North Carolina Highway 308

NC Highway 308 marker

NC Highway 308
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 52.9 mi[1] (85.1 km)
Existed: 1933 – present
Major junctions
West end: US 258 / NC 561 near Rich Square
  US 13 / US 17 in Windsor
East end: NC 32 in Pleasant Grove
Location
Counties: Northampton, Bertie, Washington
Highway system
← NC 307US 311 →

North Carolina Highway 308 (NC 308) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves mainly to connect the city of Windsor to communities and towns in eastern Bertie County.

Route description

NC 308 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses 52.9 miles (85.1 km) from U.S. Route 258 (US 258) and NC 561 near Rich Square to NC 32 in Pleasant Grove. The highway provides a direct link for Roxobel, Kelford, and Lewiston Woodville to Windsor, the county seat of Bertie County. Continuing east, it crosses the Roanoke River, forms a concurrency with NC 45 and North Carolina Bicycle Route 3,[2] then connects the communities of Westover and Mackeys, before ending at NC 32 in Pleasant Grove.

Scenic byways

Edenton-Windsor Loop is an 87-mile (140 km) is a double loop byway connecting the cities of Edenton and Windsor. NC 308 covers 24.8 miles (39.9 km) of the loop from Windsor to Pleasant Grove. The byway is noted for historical homes in Edenton, the Sans Souci Ferry, the scenic river and coastal views, and history.[3]

History

Established in 1933 as a new primary routing, it went from US 258/NC 12 near Rich Square to NC 30 (today's US 13 Business) at Granville Street in Windsor. In 1975, NC 308 was extended east to NC 45. Between 1980 and 1982, NC 308 was extended again to its current eastern terminus in Pleasant Grove.[4]

Junction list

CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Northampton​0.00.0 US 258 / NC 561 – Rich Square, Scotland Neck
BertieLewiston Woodville12.420.0 NC 11 / NC 42 – Oak City, Aulander, Ahoskie
Windsor27.343.9 US 13 / US 17 – Williamston, Ahoskie, Edenton
28.145.2
US 13 Bus. south (Granville Street)		South end of US 13 Business overlap
28.445.7
US 13 Bus. north (King Street)		North end of US 13 Business overlap
28.846.3
US 17 Bus. south (Water Street) – Williamston		South end of US 17 Business overlap
30.048.3
US 17 Bus. north (King Street) – Edenton		North end of US 17 Business overlap
​41.867.3 NC 45 north – ColerainNorth end of NC 45 overlap
Washington​45.773.5 NC 45 south – PlymouthSouth end of NC 45 overlap
Pleasant Grove52.985.1 NC 32 – Roper, Edenton
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Bannered routes

Windsor truck route


NC Highway 308 Truck
Location: Windsor, North Carolina
Length: 2.5 mi[5] (4.0 km)

NC 308 Truck is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) route that bypasses southeast of downtown Windsor. It overlaps at first with US 13 and US 17, then with US 17 Business.

The entire route is in Windsor, Bertie County.

mi[5]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 US 13 north / US 17 north / NC 308 – AhoskieNorth end of US 13/17 overlap
1.52.4
US 13 south / US 17 south / US 13 Bus. / US 17 Bus. – Williamston		South end of both US 13/17 and US 13/17 business overlap
1.72.7
US 13 Bus. north (Granville Street)		North end of US 13 business overlap
2.54.0
US 17 Bus. north / NC 308 (King Street)		North end of US 17 business overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Google (January 24, 2013). "North Carolina Highway 308" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "NC 3 - Ports of Call". North Carolina Bike Routes Beta. Walk Bike North Carolina Bicycle Routes. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ "NCDOT: Scenic Byways". Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 308". Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Google (January 24, 2013). "NC 308 Truck - Windsor, NC" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
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