North Carolina Highway 45 is a north-south 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...

 state highway running from Swan Quarter

Swan Quarter, North Carolina

Swan Quarter is an unincorporated village in and the county seat of Hyde County, North Carolina, United States.- Geography :...

 to Winton

Winton, North Carolina

Winton is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 956 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hertford County.-Geography:Winton is located at ....

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Route Description

NC 45's southern terminus is in Swan Quarter. Heading north, it merges with U.S. 264, splits briefly, before merging with NC 99

North Carolina Highway 99

NC 99 is a North Carolina state highway in the central Coastal Plain region of the state. It is long and is signed north/south.NC 99 was born in the early-1930s, being routed over a previously unnumbered road in Beaufort County...

. The two highways continue north to Plymouth

Plymouth, North Carolina

Plymouth is the largest town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,107 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Washington County...

. From Plymouth it splits off from NC 99, and continues north, paralleling the Chowan River

Chowan River

The Chowan River is a blackwater river formed with the merging of Virginia's Blackwater and Nottoway rivers near the stateline between Virginia and North Carolina. According to the USGS a variant name is Choan River....

. Then it reaches its northern terminus at U.S. 13 just outside of Winton.