North Carolina Highway 142
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North Carolina Highway 142 (NC 142) is a state highway that serves the rural community of Hassell
. The entire route is two lanes wide.
. Traveling east 2.5 miles (4 km), the highway beings a brief 1.1 miles (1.8 km) concurrency with NC 42 and joins the Tar Heel Trace scenic byway
. NC 42 departs the route at the NC 11 intersection, NC 142 continues 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to the rural community of Hassell. Leaving Hassell to the east, NC 142 terminates after 3.7 miles (6 km) with the NC 125
/ NC 903
junction. The Tar Heel Trace continues southbound on NC 125.
and Edgecombe
county.
Hassell, North Carolina
Hassell is a town in Martin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 72 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Hassell is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
. The entire route is two lanes wide.
Route description
The western terminus of the highway is NC 111North Carolina Highway 111
North Carolina Highway 111 is a highway running from NC 11/NC 42 in Oak City to US 258/NC 24 in Catherine Lake....
. Traveling east 2.5 miles (4 km), the highway beings a brief 1.1 miles (1.8 km) concurrency with NC 42 and joins the Tar Heel Trace scenic byway
North Carolina Scenic Byways
The North Carolina Scenic Byways consists of roads in the state of North Carolina that travel through areas of scenic, historic, and cultural significance. The intent of this system is to provide travelers with a safe an interesting alternate route....
. NC 42 departs the route at the NC 11 intersection, NC 142 continues 1.4 miles (2.3 km) to the rural community of Hassell. Leaving Hassell to the east, NC 142 terminates after 3.7 miles (6 km) with the NC 125
North Carolina Highway 125
North Carolina Highway 125 is a state highway that serves the communities of Williamston, Hamilton, Oak City, Hobgood, Scotland Neck, Halifax, and Roanoke Rapids-Route description:...
/ NC 903
North Carolina Highway 903
NC 903 is a 200-mile North Carolina state highway and a semi-rural traffic artery connecting Greenville with many small-to-medium sized towns in the "Down East" and Coastal Plain regions, making many concurrencies with other highways in somewhat of a "zig zag" fashion down eastern North Carolina...
junction. The Tar Heel Trace continues southbound on NC 125.
History
The route was created in 1975 as part of a rerouting of NC 42, which formerly ran from the current NC 11 / NC 42 / NC 142 junction to the NC 125 / NC 903 junction. In 1980 the route was expanded west to its current profile by promoting two secondary routes in MartinMartin County, North Carolina
-Politics:Martin County has tended to vote in line with the rest of the country in presidential elections. In 2008, Barack Obama won the county with 52.2% of the vote. This was very similar to his national figure of 52.91%.-Demographics:...
and Edgecombe
Edgecombe County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 55,606 people, 20,392 households, and 14,804 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per square mile . There were 24,002 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile...
county.