North Carolina Highway 116
North Carolina Highway 116 (NC 116) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway runs east–west but is signed south–north, connecting the town of Webster between two major highways in Jackson County.
Webster Road | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length | 4.1 mi[1] (6.6 km) | |||
Existed | 1930–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | ||||
North end | ||||
Location | ||||
Counties | Jackson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route description
NC 116 is a two-lane mountain valley highway; it serves as a short-cut to Western Carolina University from Franklin and North Georgia. Mildly curvy, it passes through the town of Webster, where it crosses the Tuckasegee River.
History
Established in 1930 as new primary routing from NC 285 (previously known as Franklin Road; today known as Mockingbird Lane)[2] to NC 106 (renumbered in 1940 as NC 107). In the mid-1950s, the highway was extended west to a new alignment of US 23/US 441.
Junction list
The entire route is in Jackson County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | No access from southbound NC 116 to US 23/US 441 southbound | ||
Sylva | 4.1 | 6.6 | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
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References
- Google (2011-06-26). "North Carolina Highway 116" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- "North Carolina County Road Survey" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation State Mapping Resources. NC Tax Commission. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
External links
Media related to North Carolina Highway 116 at Wikimedia Commons - NCRoads.com: N.C. 116
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