North Carolina Highway 700

NC 700
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	18.8 mi[1] (30.3 km)
Existed:	1934 – present
Major junctions
West end:	NC 14 / NC 87 / NC 770 in Eden
East end:	US 29 in Pelham
Location
Counties:	Rockingham, Caswell
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System ← NC 694 NC 704 →

North Carolina Highway 700 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs east–west from Eden to US 29, in Pelham.

Route description

NC 127 is a rural two-lane highway, starting in Eden, where it overlaps with NC 770 for over a 1 mile (1.6 km) before switching to Fieldcrest Street. It goes southeast out of Eden, then northeast through a mix of forest and farmland. It ends at US 29, with a visitor center at same location.

History

Established in 1934 as a new primary routing, from northwest of Eden to Pelham. In 1957, NC 700 was truncated along the new freeway alignment of US 29. In 2000, NC 700 was truncated at NC 14/NC 87/NC 770 when all state highways was removed from central Eden.^[2]

Junction list

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Rockingham	Eden	0	NC 14 / NC 87 / NC 770 west – Reidsville, Martinsville	NC 700 begins; West end of NC 770 overlap
		1	NC 770 – Danville	East end of NC 770 overlap
Caswell	Pelham	18.8	US 29 – Reidsville, Danville	NC 700 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

See also

• Dan River

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Google, Inc. Google Maps – NC 700 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=E+Meadow+Rd&daddr=36.5135343,-79.7094201+to:N+Carolina+700+E&hl=en&ll=36.528122,-79.603844&spn=0.229809,0.445976&sll=36.518776,-79.467974&sspn=0.02873,0.055747&geocode=FYYOLQIdDjU_-w%3BFf4mLQIdFLs_-ykdyCbWiL9SiDHXUj_R-fOCCg%3BFVU9LQIdOVFD-w&mra=dme&mrsp=2&sz=15&via=1&z=12. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 
2. ^ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 700". http://www.members.cox.net/ncroads/nc700.html. Retrieved 2011-07-02.