North Carolina Highway 740

NC 740
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	12.8 mi[2] (21 km)
Existed:	1930[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	NC 24 / NC 27 / NC 73 in Albemarle
North end:	US 52 / NC 8 in New London
Location
Counties:	Stanly
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System ← NC 731 NC 742 →

North Carolina Highway 740 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Main purpose of highway is to connect the town of Badin with the rest of Stanly County.

Route description

NC 740 is a two-lane rural highway; starting in Albemarle, it goes northeast to the factory town of {Badin, North Carolina|Badin]]. NC 740 through Badin is decorated with many town banners and street lights; most of the stoplights are found on the street corners rather than suspended from overhead wires. After it goes through the town, NC 740 skirts along the banks of Badin Lake before going northwest to New London, where it ends.

History

Established around 1930 as a spur of NC 74 (renumbered NC 73 in 1934), it connected Albemarle to the town of Badin then back to New London, ending at NC 80 (current NC 8). In 1933, it was extended north, replacing some of NC 62; but then reverted back to original terminus in 1935, replaced by NC 62A and later NC 8. In the mid-1950s, NC 740 moved south from Badin Road to a new terminus with NC 27. In the early 1980s, NC 740 was overlapped with NC 8 and extended .2 miles (0.32 km) to its current northern terminus.^[1]

Junction list

The entire route is in Stanly County.

Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Albemarle	0	NC 24 / NC 27 / NC 73 (Main Street) – Charlotte, Troy	NC 740 begins
	2	Morrow Mountain Road	To Morrow Mountain State Park
New London	12.8	US 52 / NC 8 (Main Street) – Salisbury, Albemarle	Brief .2 miles (0.32 km) concurrency with NC 8; NC 740 ends
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

See also

• Badin Lake
• Morrow Mountain State Park
• Pee Dee River
• Uwharrie Mountains
• Yadkin River

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "NCRoads.com: N.C. 740". http://members.cox.net/ncroads/nc740.html. Retrieved 2011-06-26. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Google, Inc. Google Maps – North Carolina Highway 740 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=E+Main+St&daddr=35.4044901,-80.1181966+to:U.S.+52+N&hl=en&ll=35.402204,-80.152988&spn=0.113477,0.222988&sll=35.400525,-80.154276&sspn=0.057019,0.111494&geocode=FbxiGwIdisQ4-w%3BFco6HAIdTH45-yk3AczK631UiDGV-H4JD516EA%3BFTHVHAIdouM3-w&mra=dpe&mrsp=1&sz=14&via=1&z=13. Retrieved 2011-06-26.