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Photo: NC 180 leaving NC 18 south of Shelby (Chris Patriarca)		 NC 180
N.C. 180  11 miles
The Road: Begins at NC 18 near Earl and ends at NC 18 above Shelby, all within Cleveland County
Towns and Attractions: Cleveland Co: Patterson Springs
History:

NC 180 appeared about 1952 as mostly new primary routing (NC 26 already used some of this), running as it does today
1952 Shell
N.C. 180 appears
1952 Shell

The first NC 180 appeared in 1934 as new primary routing, running from NC 190 (now NC 226) Polkville to NC 18 Fallston.
In 1952, NC 180 was renumbered as part of NC 182.

1935 Gen Draft
N.C. 180 Polkville to Fallston
1935 Gen Draft
1953 Official
N.C. 182 replaces N.C. 180
1953 Official

Comment: NC 180 serves as a de facto bypass of Shelby for NC 18 through traffic. In fact I wonder why NC 180 was moved and NC 182 was christened when this could've just been part of NC 18.
Last Update: 2 March 2010

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