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N.C. 274 
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Photo: NC 274 leaving NC 27 (Lyndon Young)		 NC 274
N.C. 274  35 miles
The Road: Begins at NC 27 Hulls Crossroads (Lincoln County) and ends at the South Carolina State Line near Lake Wylie (Gaston County). The road continues as SC 274 to end at US 21 Business in Rock Hill, SC.
Towns and Attractions: Lincoln Co: None
Gaston Co: Cherryville, Bessemer City, Gastonia
History: NC 274 was born in 1930 as new primary routing, running from NC 27 only to US 74/NC 20 (now NC 161) Bessemer City.
About 1938, NC 274 was extended southeast along then-US 29-74 ALT to Gastonia, then southeast as new primary routing to the South Carolina line.

1930 Official
NC 274 appearing in 1930
1936 Official
NC 274 extended to S.C.


Between 1963-68, NC 274 was put on one-way alignments leaving US 29-74 in eastern Gastonia.

1962 Gaston County
NC 274 on Broad St only
1968 Gaston County
NC 274 splits up

Comment: NC 274 provides access from Gastonia to Rock Hill, SC.
Last Update: 2 December 2008

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