North Carolina Highway 49

North Carolina Highway 49

NC 49 marker

NC 49
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 180 mi (290 km)
Existed: 1940[1] – present
Major junctions
South end: SC 49 at Lake Wylie, SC
  I-485 near Pineville;
I-77 / US 21 in Charlotte;
I-485 near Harrisburg;
Future I-73 / Future I-74 in Asheboro;
US 421 near Liberty;
I-40 / I-85 in Burlington;
North end: SR 49 / SR 96 at Virgilina, VA
Location
Counties: Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Stanly, Rowan, Davidson, Randolph, Alamance, Orange, Caswell, Person, Granville
Highway system

North Carolina Highway System

NC 48 NC 50

NC 49 is a state highway in the North Carolina Highway System that traverses much of the Piedmont region of North Carolina.

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Route description

The highway runs from near Lake Wylie, south of Charlotte, to Virgilina on the Virginia state line.

The route is an important corridor for traffic as it forms a part of the shortest route between Charlotte, the largest city in the Carolinas, and the North Carolina state capital of Raleigh. NC 49 meets US 64 in Asheboro, which forms the majority of the Charlotte-Raleigh link.

From its southern terminus, the highway passes through Charlotte and after crossing the more suburban portions of western Cabarrus County, heads north east into Stanly County. From uptown Charlotte to University City NC 49 is concurrent with US 29. After passing Mount Pleasant in eastern Cabarrus County, the road becomes a designated North Carolina Scenic Byway. The road passes close to Pfeiffer University in Stanly County before crossing the Yadkin River near the Tuckertown Reservoir. After crossing the river, the road skirts the northern foothills of the ancient Uwharrie Mountains and then drops down into the Asheboro area.

In western Asheboro, NC 49 joins US 64 for a 12-mile (19 km) stretch through Asheboro and the outskirts of Franklinville. In Ramseur, the two routes split; NC 49 voyages north through the towns of Liberty and Alamance and into Burlington, where it meets I-40/85. A concurrency of NC 49 and US 70 winds through Burlington and Haw River, where NC 49 splits to the north. In northern Alamance County, NC 49 meets a 4-way at-grade junction with NC 62. The two routes switch directions at this point; NC 49 darts east toward Roxboro. After passing through Roxboro and a short concurrency with US 158 and US 501, NC 49 continues on its final leg to the Virginia state line.

One unique fact about the route is that NC 49 is one of limited number of state highways that maintain their numbers in more than two consecutive states, which in this case is Virginia (VA 49) and South Carolina (SC 49).

See also

Major intersections

County Location Destinations Notes
Mecklenburg
City of Charlotte
SC 49 south (Charlotte Highway) – York Southern terminus
NC 160 (Steele Creek Road)
I-485 / I-85 to I-77 – Greensboro, Columbia Diamond interchange
Route 4 (Billy Graham Parkway) Access to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport; Access to I-77/US 21 south
I-77 / US 21 (Exit 6) – Statesville Partial cloverleaf interchange; northbound exit only
NC 160 south (West Boulevard)
NC 27 east (E. Morehead Street) – Albemarle South end of concurrency with NC 27
I-277 / US 74 east – Monroe Eastbound access only
US 29 south / NC 27 west (W. Morehead Street) – Gastonia, Lincolnton South end of concurrency with US 29; North end of concurrency with NC 27
I-277 to NC 16 / I-77 / I-85 – Columbia, Gastonia, Greensboro, Lowesville I-277 outer loop and NC 16 northbound exit only via W. 12th Street
US 29 north (N. Tryon Street) – Concord North end of concurrency with US 29
NC 24 (E. Wt Harris Boulevard) – Albemarle Partial cloverleaf interchange
I-485 to I-85 / I-77 – Greensboro, Statesville Partial cloverleaf interchange
Cabarrus Concord US 601 (Highway 601 S.) – Monroe, Salisbury Partial interchange
Mt. Pleasant NC 73 (Highway 73 E.) – Concord, Albemarle Full interchange
Stanly Richfield US 52 (W. Church Street) – Albemarle, Lexington
NC 8 south – New London South end of concurrency with NC 8
Davidson Newsom NC 8 north – Lexington North end of concurrency with NC 8
Handy NC 109 – Troy, Denton
Randolph NC 47 west – Denton, Lexington
Asheboro US 64 west (W. Dixie Drive) – Lexington South end of concurrency with US 64
Future I-73 (US 220 Bypass) / Future I-74 / US 220 – Rockingham, Greensboro Cloverleaf interchange

US 220 Alt. (S. Fayetteville Street)
NC 159 south (Zoo Parkway) – Seagrove Access to North Carolina Zoo
NC 42 – Coleridge
Ramseur NC 22 north – Climax South end of wrong-way concurrency with NC 22
NC 22 south (Colridge Road) – Carthage North end of wrong-way concurrency with NC 22
US 64 east (Jordan Road) – Siler City, Pittsboro North end of concurrency with US 64
Liberty US 421 – Greensboro, Sanford Diamond interchange
Alamance Burlington I-85 / I-40 (Exit 145) – Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Durham, Raleigh Diamond interchange
NC 54 west (Chapel Hill Road) / NC 100 west (Maple Avenue) – Whitsett South end of concurrency with NC 54
Graham NC 87 north (W. Elm Street) – Reidsville South end of wrong-way concurrency with NC 87
NC 87 south (S. Main Street) – Fayetteville North end of wrong-way concurrency with NC 87
NC 54 east (E. Harden Street) – Raleigh North end of concurrency with NC 54
Haw River US 70 west (W. Main Street) – Greensboro South end of concurrency with US 70
US 70 east (E. Main Street) – Durham North end of concurrency with US 70
Pleasant Grove NC 62 – Archdale, Yanceyville
NC 119 – Swepsonville, Hightowers
Orange NC 86 south – Chapel Hill South end of concurrency with NC 86
Caswell Prospect Hill NC 86 north – Hillsborough North end of concurrency with NC 86
Person Roxboro US 158 west (Leasburg Road) – Yanceyville South end of concurrency with US 158
NC 57 (Concord Road) – Milton South end of wrong-way concurrency with NC 57
US 158 east / US 501 south / NC 57 south (S. Madison Boulevard) – Oxford, Durham, Hillsborough North end of concurrency with US 158; South end of concurrency with US 501; North End of wrong-way concurrency with NC 57
US 501 north (N. Main Street) – South Boston North end of concurrency with US 501
Granville NC 96 south (Little Batterwhite Road) – Oxford South end of concurrency with NC 96
Virginia State Line Virgilina SR 49 / SR 96 (Florence Avenue) – Clarksville Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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