North Carolina Highway 42

NC Highway 42
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Route information
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	222.9 mi (358.7 km)
Existed:	1922 – present
Major junctions
West end:	I‑73 / I‑74 / US 220 in Asheboro
	US 1 / US 15 / US 501 in Sanford; US 421 in Sanford; I‑40 near Cleveland, Johnston County; US 70 in Clayton; I‑95 near Wilson; US 264 near Wilson; US 301 in Wilson; US 258 near Pinetops; US 64 near Bethel; US 13 in Ahoskie
East end:	NC 45 in Colerain
Location
Counties:	Randolph, Chatham, Lee, Wake, Johnston, Wilson, Edgecombe, Bertie, Martin, Hertford
Highway system

North Carolina Highway 42 (NC 42) is a winding country state highway that bypasses many of the larger cities in the eastern/central part of North Carolina. Despite its long length of 222.9 miles (358.7 km), it is not noted^{[by whom?]} for being convenient for long-distance travel; US 64 often provides a shorter, faster alternative routing for a large part of NC 42's length. Because it is well connected to many other major Interstate and US routes, NC 42 is a local connector for smaller communities along its route.^{[citation needed]}

Route description

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History

NC 42 was first dedicated in 1922 as a modest 19-mile (31 km) connector from Wilson to Pinetops. In the 1930s & 40s it was extended west to Clayton, and by 1950 it reached Fuquay-Varina. In the late 50s, early 60s it was extended in both directions to Conetoe in the east and Asheboro to the west. The last extension came in 1990 to meet with the I-73/I-74/US 220 freeway in Asheboro.^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Randolph	Asheboro	0.0	0.0	I‑73 / I‑74 / US 220 / Salisbury Avenue – Greensboro, Rockingham	Exit 74 (I-73/I-74)
		0.9	1.45	US 220 Bus. (Fayetteville Street)
		2.5	4.0	US 64 / NC 49 (Dixie Drive) – Lexington, Ramseur, Siler City, Raleigh
	Coleridge	15.6	25.1	NC 22 north / Creekwood Road – Ramseur	Western end of NC 22 concurrency
Chatham	Bennett	23.6	38.0	NC 902 east / Jerry Frye Road – Bear Creek	Western terminus of NC 902
Chatham		25.0	40.2	NC 22 south / Charlie Garner Road – High Falls	Eastern end of NC 22 concurrency
Lee	Sanford	45.5– 45.6	73.2– 73.4	US 1 / US 15 / US 501 / US 1 Bus. – Southern Pines, Raleigh	Interchange; western end of US 1 Bus. Concurrency
		47.1	75.8	US 1 Bus. north (Carthage Street) / US 421 Bus. north / NC 87 north (Horner Boulevard)	Eastern end of US 1 Bus. Concurrency; western end of US 421 Bus. / NC 87 concurrency
		49.7	80.0	US 421 Bus. south / NC 87 south (Horner Boulevard) / NC 78 west (Main Street) – Old Jonesboro
		51.2– 51.4	82.4– 82.7	US 421 / NC 87 Byp.	Exit 144 (US 421)
Chatham	No major junctions
Harnett	No major junctions
Wake	Fuquay-Varina	76.4	123.0	US 401 south (Main Street) / Academy Street – Fayetteville	Western end of US 401 concurrency
		77.1	124.1	NC 55 west (Ennis Street) – Apex, Durham	Western end of NC 55 concurrency
		79.1	127.3	US 401 north (Main Street)	Eastern end of US 401 concurrency
		79.2	127.5	NC 55 east – Angier	Eastern end of NC 55 concurrency
Johnston		88.5	142.4	NC 50 – Garner, Benson
		90.6– 90.8	145.8– 146.1	I‑40 – Benson, Raleigh	Exit 312 (I-40)
		93.9– 94.1	151.1– 151.4	US 70 – Smithfield, Selma, Garner	Exit 320 (US 70)
	Clayton	97.0– 97.2	156.1– 156.4	US 70 Bus. west / Lombard Street	Interchange; western end of US 70 Bus. Concurrency
	Clayton	98.4	158.4	US 70 Bus. east / Rose Street – Smithfield, Selma
	Jordan	107.8	173.5	NC 96 – Zebulon, Selma
		109.5	176.2	NC 39 – Selma, Bunn
	Stancils Chapel	112.1	180.4	NC 222 – Wendell, Kenly
Wilson		118.3	190.4	NC 581 – Bailey, Goldsboro
	Rock Ridge	122.3– 122.5	196.8– 197.1	I‑95 – Smithfield, Rocky Mount	Exit 116 (I-95)
		124.9– 125.1	201.0– 201.3	I‑795 / US 264 – Greenville, Raleigh	Exit 40 (I-795/US 264)
	Wilson	129.1	207.8	US 264 Alt. east (Ward Boulevard) / Tarbor Street	Western end of US 264 Alt. concurrency
		130.0	209.2	US 264 Alt. west (Raleigh Road Boulevard)	Eastern end of US 264 Alt. concurrency
		131.4	211.5	NC 58 north (Nash Street) – Nashville, Castalia, RWI Airport	Western end of NC 58 concurrency
		134.3	216.1	NC 58 south (Ward Boulevard) / Herring Street	Eastern end of NC 58 concurrency
		135.5– 135.7	218.1– 218.4	US 301 – Rocky Mount	Interchange
Edgecombe		144.7	232.9	NC 124 east – Macclesfield	Western terminus of NC 124
		148.3	238.7	NC 111 – Tarboro
	Pinetops	150.3	241.9	NC 43 north (3rd Street)	Western end of NC 43 concurrency
	Pinetops	150.4	242.0	NC 122 (2nd Street)
		152.4	245.3	US 258 – Tarboro, Princeville, Kinston
		153.5	247.0	NC 124 west – Macclesfield	Eastern terminus of NC 124
		153.6	247.2	NC 43 south – Greenville
	Scotts Crossroads	156.4	251.7	NC 33 – Princeville, Greenville
	Conetoe	161.5	259.9	US 64 Alt. – Tarboro, Bethel
		164.7– 164.8	265.1– 265.2	US 64 – Williamston, Tarboro	Exit 494 (US 64)
Martin		171.1	275.4	NC 142 west – Princeville	Western end of NC 142 concurrency
		172.2	277.1	NC 11 south / NC 142 east – Bethel, Hassell	Eastern end of NC 142 concurrency; western end of NC 11 concurrency
		176.3	283.7	NC 111 south – Tarboro	Northern terminus of NC 111
	Oak City	176.9	284.7	NC 125 – Hobgood, Hamilton
		180.8	291.0	NC 903 – Scotland Neck, Hamilton
Bertie	Lewiston Woodville	191.2	307.7	NC 308 (Church Street) – Windsor
		196.0	315.4	NC 11 Bus. north / SR 1209 – Aulander	Southern terminus of NC 11 Bus.
		198.8	319.9	NC 305 (Commerce Street) – Aulander, Windsor
Hertford		201.6	324.4	NC 11 Bus. south – Aulander	Northern terminus of NC 11 Bus.
	Poor Town	204.2	328.6	NC 11 north – Murfreesboro	Eastern end of NC 11 concurrency
	Ahoskie	207.5	333.9	US 13 north / NC 561 west (Academy Street) / Memorial Drive – Winton	Western end of US 13 / NC 561 concurrencies
	Ahoskie	209.1	336.5	NC 561 east	Eastern end of NC 561 concurrency
Bertie		212.6	342.1	US 13 south – Windsor	Eastern end of US 13 concurrency
Bertie	Colerain	222.9	358.7	NC 45 (Main Street) / River Street – Harrellsville, Plymouth
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus