North Carolina Highway 142

NC 142
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	9.2 mi (14.8 km)
Existed:	1975[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	NC 111
	NC 42 NC 11 Near Hassell
East end:	NC 125 / NC 903
Location
Counties:	Edgecombe, Martin
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System ← NC 141 NC 143 →

North Carolina Highway 142 (NC 142) is a state highway that serves the rural community of Hassell. The entire route is two lanes wide.

Route description

The western terminus of the highway is NC 111. Traveling east 2.5-mile (4.0 km), the highway beings a brief 1.1-mile (1.8 km) concurrency with NC 42 and joins the Tar Heel Trace scenic byway^[2]. NC 42 departs the route at the NC 11 intersection, NC 142 continues 1.4-mile (2.3 km) to the rural community of Hassell. Leaving Hassell to the east, NC 142 terminates after 3.7-mile (6.0 km) with the NC 125 / NC 903 junction. The Tar Heel Trace continues southbound on NC 125.

History

The route was created in 1975 as part of a rerouting of NC 42, which formerly ran from the current NC 11 / NC 42 / NC 142 junction to the NC 125 / NC 903 junction. In 1980 the route was expanded west to its current profile by promoting two secondary routes in Martin and Edgecombe county.^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Edgecombe		0.0	NC 111 – Princeville, Oak City	Western terminus
Martin		2.5	NC 42 – Wilson, Oak City	West end of NC 42 concurrency
		3.6	NC 11 / NC 42 east – Oak City, Greenville	East end of NC 42 concurrency
		9.2	NC 125 / NC 903 – Hamilton, Williamston	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "NCRoads.com N.C. 142". http://members.cox.net/ncroads/nc142.html. Retrieved 2011-10-04. 
2. ^ "North Carolina Scenic Byways Fourth Edition". http://www.ncdot.org/download/travel/scenic_byways.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-04.