North Carolina Highway 39

NC Highway 39
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	78.6 mi (126.5 km)
Existed:	1935 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 70 / US 301 / NC 96 in Selma
	NC 42 near Selma US 264 near Zebulon Future I‑495 / US 64 near Zebulon US 401 in Louisburg US 1 near Henderson I‑85 / US 158 in Henderson
North end:	SR 719 at Virginia state line
Location
Counties:	Johnston, Wake, Franklin, Vance
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← NC 38 I‑40 →

North Carolina Highway 39 (NC 39) is a primary North Carolina state highway. It runs from the intersection of US 70, US 301, and NC 96 in Selma north along US 301/NC 96 through downtown Selma. It splits from US 301 and heads north via Louisburg and Henderson to the Virginia state line, where it continues as Rock Church Road (SR-719).

History

North Carolina Highway 501

NC Highway 501
Location:	Louisburg, NC-VA state line
Existed:	1929–1934

North Carolina Highway 501 (NC 501) was established in 1929 as primary routing from Henderson to the Virginia Border. Virginia did not have any primary routing that continues into their state from the terminus of NC 501. In 1930 NC 501 was extended further south to Louisburg. In late 1934, NC 501 was renumbered into NC 39, so it would not conflict with US 501.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Johnston	Selma	0.0	0.0	US 70 / US 301 south / NC 96 south (Pollock Street) – Clayton, Princeton, Smithfield	Southern terminus; South end of US 301 and NC 96 overlaps
		1.5	2.4	NC 96 north (Sumner Street) – Zebulon	North end of NC 96 overlap
		2.4	3.9	US 301 north – Micro	North end of US 301 overlap
	​	11.0	17.7	NC 42 – Clayton, Wilson
	Emit	16.0	25.7	NC 231 – Wendell, Middlesex
Wake	Zebulon	21.6	34.8	US 264 – Knightdale, Bailey	Diamond interchange
		22.6	36.4	NC 97 – Lizard Lick, Rocky Mount
Franklin	​	24.5	39.4	Future I‑495 / US 64 – Zebulon, Spring Hope	Diamond interchange
	Bunn	31.2	50.2	NC 98 east – Spring Hope	South end of NC 98 overlap
		32.0	51.5	NC 98 west – Wake Forest	North end of NC 98 overlap
	Louisburg	41.6	66.9	US 401 south / NC 56 east (Bickett Boulevard) – Rolesville, Franklinton	South end of US 401 and NC 56 overlaps
		42.6	68.6	NC 56 east / NC 581 south – Castalia, Spring Hope	North end of NC 56 overlap
		43.1	69.4	NC 561 east (Justice Street) – Centerville, Halifax	Western terminus of NC 561
	Ingleside	48.0	77.2	US 401 north – Warrenton	North end of US 401 overlap
Vance	Henderson	60.2	96.9	US 1 – Kittrell, Norlina	Diamond interchange
		61.3	98.7	US 1 Bus. / US 158 Bus. (Garnett Street)
		62.2	100.1	I‑85 / US 158 – Durham, Oxford, Middleburg	Partial cloverleaf interchange
Virginia state line		78.6	126.5	SR 719 north (Rock Church Road)	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• NCRoads.com: N.C. 39
• NCRoads.com: N.C. 501
• North Carolina Highway Begins/Ends - NC 39