North Carolina Highway 58
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Route of NC 58 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 175.8 mi[1] (282.9 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1920s[2] – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | Fort Macon State Park in Atlantic Beach | |||
| North end: |
     US 401 / US 158 Bus. in Warrenton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Carteret, Jones, Lenoir, Greene, Wilson, Nash, Franklin, Warren | |||
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North Carolina Highway 58 (NC 58) is a 176-mile-long (283 km) North Carolina state highway that traverses the state's Coastal Plain. The route links many of the Crystal Coast communities along its eastern segment. Its southern terminus is at the entrance to Fort Macon State Park in Atlantic Beach and its northern terminus is at the intersection of U.S. Route 401 and US 158 Business in Warrenton. The highway traverses nearly the entire length of the Bogue Banks and serves the major cities of Kinston, Snow Hill, and Wilson.
Route description
Highway 58 designations through Carteret County:
Fort Macon Road- From its terminus at Fort Macon State Park to the Atlantic Beach/Pine Knoll Shores town line.
Salter Path Road- From Pine Knoll Shores through Salter Path and Indian Beach to the Emerald Isle town line.
Emerald Drive- From the EI town line to JCT NC 24 at Bayshore Park/Cape Carteret.
North of Route 24, its only written designation is NC 58.
Major Junctions in Carteret County:
Atlantic Beach Causeway (Atlantic Beach)- provides access to the Atlantic Beach Boardwalk and the Causeway Bridge to US Route 70 near Morehead City.
Pine Knoll Boulevard (Pine Knoll Shores)- provides access to the NC State Aquarium in Pine Knoll Shores.
Bogue Inlet Drive (Emerald Isle)- Provides access to Bogue Inlet Pier in Emerald Isle, as well as indirect access to the soundfront marina.
Coast Guard Road (Emerald Isle)- Provides access to the US Coast Guard Station and "The Point" also known as Bogue Inlet, where Bogue Sound meets the Atlantic Ocean in the west.
NC Hwy 24 (Cape Carteret)- W. B. McLean Drive (east of 58), Cedar Point Blvd (west of 58); A major thru-route linking Morehead City with Jacksonville and running westward to Charlotte
Stella Road (near Stella)- Provides Access to the towns of Stella and Silverdale, as well as Belgrade-Swansboro Road, a major route paralleling 58 on the other side of the White Oak River.
Major Junctions in Jones County:
US Hwy 17 (confluence from Maysville to Pollocksville)- The major north–south road along the Virginian and Carolinian beach areas, locally linking New Bern with Jacksonville.
NC Hwy 41 (short confluence in Trenton)- Connects US 70 at Cove City circuitously with SC 9 east of Dillon, SC.
Major Junctions in Lenoir County:
US Hwy 70 (short confluence in Kinston)- Major east–west through route in this part of the state, linking Raleigh and west with the "Down East" part of Carteret County. It is also one of the transcontinental highways; running west to Globe, Arizona and originally to Hollywood, California.
US Hwy 258 (short confluence in Kinston)- Important north–south highway utilized by many beach vacationers from the northeastern US, running from Virginia to Jacksonville
NC Hwy 55 (Kinston)- Locally connects Dunn with New Bern
NC Hwy 11 (Kinston)- Another important vacationers route, running from Virginia to near Wilmington
Major Junctions in Greene County:
NC Hwy 123 - Local road running through Hookerton from 58 to US 258 North
US Hwy 258 (Snow Hill)- (again)
US Hwy 13 (Snow Hill)- another important beach route running from Philadelphia, PA to Fayetteville
NC 903 (Snow Hill)- Very circuitous route running throughout the eastern third of NC
Major Junctions in Wilson County:
NC Hwy 111/NC Hwy 222 (Stantonsburg)- Two similarly-routed highways of the interior of the coastal plain of NC
US Hwy 264 BYPASS (Evansdale)- Newly extended freeway running from Raleigh to the Outer Banks
US Hwy 264 ALTERNATE (Wilson)- Old routing of US 264
US Hwy 301 (Wilson)- Well-known parallel of Interstate 95 throughout the Mid-Atlantic
NC Hwy 42 (Wilson)- Runs from near Ahoskie all the way to near Asheboro
Major Junctions in Nash County:
NC Hwy 97 (near RM/W Airport)- local road stemming eastward from Raleigh
Interstate 95 (indirectly via West Mount Drive in Sandy Cross)- The "East Coast's Main Street"
US Hwy 64 (Nashville)- Cross-Country Route running from Arizona to OBX
NC Hwy 56 (Castalia)- Local route running from here to north of Durham
Major Junctions in Franklin County
NC Hwy 561 (Centerville)- A mostly desolate route stretching from nearby Louisburg east to the Chowan River
Major Junctions in Warren County
NC Hwy 43 (Liberia)- An important route running from here to New Bern
(END 58) US Hwy 401 & US Hwy 158 BUSINESS (Warrenton)- US 401 runs south from here to Sumter, SC, while BUS 158 connects to US 158, which runs from the Outer Banks to Mocksville, west of Winston-Salem
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Carteret | Atlantic Beach | 0.0 | 0.0 | Fort Macon State Park entrance | |
| Bogue Sound | 21.3– 22.1 | 34.3– 35.6 | B. Cameron Langston Bridge | ||
| Cedar Point–Cape Carteret line | 22.8 | 36.7 |  NC 24 (Cedar Point Boulevard / W.B. McLean Drive) – Jacksonville, Swansboro, Cape Carteret, Morehead City | ||
| Jones | Maysville | 41.2 | 66.3 |  US 17 south (Main Street) / 8th Street – Jacksonville | Southern end of US 17 concurrency |
| Ravenswood | 48.2 | 77.6 | US 17 north – Pollocksville, New Bern | Northern end of US 17 concurrency | |
| Trenton | 58.0 | 93.3 |  NC 41 east (Jones Street) / Market Street – Cove City | Southern end of NC 41 concurrency | |
| | 60.9 | 98.0 | NC 41 west / Middle Road – Beulaville | Northern end of NC 41 concurrency | |
| Lenoir | Kinston | 77.5 | 124.7 |  US 70 east / Trenton Road – New Bern | Southern end of US 70 concurrency |
| 78.4 | 126.2 |  US 70 west / US 258 / US 70 Bus. begins / US 258 Bus. begins – Goldsboro, Raleigh, Jacksonville | Northern end of US 70 concurrency; southern end of US 70 Bus. / US 258 Bus. concurrency | ||
| 79.3 | 127.6 |   NC 11 / NC 55 (King Street) – Greenville | |||
| 80.0 | 128.7 | US 70 Bus. west / US 258 Bus. north (Vernon Avenue) – Goldsboro | Nouthern end of US 70 Bus. / US 258 Bus. concurrency | ||
| | 84.8 | 136.5 |   NC 148 south (C.F. Harvey Parkway) to US 258 – Kinston Regional Jetport | Northern terminus of NC 148 | |
| Greene | Glenfield Crossroads | 89.5 | 144.0 |  NC 123 north / Glenfield Road – Hookerton | Southern terminus of NC 123 |
| Snow Hill | 94.1 | 151.4 |  US 258 (2nd Street) / US 258 Truck begins – Jacksonville, Kinston | Southern end of US 258 Truck concurrency | |
| 95.4 | 153.5 |  NC 903 south (Harper Street) – LaGrange | Southern end of NC 903 concurrency | ||
| 95.6 | 153.9 |  US 13 north / US 258 Truck north / NC 903 north (Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway) – Greenville | Northern end of US 258 Truck / NC 903 concurrencies; southern end of US 13 concurrency | ||
| | 96.8 | 155.8 | US 13 south – Goldsboro | Northern end of US 13 concurrency | |
| Wilson | Stantonsburg | 109.8 | 176.7 |   NC 111 north / NC 222 east (Saratoga Street) – Saratoga | Southern end of NC 111 / NC 222 concurrency |
| 110.2 | 177.3 | NC 111 south / NC 222 west (Main Street) – Eureka | Northern end of NC 111 / NC 222 concurrency | ||
| | 115.1– 115.3 | 185.2– 185.6 |  US 264 – Greenville, Raleigh | Exit 49 (US 264) | |
| Wilson | 117.4 | 188.9 |  US 264 Alt. east / Charleston Street | Southern end of US 254 Alt. concurrency | |
| 118.9 | 191.4 |  US 301 south / US 264 Alt. west (Ward Boulevard) / Nash Street – Smithfield | Northern end of US 254 Alt. concurrency; southern end of US 301 concurrency | ||
| 119.4 | 192.2 | US 301 north / Lipscomb Road – Rocky Mount | Northern end of US 301 concurrency | ||
| 120.0 | 193.1 |  NC 42 east (Herring Avenue) | Southern end of NC 42 concurrency | ||
| 123.0 | 197.9 | NC 42 west (Ward Boulevard) / Nash Street | Northern end of NC 42 concurrency | ||
| Nash | Winstead Crossroads | 129.7 | 208.7 |   NC 97 to I‑95 – Rocky Mount–Wilson Regional Airport | |
| Nashville | 139.5 | 224.5 |  US 64 Bus. east (Washington Street) / First Street – Rocky Mount | Southern end of US 64 Bus. concurrency | |
| 140.0 | 225.3 | US 64 Bus. west (Barnes Street) – Spring Hope | Northern end of US 64 Bus. concurrency | ||
| 140.4– 140.5 | 226.0– 226.1 | US 64 – Rocky Mount, Raleigh | Exit 459 (US 64) | ||
| | 150.9 | 242.9 |  NC 56 west – Louisburg | Eastern terminus of NC 56 | |
| Franklin | Centerville | 158.2 | 254.6 |  NC 561 – Louisburg, Halifax | |
| Warren | Liberia | 171.1 | 275.4 |  NC 43 south – Rocky Mount | Northern terminus of NC 43 |
| | 175.3 | 282.1 | US 158 Bus. east – Macon | Southern end of US 158 Bus. concurrency | |
| Warrenton | 175.8 | 282.9 | US 401 / US 158 Bus. west (Main Street) / Macon Street | Northern end of US 158 Bus. concurrency | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- 1 2 Google (May 16, 2015). "North Carolina Highway 58" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
- ↑ NCRoads - NC 58 Archived February 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
Media related to North Carolina Highway 58 at Wikimedia Commons