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North Carolina Highway 6

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Existed:
  
1959 – 2005

Length
  
13.2 km

Counties:
  
Guilford

Constructed
  
1959

North Carolina Highway 6

West end:
  
I‑40 / US 421 in west Greensboro

East end:
  
I-40/Bus I-85 in east Greensboro

County
  
Guilford County, North Carolina

NC 6 was an eight-mile (13 km) North Carolina state highway. It ran entirely in Guilford County and served primarily to connect I-40 and Business I-85 commuters in Greensboro. It was decommissioned in 2005.

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Route description

The western terminus of NC 6 was at I-40 in west Greensboro. From there, NC 6 traveled at 45 mph (72 km/h) as Patterson Street to Patterson's only traffic signal at Holden Road and then at 35 mph (56 km/h) to Patterson's end at the Greensboro Coliseum. NC 6 then turned left and followed High Point Road onto Lee Street. NC 6 had an important intersection with O'Henry Boulevard (US 29/US 70/US 220) where it picked up a lot of traffic between the US Highways and I-40 east of Greensboro, its eastern terminus.

History

  • 1934: NC 6 is commissioned as a short road located southwest of Lake Mattamuskeet in Hyde County.
  • 1944: NC 6 is decommissioned and not replaced.
  • 1947: A new NC 6 cuts off the corner between NC 49 and U.S. Route 52 in Stanly County. It replaced NC 49A.
  • 1953: NC 8 is extended, moving NC 6.
  • 1959: After moving to its current location, a couple of timely shifts allowed NC 6 to follow its current route.
  • 2000s (decade): Recent changes have slightly altered the path of NC 6 around the I-40 interchange and the Greensboro Coliseum.
  • 2005: NC 6 decommissioned permanently, signs not taken down until around May 2009. As of October 2010, Google Maps still shows NC 6.
  • 2015: High Point Road and Lee Street, which was NC 6 east of Patterson Street, renamed Gate City Boulevard.

    • Major intersections

    The entire route was in Greensboro, Guilford County.

    References

    North Carolina Highway 6 Wikipedia
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