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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