North Carolina Highway 171

NC 171
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	17.2 mi[1] (27.7 km)
Existed:	1936 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 17 near Washington
North end:	US 64 Bus. in Jamesville
Location
Counties:	Beaufort, Martin
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System ← NC 168 NC 172 →

North Carolina Highway 171 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. It utilized as a connector route between Washington and Jamesville.

Route description

Starting north of Washington, along US 17, this two-lane rural highway travels through the farmland of Beaufort and Martin Counties, ending in downtown Jamesville.

History

Established as a new primary routing in 1936 and has not changed since. However, it had existed previously in the late 1920s to late 1934 from Lenoir to Edgemont; it was replaced by NC 90.^[2]

Junction list

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Beaufort		0	US 17 – Washington, Williamston	NC 171 begins
Martin	Jamesville	17	US 64 – Williamston, Plymouth
		17.2	US 64 Bus. (Main Street)	NC 171 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Google, Inc. Google Maps – NC 171 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=N+Carolina+171+N&daddr=St+Andrews+St&hl=en&ll=35.734808,-76.972961&spn=0.232144,0.445976&sll=35.809026,-76.895778&sspn=0.014583,0.027874&geocode=FeO9HwIdPxpo-w%3BFeJtIgId_KVq-w&mra=dme&mrsp=1&sz=16&z=12. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 
2. ^ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 171". http://www.members.cox.net/ncroads/nc171.html. Retrieved 2011-07-02.