North Carolina Highway 172: Difference between revisions
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==History== |
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April 2007: Travel through the Camp Lejeune section of the highway is restricted to vehicles with U.S. Department of Defense decals as a security measure.[http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/1248322/] |
April 2007: Travel through the Camp Lejeune section of the highway is restricted to vehicles with U.S. Department of Defense decals as a security measure.[http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/1248322/] |
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==Junction list== |
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|location=Starling |
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|mile=00.0 |
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|road={{Jct|state=NC|NC|24|city1=Jacksonville|city2=Swansboro}} |
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|notes=NC 172 begins}} |
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|location=Sneads Ferry |
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|mile=14.7 |
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|road={{Jct|state=NC|NC|210|city1=Dixon|city2=North Topsail Beach}}}} |
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{{NCint |
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|location=Holly Ridge |
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|mile=25.2 |
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|road={{Jct|state=NC|US|17|city1=Jacksonville|city2=Wilmington}} |
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|notes=NC 172 ends |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:04, 15 August 2012
 North Carolina Highway 172 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 25.2 mi (40.6 km) | |||
| Existed | 1940s[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| North end |  NC 24 at Starling | |||
 NC 210 at Sneads Ferry | ||||
| South end |  US 17 near Holly Ridge | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Onslow | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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NC 172 is a north/south state highway in eastern North Carolina; it is one of the shorter state highways in North Carolina and is entirely in Onslow County. It is also unique in the fact that over half of this highway travels through Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base on federal grounds.
Route description
The entire routing of NC 172 remains in Onslow County. It is unique in that it travels through MCB Camp Lejeune. MCB Camp Lejeune has control over this road and it regularly gets closed and/or rerouted during training exercises.
History
April 2007: Travel through the Camp Lejeune section of the highway is restricted to vehicles with U.S. Department of Defense decals as a security measure.[1]
Junction list
The entire route is in Onslow County.
{{NCint
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Starling | 0.0 | 0.0 | NC 24 – Jacksonville, Swansboro | NC 172 begins | |||
| Sneads Ferry | 14.7 | 23.7 | NC 210 – Dixon, North Topsail Beach | ||||
| location=Holly Ridge | mile=25.2 | road= US 17 – Jacksonville, Wilmington
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notes=NC 172 ends | ||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
References
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