North Carolina Highway 6
{{Short description|Former state highway in North Carolina, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{redirect-synonym|NC 6|{{ushr|North Carolina|6}}}}
{{Infobox road
|state=NC
|type=NC
| route = 6
| map = NC 6 Map.png
| length_mi = 8.5
| direction_a = West
| direction_b = East
| terminus_a = {{jct|state=NC|I|40}} in west Greensboro
|junction = {{jct|state=NC|US|29|US|70|US|220}} southeast of downtown Greensboro
| terminus_b ={{jct|state=NC|I|40}} in east Greensboro
| counties = Guilford
|previous_type=NC
|previous_route=5
|next_type=NC
|next_route=7
}}
North Carolina Highway 6 (NC 6) was an {{convert|8|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} North Carolina state highway. It ran entirely in Guilford County and served primarily to connect Interstate 40 (I-40) and Business I-85 (I-85 Bus.) commuters in Greensboro. It was decommissioned in 2005.
Route description
The western terminus of NC 6 was at I-40 and U.S. Route 421 (US 421) at I-40's exit 216 in West Greensboro. The interchange only allowed for eastbound I-40 / southbound US 421 traffic to enter eastbound NC 6 and vice versa. From there, NC 6 traveled east Patterson Street with a speed limit of {{convert|45|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}, having an interchange with Merrit Drive, then to Patterson's only traffic signal at Holden Road. It continued east to Patterson's end at the Greensboro Coliseum with a speed limit of {{convert|35|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. NC 6 then turned to the northeast and followed High Point Road onto Lee Street. NC 6 intersected O'Henry Boulevard (U.S. Route 29 (US 29), US 70, and US 220). The state highway continued east bending slightly to the south before ending at I-40 and I-85 Bus. at their exit 224.
History
{{prose|date=December 2017}}
- 1934: NC 6 is commissioned as a short road located southwest of Lake Mattamuskeet in Hyde County.
- 1944: NC 6 is decommissioned and not replaced.
- 1947: A new NC 6 cuts off the corner between NC 49 and U.S. Route 52 in Stanly County. It replaced NC 49A.
- 1953: NC 8 is extended, moving NC 6.
- 1959: After moving to its current location, a couple of timely shifts allowed NC 6 to follow its current route.
- 2000s (decade): Recent changes have slightly altered the path of NC 6 around the I-40 interchange and the Greensboro Coliseum.
- 2005: NC 6 decommissioned, signs not taken down until around May 2009.
- 2015: High Point Road and Lee Street, which was NC 6 east of Patterson Street, renamed Gate City Boulevard.{{cite news|url=http://www.greensboro.com/news/state-to-change-highway-signs-to-reflect-gate-city-boulevard/article_572c1d99-d96b-5f60-be07-81a88b2f9720.html|title=State to change highway signs to reflect Gate City Boulevard name change|last=Gamm|first=Joe|work=Greensboro News & Record|date=May 21, 2016}}
Major intersections
{{Jcttop|state=NC|county=Guilford|location=Greensboro|former=yes|length_ref=}}
{{NCint
|type=incomplete
|mile=0.0
|mile2=0.6
|road={{jct|state=NC|I|40|dir2=north|name2=Fordham Boulevard}}
|notes=Exit 216 (I-40); eastbound I-40 exit / westbound I-40 entrance only
}}
{{NCint
|mile=1.1
|mile2=1.4
|road=Merrit Drive
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NCint
|mile=4.4
|mile2=4.6
|road=Freeman Mill Road
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NCint
|type=incomplete
|mile=5.1
|mile2=5.2
|road=Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
|notes=Interchange; no access to eastbound NC 6
}}
{{NCint
|mile=6.1
|mile2=6.4
|road={{jct|state=NC|US|29|US|70|US|220|name3=O'Henry Boulevard}}
|notes=Interchange
}}
{{NCint
|mile=8.3
|mile2=8.5
|road={{Jct|state=NC|I|40|road|East Lee Street|city1=High Point|city2=Burlington|city3=Durham}}
|notes=Eastern terminus of NC 6
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=incomplete}}
See also
References
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External links
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