U.S. Route 13 in North Carolina

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U.S. Highway 13
US 13 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	189.1 mi[1] (304.3 km)
Existed	1952–present
Tourist routes	Blue-Gray Scenic Byway Edenton-Windsor Loop Lafayette's Tour
Major junctions
South end	I-95 / I-295 in Eastover
Major intersections	US 421 in Spivey's Corner US 701 in Newton Grove US 70 / US 117 in Goldsboro I-42 near Goldsboro US 258 in Snow Hill US 264 in Greenville US 64 near Bethel US 17 in Windsor US 158 in Winton
North end	US 13 at the Virginia state line
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Cumberland, Sampson, Wayne, Greene, Pitt, Edgecombe, Martin, Bertie, Hertford, Gates
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NC 12 → NC 14

U.S. Route 13 (US 13) is a United States Numbered Highway running from Eastover, North Carolina to Morrisville, Pennsylvania. In North Carolina, it runs along a northeast–southwest alignment for 189.1 miles (304.3 km) connecting the cities of Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Greenville, Williamston, and Ahoskie. The southern terminus is located at Interstate 95 (I-95) and I-295 near Eastover. From the terminus, US 13 travels along a northeastern–southwestern alignment through Newton Grove to US 117 in Mar-Mac. US 13 runs concurrently along US 117 north to Goldsboro, where it also shares a brief concurrency with US 70. The highway continues northeastward to Greenville and then turns to the north until reaching US 64 near Bethel. US 13 and US 64 run concurrently to the east until Williamston where US 13 diverges to the north, concurrent with US 17. In Windsor, US 13 diverges from US 17 and runs northward through Ahoskie. US 13 turns to the northeast near Winton and continues in that direction until reaching the Virginia state line near Gates.

In the 1925 plan for the U.S. Numbered Highway System, US 13 was to enter North Carolina south of Norfolk, Virginia, and continue southward to Wilmington. However, the finalized 1926 plan moved the southern terminus of US 13 to Norfolk while US 17 was assigned the corridor to Wilmington. In 1952, US 13 was extended south of Norfolk to Windsor, entering North Carolina at its modern-day location. US 13 was extended south to US 70 and US 117 in Goldsboro in 1957 and to I-95 near Eastover in 1963. Since 1963, US 13 has undergone some minor realignments and widening along its route, but the corridor has remained the same.