North Carolina Highway 124

North Carolina Highway 124
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	9.2 mi[1] (14.8 km)
Existed	1933–present
Major junctions
West end	NC 42 near Bridgersville
Major intersections	NC 111 at Pitt Crossroads NC 122 in Macclesfield US 258 in Crisp
East end	NC 42 / NC 43 near Cobbs Crossroads
Location
Counties	Edgecombe
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NC 123 → NC 125

North Carolina Highway 124 (NC 124) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves to connect the town of Macclesfield and as an alternate to NC 42, entirely in Edgecombe County.

Route Description[]

NC 124 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses 9.2 miles (14.8 km) through southern Edgecombe County. Beginning at NC 42, near the Wilson County line, NC 124 goes east 3.6 miles (5.8 km) to Macclesfield intersecting NC 111 at . In Macclesfield, it connects with NC 122, where it goes north to Pinetops. Crossing US 258 at Crisp, NC 124 goes northeasterly 3.1 miles (5.0 km) to NC 42/NC 43, where it ends.^[2]

History[]

NC 124 was established in 1933 as a new primary routing from its current western terminus at NC 42 to US 258 in Crisp.^[3] In 1964, NC 124 was extended northeast upgrading an existing secondary road (SR 1004) to its current eastern terminus at NC 42/NC 43.^[4]

Junction list[]

The entire route is in Edgecombe County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	NC 42 – Wilson, Pinetops	Western terminus
	1.7	2.7	NC 111 – Saratoga, Tarboro
Macclesfield	3.6	5.8	NC 122 north (Second Street) – Pinetops, Tarboro	Southern terminus of NC 122
Crisp	6.1	9.8	US 258 – Farmville, Tarboro
​	9.2	14.8	NC 42 / NC 43 – Greenville, Wilson	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to North Carolina Highway 124 at Wikimedia Commons
• NCRoads.com: N.C. 124