North Carolina Highway 27

NC 27
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	198 mi[1] (319 km)
Existed:	1922 – present
Major junctions
West end:	NC 10 near Toluca
	US 321 in Lincolnton I-485 in Charlotte I-85 in Charlotte I-77 / US 21 in Charlotte I-277 / NC 16 in Charlotte US 74 in Charlotte I-73 / I-74 / US 220 in Biscoe
East end:	US 301 / NC 50 / NC 242 in Benson
Location
Counties:	Cleveland, Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Stanly, Montgomery, Moore, Harnett, Johnston
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System ← I-26 NC 28 →

North Carolina Highway 27 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The route traverses 198 miles (319 km) through southern and central North Carolina, about 100 miles (160 km) of it as a concurrency with North Carolina Highway 24.

Route description

NC 27 begins in Cleveland County near the unincorporated community of Toluca at a T-intersection with NC 10. From there it runs southeast to the city of Lincolnton. In Lincolnton, it serves as Main Street, and runs past the Lincoln County courthouse. From Lincolnton, it runs southeast again to Stanley where it follows Main Street. It enters Charlotte along Mount Holly Road, and follows several major thoroughfares through Charlotte, including Freedom Drive, Morehead Street, and Independence Boulevard.

On the east side of Charlotte, it begins its 100-mile (160 km) long concurrency with NC 24, approximately 1/2 of its total length. The two highways leave the city along Albemarle Road and remain joined until the unincorporated community of Johnsonville. Along this segment, they pass through the cities of Midland, Locust, Albemarle, Troy, Biscoe, and Carthage. They share further concurrencies with NC 109, NC 22, and US 15.

From the split with NC 24, the road runs northeast to Lillington where it follows Main Street, and leaves town as a concurrency with US 421. It passes Campbell University in Buies Creek before entering Johnston County and ending in Benson just short of I-95. NC 50 continues east of NC 27's terminus at US 301.

Junction list

County	Location	Mile[1]	Destinations	Notes
Cleveland	Toluca	0	NC 10 (Casar Road)	NC 27 begins
Lincoln		0.7	NC 18 (Fallston Road) – Shelby, Morganton
		4	NC 274 south – Flay
	Lincolnton	15	NC 182 west – Fallston, Lawndale
		17	US 321 Bus. / NC 150 west (Generals Boulevard) – Cherryville, Gastonia, Shelby, Maiden	West end of NC 150 overlap
		18	US 321 – Dallas, Gastonia, Hickory
	Boger City	19	NC 150 east	East end of NC 150 overlap
		21	NC 73 east – Lowesville
Gaston	Stanley	30	NC 275 west (Chestnut Street) – Dallas, Gastonia
	Mount Holly	37	NC 273 (Highland Street) – Belmont
Mecklenburg	Charlotte	40	I-485 – Pineville, Huntersville
		45	I-85 – Spartanburg, Greensboro
		47	To I-77 south to US 21 south (Freedom Drive) / US 29 south (Morehead Street)	South end of US 29 overlap
		47.5	I-77 north / US 21 north – Statesville
		48	US 29 north (Mint Street) / NC 49 north	North end of US 29 & NC 49 overlap
		48.3	NC 49 south (South Tryon Street)	South end of NC 49 overlap
		50	To I-277 to NC 16 / US 74 west (Independence Boulevard)	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; west end of US 74 overlap
		NC 24 overlaps with US 74 (exits 243 to 246)
		54	US 74 east (Independence Boulevard) – Monroe	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; east end of US 74 overlap
		56	NC 24 west (WT Harris Boulevard)	West end of NC 24 overlap
	Mint Hill	61	I-485 – Pineville, Concord
		62.5	NC 51 south (Blair Road)
Cabarrus	Midland	70	US 601 – Monroe, Concord
Stanly	Locust	75	NC 200 – Stanfield, Monroe, Concord
	Red Cross	79	NC 205 south – Oakboro
	Albemarle	89.5	US 52 north / NC 73 west / NC 138 south	North end of US 52 overlap and west end of NC 73 overlap
		90	US 52 south / US 52 Bus. – Norwood, Wadesboro	South end of US 52 overlap
		92	NC 740 north – Badin
Montgomery		98	NC 73 east – Mount Gilead	East end of NC 73 overlap; enter Uwharrie National Forest
		106	NC 109 south – Mount Gilead	South end of NC 109 overlap
	Troy	109	NC 109 north / NC 109 Bus. – Denton	North end of NC 109 overlap; south end of NC 109 Business overlap
		110	NC 134 north / NC 109 Bus. north (Main Street)	North end of NC 109 Business overlap
	Biscoe	116	US 220 Alt. (Main Street)
		117	I-73 / I-74 / US 220 – Rockingham, Asheboro
Moore		129	NC 705 – Robbins
		134	NC 22 north – Ramseur, Greensboro	North end of NC 22 overlap
	Carthage	139	NC 22 south (McNeill Street)	South end of NC 22 overlap
		140	US 15 south / US 501 south – Pinehurst, Aberdeen	South end of US 15 & 501 overlap
		142	US 15 north / US 501 north – Sanford	North end of US 15 & 501 overlap
	Cameron	149	To US 1 Bus. south – Southern Pines
		151	US 1 – Southern Pines, Sanford
Harnett	Johnsonville	159	NC 24 east – Fayetteville	East end of NC 24 overlap
	Pineview	161	NC 87 – Fayetteville, Sanford
	Lillington	179	US 401 south / NC 210 south (Main Street) – Fayetteville	South end of US 401 and NC 210 overlap
		180	US 421 north (Front Street) – Sanford	North end of US 421 overlap
		181	US 401 north (Cornelius Harnett Boulevard) / NC 210 north (Main Street) – Fuquay-Varina	North end of US 401 and NC 210 overlap
		186	US 421 south (Paul Green Memorial Highway) – Dunn	South end of US 421 overlap; Harnett County Airport at intersection
	Coats	190	NC 55 (McKinley Street) – Erwin, Angler
Johnston	Benson	197	NC 50 north – Garner	North end of NC 50 overlap
		198	US 301 (Wall Street) / NC 50 south / NC 242 south (Main Street) – Dunn, Smithfield	NC 27 ends

History

NC 27 was one of North Carolina's original 1922 state highways.^[2] Its original routing connected Charlotte to Lincolnton. It used several different streets through Charlotte, but followed roughly the same route. The road was extended several times:

• 1923: east to Albemarle
• 1928: west to Toluca (current terminus)
• 1934: east to Carthage (using the concurrency with NC 24)
• 1948-50: east to Cameron
• 1958: east to Benson (current terminus)

NC 27 has had a tumultuous history through Charlotte. It has always served as a major east–west route through the city, but it has been rerouted numerous times on different city streets as traffic patterns changed. All of the following roads have carried NC 27 at one time or another:

• Rozelles Ferry Rd. (1923–1936)
• Mount Holly Road (1923–present)
• Trade St.(1923-?)
• Hawthorne Lane(1924–1936)
• Central Ave.(1924–1955)
• Albemarle Rd.(1924–present)
• Mint St.(1936–1946)
• Moorhead St. (1936–present)
• Thrift Rd.(1936–1946)
• McDowell St. (1946–1955)
• Independence Blvd. (1955–present)
• Freedom Dr. (?-Present)

Photo gallery

• 

  NC 27, west of Lincolnton.

See also

• North Carolina Bicycle Route 6
• Reed Gold Mine
• Uwharrie National Forest

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Google, Inc. Google Maps – NC 27 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=N+Carolina+10+E%2FCasar+Rd&daddr=35.3373681,-81.0701279+to:35.24141,-80.88796+to:35.2190983,-80.8366953+to:35.2197914,-80.8280137+to:35.31555,-79.98035+to:35.33671,-79.0209+to:W+Main+St&hl=en&geocode=FYRWHgIdPiAk-w%3BFZg0GwId0fcq-ymdQTCS47tWiDEJkADk_lvsSw%3BFcK9GQIdaL8t-ymFb8bs8qFWiDFdOWKa7zXf7Q%3BFZpmGQIdqYcu-ylpPmK7IKBWiDFmT3JfmTz6tQ%3BFU9pGQIdk6ku-ym_KAhdHqBWiDEdO4GCmNOv3Q%3BFV7fGgIdwpg7-yl9fX_cZ49UiDGYwrbgimuAKQ%3BFQYyGwIdnDxK-yl9qGYSA16riTHK2lJ3CQijPw%3BFfDiGwIdKnBR-w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=4&sz=16&via=1,2,3,4,5,6&sll=35.219241,-80.826545&sspn=0.013095,0.027874&ie=UTF8&ll=35.404722,-80.079346&spn=1.672245,3.56781&z=9. Retrieved 2011-02-05. 
2. ^ NCRoads.com Annex: N.C. 25 to 29

External links

• NCRoads Annex - NC 25-29