en North Carolina Highway 125

North Carolina Highway 125
North Carolina Highway 125
Route information
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length	66.9 mi (107.7 km)
Existed	1922–present
Major junctions
South end	Martin County SR 1142 in Williamston
	US 13 / US 64 in Williamston; NC 903; NC 11 / NC 42 in Oak City; US 258 in Scotland Neck; NC 903 in Scotland Neck; US 301 near Halifax; I-95 near Roanoke Rapids; US 158 in Roanoke Rapids;
North end	NC 48 in Roanoke Rapids
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Martin, Halifax
Highway system
	North Carolina Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

North Carolina Highway 125 (NC 125) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that serves the communities of Williamston, Hamilton, Oak City, Hobgood, Scotland Neck, Halifax, and Roanoke Rapids.

Route description

The southern terminus of the route is Martin County SR 1142 (Prison Camp Road) in front of the Senator Bob Martin Eastern Agricultural Center.^[3] About 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) north of its interchange with US 13 and US 64, the highway proceeds into the Williamston city limits. After leaving Williamston, NC 125 continues north to serve the small communities of Hamilton, Oak City, Scotland Neck, and Halifax. The highway has an interchange with I-95 shortly before entering its destination town of Roanoke Rapids. The route terminates at NC 48 in the downtown area.

History

The route was created in 1922, running from Williamston to Rich Square. The section between Scotland Neck and Rich Square was rerouted in 1925; the northern terminus of NC 125 was moved near Halifax. In 1965 the route was expanded northwards, replacing several secondary routes, to end at US 158 in Roanoke Rapids. The current northern terminus was achieved in 1981, following East 10th Street to the NC 48 intersection. The 1990s saw the highway receive an interchange with I-95, and the southern terminus was extended to its current position.^[2]

Junction list

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Martin	Williamston	0.0	0.0	Martin County SR 1142 (Prison Camp Road) – Greenville
		0.4– 0.6	0.64– 0.97	US 13 / US 64 – Windsor, Plymouth, Robersonville	Exit 512 (US 64)
	Williamston	2.0	3.2	US 64 Alt. (West Main Street) / Greenville Avenue – Everetts	South end of US 64 Alt. concurrency
		3.4	5.5	US 17 Bus. south / US 64 Alt. east (East Boulevard) – Windsor, Plymouth, Washington	North end of US 64 Alt. concurrency, south end of US 17 Bus. concurrency
		4.4	7.1	US 17 Bus. north (Main Street)	North end of US 17 Bus. concurrency
		12.9	20.8	NC 903 south – Robersonville	South end of NC 903 concurrency
		14.1	22.7	NC 142 west – Hassell	Eastern terminus of NC 142
	Hamilton	16.8	27.0	NC 903 north (North Front Street) / East Liberty Street – Scotland Neck, Palmyra	North end of NC 903 concurrency
	Oak City	22.6	36.4	NC 11 / NC 42 – Greenville, Lewiston Woodville
Halifax	Hobgood	30.3	48.8	NC 122 south (Pine Street) to NC 97 – Tarboro	Northern terminus of NC 122
	Scotland Neck	37.4	60.2	US 258 south – Tarboro	South end of US 258 concurrency
		37.8	60.8	NC 903 south (9th Street) – Hamilton	South end of NC 903 concurrency
		38.1	61.3	US 258 north (Main Street) / East 12th Street – Rich Square	North end of US 258 concurrency
	Crowells Crossroads	48.3	77.7	NC 481 – Enfield, Tillery
	Ruggles	52.7	84.8	US 301 south – Enfield	South end of US 301 concurrency
	Pender	54.9	88.4	NC 561 east – Tillery	South end of NC 561 concurrency
		55.3	89.0	NC 561 west to I-95	North end of NC 561 concurrency
	Halifax	55.7	89.6	US 301 Bus. north (King Street)	Southern terminus of US 301 Bus.
	Halifax	56.3	90.6	US 301 north / Pittsylvania Street – Weldon	North end of US 301 concurrency
		58.6	94.3	NC 903 north / J.S. Pope Road – Littleton	North end of NC 903 concurrency
	Roanoke Rapids	62.0– 62.3	99.8– 100.3	I-95 – Rocky Mount, Richmond	Exit 171 (I-95)
		65.1	104.8	US 158 (Littleton Road) to I-95
		66.9	107.7	NC 48 (Roanoke Avenue) / West 10th Street
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus