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Photo: NC 45 leaving NC 42 in Colerain (Adam Prince)

N.C. 45 95 land miles

The Road:

Begins at NC 12 Ocracoke (Hyde County) and ends at US 13-158 Winton (Hertford County).

Towns and Attractions:

Hyde Co.: Ocracoke, Swanquarter
Beaufort Co.: None
Washington Co.: Plymouth
Bertie Co.: Colerain
Hertford Co.: Winton

History:

NC 45 was born in the late 1940 Virginia renumbering, running from US 17 near Merry Hill north to NC 97 (current NC 461) Winton. This had been NC 35.
In 1969, NC 45 was extended south over what had been Bertie SRs 1500/1508 and Washington SR 1339 to end at US 64/NC 32 near Plymouth. The 1968 NCDOT County Atlas shows the bridge over the Roanoke River as complete and using secondary designations.

1933 Official
NC 35 original route 1942 Gen Draft
NC 45 replaces NC 35 1969 Official
NC 45 extended to US 64

In 1974, NC 45 was extended north through Winton along Main St (was US 13) then west on Mulberry St (was US 158) to connect with the new routing of US 13-158 bypassing Winton.

1973-74 Official
NC 45 ends at Winton 1974-75 Official
NC 45 extended through Winton

In 1980 or 1981, NC 45 was extended south over SR 1111 around Plymouth, then duplexed with NC 32 and NC 99 down to Pike Road area, then replaced Beaufort SR 1754 and Hyde SR 1300 to end at US 264 Ponzer.
In 1983 or 1984, NC 45 was extended south with US 264, then replaced SR 1132 (once part of US 264) to Swanquarter and the ferry terminal.

1982-83 Official
NC 45 extended to US 264 1984-85 Official
NC 45 extended to Swanquarter

The first NC 45 was born in 1930 as new primary routing. Ran from NC 12 (now US 258) Woodland north through Conway to meet up with the older VA 35.
In 1933, NC 45 was extended south as new routing to NC 305.
In late 1940 NC 45 was renumbered as NC 35 to match VA 35.
Original NC 45 was a numbering violation because it did not touch NC 40. Not sure why it wasn't a NC 48x or 12x route.

1930 Official
NC 45 appears in 1930 1940 Official
NC 45 extended to NC 305 1941-42 Official
NC 35 replaces NC 45

In May 2013 (NCDOT), NC 45 was extended south over SR 1128 to the ferry terminal, then assigned to the ferry route itself to end in Ocracoke at the same terminal that NC 12 uses for the Ocracoke-Cedar Point Ferry.

Comments:

NC 45 is routed in Plymouth such that it forms an unsigned NC 32 Bypass. The bridge over the 3 rivers is a mile long.

Last Update: 20 December 2013

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