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North Carolina Highway 142

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North Carolina Highway 142
Route information
Auxiliary route of NC 42
Maintained by NCDOT
Length9.2 mi (14.8 km)
Existed1975[1]–present
Major junctions
West end NC 111 in Fountain Fork
Major intersections
East end NC 125 / NC 903 near Hamilton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesEdgecombe, Martin
Highway system
NC 141 NC 143

North Carolina Highway 142 (NC 142) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that goes through the town of Hassell. The entire route is two lanes wide.

Route description

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The western terminus of the highway is NC 111. Traveling east 2.5-mile (4.0 km), the highway beings a brief 1.1-mile (1.8 km) concurrency with NC 42 and joins the Tar Heel Trace scenic byway.[2] NC 42 departs the route at the NC 11 intersection, NC 142 continues 1.4-mile (2.3 km) to the rural community of Hassell. Leaving Hassell to the east, NC 142 terminates after 3.7-mile (6.0 km) with the NC 125/NC 903 junction. The Tar Heel Trace continues southbound on NC 125.

History

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The route was created in 1975 as part of a rerouting of NC 42, which formerly ran from the current NC 11/NC 42/NC 142 junction to the NC 125/NC 903 junction. In 1980 the route was expanded west to its current profile by promoting two secondary routes in Edgecombe and Martin County.[1]

Junction list

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
EdgecombeFountain Fork0.00.0 NC 111 – Princeville, Oak CityWestern terminus
Martin2.54.0 NC 42  – Wilson, Oak CityWest end of NC 42 concurrency
3.65.8
NC 11 / NC 42 east – Greenville, Oak City
East end of NC 42 concurrency
9.214.8 NC 125 / NC 903 – Hamilton, WilliamstonEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

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KML is from Wikidata
  1. ^ a b "NCRoads.com N.C. 142". Retrieved 2011-10-04.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Scenic Byways Fourth Edition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-04.