North Carolina Highway 99
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NC 99 is a North Carolina state highway in the central Coastal Plain
region of the state. It is 33 miles (53.1 km) 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 road ran north from US 264 to a modern-day secondary road (which, at that time, was the first incarnation of NC 97).
Around the late-1930s, the highway's current alignment began to take shape. The original 99 was reassigned as an extension of NC 32, and NC 99 was given its current assignment as a state highway through Washington County
and Beaufort County. The southern terminus was originally at US 264 in Pantego, North Carolina
.
In the mid-1980s, NC 99 was extended along US 264 and the former NC 92 to its current southern terminus in Bayview, North Carolina
, (at NC 306). By this time, the northernmost few miles of NC 99 had been concurrent with NC 45. These two highways divide in Union Grove, Beaufort County, North Carolina, and NC 45 continues southward to US 264 in Hyde County
.
Coastal plain
A coastal plain is an area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast and separated from the interior by other features. One of the world's longest coastal plains is located in eastern South America. The southwestern coastal plain of North America is notable for its species diversity...
region of the state. It is 33 miles (53.1 km) long and is signed north/south.
NC 99 was born in the early-1930s, being routed over a previously unnumbered road in Beaufort County
Beaufort County, North Carolina
- Law and government :Beaufort County is a member of the Mid-East Commission regional council of governments.Beaufort County is one of the proposed sites for a Navy outlying landing field. This practice airfield would allow pilots to simulate landings on an aircraft carrier...
. The road ran north from US 264 to a modern-day secondary road (which, at that time, was the first incarnation of NC 97).
Around the late-1930s, the highway's current alignment began to take shape. The original 99 was reassigned as an extension of NC 32, and NC 99 was given its current assignment as a state highway through Washington County
Washington County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 13,723 people, 5,367 households, and 3,907 families residing in the county. The population density was 39 people per square mile . There were 6,174 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...
and Beaufort County. The southern terminus was originally at US 264 in Pantego, North Carolina
Pantego, North Carolina
Pantego is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 170 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pantego is located at ....
.
In the mid-1980s, NC 99 was extended along US 264 and the former NC 92 to its current southern terminus in Bayview, North Carolina
Bayview, North Carolina
Bayview is an unincorporated community in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located on the north bank of the Pamlico River south of North Carolina Highway 92....
, (at NC 306). By this time, the northernmost few miles of NC 99 had been concurrent with NC 45. These two highways divide in Union Grove, Beaufort County, North Carolina, and NC 45 continues southward to US 264 in Hyde County
Hyde County, North Carolina
-National protected areas:* Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge * Cape Hatteras National Seashore * Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge* Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge * Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...
.