North Carolina Highway 308
{{Short description|State highway in North Carolina, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=NC
|type=NC
|route=308
|map=NC 308 map.svg
|length_mi=52.9
|length_round=1
|established=1933
|direction_a=West
|direction_b=East
|terminus_a={{Jct|state=NC|US|258|NC|561}} near Rich Square
|terminus_b={{Jct|state=NC|NC|32}} in Pleasant Grove
|junction={{plainlist|
- {{Jct|state=NC|US|13|US|17}} in Windsor
}}
|counties=Northampton, Bertie, Washington
|previous_type=NC
|previous_route=307
|next_type=US
|next_route=311
}}
North Carolina Highway 308 (NC 308) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves mainly to connect the city of Windsor to communities and towns in eastern Bertie County.
Route description
NC 308 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses {{Convert|52.9|mi|km}} from US 258 and NC 561 near Rich Square to NC 32 in Pleasant Grove. The highway provides a direct link for Roxobel, Kelford, and Lewiston Woodville to Windsor, the county seat of Bertie County. Continuing east, it crosses the Roanoke River, forms a concurrency with NC 45 and North Carolina Bicycle Route 3,{{cite web |url=http://ncbikeways.com/routes/nc3-ports-of-call/ |title=NC 3 - Ports of Call |website=North Carolina Bike Routes Beta |publisher=Walk Bike North Carolina Bicycle Routes |accessdate=May 6, 2016}} then connects the communities of Westover and Mackeys, before ending at NC 32 in Pleasant Grove.
=Scenic byways=
Edenton-Windsor Loop is an {{convert|87|mi|km|adj=on}} is a double loop byway connecting the cities of Edenton and Windsor. NC 308 covers {{convert|24.8|mi|km}} of the loop from Windsor to Pleasant Grove. The byway is noted for historical homes in Edenton, the Sans Souci Ferry, the scenic river and coastal views, and history.{{cite web|url=http://www.ncdot.org/travel/scenic/|title=NCDOT: Scenic Byways|accessdate=January 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125165457/http://www.ncdot.org/travel/scenic/|archive-date=January 25, 2011|url-status=dead}}
History
Established in 1933 as a new primary routing, it went from US 258/NC 12 near Rich Square to NC 30 (today's US 13 Business) at Granville Street in Windsor. In 1975, NC 308 was extended east to NC 45. Between 1980 and 1982, NC 308 was extended again to its current eastern terminus in Pleasant Grove.{{cite web |url=http://www.vahighways.com/ncannex/route-log/nc308.html|title=NCRoads.com: N.C. 308|accessdate=January 24, 2013}}{{self-published source|date=January 2013}}
Junction list
{{jcttop|state=NC|length_ref=}}
{{NCint
|county=Northampton
|location=none
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|258|NC|561|city1=Rich Square|city2=Scotland Neck}}
|notes=}}
{{NCint
|county=Bertie
|cspan=7
|location=Lewiston Woodville
|mile=12.4
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|11|NC|42|city1=Oak City|city2=Aulander|city3=Ahoskie}}
|notes=}}
{{NCint
|location=Windsor
|lspan=5
|mile=27.3
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|13|US|17|city1=Williamston|city2=Ahoskie|city3=Edenton}}
|notes=}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=28.1
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|13|dir1=south|dab1=Windsor|name1=Granville Street}}
|notes=South end of US 13 Bus. overlap}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=28.4
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|13|dir1=north|dab1=Windsor|name1=King Street}}
|notes=North end of US 13 Bus. overlap}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=28.8
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|17|dir1=south|dab1=Windsor|name1=Water Street|city1=Williamston}}
|notes=South end of US 17 Bus. overlap}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=30.0
|road={{jct|state=NC|US-Bus|17|dir1=north|dab1=Windsor|name1=King Street|city1=Edenton}}
|notes=North end of US 17 Bus. overlap}}
{{NCint
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=41.8
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|45|dir1=north|city1=Colerain}}
|notes=North end of NC 45 overlap}}
{{NCint
|county=Washington
|cspan=2
|location=none
|type=concur
|mile=45.7
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|45|dir1=south|city1=Plymouth}}
|notes=South end of NC 45 overlap}}
{{NCint
|location=Pleasant Grove
|ctdab=Washington
|mile=52.9
|road={{jct|state=NC|NC|32|city1=Roper|city2=Edenton}}
|notes=}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
Special routes
=Windsor truck route=
{{Infobox road small
|state=NC
|type=NC-Truck
|route=308
|location=Windsor, North Carolina
|formed=
|length_mi=2.5
|length_round=1
}}
North Carolina Highway 308 Truck (NC 308 Truck) is a {{convert|2.5|mi|km|adj=on}} route that bypasses southeast of downtown Windsor. It overlaps at first with US 13 and US 17, then with US 17 Business.
{{jcttop|state=NC|length_ref=|county=Bertie|location=Windsor}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=0.0
|road={{Jct|state=NC|US|13|US|17|NC|308|dir1=north|dir2=north|city1=Ahoskie|city3=Edenton|nolink3=y}}
|notes=North end of US 13/US 17 overlap}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=1.5
|road={{Jct|state=NC|US|13|US|17|US-Bus|13|US-Bus|17|dir1=south|dir2=south|dab3=Windsor|dab4=Windsor|city1=Williamston}}
|notes=South end of both US 13/US 17 and US 13/US 17 business overlap}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=1.7
|road={{Jct|state=NC|US-Bus|13|dir1=north|dab1=Windsor|name1=Granville Street}}
|notes=North end of US 13 Bus. overlap}}
{{NCint
|type=concur
|mile=2.5
|road={{Jct|state=NC|US-Bus|17|NC|308|dir1=north|dab1=Windsor|name2=King Street|nolink2=y}}
|notes=North end of US 17 Bus. overlap}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
References
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