North Carolina Highway 98
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NC 98 is a 45-mile North Carolina
state highway
and a semi-urban traffic artery connecting Durham to Wake Forest as well as many small-to-medium sized towns in the north portion of The Triangle
region. A bypass was recently completed around Wake Forest to the south, which made the old route passing through town become NC 98 Business.
The bypass and business routes split at Jones Dairy Road upon entering Wake Forest, with the bypass staying straight meeting with US 1A (South Main Street) a little ways up. Until recently, the NC 98 Bypass ended at U.S. 1
(Capital Boulevard) and followed the highway north to the original exit (now for NC 98 Business and NC 98 West). However, in September 2010, the bypass was extended to the original NC 98 a few miles east of U.S. 1. From there, NC 98 continues west towards Durham.
The highway will go under the US 70 Bypass on its way to downtown Durham and junction with US 70 Business (North Miami Boulevard). The two highways will run concurrent (Holloway Street), continuing west to cross over NC 55 and meet with US 15 Business/US 501 Business (North Roxboro Street) coming into downtown Durham. NC 98 terminates there as US 70 Business proceeds straight.
North Carolina
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and a semi-urban traffic artery connecting Durham to Wake Forest as well as many small-to-medium sized towns in the north portion of The Triangle
The Triangle (North Carolina)
The Research Triangle, also known as Raleigh-Durham and commonly referred to as simply "The Triangle", is a region in the Piedmont of North Carolina in the United States, anchored by North Carolina State University, Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and cities of...
region. A bypass was recently completed around Wake Forest to the south, which made the old route passing through town become NC 98 Business.
Route description
The eastern terminus of NC 98 begins at US 64 Alternate and the northern terminus of NC 231 just west of Spring Hope. The highway travels west to Bunn, where it merges with NC 39. NC 98 breaks off in the center of town and continues west to Wake Forest, crossing over US 401 and NC 96 on opposite sides of the Franklin/Wake County line.The bypass and business routes split at Jones Dairy Road upon entering Wake Forest, with the bypass staying straight meeting with US 1A (South Main Street) a little ways up. Until recently, the NC 98 Bypass ended at U.S. 1
U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina
U.S. Route 1 is an north–south United States highway that runs for from the South Carolina state line, near Rockingham, to the Virginia state line, near Wise...
(Capital Boulevard) and followed the highway north to the original exit (now for NC 98 Business and NC 98 West). However, in September 2010, the bypass was extended to the original NC 98 a few miles east of U.S. 1. From there, NC 98 continues west towards Durham.
The highway will go under the US 70 Bypass on its way to downtown Durham and junction with US 70 Business (North Miami Boulevard). The two highways will run concurrent (Holloway Street), continuing west to cross over NC 55 and meet with US 15 Business/US 501 Business (North Roxboro Street) coming into downtown Durham. NC 98 terminates there as US 70 Business proceeds straight.
History
The original NC 98 from 1930 began at US 264 in Wilson and traveled southward to US 13 near Snow Hill, which is now a portion of NC 58. The current NC 98 was formed in 1936 and initially ran from US 1 in Wake Forest to US 64 near Spring Hope, superseding the older NC 561. It was rerouted northwest in 1940 to terminate at US 1 in Youngsville (originally NC 500) when US 264 was extended to Wake Forest over the old section. In 1952, NC 98 was changed back to passing through Wake Forest and extended west to its present terminus in Durham. The 1940 portion which went to Youngsville became part of NC 96.Attractions along the way
- Durham Downtown District
- American Tobacco CompanyAmerican Tobacco CompanyThe American Tobacco Company was a tobacco company founded in 1890 by J. B. Duke through a merger between a number of U.S. tobacco manufacturers including Allen and Ginter and Goodwin & Company...
- Carolina TheatreCarolina TheatreThe Carolina Theatre of Durham is a theater in downtown Durham, North Carolina. The city owns the facility and it operates under the stewardship of a nonprofit organization named The Carolina Theatre of Durham, Incorporated.-History:...
- Falls Lake State Recreation AreaFalls Lake State Recreation AreaFalls Lake State Recreation Area is a North Carolina state park in Durham and Wake Counties, North Carolina in the United States. Near Wake Forest, North Carolina, it covers over 30,000 acres and includes the 12,000 acre Falls Lake....
- Mountains-to-Sea TrailMountains-to-Sea TrailThe Mountains-to-Sea Trail is a long-distance trail, for hiking and backpacking, that runs across North Carolina from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Outer Banks. The trail's western endpoint is at Clingman's Dome, where it connects to the Appalachian Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National...
- Wake Forest Historic District
- Wake Forest College Birthplace (see Wake Forest UniversityWake Forest UniversityWake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
) - Southeastern Baptist Theological SeminarySoutheastern Baptist Theological SeminarySoutheastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a seminary of the Southern Baptist Convention , created to meet a need in the SBC's East Coast region. It was voted into existence on May 19, 1950 at the SBC annual meeting and began offering classes in the fall of 1951 on the original campus of Wake...
- Unique Tomb (NC Senator William Andrew Jeffreys grave)