North Carolina Highway 127

NC 127
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	24.6 mi[1] (39.6 km)
Existed:	1940 – present
Major junctions
South end:	NC 10 in Propst Crossroads
	US 321 in Hickory
North end:	US 64 / NC 90 in Ellendale
Location
Counties:	Catawba, Alexander
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System ← NC 126 NC 128 →

North Carolina Highway 127 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. It serves similar to a farm-to-market highway, connecting rural Catawba and Alexander Counties to Hickory.

Route description

NC 127 is a rural two-lane highway, except in Hickory.

History

Established as a renumbering of NC 96 in 1940; the overall routing has not changed, but has changed roads through Hickory several times.^[2]

Junction list

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Catawba	Propst Crossroads	0	NC 10 – Newton, Polkville	NC 127 begins
	Hickory	6	US 321 to I-40 – Hickory, Lincolnton, Gastonia
		8	US 70 / US 321 Bus. – Hildebran, Conover
Alexander	Ellendale	24.6	US 64 / NC 90 – Lenoir, Taylorsville	NC 127 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

See also

• Catawba River

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Google, Inc. Google Maps – NC 127 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=N+Carolina+127+N&daddr=N+Carolina+127+N&hl=en&ll=35.784399,-81.260376&spn=0.463998,0.891953&sll=35.92143,-81.260837&sspn=0.003619,0.006968&geocode=FcyeHwIdVE4m-w%3BFWYjJAIdtg0o-w&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=18&z=11. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 
2. ^ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 127". http://www.members.cox.net/ncroads/nc127.html. Retrieved 2011-07-02.