North Carolina Highway 114 is a primary state highway

State highway

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 in the U.S. state

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 of North Carolina

North Carolina

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. It runs from I-40

Interstate 40 in North Carolina

Interstate 40 runs through the state of North Carolina from the Tennessee state line in the west to its eastern terminus in Wilmington.-Pigeon River Gorge:...

 to downtown Drexel

Drexel, North Carolina

Drexel is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Drexel is located at ....

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Route description

NC 114 is a spur route, starting at I-40

Interstate 40 in North Carolina

Interstate 40 runs through the state of North Carolina from the Tennessee state line in the west to its eastern terminus in Wilmington.-Pigeon River Gorge:...

 (exit 107), it goes north, crossing US 70 before entering the town of Drexel

Drexel, North Carolina

Drexel is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Drexel is located at ....

. The road ends, after the railroad tracks next to a factory, at Oakland Avenue.

Junction list

The entire route is in Burke County

Burke County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 89,148 people, 34,528 households, and 24,342 families residing in the county. The population density was 176 people per square mile . There were 37,427 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile...

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Drexel, North Carolina

Drexel is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Drexel is located at ....

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History

NC 114 was established in 1930 as a new primary route between US 70/NC 10 to Drexel

Drexel, North Carolina

Drexel is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,938 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Drexel is located at ....

. In 1977, NC 114 was extended south to its current southern terminus at I-40

Interstate 40 in North Carolina

Interstate 40 runs through the state of North Carolina from the Tennessee state line in the west to its eastern terminus in Wilmington.-Pigeon River Gorge:...

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Alternate names

Though the highway is commonly known as "NC 114" throughout the state, the highway does have other known names it uses locally in areas.

• Drexel Road - Road name of entire highway, except in Drexel.
• Main Street - Road name in Drexel.