North Carolina Highway 135

North Carolina Highway 135 (NC 135), designated the J.J. Webster Highway,[2] is a 11.2-mile-long (18.0 km) road running from Mayodan to Eden in the US state of North Carolina. It runs concurrently with U.S. Route 311 (US 311) for most of its route.[1]

North Carolina Highway 135 marker

North Carolina Highway 135

J.J. Webster Highway
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length11.2 mi[1] (18.0 km)
Existed1967–present
Major junctions
West end
 US 220 Bus. in Mayodan
Major intersections US 220 / US 311 near Mayodan
East end US 311 / NC 770 near Eden
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesRockingham
Highway system
← NC 134→ NC 136

History
The J.J. Webster Highway dedication ceremony

NC 135 was designated in 1967 as an upgrade of SR 2138; the highway roughly followed its current routing. In 2000, the designation shortened to end at a rerouted NC 770. The US 311 designation was added to NC 135 in 2004.[3]

The highway was named after James Jefferson Webster Sr., a local store owner, dairy farmer, and politician who served as a Rockingham County commissioner from 1944 until 1952. His store was destroyed to make room for the highway's expansion.[4] On July 7, 1995 at the recommendation of Douglas Gaylon, the North Carolina Board of Transportation passed a resolution officially dedicating North Carolina Highway 135 in Rockingham County in his name.[5] A formal dedication ceremony took place at 11:00 A.M. on October 28, 1998 at Dalton L. McMichael High School.[6]

Junction list

The entire route is in Rockingham County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Mayodan0.00.0
 US 220 Bus. (South 2nd Avenue) – Mayodan, Madison
​1.8–
2.0		2.9–
3.2
 US 220 / US 311 south – Greenville, Stoneville		Interchange; western end of US 311 concurrency
Eden11.218.0
 US 311 north / NC 770 (Harrington Highway) / Old NC 135		Eastern end of US 311 concurrency
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Google (March 13, 2016). "North Carolina Highway 135" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  2. https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Traffic%20Engineering%20Policies%20and%20Procedures/Sorted%20by%20County.pdf%5B%5D
  3. Mapmikey & Prince, Adam (March 4, 2013). "NC 135". NCRoads.com Annex: More Highways of North Carolina. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  4. "Proposed Highway Name Honors Store Owner". Greensboro News & Record. May 5, 1995.
  5. J. J. Webster Dedication, North Carolina Department of Transportation Public Information Office, 1998
  6. The North Carolina Department of Transportation Cordially Invites You To Attend A Dedication Ceremony Naming N.C. 135 Between N.C. 770 And U.S. 220 Business in Mayodan The J.J. Webster Highway, Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Transportation, 1998
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