North Carolina Highway 217

NC Highway 217 marker

NC Highway 217
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 9.8 mi[1] (15.8 km)
Existed: 1933 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 401 near Linden
North end: US 421 / NC 55 in Erwin
Location
Counties: Cumberland, Harnett
Highway system
← NC 216NC 218 →

North Carolina Highway 217 (NC 217) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway connects the town of Linden to nearby Erwin to Fayetteville.

Route description

NC 217 is a two-lane rural highway that serves as a back-door road between Erwin and Fayetteville, connecting the town of Linden. In Erwin, it has a concurrency with NC 82.[1] Also in Erwin, the highway is concurrent with North Carolina Bicycle Route 5 from the southern NC 82 intersection to J Street.[2]

History

Established in 1933 as a new primary routing, it traveled from NC 21 (now U.S. Route 401 or US 401) to NC 55 (now NC 82). In 1936 it was extended north (concurrency with NC 82) to US 421/NC 60 (now Denim Drive). In 1957 it was extended north again to its current northern terminus at US 421/NC 55.[3]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Cumberland​0.00.0 US 401 – Fayetteville, Lillington
HarnettErwin8.413.5 NC 82 east – GodwinEast end of NC 82 overlap
9.815.8 US 421 (Jacksonville Boulevard) / NC 55 (13th Street) / NC 82 ends – Lillington, Dunn, CoatsWest end of NC 82 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 Google (2012-01-14). "North Carolina Highway 217" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  2. ↑ "NC 5 - Cape Fear Run". North Carolina Bike Routes Beta. Walk Bike North Carolina Bicycle Routes. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 217". Retrieved 2012-01-14.
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