North Carolina Highway 96

North Carolina Highway 96
Route of NC 96 in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	112.0 mi[1] (180.2 km)
Existed	1940–present
Major junctions
South end	NC 55 near Newton Grove
Major intersections	I-40 near Peacocks Crossroads I-95 / US 301 / US 701 in Four Oaks US 70 in Selma US 64 / US 264 in Zebulon US 401 near Rolesville US 1A in Youngsville US 1 near Youngsville I-85 in Oxford US 15 / US 158 Bus. in Oxford US 158 in Oxford
North end	SR 49 / SR 96 at the Virginia state line
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Sampson, Johnston, Wake, Franklin, Granville
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← I-95 → NC 97

North Carolina Highway 96 (NC 96) is a 112-mile-long (180 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is a predominantly rural highway that travels north-south, from NC 55, west of Newton Grove, to the Virginia state line near Virgilina, Virginia, where it continues on as Virginia State Route 96. It also connects the cities of Smithfield, Selma, Zebulon, Youngsville and Oxford.