North Carolina Highway 135
J.J. Webster Highway | ||||
![]() | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length | 11.2 mi[1] (18.0 km) | |||
Existed | 1967–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | ![]() ![]() | |||
![]() ![]() | ||||
East end | ![]() ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | North Carolina | |||
Counties | Rockingham | |||
Highway system | ||||
|
North Carolina Highway 135 (NC 135), designated the J.J. Webster Highway,[2] is a 11.2-mile-long (18.0 km) road running from Mayodan to Eden in the US state of North Carolina. It runs concurrently with U.S. Route 311 (US 311) for most of its route.[1]
History
[edit]![](http://up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/J.J._Webster_Highway_dedication.jpg/220px-J.J._Webster_Highway_dedication.jpg)
NC 135 was designated in 1967 as an upgrade of SR 2138; the highway roughly followed its current routing. In 2000, the designation shortened to end at a rerouted NC 770. The US 311 designation was added to NC 135 in 2004.[3]
The highway was named after James Jefferson Webster Sr., a local store owner, dairy farmer, and politician who served as a Rockingham County commissioner from 1944 until 1952. His store was destroyed to make room for the highway's expansion.[4] On July 7, 1995 at the recommendation of Douglas Gaylon, the North Carolina Board of Transportation passed a resolution officially dedicating North Carolina Highway 135 in Rockingham County in his name.[5] A formal dedication ceremony took place at 11:00 A.M. on October 28, 1998 at Dalton L. McMichael High School.[6]
Junction list
[edit]The entire route is in Rockingham County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mayodan | 0.0 | 0.0 | ![]() ![]() | ||
| 1.8– 2.0 | 2.9– 3.2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Interchange; western end of US 311 concurrency | |
Eden | 11.2 | 18.0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Eastern end of US 311 concurrency | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
|
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "North Carolina Highway 135" (Map). Google Maps. Google. March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ https://connect.ncdot.gov/resources/safety/Traffic%20Engineering%20Policies%20and%20Procedures/Sorted%20by%20County.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mapmikey & Prince, Adam (March 4, 2013). "NC 135". NCRoads.com Annex: More Highways of North Carolina. Retrieved December 14, 2013.[self-published source]
- ^ "Proposed Highway Name Honors Store Owner". Greensboro News & Record. May 5, 1995.
- ^ J. J. Webster Dedication, North Carolina Department of Transportation Public Information Office, 1998
- ^ The North Carolina Department of Transportation Cordially Invites You To Attend A Dedication Ceremony Naming N.C. 135 Between N.C. 770 And U.S. 220 Business in Mayodan The J.J. Webster Highway, Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Transportation, 1998
External links
[edit]Media related to North Carolina Highway 135 at Wikimedia Commons
- NCRoads.com: N.C. 135