 2013). "North Carolina Highway 45" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
"NC 45 Route Change (2013-05-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. May 1, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.

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[google-1] Google (June 10, 2013). "North Carolina Highway 45" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 10, 2013.

[2] "NC 45 Route Change (2013-05-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. May 1, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.