North Carolina Highway 79

North Carolina Highway 79 marker
North Carolina Highway 79
Gibson Road
Map
NC 79 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length8.7 mi[1] (14.0 km)
Existed1935[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South end SC 79 at South Carolina state line
Major intersections US 74 near Laurinburg
North end
 US 15 / US 401 / US 501 / US 74 Bus. in Laurinburg
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesScotland
Highway system
← NC 78→ NC 80

North Carolina Highway 79 (NC 79) is an 8.7-mile-long (14.0 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. NC 79 runs from the South Carolina border as a continuation of South Carolina Highway 79 (SC 79) at Gibson to U.S. Route 15 (US 15), US 401, US 501, and US 74 Business in Laurinburg. While signed north–south, NC 79 physically travels in an east–west direction between its termini. NC 79 is primarily a two-lane road running through rural Scotland County and residential areas west of Laurinburg. Combined with SC 79, the highways form a coherent route between SC 9 northwest of Bennettsville, South Carolina and Laurinburg.

A state highway between the South Carolina border west of Gibson and Laurinburg was first established in 1921 as North Carolina Highway 203. Originally, NC 203 traveled between South Carolina and NC 20 through Gibson. NC 203 was subsequently renumbered as NC 79 by 1935. Originally, NC 79 ran between South Carolina and US 74 (modern-day US 74 Business) west of Laurinburg. In 1966, NC 79 was extended east along US 74 to its modern-day northern terminus at US 15, US 401, US 501, and US 74 Business.

  1. ^ "North Carolina Highway 79" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1933 map was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1935 map was invoked but never defined (see the help page).