North Carolina Highway 67

North Carolina Highway 67
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	40.9 mi[1] (65.8 km)
Existed	1930–present
Major junctions
West end	US 21 Bus. in Jonesville
Major intersections	I-77 / US 21 in Jonesville US 601 in Boonville
East end	NC 150 in Winston-Salem
Location
Counties	Yadkin, Forsyth
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NC 66 → NC 68

North Carolina Highway 67 (NC 67) is a 40.9-mile-long (65.8 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. NC 67 travels through Yadkin County and Forsyth County between its western terminus at U.S. Route 21 Business (US 21 Business) in Jonesville and NC 150 in Winston-Salem. The highway primarily follows an east–west alignment and connects the towns of Jonesville, Boonville, and East Bend, along with the city of Winston-Salem.

The first NC 67 was established as an original North Carolina state highway in 1921 traversing a route between Taylorsville and Sparta, North Carolina. The highway was later extended south to Conover in 1926, but was replaced by NC 16 and NC 18 by 1929. Modern-day NC 67 was created in 1930 from US 21 and NC 26 in Jonesville to US 421 and NC 60 in Oldtown. The highway was significantly rebuilt between 1931 and 1933, reducing its mileage but maintaining a similar alignment. In 1962 it was extended southeast along the former alignment of US 421 to US 52 in downtown Winston-Salem. In 1969, the eastern terminus was adjusted to end at Interstate 40 (I-40), US 158, and US 421 in Winston-Salem, and in 1995 it was adjusted to end at NC 150 in Winston-Salem.

Route description[]

The western terminus is U.S. Route 21 Business (US 21 Bus.) in Jonesville. From this point in Yadkin County, the route travels in an easterly direction over Interstate 77 (I-77), through Boonville and East Bend before crossing the Yadkin River into Forsyth County.

After crossing the county line, NC 67 turns to head in a southeasterly direction through part of Tobaccoville, and near Bethania and Pfafftown on its way into Winston-Salem. Once within Winston-Salem's city limits, the route bears the street name Reynolda Road on its straight southeasterly journey toward downtown. After passing the Silas Creek Parkway overpass bridge, NC 67 arrives at the Wake Forest University campus, NC 67 bears right onto a short 1⁄4-mile-long (0.40 km) road known as Wake Forest Road, which connects to Silas Creek Parkway. After it connects with Silas Creek Parkway, it passes an interchange with Robinhood Road. It also passes another interchange with Country Club Road. After passing an intersection with Goodyear Drive, it turns briefly into a freeway with a Cloverleaf interchange with Salem Parkway (US 421). The road becomes a boulevard after passing the Stratford Road (US 158) interchange. It goes into the Hanes Mall district area. NC 67 passes another interchange with Bolton Street. The road passes multiple intersections near the Forsyth Tech campus. NC 67 ends at an intersection with Peters Creek Parkway (NC 150).

History[]

Previous designation[]

The first NC 67 was an original state highway that traversed from Conover to Sparta, North Carolina. Originally, the southern terminus of NC 67 was located at NC 75 in Taylorsville. NC 67 then travelled north along a topsoil, sand-clay, or gravel roadway to Moravian Falls where it intersected NC 18. From Moravian Falls, NC 67 travelled northeast along a topsoil, sand-clay, or gravel road to Wilkesboro where it intersected NC 60. NC 67 continues north-northwest from Wilkesboro through Wilkes County. In the northern part of Wilkes County, the roadway became a graded road, before entering into Alleghany County. As NC 67 approached Sparta from the southwest, the roadway became unimproved. The original northern terminus of NC 67 was located at NC 26 in Sparta.^[5]

NC 67 was extended south of Taylorsville by 1926. The new southern terminus was located at NC 10 in Conover and utilized an unimproved roadway through Catawba County and Alexander County to reach Taylorsville. Additionally, two sections of NC 67 were paved by 1926, a segment north of Taylorsville in Alexander County and a segment north of Wilkesboro in Wilkes County.^[5][6] NC 67 was decommissioned by 1929. The route between Conover and North Wilkesboro became part of NC 16, while the route between Moravian Falls and Sparta became part of NC 18.^[4]

Current designation[]

The current NC 67 first appeared on the North Carolina state transportation map in 1930. It began at US 21 and NC 26 in Jonesville where it travelled 10 miles (16 km) east to Boonville. In Boonville, NC 67 intersected with NC 80. The highway then travelled for approximately 30 miles (48 km) through East Bend and Bethania ending at US 421 and NC 60 (modern-day Old Yadkinville Rd) in Oldtown. At establishment, the routing between Jonesville and Bethania was classified as a topsoil, sand, clay, or gravel road, while the routing from Bethania to US 421 and NC 60 was a paved highway.^[4][7] Construction along NC 67 began as early as 1931.^[7][8] By 1933, the entire highway was paved and substantially straightened, reducing its overall length from approximately 40 miles (64 km) in 1930 to 32 miles (51 km) in 1933.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

Between 1949 and 1953, NC 67 was placed onto a new routing in East Bend which created a shallow bypass of the town to the south. The former alignment of NC 67 through East Bend is modern-day Main Street.^[14][15] In 1962, US 421 was placed onto its modern-day alignment, running south of Lewisville to I-40. NC 67 was extended southeast along a portion of the former alignment of US 421. It utilized Reynolda Road to Fourth Street and Fifth Street in downtown Winston-Salem. From there, NC 67 utilized Fourth and Fifth Street as split streets to its new eastern terminus at US 52 and NC 8. Eastbound NC 67 utilized Fourth Street and westbound NC 67 utilized Fifth Street.^[16][17] On February 7, 1969, NCDOT removed NC 67 from Fourth Street and Fifth Street in Winston-Salem. Instead, the highway continued south along Reynolda Road (modern-day Broad Street) to an interchange with I-40, US 158, and US 421.^[18] In 1995, NC 67 was removed from Reynolda Road between Wake Forest University and I-40 in downtown Winston-Salem. Instead it was routed to briefly follow Wake Forest Road and Silas Creek Parkway bypassing downtown Winston-Salem, ending at NC 150, its modern-day eastern terminus. This rerouting gave NC 67 drivers an expressway route.^[19][20]

Junction List[]

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Yadkin	Jonesville	0.0	0.0	US 21 Bus. (North Bridge Street) to NC 268 Bus.	Western terminus
		1.4– 1.6	2.3– 2.6	I-77 / US 21 – Statesville, Mount Airy	Exit 82 (I-77)
	Boonville	7.8	12.6	US 601 (South Carolina Avenue)
Forsyth	Winston-Salem	34.1	54.9	Silas Creek Parkway north	To Bethabara Historic District
		35.3– 35.6	56.8– 57.3	Robinhood Road	Interchange
		36.8– 36.9	59.2– 59.4	Country Club Road	Interchange; access to and from westbound NC 67 via Tiseland Drive
		37.4– 37.7	60.2– 60.7	US 421 (Salem Parkway)	Exits 237 A-B (US 421)
		37.9– 38.1	61.0– 61.3	US 158 (Stratford Road)	Folded diamond interchange
		38.8– 39.0	62.4– 62.8	Bolton Street	Folded diamond interchange
		40.9	65.8	NC 150 (Peters Creek Parkway) to Silas Creek Parkway south / I-40	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

External links[]

• NCRoads.com N.C. 67