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200 53 miles |
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| The Road: |
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Begins at US 601 (Cabarrus County) and ends at the South Carolina line in southwestern Union County. The road continues as SC 200 to end at US 321 Winnsboro, SC.
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Towns and Attractions: |
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Cabarrus Co: Reed Gold Mine
Stanly Co: Locust
Union Co: Monroe
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History: |
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NC 200 was born about 1930, running from US 74, NC 20-25-151 (now NC 75-84) Monroe down to South Carolina.
Between 1931-36, NC 200 was removed from SR 1135 Old Highway Rd in the Jackson area south of Monroe.
In 1936, NC 200 was extended north as new primary routing to end at NC 27 Locust. In Monroe NC 200 followed Franklin St to Church St to Winchester Ave to Morgan Hill Rd and out of town.
In 1942, NC 200 was extended north again as new routing to end at NC 151 (now US 601).
NC 200 Monroe to S.C.
1930 Official
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NC 200 extended to Locust
1936 Official
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NC 200 extended to NC 151
1942 Gen Draft
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About 1958, NC 200 was rerouted in Monroe to use Lancaster Rd to Morrow Rd east to Hayne (NC 207) then north straight to the recently added US 74-601 bypass. NC 200 then followed the bypass east back to traditional NC 200. This replaced a bit of NC 207.
In December 1978 (NCDOT), NC 200 was rerouted in Monroe again to use Charlotte Ave to N Church St to Hayne. Hayne St south of N Church became an extended NC 207.
In August 2011 (NCDOT), NC 200 was removed from central Monroe altogether, utilizing a new western bypass of Monroe (Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and Dickerson Ave). Some was new construction a the time of the NC 200 designation while other bits were previously SR 1158, SR 1223, SR 3107, and SR 3172. The old NC 20 0approach from the south into Downtown Monroe became SR 3515. A bit of Charlotte Ave and Church St was supposed to become an extended NC 75 (may never have been posted and is now SR 1009 and SR 3521). Skyway Dr from Church St out to US 74 became an extended NC 207.
NC 200 initial Monroe route
1957 Union County
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NC 200 cuts to Hayne
1962 Union County
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NC 200 uses Charlotte to Church
1982 Union County
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NC 200 bypasses central Monroe entirely
2017 Union County
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Comment: |
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NC 200 is a poor man's US 601 north of Monroe.
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