North Carolina Highway 242


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North Carolina Highway 242 (NC 242) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It traverses from Cerro Gordo to Benson, connecting the towns of Bladenboro, Elizabethtown, and Roseboro.

North Carolina Highway 242 marker

North Carolina Highway 242

Route of NC 242 highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length94.2 mi[1] (151.6 km)
Existed1930–present
Major junctions
South end US 76 in Cerro Gordo
US 74 / NC 130 near Evergreen
NC 87 / US 701 in Elizabethtown
US 421 near Spivey's Corner
US 13 in Spivey's Corner
I-95 / NC 50 in Benson
US 301 / NC 27 / NC 50 in Benson
North end I-40 near Benson
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesColumbus, Bladen, Cumberland, Sampson, Johnston
Highway system
← NC 241→ NC 251
 
Begin of NC 242 at I-40

NC 242 is a 94.2-mile (151.6 km) long rural highway that goes from US 76 in Cerro Gordo, to I-40, near Benson. It passes through Columbus, Bladen, Cumberland, Sampson and Johnston Counties. Some major cities, and towns it goes through are Cerro Gordo, Bladenboro, Elizabethtown, Roseboro, Spiveys Corner and Benson.

Although it passes through the southeastern tip of Cumberland County, it never goes near Fayetteville.

NC 242 was established in 1930 as a new primary route between NC 24, in Roseboro, and NC 60, in Beamans Crossroads.[2] In 1937, NC 242 was extended south as new primary routing to US 701/NC 41/NC 53, near Elizabethtown. In 1940, NC 242 was rerouted at Salemburg north to US 421, its old alignment became Odom Road (SR 1323).[3] Around 1946, NC 242 was extended southwest as new primary routing to NC 410, in Bladenboro. In 1948, NC 242 was extended to its current southern terminus at US 76, in Cerro Gordo.[4] In 1952, NC 242 was extended north to NC 50, in Benson.[5] In 1988, NC 242 was extended north, through Benson, to its current northern terminus at I-40.[6]

Roseboro truck route

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North Carolina Highway 242 Truck

LocationRoseboro, North Carolina
Length1.0 mi[7] (1.6 km)

North Carolina Highway 242 Truck (NC 242 Truck) is a short 1-mile-long (1.6 km) truck route through Roseboro, via Pinewood Street and East Street.[7]

Roseboro alternate spur

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North Carolina Highway 242A

LocationRoseboro, North Carolina
Length0.2 mi[8] (320 m)
Existed1939–1977

North Carolina Highway 242 Alternate (NC 242A) was established in 1939 as a new alternate spur, creating a cutoff between NC 242 and NC 24, in Roseboro. It is unclear when NC 242A was decommissioned, from its still appearing on Sampson County maps as late as 1968, to links of missing documents located on NCDOT's website, indicated it may have been as late as 1977.[9] Today it is East Roseboro Street.

  1. ^ a b "North Carolina Highway 242" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  2. ^ State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1930. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  3. ^ North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1940. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  4. ^ North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCHPWC. North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. 1951. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  5. ^ North Carolina County Road Survey 1953 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCHPWC / USPRA. North Carolina State Highway and Public Works Commission. 1953. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  6. ^ "Route Change (1988-06-22)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. June 22, 1988. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "NC 242 Truck - Roseboro, North Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  8. ^ "NC 242A - Roseboro" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  9. ^ "NC Route Changes (1977-01-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 1, 1977. Retrieved November 24, 2013.

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