North Carolina Highway 205 is a north–south state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in the 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...

 Piedmont

Piedmont (United States)

The Piedmont is a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey in the north to central Alabama in the south. The Piedmont province is a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian division...

. It traverses 22 miles (35.4 km) in Stanly and Union counties.

Route description

NC 205 is a two-lane rural highway that goes through mostly farmland, as it connects the towns of Marshville

Marshville, North Carolina

Marshville is a town in Union County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 2,360 at the 2000 census. Marshville is known as the birthplace of country music singer Randy Travis.-Geography:Marshville is located at ....

, Oakboro

Oakboro, North Carolina

Oakboro is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,198 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oakboro is located at ....

, and Red Cross

Red Cross, North Carolina

Red Cross is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States.-History:With growth resulting from the expansion of suburban communities around Charlotte, Red Cross incorporated on August 1, 2002. The people wanted to keep their area agricultural and rural to the extent that it was possible....

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History

Established in 1935, it is the second incarnation NC 205, creating a new primary routing between the towns of Marshville

Marshville, North Carolina

Marshville is a town in Union County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 2,360 at the 2000 census. Marshville is known as the birthplace of country music singer Randy Travis.-Geography:Marshville is located at ....

 and Red Cross

Red Cross, North Carolina

Red Cross is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States.-History:With growth resulting from the expansion of suburban communities around Charlotte, Red Cross incorporated on August 1, 2002. The people wanted to keep their area agricultural and rural to the extent that it was possible....

. In the late 1940s, it was extended southwest along Main Street to the new alignment of 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...

; it then changed by 1953 onto a new extension of Elm Street to 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...

, leaving Main Street.

The first NC 205 was an original state highway (1921), connecting Kings Mountain

Kings Mountain, North Carolina

Kings Mountain is a small suburban city of Gastonia and Charlotte in Cleveland and Gaston counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,693 at the 2000 census....

 to Grover

Grover, North Carolina

Grover is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 698 at the 2000 census.-History:Grover is classified a small town where railway and highway routes 85 and 29 cross the state line between North Carolina and South Carolina. It was previously named Whitaker and...

. In 1926, US 29

U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina

U.S. Route 29 is an north–south United States highway that runs for from the South Carolina state line, near Blacksburg, to the commonwealth of Virginia, near Danville...

 was added to all of NC 205. In late 1934, NC 205 was dropped, leaving behind US 29

U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina

U.S. Route 29 is an north–south United States highway that runs for from the South Carolina state line, near Blacksburg, to the commonwealth of Virginia, near Danville...

 and NC 216

North Carolina Highway 216

North Carolina Highway 216 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs north–south, from the South Carolina state line to NC 274, near Tryon.-Route description:...

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Junction list

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|rowspan=3|Union

Union County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 123,677 people, 43,390 households, and 34,278 families residing in the county. The population density was 194 people per square mile . There were 45,695 housing units at an average density of 72 per square mile...

|Marshville

Marshville, North Carolina

Marshville is a town in Union County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 2,360 at the 2000 census. Marshville is known as the birthplace of country music singer Randy Travis.-Geography:Marshville is located at ....

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|New Salem

New Salem, North Carolina

New Salem is an unincorporated community in Union County, North Carolina, United States. It is located northeast of Monroe, at the intersection of NC 205 and NC 218....

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|rowspan=3|Stanly

Stanly County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 60,585 people. In 2000 there were 22,223 households, and 16,156 families residing in the county. The population density was 147 people per square mile . There were 24,582 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile...

|Oakboro

Oakboro, North Carolina

Oakboro is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,198 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oakboro is located at ....

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|Big Lick Road – Stanfield

Stanfield, North Carolina

Stanfield is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,113 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stanfield is located at ....

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|Red Cross

Red Cross, North Carolina

Red Cross is a town in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States.-History:With growth resulting from the expansion of suburban communities around Charlotte, Red Cross incorporated on August 1, 2002. The people wanted to keep their area agricultural and rural to the extent that it was possible....

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