North Carolina Highway 180 is a primary state highway

State highway

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 in the state

U.S. state

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 of North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

. The highway serves as a bypass east of Shelby

Shelby, North Carolina

Shelby is a city in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 19,477 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cleveland County.-Geography:Shelby is located at ....

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Route description

NC 180 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses 12 miles (19.3 km) from NC 18, near the South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

 state line, through the town of Patterson Springs

Patterson Springs, North Carolina

Patterson Springs is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 620 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Patterson Springs is located at ....

, where it meets briefly with NC 226. Continuing north, it passes through Eastern Shelby

Shelby, North Carolina

Shelby is a city in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 19,477 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cleveland County.-Geography:Shelby is located at ....

, crossing US 74

U.S. Route 74

U.S. Route 74 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Cleveland, Tennessee to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.-Tennessee:Established in 1987, US-74 western terminus is exit 20 on I-75 in Cleveland...

, then heads back to NC 18, north of Shelby

Shelby, North Carolina

Shelby is a city in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 19,477 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cleveland County.-Geography:Shelby is located at ....

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History

Established in 1952, as a mostly new primary route around Shelby

Shelby, North Carolina

Shelby is a city in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 19,477 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cleveland County.-Geography:Shelby is located at ....

, and has not changed since. The first NC 180 was from 1932-1952, connecting the communities of Polkville

Polkville, North Carolina

Polkville is a small city in northwestern Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 535 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Polkville is located at ....

 to Fallston

Fallston, North Carolina

Fallston is a hamlet in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 603 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fallston is located at ....

; it was renumbered as an extenstion of NC 182.

Junction list

The entire route is in Cleveland County

Cleveland County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 98,078 people, 37,046 households, and 27,006 families residing in the county. The population density was 207 people per square mile . There were 40,317 housing units at an average density of 87 per square mile...

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Gaffney, South Carolina

Gaffney is a city in and the county seat of Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States, in the upstate region of South Carolina. Gaffney is also sometimes referred to as the Peach capital of South Carolina. The population was 12,414 at the 2010 census...

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|rowspan=2|Patterson Springs

Patterson Springs, North Carolina

Patterson Springs is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 620 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Patterson Springs is located at ....

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Blacksburg, South Carolina

Blacksburg is a town in Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,848 at the 2010 census. The communities of Cherokee Falls, Kings Creek, Cashion Crossroads, Buffalo, and Mt...

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|rowspan=2|Shelby

Shelby, North Carolina

Shelby is a city in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 19,477 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cleveland County.-Geography:Shelby is located at ....

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