North Carolina Highway 100 (NC 100) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The route travels between Whitsett and Burlington, connecting the cities of Gibsonville and Elon.
 North Carolina Highway 100 | ||||
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 12.1 mi[1] (19.5 km) | |||
| Existed | 1934–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 70 in Whisett | |||
| East end |   NC 49 / NC 54 in Burlington | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Guilford, Alamance | |||
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Route description
editNC 100 is an urban highway that begins at U.S. Route 70 (US 70) in Whitsett. Going northeast, it overlaps with NC 61 until Gibsonville, then goes east into Elon. Connecting with University Drive, it goes north then east bypassing downtown Elon and Elon University. Near Glen Raven, NC 100 overlaps with NC 87 and goes through downtown Burlington, then splits from NC 87 at Anthony Street. At the turn south onto Maple Avenue, NC 100 goes through a mostly residential area for 1.1 miles (1.8 km), before ending at the intersection with NC 54/NC 49 (Chapel Hill Road/Harden Street).[1]
At Burlington city limit, the North Carolina Railroad/Norfolk Southern tracks cross over the highway along a polygonal Warren truss, built in 1935.[2]
History
editThe first NC 100 was established in 1929 as a new primary routing from US 70/NC 10 in Whitsett to US 70/NC 10/NC 62, in Haw River. In 1930, the second NC 100 was established when US 70/NC 10 switched routes, from Whitsett to Burlington. In 1932, NC 100 was decommissioned in favor of NC 10A.[3][4]
The third and current NC 100 was established in late 1934 as a renumbering of NC 10A, traveling from US 70 (Burlington Road) in Whitsett to NC 62/NC 93 in Burlington.[5] Between 1958-1962, NC 87/NC 100 was rerouted in downtown Burlington, from Trollinger, Davis and Maple Streets to Parks and Webb Streets; the old alignment was taken over by the city.[6] In 1981, NC 89/NC 100 was realigned in downtown Burlington, between Fisher-Hoke Street and Lexington Street.[7] In 2007, NC 100 was rerouted in Elon, from along Haggard Avenue onto new bypass routing along University Drive north from the downtown and Elon University. The old alignment was downgraded to a secondary road (SR 1454).[8] In 2014, an elimination of an at-grade intersection at Burlington Avenue and University Drive was made; NC 100 was rerouted on a new connector road from Burlington Avenue/Haggard Avenue to University Drive.[9]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Guilford | Whitsett | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 70 (Burlington Road) | |
| 0.9 | 1.4 |   NC 61 south | West end of NC 61 overlap | ||
| Gibsonville | 2.7 | 4.3 |  NC 61 north (Wharton Avenue) – Osceola | East end of NC 61 overlap | |
| Alamance | Elon | 7.0 | 11.3 |  NC 87 north / Haggard Avenue – Reidsville | West end of NC 87 overlap |
| Burlington | 9.5 | 15.3 |   US 70 west / NC 62 south (Fisher Street) | One-way pair streets | |
| 9.7 | 15.6 |  US 70 east / NC 62 north (Church Street) | One-way pair | ||
| 10.8 | 17.4 | NC 87 south (Webb Avenue) / North Anthony Street | East end of NC 87 overlap | ||
| 12.1 | 19.5 |    NC 49 (Maple Avenue) / NC 54 (Chapel Hill Road / Harden Street) to I-40 / I-85 – Liberty, Graham | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b c "North Carolina Highway 100" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "Bridgehunter.com: NS - NC87 Overpass". Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1930. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ North Carolina County Road Survey 1930 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC / NCSTC / U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. North Carolina State Tax Commission. 1930. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ North Carolina County Road Survey 1936 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC / NCSTC / U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. North Carolina State Tax Commission. 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ North Carolina County Road Survey 1962 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC / USPRA. North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1962. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "Route Change (1981-02-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. February 1, 1981. p. 3. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "Route Change (2007-09-14)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 14, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ "Route Change (2014-04-30)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. April 30, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
External links
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Media related to North Carolina Highway 100 at Wikimedia Commons- NCRoads.com: N.C. 100
