North Carolina Highway 6
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 8.2 mi[1] (13.2 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1959[2] – 2005[2] | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end: |
  I‑40 / US 421 in west Greensboro | |||
   US 29 / US 70 / US 220 southeast of downtown Greensboro | ||||
| East end: |
 I-40/Bus I-85 in east Greensboro | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Guilford | |||
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NC 6 was an eight-mile (13 km) North Carolina state highway. It ran entirely in Guilford County and served primarily to connect I-40 and Business I-85 commuters in Greensboro. It was decommissioned in 2005.
Route description
The western terminus of NC 6 was at I-40 in west Greensboro. From there, NC 6 traveled at 45 mph (72 km/h) as Patterson Street to Patterson's only traffic signal at Holden Road and then at 35 mph (56 km/h) to Patterson's end at the Greensboro Coliseum. NC 6 then turned left and followed High Point Road onto Lee Street. NC 6 had an important intersection with O'Henry Boulevard (US 29/US 70/US 220) where it picked up a lot of traffic between the US Highways and I-40 east of Greensboro, its eastern terminus.
History
- 1934: NC 6 is commissioned as a short road located southwest of Lake Mattamuskeet in Hyde County.
- 1944: NC 6 is decommissioned and not replaced.
- 1947: A new NC 6 cuts off the corner between NC 49 and U.S. Route 52 in Stanly County. It replaced NC 49A.
- 1953: NC 8 is extended, moving NC 6.
- 1959: After moving to its current location, a couple of timely shifts allowed NC 6 to follow its current route.
- 2000s (decade): Recent changes have slightly altered the path of NC 6 around the I-40 interchange and the Greensboro Coliseum.[2]
- 2005: NC 6 decommissioned permanently, signs not taken down until around May 2009.[2] As of October 2010, Google Maps still shows NC 6.[1]
- 2015: High Point Road and Lee Street, which was NC 6 east of Patterson Street, renamed Gate City Boulevard.[3]
Major intersections
The entire route was in Greensboro, Guilford County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | I‑40 / US 421 | Western terminus of NC 6 | ||
| 6.2 | 10.0 | US 29 / US 70 / US 220 | |||
| 8.2 | 13.2 | I‑40 / I‑85 Bus. | Eastern terminus of NC 6 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- 1 2 Overview Map of Former North Carolina Route 6 (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- 1 2 3 4 NCRoads Annex - NC 6
- ↑ Gamm, Joe (May 21, 2016). "State to change highway signs to reflect Gate City Boulevard name change". Greensboro News & Record.