North Carolina Highway 157

North Carolina Highway 157
NC 157 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	29.3 mi[1] (47.2 km)
Existed	1948[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end	I-85 / US 15 / US 70 / US 501 in Durham
Major intersections	NC 57 in Caldwell
North end	US 158 / US 501 / NC 57 in Roxboro
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Durham, Orange, Person
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NC 153 → US 158

North Carolina Highway 157 (NC 157) is a 29.3-mile-long (47.2 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway runs in a north–south direction from Interstate 85 (I-85), U.S. Route 15 (US 15), US 70, and US 501 in Durham, to US 158, US 501, and NC 57 in Roxboro. The highway serves the cities of Durham and Roxboro, along with the communities of Caldwell and Hurdle Mills. NC 157 is named Guess Road between its southern terminus and Hurdle Mills, and Hurdle Mills Road between Hurdle Mills and the Roxboro city limits. NC 157 does not directly parallel US 501, however, the two highways generally follow a similar alignment between Durham and Roxboro. NC 157 serves the counties of Durham, Orange, and Person.

Much of the alignment of NC 157 were formerly secondary roads linking Durham, Caldwell, Hurdle Mills and Roxboro. NC 157 was established in 1948, running from NC 57 in Caldwell to US 158, US 501, and NC 57 in Roxboro. The route was formerly part of NC 57, which was adjusted in 1948, to follow its current alignment between Caldwell and Roxboro. In April 1987, NC 157 was extended south along Guess Road from Caldwell to its modern-day southern terminus at I-85. The routing of NC 157 has remained the same since 1987.