North Carolina Highway 6

"NC 6" redirects here. The term may also refer to North Carolina's 6th congressional district.
North Carolina Highway 6 marker
North Carolina Highway 6
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length8.5 mi[1] (13.7 km)
Existed1959[2]–2005[2]
Major junctions
West end I-40 in west Greensboro
Major intersections US 29 / US 70 / US 220 southeast of downtown Greensboro
East end I-40 in east Greensboro
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesGuilford
Highway system
← NC 5→ NC 7

North Carolina Highway 6 (NC 6) was an 8-mile-long (13 km) North Carolina state highway. It ran entirely in Guilford County and served primarily to connect Interstate 40 (I-40) and Business I-85 (I-85 Bus.) commuters in Greensboro. It was decommissioned in 2005.

Route description

The western terminus of NC 6 was at I-40 and U.S. Route 421 (US 421) at I-40's exit 216 in West Greensboro. The interchange only allowed for eastbound I-40 / southbound US 421 traffic to enter eastbound NC 6 and vice versa. From there, NC 6 traveled east Patterson Street with a speed limit of 45 mph (72 km/h), having an interchange with Merrit Drive, then to Patterson's only traffic signal at Holden Road. It continued east to Patterson's end at the Greensboro Coliseum with a speed limit of 35 mph (56 km/h). NC 6 then turned to the northeast and followed High Point Road onto Lee Street. NC 6 intersected O'Henry Boulevard (U.S. Route 29 (US 29), US 70, and US 220). The state highway continued east bending slightly to the south before ending at I-40 and I-85 Bus. at their exit 224.[1]

History

  • 1934: NC 6 is commissioned as a short road located southwest of Lake Mattamuskeet in Hyde County.
  • 1944: NC 6 is decommissioned and not replaced.
  • 1947: A new NC 6 cuts off the corner between NC 49 and U.S. Route 52 in Stanly County. It replaced NC 49A.
  • 1953: NC 8 is extended, moving NC 6.
  • 1959: After moving to its current location, a couple of timely shifts allowed NC 6 to follow its current route.
  • 2000s (decade): Recent changes have slightly altered the path of NC 6 around the I-40 interchange and the Greensboro Coliseum.[2]
  • 2005: NC 6 decommissioned, signs not taken down until around May 2009.[2]
  • 2015: High Point Road and Lee Street, which was NC 6 east of Patterson Street, renamed Gate City Boulevard.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route was in Greensboro, Guilford County.

mi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0–
0.6		0.0–
0.97		 I-40Exit 216 (I-40); eastbound I-40 exit / westbound I-40 entrance only
1.1–
1.4		1.8–
2.3		Merrit DriveInterchange
4.4–
4.6		7.1–
7.4		Freeman Mill RoadInterchange
5.1–
5.2		8.2–
8.4		Martin Luther King Jr. DriveInterchange; no access to eastbound NC 6
6.1–
6.4		9.8–
10.3		 US 29 / US 70 / US 220 (O'Henry Boulevard)Interchange
8.3–
8.5		13.4–
13.7		 I-40 / East Lee Street – High Point, Burlington, DurhamEastern terminus of NC 6
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Overview Map of Former North Carolina Route 6" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d NCRoads Annex - NC 6 Archived 2010-11-25 at the Wayback Machine[self-published source?]
  3. ^ Gamm, Joe (May 21, 2016). "State to change highway signs to reflect Gate City Boulevard name change". Greensboro News & Record.
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