North Carolina Highway 279

NC Highway 279 marker

NC Highway 279
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 28.6 mi[1] (46.0 km)
Existed: 1979 – present
Major junctions
West end: NC 150 in Cherryville
  US 321 in Dallas
I‑85 in Gastonia
US 29 / US 74 in Gastonia
East end: Pole Branch Road at the SC line near Lake Wylie, SC
Location
Counties: Gaston
Highway system
← I‑277NC 280 →

North Carolina Highway 279 (NC 279) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It connects the cities of Cherryville, Dallas, and Gastonia.

Route description

Directional signs of NC 150 and NC 279, in Cherryville

History

Established in January 1979 as a renumbering of NC 277, it originally traversed from Cherryville to NC 275, in Dallas. In November 1979, NC 279 was extended southeast to the South Carolina state line; overlapping with NC 150 through Dallas and upgrading secondary roads Lower Dallas Highway (SR 2264) and New Hope Road (SR 2302). At some unknown date, NC 279's western terminus was redirected from the intersection of Church and Mountain streets to Church Street and Rudsil Avenue, in Cherryville.[2][3]

North Carolina Highway 277

NC Highway 277
Location: Cherryville-Dallas, NC
Length: 12.5 mi[4] (20.1 km)
Existed: 1931–1979

North Carolina Highway 277 (NC 277) was established in 1931 as a new primary routing; it connected U.S. Route 74 (US 74)/NC 20, in Gastonia to NC 150 in Cherryville. In 1936, its southern terminus was truncated at NC 275 in Dallas. In 1938, its western terminus was moved through downtown Cherryville to NC 274; it is unknown when it was overlapped with NC 274 to end at Church and Mountain streets. Between 1954 and 1957, the alignment along the route was straightened, creating several small loop roads along the route, several of which say "Old NC 277". In 1977, NC 277 was renumbered to NC 279, to accommodate for Interstate 277.[2]

Junction list

The entire route is in Gaston County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Cherryville0.00.0 NC 150 (Church Street)
​2.94.7Saint Marks Church Road – CrouseInterchange
Dallas11.318.2 NC 275 west (Dallas-Bessemer City Highway) – Bessemer CityWest end of NC 275 overlap
11.919.2
US 321 Bus. north (Dallas-High Shoals Highway)		West end of US 321 Business overlap
12.019.3
US 321 / US 321 Bus. ends – Gastonia, Hickory		Interchange; east end of US 321 Business overlap
513.1825.8 NC 275 east (Dallas-Stanley Highway) – Stanley, Mount HollyEast end of NC 275 overlap
Gastonia16.326.2 NC 7 (Ozark Avenue)
17.127.5 I‑85 – Spartanburg, CharlotteExit 20 (I-85)
17.628.3 US 29 / US 74 (Franklin Boulevard) – Belmont, Gastonia Municipal Airport
​27.644.4 NC 273 north (Armstrong Road) – BelmontSouthern terminus of NC 273
​28.646.0Pole Branch Road – Lake WylieSouth Carolina state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Google (January 8, 2012). "North Carolina Highway 279" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "NC Route Change (1979-01-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 1, 1979. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ "NC Route Change (1979-11-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. November 1, 1979. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ Google (December 21, 2013). "North Carolina Highway 277" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
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