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Photo: NC 136 leaving Currituck Sound (Adam Prince)		 NC 136
N.C. 136  2 miles
The Road: Begins at US 158 Bertha and ends at the Currituck Sound in Poplar Branch, all within Currituck County
Towns and Attractions: Currituck Co: None
History: NC 136 was born by legislative act October 23, 2002 [Steffora] in a route swap with NC 3, running the way it does now.

1936 Official
NC 3
2004 Official
NC 136 replaces NC 3

The first NC 136 appeared in 1974 as new construction from NC 73 Concord to about its I-85 overpass, then as an upgrade to SR 2081 and 2114 in Kannapolis to end at US 29-601 Kannapolis.
Between 1985-87, NC 136 was extended over Cabarrus SR 1609 and Iredell SR 1146 to end at NC 115-152 Mooresville. In Kannapolis there was a brief duplex wih US 29-A.

1974-75 Official
NC 136 appears
2000 Official
NC 136 extended to Mooresville

Between 1988-90, NC 136 was moved onto what is now Dale Earnhardt Blvd, leaving behind its US 29-A duplex (now SR 1008) and SR 1920 Vance Ave
In July 1997 (NCDOT), NC 136 was extended east to US 601, mostly as new routing and as a replacement of the southernmost bit of US 601 Business.
In Oct 2002, NC 136 was renumbered as NC 3.

1987 Cabarrus County
NC 136 with US 29-A duplex
2002 Official
NC 136 extended to US 601
2004 Official
NC 136 becomes NC 3

Comment: Current NC 136 is a mystery to me. Why has this needed to be a state highway back to the 1930s?
Last Update: 29 January 2010

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