North Carolina Highway 131 (NC 131) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It connects the city of Bladenboro to Fayetteville, via NC 87, and Whiteville, via US 701.
 North Carolina Highway 131 | ||||
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 24.5 mi[1] (39.4 km) | |||
| Existed | 1949–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 701 near Whiteville | |||
| North end |  NC 87 in Tar Heel | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Columbus, Bladen | |||
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Route description
editNC 131 is a two-lane rural highway that begins at US 701 north of Whiteville. In Bladenboro, it shares concurrencies with NC 242 and NC 410 along its Main Street crossing NC 211 Business at Seaboard Street. It soon splits from NC 242, which continues north to Elizabethtown, followed by crossing NC 211 By-Pass, before leaving Bladenboro. Five miles (8.0 km) later, it splits from NC 410, which continues north to Dublin. At NC 41, NC 131 has a brief .1-mile (0.16 km) overlap; it is noticeable that the routing here was reconfigured to slowdown NC 131 at this location.[citation needed] At the end of its journey, NC 131 meets with NC 87, in Tar Heel; where travelers can continue on to Fayetteville or Elizabethtown.
NC 131 goes through predominantly forested or farmlands in the area, with Bladenboro being the only urban location along its route.
History
editNC 131 was established in 1949 as a new primary routing from US 701 north of Whiteville to NC 87 in Tar Heel.[2] In 1970, NC 131 was rerouted onto a new road east of downtown Tar Heel.[3] In 2015, NC 131 was realigned on new road and brief overlap with NC 41, eliminating an intersection; old alignment was downgraded to secondary roads, with some partial removal of roadway.[4]
Junction list
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Columbus | | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 701 (James B. White Highway) – Clarkton, Whiteville | |
| Bladen | Bladenboro | 9.2 | 14.8 |    NC 242 / NC 410 south (Main Street) – Chadbourn, Evergreen, Boardman | South end of NC 242/NC 410 overlap |
| 9.8 | 15.8 |   NC 211 Bus. (Seaboard Street) | |||
| 10.0 | 16.1 |  NC 242 north – Elizabethtown | North end of NC 242 overlap | ||
| 10.7 | 17.2 | NC 211 – Clarkton, Lumberton | |||
| | 15.6 | 25.1 | NC 410 north – Dublin | North end of NC 410 overlap | |
| | 17.4 | 28.0 |   NC 41 west – Lumberton | West end of NC 41 overlap | |
| | 17.5 | 28.2 |  NC 41 east – Elizabethtown | East end of NC 41 overlap | |
| Tar Heel | 24.5 | 39.4 | NC 87 – Elizabethtown, Fayetteville | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "North Carolina Highway 131" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ North Carolina Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1951. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "Route Change (1970-10-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. October 1, 1970. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "Route Change (2015-08-20)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. August 20, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
External links
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Media related to North Carolina Highway 131 at Wikimedia Commons- NCRoads.com: N.C. 131
