North Carolina Highway 6
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| NC 6 |
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| Length: | 8 mi[1] (13 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1959[1] | ||||||||
| West end: |   I-40/US 421/Fordham Blvd in west Greensboro |
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| Major junctions: |
   US 29/70/220 southeast of downtown Greensboro |
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| East end: |  I-40/Bus I-85 in east Greensboro, NC |
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| Counties: | Guilford | ||||||||
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NC 6 is an eight-mile (13 km) North Carolina state highway. It runs entirely in Guilford County and serves primarily to connect Business I-40 and Business I-85 commuters in Greensboro.
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[edit] Route description
The western terminus of NC 6 is at Business I- 40 in west Greensboro. From there, NC 6 travels at low speeds as Patterson Street to the Greensboro Coliseum, passing through numerous traffic signals. At Patterson Street's end at the Coliseum Complex, NC 6 turns left and follows High Point Road for a short while before curving right onto Lee Street. Passing near the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC 6 travels through downtown Greensboro crossing O'Henry Boulevard (US 29/US 70/US 220). Just after leaving downtown, NC 6 comes to its eastern terminus at Business I-40/Business I-85 (exit 41/old exit 128).
In the episode "Barney's Sidecar" of The Andy Griffith Show, Highway 6 is mentioned as passing near or through Mayberry.
[edit] History
- 1934: NC 6 is commissioned as a short road located southwest of Lake Mattamuskeet in Hyde County.
- 1944: NC 6 is decommissioned and not replaced.
- 1947: A new NC 6 cuts off the corner between NC 49 and U.S. Route 52 in Stanly County. It replaced NC 49A.
- 1953: NC 8 is extended, moving NC 6.
- 1959: After moving to its current location, a couple of timely shifts allowed NC 6 to follow its current route.
- 2000s: Recent changes have slightly altered the path of NC 6 around the I-40 interchange and the Greensboro Coliseum.[1]
