North Carolina Highway 61

North Carolina Highway 61 (NC 61) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves as the main north–south highway in eastern Guilford County, connecting Whitsett and Gibsonville.

North Carolina Highway 61 marker

North Carolina Highway 61

Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length19.8 mi[1] (31.9 km)
Existed1930–present
Major junctions
South end NC 62 near Alamance
Major intersections
North end NC 150 in Osceola
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesGuilford
Highway system
← NC 60→ NC 62

Route description

NC 61 is a two-lane rural highway from NC 62, located between Julian and Alamance, to NC 150, in Osceola. Serving primary as a farm-to-market, it connects the farms in eastern Guilford County with Whitsett and Gibsonville.

History

Established in 1930 as a new primary routing, it traversed from NC 109, in Thomasville, to NC 60, in Julian.[2] In 1936, NC 61 was extended northeast to US 70, near Whitsett. In 1940, NC 61 was truncated at its current southern terminus, its former routing south to Thomasville replaced by NC 62.[3] In 1961, NC 61 was extended on new primary routing north and onto NC 100 to Gibsonville; there, it continued north to its current northern terminus at NC 150, in Osceola.[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Guilford County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.00.0 NC 62 – Burlington, Julian, High PointWestern terminus
Whitsett6.310.1 I-40 / I-85 – Burlington, Greensboro
7.411.9 US 70 (Burlington Road) – Burlington, Greensboro
8.213.2
 NC 100 west		West end of NC 100 overlap
Gibsonville10.016.1
 NC 100 east (Main Street) – Elon		East end of NC 100 overlap
Osceola19.831.9 NC 150 (Burlington Road) – Brown SummitEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References
  1. Google (October 26, 2014). "North Carolina Highway 61" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  2. State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  3. North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
  4. "Route Change (1961-12-07)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. December 7, 1961. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
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