North Carolina Highway 123

North Carolina Highway 123
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	10.2 mi[1] (16.4 km)
Existed	1932–present
Major junctions
South end	NC 58 in Glenfield Crossroads
Major intersections	NC 903 in Maury
North end	US 13 / US 258 in Lizzie
Location
Counties	Greene
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NC 122 → NC 124

North Carolina Highway 123 (NC 123) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves as the main road through Hookerton and an alternate bypass of Snow Hill, entirely in Greene County.

Route description[]

NC 123 is a two-lane rural highway that begins at NC 58 in , and ends at US 13 and US 258 in . 2.4 miles (3.9 km) from NC 58, it enters the town of Hookerton where it goes north along William Hooker Drive then east on Main Street. Crossing the Contentnea Creek, it continues north to Maury, where it connects with NC 903. After 10.2 miles (16.4 km) through mostly farmland country, it reaches Lizzie where it ends.^[1]

The routing makes it an optional an optional bypass of Snow Hill, for those traveling between Kinston and Farmville; however, speed limit drops to 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) in both Hookerton and Maury, so any time save is minimal.

History[]

NC 123 was established in 1932 as a new primary spur from US 258/NC 12 in Glenfield Crossroads, to the town of Hookerton. In 1938, it was extended north to NC 102 in Maury.^[2] In 1951, it extended northwest to its current northern terminus at US 258 in Lizzie.^[3]

Junction list[]

The entire route is in Greene County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.0	0.0	NC 58 – Kinston, Snow Hill	Southern terminus
Maury	7.5	12.1	NC 903 – Snow Hill, Winterville
	10.2	16.4	US 13 / US 258 (R.B. Nelson Highway) – Farmville, Snow Hill	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to North Carolina Highway 123 at Wikimedia Commons
• NCRoads.com: N.C. 123