North Carolina Highway 135 Explained

Alternate Name:J.J. Webster Highway
State:NC
Type:NC
Route:135
Map:NC 135 map.svg
Length Mi:11.2
Direction A:West
Terminus A: in Mayodan
Junction: near Mayodan
Direction B:East
Terminus B: near Eden
Counties:Rockingham
Established:1967
Previous Type:NC
Previous Route:134
Next Type:NC
Next Route:136

North Carolina Highway 135 (NC 135), designated the J.J. Webster Highway,[1] is a 11.2adj=midNaNadj=mid 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.

History

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.[2]

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.[3] 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. A formal dedication ceremony took place at 11:00 A.M. on October 28, 1998 at Dalton L. McMichael High School.

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Notes and References

  1. https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Traffic%20Engineering%20Policies%20and%20Procedures/Sorted%20by%20County.pdf{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  2. Web site: Mapmikey . Adam . Prince . amp . NC 135 . March 4, 2013 . NCRoads.com Annex: More Highways of North Carolina . December 14, 2013.
  3. News: 5 May 1995. Proposed Highway Name Honors Store Owner. Greensboro News & Record.