North Carolina Highway 116 Explained

State:NC
Type:NC
Route:116
Alternate Name:Webster Road
Map:NC 116 map.svg
Length Mi:4.1
Direction A:West
Direction B:East
Terminus A: near Dillsboro
Terminus B: in Sylva
Counties:Jackson
Established:1930
Previous Type:NC
Previous Route:115
Next Type:US
Next Route:117

North Carolina Highway 116 (NC 116) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway runs east - west but is signed south - north, connecting the town of Webster between two major highways in Jackson County.

Route description

NC 116 is a two-lane mountain valley highway; it serves as a short-cut to Western Carolina University from Franklin and North Georgia. Mildly curvy, it passes through the town of Webster, where it crosses the Tuckasegee River.

History

Established in 1930 as new primary routing from NC 285 (previously known as Franklin Road; today known as Mockingbird Lane)[1] to NC 106 (renumbered in 1940 as NC 107). In the mid-1950s, the highway was extended west to a new alignment of US 23/US 441.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Carolina County Road Survey. North Carolina Department of Transportation State Mapping Resources. NC Tax Commission. 5 June 2016.