North Carolina Highway 99

North Carolina Highway 99 (NC 99) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina in the central Coastal Plain region of the state.

North Carolina Highway 99
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length33.3 mi[1] (53.6 km)
Major junctions
South end NC 92 / NC 306 near Bayview
  US 264 in Belhaven
North end NC 32 / NC 45 near Plymouth
Location
CountiesBeaufort, Hyde, Washington
Highway system
← NC 98NC 100 →

Route description

History

NC 99 was created in the early-1930s, being routed over a previously unnumbered road in Beaufort County. The road ran north from US 264 to a modern-day secondary road (which, at that time, was the first incarnation of NC 97).

Around the late-1930s, the highway's current alignment began to take shape. The original NC 99 was reassigned as an extension of NC 32, and NC 99 was given its current assignment as a state highway through Beaufort County, Hyde County, and Washington County. The southern terminus was originally at US 264 in Pantego.

In the mid-1980s, NC 99 was extended along US 264 and the former NC 92 to its current southern terminus in Bayview, (at NC 306). By this time, the northernmost few miles of NC 99 had been concurrent with NC 45. These two highways divide in Union Grove, and NC 45 continues southward to US 264 in Hyde County.

Major intersections
CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
BeaufortRest Haven0.00.0 NC 92 west / NC 306 south (Bayview-Aurora Ferry) – Bath, AuroraEastern terminus of NC 92; Northern terminus of NC 306
Belhaven11.418.3
US 264 east / US 264 Bus. east (Main Street) – Swan Quarter		Southern end of US 264 concurrency; Western terminus of US 264 Bus.
Pantego15.124.3 US 264 west (Main Street) – WashingtonNorthern end of US 264 concurrency
Union Grove22.035.4 NC 45 south / Bell Road – Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife RefugeSouthern end of NC 45 concurrency
Hyde
 No major junctions
Washington​33.353.6 NC 32 north / NC 45 – Washington, PlymouthNorthern end of NC 45 concurrency; south end of NC 32 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also
  • North Carolina Bicycle Route 2 – Concurrent with NC 99 from its southern terminus to US 264 in Belhaven

References
  1. Google (May 16, 2015). "North Carolina Highway 99" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
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