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53-430: North Carolina routes may be referred to as "North Carolina Highway x", "N.C. Highway x", "NC Route x", or just "NC x", where x is the route number. North Carolina state highways numbered under 1000 are primary state highways , and numbers greater than or equal to 1000 are secondary. Nearly all secondary highways also have other names, and many primary routes are also signed with other titles. Primary highways are marked by

106-506: A bituminous surface road. The segment of highway between Caldwell and Hurdle Mills remained a graded road. NC 57 was relocated north of Caldwell in 1948. From Caldwell, NC 57 continued northeast until reaching US 501 north of Rougemont. From the intersection, NC 57 ran concurrently with US 501 to Roxboro. In 1948, NC 157 was established along the former alignment of NC 57 running along Guess Road and Hurdle Mills Road from Caldwell to Roxboro. The southern terminus

159-619: A black square sign in which is a white equilateral diamond shape with rounded corners that contains the route number . The diamond shape does not alter to accommodate larger route numbers; the numbers are reduced in size to fit within the diamond. Michigan is the only other state, aside from North Carolina, to have a near-identical route shield, but with pointed corners and an M in Michigan's shield. Secondary highways are not signed with route markers; small green or white signs are most commonly used to designate secondary roads. On these signs,

212-512: A designated National Highway System , but the system is completely unsigned, aside from the Trans-Canada routes. This makes Canada unique in that national highway designations are generally secondary to subnational routes. In Germany , state roads ( Landesstraßen or Staatsstraßen ) are a road class which is ranking below the federal road network ( Bundesstraßen ). The responsibility for road planning, construction and maintenance

265-466: A future Interstate route (i.e. NC 752 and NC 295). One exception being a state law passed in 2002 swapping the highway numbers of NC 136 and NC 3; the reason was in tribute to Dale Earnhardt who died in the 2001 Daytona 500 , who drove the number #3 Goodwrench Chevrolet and lived in Kannapolis . State highways A state highway , state road , or state route (and

318-702: A new number in the new county. For example, Rustic Court is a very short road, barely one tenth of a mile in length; yet, it crosses the Durham - Orange county line. The section in Durham County (0.03 miles in length) is designated SR 2397 while the section in Orange County (0.08 miles in length) is designated SR 1604. The exception to this rule applies to roads designated SR10xx, which are generally given to regionally significant roads or roads crossing one or more county lines, but which are not part of

371-485: A north–south direction from Interstate 85 (I-85), U.S. Route 15 (US 15), US 70 , and US 501 in Durham , to US 158 , US 501, and NC 57 in Roxboro . The highway serves the cities of Durham and Roxboro, along with the communities of Caldwell and Hurdle Mills . NC 157 is named Guess Road between its southern terminus and Hurdle Mills, and Hurdle Mills Road between Hurdle Mills and

424-530: A population of at least 10,000 inhabitants are urban roads (type D and E) under the jurisdiction of the relevant municipalities. The state highway that cross towns or villages with a population of less than 10,000 inhabitants are urban roads (type D and E) under the jurisdiction of the municipality, subject to authorization from ANAS . State highways in India are numbered highways that are laid and maintained by state governments . Mexico 's State Highway System

477-441: A rural area with several farms and multiple forested areas. As NC 157 approaches Roxboro , it runs adjacent to several residential neighborhoods located near the highway. Southwest of Roxboro, the highway meets Wrenn Crumpton Road and Patterson Drive at a four-way stop intersection. Wrenn Crumpton Road runs west to NC 49 while Patterson Drive runs east to US 501 and NC 57. As NC 157 enters into Roxboro from

530-431: A secondary road to Club Boulevard. North of the interchange, the adjacent properties are primarily commercial businesses while several intersecting streets lead to residential neighborhoods. Beginning at Ellen Street, the properties along NC 157 change from commercial to residential buildings. As NC 157 continues north, it intersects Horton Road where several shopping centers and strip malls are located. North of

583-523: A state or province include both nationally numbered highways and un-numbered state highways. Depending on the state, "state highway" may be used for one meaning and "state road" or "state route" for the other. In some countries such as New Zealand , the word "state" is used in its sense of a sovereign state or country. By this meaning a state highway is a road maintained and numbered by the national government rather than local authorities. Australia 's important urban and inter-regional routes not covered by

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636-617: A three-digit number designation, preceded by D . Provincial roads ( Turkish : İl yolu ) are secondary roads, maintained by respective local governments with the support of the KGM. The roads have a four-digit numbering grouped as two pairs, pairs are separated by a dash. First pair represents the license number of that province . State highways are generally a mixture of primary and secondary roads, although some are freeways (for example, State Route 99 in California, which links many of

689-750: Is 100 km/h, with reductions when one passes through a densely populated area. The highways in New Zealand are all state highways, and the network consists of SH 1 running the length of both main islands, SH 2–5 and 10–58 in the North Island, and SH 6–8 and 60–99 in the South Island. National and provincial highways are numbered approximately north to south. State Highway 1 runs the length of both islands. Local highways ( Korean :  지방도 ; Hanja :  地方道 ; RR :  Jibangdo ; MR :  Chipangdo ) are

742-490: Is a system of urban and state routes constructed and maintained by each Mexican state. The main purpose of the state networks is to serve as a feeder system to the federal highway system. All states except the Federal District operate a road network. Each state marks these routes with a white shield containing the abbreviated name of the state plus the route number. New Zealand state highways are national highways –

795-521: Is divided into states and has state highways. For example, the longest highway in the state of São Paulo , the Rodovia Raposo Tavares , is designated as SP-270 and SP-295 . Canada is divided into provinces and territories, each of which maintains its own system of provincial or territorial highways, which form the majority of the country's highway network. There is also the national transcontinental Trans-Canada Highway system, which

848-450: Is free to choose a different marker, and most states have. States may choose a design theme relevant to its state (such as an outline of the state itself) to distinguish state route markers from interstate, county, or municipal route markers. North Carolina Highway 157 North Carolina Highway 157 ( NC 157 ) is a 29.3-mile-long (47.2 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina . The highway runs in

901-605: Is marked by distinct signs, but has no uniform numeric designation across the country. In the eastern provinces, for instance, an unnumbered (though sometimes with a named route branch) Trans-Canada route marker is co-signed with a numbered provincial sign, with the provincial route often continuing alone outside the Trans-Canada Highway section. However, in the western provinces, the two parallel Trans-Canada routes are consistently numbered with Trans-Canada route markers; as Highways 1 and 16 respectively. Canada also has

954-568: Is not a road class. The Strade Statali , abbreviated SS, is the Italian national network of state highways. The total length for the network is about 25.000 km (15.534 mi). The Italian state highway network are maintained by ANAS . From 1928 until 1946 state highways were maintained by Azienda Autonoma Statale della Strada (AASS). The next level of roads below Strada Statali is Strada Regionale ("regional roads"). The routes of some state highways derive from ancient Roman roads , such as

1007-619: Is the job of the road names , which are generally established at the local level, but which often share a sign with an SR designation for convenience. In some rural areas of the state, including parts of the Mountain and Coastal Plain regions, roads may lack a road name, in which case they are known by the SR designation. It is not uncommon for maintenance responsibility of secondary roads to transfer from NCDOT to particular municipalities as they increase in size due to annexation. When this occurs,

1060-406: Is vested in the federal states of Germany. Most federal states use the term Landesstraße (marked with 'L'), while for historical reasons Saxony and Bavaria use the term Staatsstraße (marked with 'S'). The appearance of the shields differs from state to state. The term Land-es-straße should not be confused with Landstraße , which describes every road outside built-up areas and

1113-626: The Strada statale 7 Via Appia , which broadly follows the route of the Roman road of the same name . Other examples are the Strada statale 1 Via Aurelia ( Via Aurelia ) and the Strada statale 4 Via Salaria ( Via Salaria ). Since the reforms following the birth of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861, the State took charge of the construction and maintenance of a primary network of roads for connections between

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1166-413: The unincorporated community of Caldwell. Between NC 57 and Barry Road, NC 157 generally follows a northerly alignment. NC 157 diverges to the northwest at Barry Road and enters Person County 0.7 miles (1.1 km) northwest of the intersection. After crossing into Person County, NC 157 continues to follow a northwestward orientation until reaching Hurdle Mills . Nearing Hurdle Mills,

1219-490: The 1936 state transportation map. By 1940, NC 57 was paved between Hillsbourough and the South Fork Little River and between Hurdle Mills and Roxboro. By 1944, much of modern-day NC 157 was paved. Guess Road between Durham and Crooked Creek in Durham County was classified as a "high-type" paved road. Two segments, one between Crooked Creek and Caldwell and another between Hurdle Mills and Roxboro were

1272-576: The National Highway or National Route systems are marked under the State Route system. They can be recognised by blue shield markers. They were practically adopted in all states by the end of the 1980s, and in some states, some less important National Routes were downgraded to State Routes. Each state has or had its own numbering scheme, but do not duplicate National Route numbers in the same state, or nearby routes in another state. As with

1325-475: The National Routes and National Highways, State Routes are being phased out in most states and territories in favour of alphanumeric routes. However, despite the fact that Victoria has fully adopted alphanumeric routes in regional areas, state route numbers are still used extensively within the city of Melbourne as a part of its Metropolitan Route Numbering Scheme . Brazil is another country that

1378-574: The Roxboro city limits . NC 157 does not directly parallel US 501, however, the two highways generally follow a similar alignment between Durham and Roxboro. NC 157 serves the counties of Durham , Orange , and Person . Much of the alignment of NC 157 were formerly secondary roads linking Durham, Caldwell, Hurdle Mills and Roxboro. NC 157 was established in 1948, running from NC 57 in Caldwell to US 158, US 501, and NC 57 in Roxboro. The route

1431-505: The SR designations are eliminated. The SR road designation is also eliminated from physical roadways that are elevated into the primary system. For example, NC 157 (Guess Road) in Durham and Person counties was once a secondary road designated SR 1008. Although it ascended into the primary system years ago, some of the old signs identifying Guess Road as SR 1008 remain. The original highway numbering system for North Carolina

1484-644: The cities of the Central Valley , Route 128 in Massachusetts, or parts of Route 101 in New Hampshire). Each state has its own system for numbering and its own marker. The default marker is a white circle containing a black sans serif number (often inscribed in a black square or slightly rounded square), according to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). However each state

1537-447: The equivalent provincial highway , provincial road , or provincial route ) is usually a road that is either numbered or maintained by a sub-national state or province . A road numbered by a state or province falls below numbered national highways ( Canada being a notable exception to this rule) in the hierarchy (route numbers are used to aid navigation, and may or may not indicate ownership or maintenance). Roads maintained by

1590-547: The highway begins to parallel the Flat River and begins to pass residential neighborhoods. The highway enters Hurdle Mills from the southeast, intersecting Hurdle Mills Road at an at-grade T-intersection . At the intersection, NC 157 turns to the northeast to follow Hurdle Mills Road toward Roxboro. As it exits the community, NC 157 crosses the Flat River. North of Hurdle Mills, the highway primarily runs through

1643-511: The highway does connect to the National Highway System at I-85, US 15, US 70, and US 501 in Durham and US 158, US 501, and NC 57 in Roxboro. By 1930, the roads which comprise-modern day NC 157 existed as secondary roads. A section of modern-day Guess Road between Durham and Horton Road was paved by 1930. The remaining roads were either graded, gravel , or unimproved roads. By 1935, NC 57

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1696-549: The highway runs adjacent to many residential neighborhoods with forested areas. NC 157 makes a turn to the northwest near Milton Road, an orientation it maintains until reaching Caldwell. The highway briefly runs adjacent to and then crosses the South Fork Little River . North of the river crossing, the surrounding area transforms from residential neighborhoods to rural farmland mixed with forested area. NC 157 continues 0.3 miles (0.48 km) northwest of

1749-554: The intersection, NC 157 turns to the northwest and passes a Durham County Correctional Facility located to the east. NC 157 continues for northwestward for one-half mile (0.80 km) before turning to the northeast and crossing the Eno River . As NC 157 continues north of Durham, it runs through the suburbs and exurbs in northern Durham County . North of the Eno River, the surroundings become increasingly rural as

1802-541: The main cities; in 1865 the Lanza law introduced the classification of roads between national, provincial and municipal (see Annex F, art.10) and the Royal Decree of 17 November 1865, n. 2633 listed the first 38 national roads. Italian state highways are identified by a number and a name. In road signs and maps the number is preceded by the acronym SS, an acronym for strada statale ("state road"). The nomenclature of

1855-505: The modern "lack of any system" system came to be. In 1937, several routes were renumbered to be contiguous with South Carolina routes, and in 1940 the same happened with Virginia . No effort has ever been made to match up with Tennessee or Georgia routes, but most cross-border numbered roads along this area are already U.S. highways anyway. In 1961, the routes that conflicted with Interstates were renumbered. Highway renumbering has since been sporadic, with most being place-holders for

1908-403: The multiple "90s" that branch off US 64 today (NC 9, NC 97 and NC 98). Three-digit numbered roads were less important spurs off the two-digit roads and often served as rural connectors. These were numbered in a scheme opposite of the U.S. and Interstate auxiliary routes; the spur routes received an extra "ones" digit instead of an extra "hundreds" digit. The first spur received

1961-482: The next important roads under the National highways . The number has two, three, or four digits. Highways with two-digit numbers routes are called State-funded local highways. State roads ( Turkish : Devlet yolu ) are primary roads, mostly under the responsibility of General Directorate of Highways (KGM) except in metropolitan city centers where the responsibility falls into the local government. The roads have

2014-407: The number "xx1" and the second received "xx2", where xx is the parent route number. This explains the predomination of such routes as 751 , 191 , 561 , and the relatively few "xx0" routes (which would be the 10th assigned spur route ... few parent routes would have spurs numbered this high). In 1933-34 many roads were renumbered to eliminate conflicts with the U.S. highways now crisscrossing

2067-534: The physical roadway signed as Wake Forest Road or Falls of Neuse Road in Wake County , or it may refer to the physical roadway signed as Hickory Grove Road in Gaston County . Some road numbers are quite common. In fact, the designation SR1101 is currently used, or has in the past, been used nearly 100 times by almost every county in the state. Secondary roads that cross a county line are generally given

2120-488: The prefix "SR" for "secondary road" sometimes precedes the road number. Typically, North Carolina highway route numbers do not share numbers with any U.S. Highway or Interstate Highway in the state. If a new highway is established that would have the same number as a state highway, the state highway number usually changes. North Carolina grants exceptions to this rule in limited cases. Sometimes, as in NC ;540/ I-540 ;

2173-452: The primary system. For example, SR 1006 (Old Stage Road), is located both in Wake and Harnett counties. The significance of secondary road numbers is almost exclusive to NCDOT operations, generally maintenance, rather than for navigational purposes by the driving public. Certainly, the secondary road numbering system is not organized to help unfamiliar motorists find their way. Rather, this

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2226-574: The river before crossing into Orange County . After crossing into Orange County, NC 157 runs adjacent to the Little River Regional Park and Natural Area. NC 157 generally continues to the northwest, with several curves that adjust its orientation. The highway crosses the North Fork Little River before turning northward toward Caldwell . NC 157 meets NC 57 at an at-grade intersection in

2279-562: The roadways it maintains. In 2016, average daily traffic volumes along NC 157 varied from 31,000 vehicles per day south of US 158, US 501, and NC 57 in Roxboro to 1,100 vehicles per day south of Holeman Ashley Road (SR 1119). No section of NC 157 is included in the National Highway System , a network of highways in the United States which serve strategic transportation facilities. However,

2332-496: The secondary road (SR) system of the state "consists of those roads maintained by the Department of Transportation that do not carry 'NC' or 'US' numbers and are outside the boundary of any incorporated municipality." Unlike highways in the primary system, secondary road numbers may be repeated multiple times throughout the system, provided that they are not repeated within the same county . For example, SR 2000 may refer to

2385-479: The southeast, the road name changes from Hurdle Mills Road to Main Street. The highway continues for one mile (1.6 km) through a residential area of southern Roxboro. NC 157 then reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with US 158, US 501, and NC 57 south of downtown Roxboro. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) measures average daily traffic volumes along many of

2438-640: The state highways managed by ANAS generally follows the SS n scheme, where n is a number ranging from 1 ( Aurelia ) up to 700 (of the Royal Palace of Caserta ) depending on the date of establishment of the state highway. Newly built ANAS roads, not yet classified, are identified by the acronym NSA, an acronym for nuova strada ANAS ("new ANAS road"). State highways can be technically defined as main extra-urban roads (type B road) or as secondary extra-urban roads (type C road). State highways that cross towns with

2491-400: The state. Some numbers ( 50 , 90 ), which had become effectively U.S. routes ( 1 and 64 respectively) were moved or eliminated while others that conflicted with established U.S. route numbers in the state were changed to non-conflicting numbers. This seems to have been done without regard to the earlier numbering system, as were all future additions to the state highway system, which is where

2544-534: The two routes are given the same number because they are seen as a continuous route. Other times, as in NC ;295 , the number is a place holder for when the highway is eventually upgraded to an Interstate route when it meets certain standards. Finally, as in NC 73 , sometimes the state, for whatever reason, does not remove a former state route designation when the Interstate is signed. According to NCDOT,

2597-530: The word "state" in this sense means "government" or "public" (as in state housing and state schools ), not a division of a country. New Zealand's state highway system is a nationwide network of roads covering the North Island and the South Island . As of 2006, just under 100 roads have a "State Highway" designation. The NZ Transport Agency administers them. The speed limit for most state highways

2650-407: Was established in the 1920s. Major routes were multiples of 10, with 10 , 20 , and 90 running east–west, 30 , 40 , 50 , 70 , and 80 running north–south, and 60 running as a diagonal route. These cross-state routes were used as a basis for numbering the two-digit roads that served as the major city-city connectors. For example, NC 90 used to run along modern US 64, which explains

2703-520: Was formerly part of NC 57, which was adjusted in 1948, to follow its current alignment between Caldwell and Roxboro. In April 1987, NC 157 was extended south along Guess Road from Caldwell to its modern-day southern terminus at I-85. The routing of NC 157 has remained the same since 1987. NC 157 begins at a diamond interchange with I-85 , US 15 , US 70 , and US 501 (I-85 exit 175) in northern Durham . The highway proceeds north along Guess Road. Guess Road also continues south as

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2756-547: Was located at NC 57 in Caldwell and the northern terminus was located at US 158, US 501, and NC 57 in Roxboro. Much of NC 157 was paved at the time of its establishment, with the exception of a segment between Caldwell and the Orange–Person County line. By 1951, all of NC 157 was paved with the completion of the Caldwell to Person county segment. On April 13, 1987, NC 157 was extended south by 14.2 miles (22.9 km) to Durham. The southern terminus of NC 157

2809-414: Was signed along secondary roads from Hillsborough to Roxboro. NC 57 followed its modern alignment between Hillsborough and Caldwell, and then followed modern-day Guess Road and Hurdle Mills Road to Roxboro. In 1935, the entirety of NC 57 was classified as a gravel or topsoil road. By 1936, NC 57 between Hillsbourgh and Roxboro was considered a hard-surface road on county maps, but was not paved according to

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