North Carolina Highway 46

NC Highway 46
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	16.9 mi (27.2 km)
Existed:	1929-1930 – present
Major junctions
West end:	SR 46 near Gaston
	I‑95 near Roanoke Rapids NC 48 in Gaston
East end:	US 301 in Garysburg
Location
Counties:	Northampton
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← NC 45 NC 47 →

NC 46 is a north/south state highway in eastern North Carolina; it is entirely in Northampton County. The route primarily connects the communities on the north side of Roanoke Rapids Lake and Lake Gaston, as well as the north side of the Roanoke River in the county.

Route description

From its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 301 in Garysburg, NC 46 travels southwest, meeting an interchange with I-95 on its way to Gaston. After crossing NC 48 and passing through the heart of the Gaston, NC 46 continues westerly along the north shore of Lake Gaston to the NC/VA state line, where NC 46 ends and VA 46 continues.

History

NC 46 was created between 1929 and 1930. The routing has changed very little since that time, but its eastern terminus used to be signed as US 17-1/US 117/NC 48/NC 481.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Northampton County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Lake Gaston	0.0	0.0	SR 46 north (Christanna Highway) – Lawrenceville	Continuation into Virginia
Gaston	10.4	16.7	NC 48 (Roanoke Rapids/Pleasants Hill Roads) – Roanoke Rapids, Pleasant Hill
​	13.5	21.7	I‑95 – Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Emporia, VA	Diamond interchange; I-95 exit 176
Garysburg	16.9	27.2	US 301 to US 158 / NC 186 – Weldon, Pleasant Hill, Seaboard	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

• North Carolina Bicycle Route 4

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• NCRoads.com: N.C. 46