North Carolina Highway 60

North Carolina Highway 60 marker
North Carolina Highway 60
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length5.069 mi[1] (8.158 km)
Major junctions
South end SR 60 Spur at the Georgia line
North end US 64 / US 74 near Ranger
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesCherokee
Highway system
← NC 58→ NC 61

North Carolina Highway 60 (NC 60) is a primary state highway in the extreme southwestern corner of North Carolina. The highway runs north–south from the Georgia state line to U.S. Route 64/U.S. Route 74 (US 64/US 74), near Ranger.

Route description

NC 60 sign, near Culberson

NC 60 is a continuation of SR 60 Spur. From the Georgia state line to US 64/US 74, the entire route is four-lane with a center turning lane throughout (though the road in Georgia is only two-lanes wide). It also serves to connect the community of Culberson, which lays close to the state line.[2]

History

The first NC 60 was an original state highway, traveling from the Tennessee state line, near Zionville, to NC 40, in Castle Hayne. It served as a major route through the state, passing through Boone, Wilkesboro, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Sanford and Clinton.[3] In 1934, the route was decommissioned in favor of US 421.

The current alignment of NC 60 was established in 1934 as a renumbering of a part of NC 294 traveling as it does today. The only difference is that it continued into Georgia as SR 86 before being renumbered SR 60 and later SR 60 Spur. In 2000, the highway was widened to four-lane with a center turning lane throughout.[citation needed]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Cherokee County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Culberson0.0000.000
 SR 60 Spur south (Murphy Highway) – Blue Ridge, Atlanta		Georgia state line
Ranger5.0698.158 US 64 / US 74 – Murphy, Chattanooga
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b "NCDOT GIS Data Layers". North Carolina Department of Transportation. 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "North Carolina Highway 60" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  3. ^ State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1930. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
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