North Carolina Highway 96

NC Highway 96
Route of NC 96 in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	106.7 mi[1] (171.7 km)
Existed:	1940 – present
Major junctions
South end:	NC 55 near Newton Grove
	I‑40 near Peacocks Crossroads I‑95 / US 301 / US 701 in Four Oaks US 70 in Selma Future I‑495 / US 64 / US 264 in Zebulon US 401 near Rolesville US 1A in Youngsville US 1 near Youngsville I‑85 in Oxford US 15 / US 158 Bus. in Oxford US 158 in Oxford
North end:	SR 49 / SR 96 in Virgilina, VA
Location
Counties:	Sampson, Johnston, Wake, Franklin, Granville
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← I‑95 NC 97 →

North Carolina Highway 96 (NC 96) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a predominantly rural highway that travels north-south; from NC 55, west of Newton Grove, to Virgilina, Virginia, where it continues on as Virginia State Route 96. It also connects the cities of Smithfield, Selma, Zebulon, Youngsville and Oxford.

Route description

History

The current NC 96 was established in 1940 as a renumbering of NC 562; it ran from NC 56, in Wilton, to Virgilina, Virginia.^[2] In 1952, NC 96 was extended south as a new primary routing to Youngsville, replaced NC 98 and NC 264 to Zebulon, new primary routing to Selma, concurrency with US 301 to Four Oaks, and finally new primary routing to end at NC 55. Around 1960, NC 96 was adjusted in the Four Oaks area to accomidate I-95; it was placed on concurrency briefly with US 701, leaving behind part of US 301 and Boyette Road (SR-1182).^[3]

The first NC 96 existed from 1930-1940; it originally traversed from NC 90, near Taylorsville, south to NC 17, in Hickory.^[4] In 1934, it was extended further south to NC 73, in Propst Crossroads, replacing part of NC 17. Between 1931-1936, NC 96 was rerouted at the Catawba River onto a new crossing at Shiloh Church Road.^[5] In 1940, the entire route was renumbered to NC 127.

North Carolina Highway 562

North Carolina Highway 562 (NC 562) was established as a new primary routing from NC 56, in Wilton, to Virgilina, at the Virginia state line.^[5] In 1940, NC 562 was renumbered in favor of NC 96.^[2]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Sampson	​	0.0	0.0	NC 55 (Harnett-Dunn Highway) – Newton Grove, Dunn
Johnston	Peacocks Crossroads	4.6	7.4	NC 50 – Benson, Newton Grove
	​	5.3– 5.4	8.5– 8.7	I‑40 – Benson, Newton Grove	Exit 334 (I-40)
	Four Oaks	15.2– 15.6	24.5– 25.1	I‑95 / US 301 south / US 701 south / Devils Racetrack Road – Newton Grove, Wilson, Benson	Exit 90 (I-95); brief concurrency with US 701 at its northern terminus; southern end of US 301 concurrency
	Smithfield	20.1	32.3	US 70 Bus. (Market Street) to I‑95
	Selma	22.6	36.4	US 70 / NC 39 south to I‑95 – Clayton, Goldsboro	Southern end of NC 39 concurrency
		24.1	38.8	US 301 / NC 39 north (Pollock Street) / Richardson Street – Kenly	Northern end of US 301 / NC 39 concurrencies
	Jordan	33.1	53.3	NC 42 – Clayton, Wilson
	Hocutts Crossroads	38.6	62.1	NC 231 – Wendell, Middlesex
Wake	Zebulon	45.2	72.7	US 64 Bus. west / NC 97 (Gannon Avenue)	Southern end of US 64 Bus. Concurrency
		45.9– 46.1	73.9– 74.2	US 64 / US 264 / US 64 Bus. ends – Rocky Mount, Raleigh	Exit 435 (US 64); northeren end of US 64 Bus. concurrency; future I-495
	​	56.1	90.3	US 401 (Louisburg Road) – Rolesville, Raleigh, Louisburg
	​	57.3	92.2	NC 98 (Wait Avenue) – Wake Forest, Bunn
Franklin	Youngsville	62.6	100.7	US 1A south / Holden Road – Wake Forest	Southern end of US 1A concurrency
		63.2	101.7	US 1A north (Park Avenue) – Franklinton	Northern end of US 1A concurrency
		64.2	103.3	US 1 – Raleigh, Henderson
Granville	Wilton	74.1	119.3	NC 56 – Creedmoor, Franklinton
	​	85.5– 85.6	137.6– 137.8	I‑85 – Henderson, Durham	Exit 204 (I-85)
	Oxford	86.7	139.5	US 15 south (Hillsboro Street) / Broad Street	Southern end of US 15 concurrency
		86.9	139.9	US 158 Bus. east (Williamsboro Street) / Bank Street	Southern end of US 158 Bus. concurrency
		87.7	141.1	US 15 north (College Street) – Clarksville	Northern end of US 15 concurrency
		88.2	141.9	US 158 Bus. west (Roxboro Road) / Goshen Street – Roxboro	Northern end of US 158 Bus. concurrency
	​	88.6	142.6	US 158 (Oxford Loop)
	​	106.6	171.6	NC 49 south – Roxboro	Southern end of NC 49 concurrency
	​	106.7	171.7	SR 49 north / SR 96 west (Florence Avenue) – Virgilina	Virginia state line; northern end of NC 49 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• U.S. Bicycle Route 1 - Concurrent with NC 96 from Horseshoe Road to Cannady Mill Road in southern Granville County
• North Carolina Bicycle Route 4 - Concurrent with NC 96 from Mountain Creek Road to Goshen Road in northern Granville County

References

External links

• Media related to North Carolina Highway 96 at Wikimedia Commons
• NCRoads.com: N.C. 96
• NCRoads.com: N.C. 562