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NC 211
Route information Maintained by NCDOT Length: 155 mi (249 km) Existed: 1920s – present Major junctions South end: Cape Fear River / Ferry docks near Southport 
I-73 / I-74 / US 220 near Candor
US 15 / US 501 / NC 2 in Pinehurst
US 1 in Aberdeen
US 401 in Raeford
I-95 / US 301 in Lumberton
US 701 in Clarkton
US 74 / US 76 near Bolton
US 17 in SupplyNorth end: 
US 220 Alt. in Candor, NCLocation Counties: Montgomery, Moore, Hoke, Robeson, Bladen, Columbus, Brunswick Highway system ← 
NC 210NC 212 
→NC 211 is a 155-mile (249 km) North Carolina state highway that travels mostly through the Sandhills and Coastal Plain regions of the state. The southern segment of NC 211 provides access across the Green Swamp to the Brunswick County beaches. This segment may be used for the Future Interstate 74 freeway alignment through the region. The highway is signed in an east–west direction between Candor and Red Springs; from Red Springs towards Southport it is signed in a north–south direction.
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NC 211 Business
A business loop of NC 211 goes through the city of Bladenboro for about a mile. It was designated NC 211 Business in the 1970s after a bypass around the city was constructed, carrying the regular NC 211.
Route description
Northern Terminus
NC 211's northern terminus located in central Candor at the intersection of four "Main" Streets. The route meets its end as East Main Street at US 220 Alternate, which is South Main Street to the left and North Main Street to the right; West Main Street continues past this intersection, but is not signed by any numbered route.
Southern Terminus
NC 211's southern terminus is just outside the city limits of Southport at the ferry docks on the Cape Fear River. This final segment of NC 211 is actually a wrong-way orientation since the route traveling in a northerly direction at the ending point. The ferry links the Southport area with Fort Fisher at the southern terminus of US 421.
History
NC 211's original routing through the Lumberton area is shown on this 1922 map.
- 1920s: NC 211 is born as a state highway linking Lumberton to Clarkton. This original routing has not changed much; it has just gotten longer.
- 1930: NC 211 is extended south to Bolton.
- 1932: An northern extension to Red Springs for NC 211 is created.
- 1935: The route is extended north again to Aberdeen.
- 1940: Once again, NC 211's northern terminus is extended, this time to its current location.
- Late 1950s: NC 211 is extended south to Southport.
- 1970s: A bypass around Bladenboro is constructed, making the old route a business route of NC 211.
- 1990: NC 211 is extended from its former southern terminus in Southport northeastward to the ferry docks on the Cape Fear River.
- 2011: NC 211 widening project began between the Pinehurst Traffic Circle and NC 73 in West End, Moore County
Major Intersections
US 220 Alt. in Candor- I-73 / I-74 / US 220 near Candor
NC 705 near Eagle Springs
NC 73 in West End- US 15-501
NC 2 / NC 5 in Pinehurst and Southern Pines - US 1 in Aberdeen
US 401 / NC 20 in Raeford
NC 71 / NC 710 in Red Springs- I-95 / US 301 in Lumberton
NC 41 / NC 72 in Lumberton
NC 410 / NC 131 / NC 242 in Bladenboro- US 701 in Clarkton
- US 74 / US 76 near Bolton
NC 214 in Bolton- US 17 in Supply
NC 133 (Short Multipex) in Southport
NC 87 in Southport- Cape Fear River / Ferry docks near Southport via
US 421
See also
- Interstate 73
- Interstate 74
- Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Cape Fear River
Sources
Categories:- Transportation in Brunswick County, North Carolina
- State highways in North Carolina
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