Headed out this afternoon for my first roadtrip of some length since I moved back to NC last month. Route: I-540, I-40, NC/VA 87, US 220, US 220 Business ( Martinsville ), US 58 Business ( Martinsville ), US 58, VA/NC 62, NC 57, NC 157, I-85, US 70, I-540. Notes: NC 87 in Graham is routed around the Alamance county Courthouse. This is one of a few traffic circles around a county courthouse within the state. Others include NC 27 in Lincolnton , NC 22/24/27 in Carthage, Business US 64 at US 15/501/NC 87 in Pittsboro , and US 701 Business in Whiteville . There are also some older (installed in the early 1980s) NC shields in and around Graham. The combo shown below dates back to November 1982. In Ossipee , I found a decently old Sprite logo sign. There is an Old NC 87 through Ossipee . Judging from what current NC 87 looks like Ossipee was bypassed in the 1940s. I was expecting to see US 311 signed along NC 770 and NC 87 into Eden. But none can be found. US 311 was extended from ...
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