North Carolina Highway 135 (NC 135), designated the J.J. Webster Highway,[2] is a 11.2-mile-long (18.0 km) road running from Mayodan to Eden in the US state of North Carolina. It runs concurrently with U.S. Route 311 (US 311) for most of its route.[1]
 North Carolina Highway 135 | ||||
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| J.J. Webster Highway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 11.2 mi[1] (18.0 km) | |||
| Existed | 1967–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   US 220 Bus. in Mayodan | |||
 US 220 / US 311 near Mayodan | ||||
| East end |  US 311 / NC 770 near Eden | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Rockingham | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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History
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NC 135 was designated in 1967 as an upgrade of SR 2138; the highway roughly followed its current routing. In 2000, the designation shortened to end at a rerouted NC 770. The US 311 designation was added to NC 135 in 2004.[3]
The highway was named after James Jefferson Webster Sr., a local store owner, dairy farmer, and politician who served as a Rockingham County commissioner from 1944 until 1952. His store was destroyed to make room for the highway's expansion.[4] On July 7, 1995 at the recommendation of Douglas Gaylon, the North Carolina Board of Transportation passed a resolution officially dedicating North Carolina Highway 135 in Rockingham County in his name.[5] A formal dedication ceremony took place at 11:00 A.M. on October 28, 1998 at Dalton L. McMichael High School, attended by Rep. Virginia Foxx and Commissioner Patricia Wright Gwyn.[6]
Junction list
editThe entire route is in Rockingham County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Mayodan | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 220 Bus. (South 2nd Avenue) – Mayodan, Madison | ||
| | 1.8– 2.0 | 2.9– 3.2 |  US 220 / US 311 south – Greenville, Stoneville | Interchange; western end of US 311 concurrency | |
| Eden | 11.2 | 18.0 |  US 311 north / NC 770 (Harrington Highway) / Old NC 135 | Eastern end of US 311 concurrency | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c "North Carolina Highway 135" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Traffic%20Engineering%20Policies%20and%20Procedures/Sorted%20by%20County.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mapmikey & Prince, Adam (March 4, 2013). "NC 135". NCRoads.com Annex: More Highways of North Carolina. Retrieved December 14, 2013.[self-published source]
- ^ "Proposed Highway Name Honors Store Owner". Greensboro News & Record. May 5, 1995.
- ^ J. J. Webster Dedication, North Carolina Department of Transportation Public Information Office, 1998
- ^ The North Carolina Department of Transportation Cordially Invites You To Attend A Dedication Ceremony Naming N.C. 135 Between N.C. 770 And U.S. 220 Business in Mayodan The J.J. Webster Highway, Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Transportation, 1998
External links
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Media related to North Carolina Highway 135 at Wikimedia Commons- NCRoads.com: N.C. 135
