North Carolina Highway 3

"NC 3" redirects here. For the airplane NC-3, see Curtiss NC.

"NC 3" redirects here. NC 3 may also refer to North Carolina's 3rd congressional district.

NC 3
Dale Earnhardt Boulevard
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	25 mi[1] (40 km)
Existed:	2002[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	NC 73 in Concord
	I-85 in Kannapolis (via Dale Earnhardt Blvd) US 601 in Concord
North end:	NC 152 in Mooresville
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System ← NC 2 NC 4 →

North Carolina Highway 3 (NC 3) is a North Carolina state highway approximately 25 miles (40 km) in length. It is numbered after Dale Earnhardt, the late NASCAR legend, who was driving the #3 car when he died at the 2001 Daytona 500.^[2] This state highway runs from Kannapolis, Earnhardt's birthplace, to downtown Mooresville. A short section of NC 3 is named Dale Earnhardt Boulevard, a name which was given to the road prior to Earnhardt's death. From Kannapolis to the Cabarrus-Iredell county line, it is signed as Mooresville Road.

Route description

NC 3's southern terminus is in Concord, at NC 73. From there, NC 3 travels north through Kannapolis and on to Mooresville. After meandering through downtown Mooresville and switching roads multiple times, NC 3 meets its northern terminus at Main Street (NC 152).

History

In 1934, NC 3 was signed as a short 1.5-mile (2.4 km) route on Buck Island traveling from U.S. Highway 158 to the Currituck Sound in Currituck County.^[1]

On October 23, 2002, Governor Mike Easley signed into law a bill officially reassigning NC 136 to NC 3's current route and vice versa. NC 3 was moved because it was the hometown of the aforementioned Dale Earnhardt who died in the 2001 Daytona 500. Earnhardt drove the #3 Goodwrench Chevrolet and grew up in the Mooresville region. NC 136 now follows the old NC 3 route.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} NCRoads Annex - NC 3
2. ^ ^{a b} "SESSION LAW 2002-170 HOUSE BILL 1516". General Assembly of North Carolina. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/PDF/2001-2002/SL2002-170.pdf. Retrieved 2010-01-05. 

External links

• State Ends - NC 3 Termini
• State Ends - old NC 3 Termini