North Carolina Highway 121

North Carolina Highway 121
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	13.17 mi[1] (21.20 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 264 near Walstonburg
Major intersections	US 264 Alt. near Walstonburg US 258 Bus. in Farmville
North end	NC 43 in Bruce
Location
Counties	Greene, Pitt
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic ← NC 120 → NC 122

North Carolina Highway 121 (NC 121) is a 13.2-mile-long (21.2 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway travels through a short portion of northern Greene County and western Pitt County between the U.S. Route 264 (US 264) freeway at its exit 60 and NC 43 in the unincorporated community of . Though it is signed as a north–south highway, the overall length of the route travels more east–west.

Route description[]

NC 121 begins at a partial interchange with US 264, also known as the John P. East Memorial Highway, in northeastern Greene County. The interchange only provides access from US 264 eastbound to NC 121 and from NC 121 southbound to US 264 westbound. This portion of the road is located near the community of and two and a half miles (4.0 km) northeast of the town of Walstonburg. The road heads southeast and almost immediately comes to an intersection with US 264 Alternate (US 264 Alt.), the former routing of US 264 through the area. The two highways form a 0.4-mile-long (0.64 km) concurrency near the Greene–Pitt county line. Just before the highway crosses into Pitt County, the concurrency ends and NC 121 heads northeast towards Farmville.^[2]

Now in Pitt County, NC 121 travels east across farmlands west of the town limits of Farmville. Upon entering the town, the name of the road becomes West Wilson Street and the highway reaches US 258 Business (US 258 Bus.) at May Boulevard and Turnage Street. Another concurrency is formed as the two routes travel along West Wilson Street to the central business district of Farmville. At the intersection of Wilson and Main streets, US 258 Bus. heads southwest along South Main Street while NC 121 heads northeast along North Main Street; East Wilson Street continues southeast as an unnumbered road. NC 121 exits the town and passes over US 258 and US 264 without an interchange. Farmland and small homes line the highway as it passes through the communities of and . After passing through California, NC 121 cuts through farmland with small swaths of forest before it ends at NC 43 in Bruce, a small settlement between Greenville and Falkland.^[2]

Junction list[]

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Greene	​	0.00– 0.38	0.00– 0.61	US 264 west (John P. East Memorial Highway) – Wilson	Exit 60 (US 264); exit from US 264 eastbound / entrance to US 264 westbound only
	​	0.67	1.08	US 264 Alt. west	Southern end of US 264 Alt. concurrency
	​	1.10	1.77	US 264 Alt. east	Northern end of US 264 Alt. concurrency
Pitt	Farmville	4.56	7.34	US 258 Bus. north (May Boulevard) / Turnage Street – Fountain	Southern end of US 258 Bus. concurrency
		5.04	8.11	US 258 Bus. south (South Main Street) / East Wilson Street – Snow Hill	Northern end of US 258 Bus. concurrency
		13.17	21.20	NC 43 – Greenville, Falkland
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

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