Existed: 1958 – present Counties: Cumberland Constructed 1958 | South end: I‑95 in Hope Mills Length 13.34 km | |
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North end: US 401 Bus. in Fayetteville County Cumberland County, North Carolina | ||
North Carolina Highway 59 (NC 59) is a North Carolina state highway that runs through Cumberland County from Interstate 95 (I-95) near Hope Mills to U.S. Route 401 Business (US 401 Bus.) in Owens, within the city limits of Fayetteville.
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Map of NC-59, North Carolina, USA
Route description
NC 59 is an urban route southwest of Fayetteville. NC 59 begins at I-95 (exit 41) and proceeds north from there intersecting I-95 Bus. and U.S. Route 301 shortly thereafter at a partial cloverleaf interchange. NC 59 continues north entering the town of Hope Mills. NC 162 intersects the highway just north of downtown Hope Mills, as NC 59 continues north through the suburban parts of Fayetteville. NC 59 comes to its northern end at US 401 Bus. (Raeford Road)
History
NC 59 was first commissioned in 1932 as a new primary highway from US 1/NC 50 in Raleigh following present day US 401 to Louisburg and ending at US 158/NC 48 in Warrenton. In 1957, NC 59 was renumbered in its entirety by US 401.
Today's alignment was commissioned in 1958 and initially it ran from US 401 west of Owens and around the north side of Fayetteville and ended at US 401 north of Fayetteville. In 1963, NC 59 was extended south through Hope Mills and ended at US 301 as an upgrade to State Routes 1141, 1118, and 1124. By 1968, the northern terminus of NC 59 was truncated to its current endpoint at US 401 Bus. in Owens. US 401 Bus. replaced the original alignment of NC 59 north of there. In 1982, when I-95 was opened around Fayetteville, NC 59 was extended to it.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Cumberland County.