North Carolina Highway 93
Encyclopedia
North Carolina Highway 93 is a primary state highway
in the U.S. state
of North Carolina
. It runs from the Virginia
state line to the community of Twin Oaks
.
state line and goes southeast for 10 miles (16.1 km) on a curvy, yet manageable road that ends at US 221
. It is overlap with NC Bike Route 4 along the entire length of the route.
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!Location
!Mile
!Destinations
!Notes
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|Piney Creek
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|Twin Oaks
|10
|, Galax
|NC 93 Ends
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NC 93 existed two times before it current routing:
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 U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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...
. It runs from the Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
state line to the community of Twin Oaks
Twin Oaks, North Carolina
Twin Oaks is an unincorporated community in Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located at the intersection of US 21 and US 221, northwest of Sparta. Twin Oaks obtained it name from a pair of large oak trees that stood near where the abandoned Twin Oaks Drive-In...
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Route description
NC 93 begins at the VirginiaVirginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
state line and goes southeast for 10 miles (16.1 km) on a curvy, yet manageable road that ends at US 221
U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina runs north–south from the South Carolina state line to the Virginia state line in Western North Carolina.-Route description:...
. It is overlap with NC Bike Route 4 along the entire length of the route.
Junction list
The entire route is in Alleghany CountyAlleghany County, North Carolina
-Major highways:* U.S. Highway 21* U.S. Highway 221* North Carolina Highway 18* North Carolina Highway 88* North Carolina Highway 93* North Carolina Highway 113-Demographics:...
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!Location
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!Destinations
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|Piney Creek
Piney Creek, North Carolina
Piney Creek is an unincorporated community located in Piney Creek Township, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA .-Demographics:Piney Creek's Zip Code Tabulation Area has a population of 580 as of the 2000 census. The population is 51.2% male and 48.8% female...
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|Twin Oaks
Twin Oaks, North Carolina
Twin Oaks is an unincorporated community in Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located at the intersection of US 21 and US 221, northwest of Sparta. Twin Oaks obtained it name from a pair of large oak trees that stood near where the abandoned Twin Oaks Drive-In...
|10
|, Galax
Galax, Virginia
Galax is an independent city in the southwestern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is bounded to the northeast by Carroll County and to the southwest by Grayson County. The population was 7,042 as of 2010...
|NC 93 Ends
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History
Originally established as North Carolina Highway 260 in 1935, it was renumbered in 1940 to match the older Virginia State Route 93. In 1977, NC 93 was rerouted in Piney Creek to its current routing; abandoning Pugh Road and extending NC 113 further north to its current northern terminus.NC 93 existed two times before it current routing:
- In 1929, it was established as a new road from PittsboroPittsboro, North CarolinaPittsboro, North Carolina is a town located in Chatham County, 34 miles southwest of Raleigh, 47 miles southeast of Greensboro, and 17 miles south of Chapel Hill. The population was 3,743 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chatham County....
to GrahamGraham, North CarolinaGraham is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The current population estimate is 14,533...
; then in 1933 it was extended further to US 70U.S. Route 70U.S. Route 70 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. As can be derived from its number, it is a major east–west highway of the Southern and Southwestern United States...
/NC 10. In 1940, it was renumbered as NC 87, with its 1933 extension forming part of NC 54. - In 1940, NC 93 was established briefly as a connector between TramwayTramway, North CarolinaTramway, North Carolina, is an area of Lee County, North Carolina which politically forms part of Sanford. It is located on U.S. 1/15/501, north of the road's intersection with North Carolina Highway 78. Its elevation is 499 feet or 152 meters.-References:...
to Jonesboro (community later absorbed by SanfordSanford, North CarolinaSanford is a city in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 23,220 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lee County.-Geography:Sanford is located at ....
). It was renumbered to NC 78North Carolina Highway 78North Carolina Highway 78 is a highway running from US 1 / US 15-501 near Sanford to NC 42 / NC 87/ US 421 in Sanford....
in late 1940 when NCDOT decided it was more important to match Virginia instead.