End of historic US highway 117 [i] |
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c. 1930, NC DoT
The original US 117 was commissioned in 1926 to run from Virginia Beach to US 1 at Norlina:
c. 1928 (linked to source)
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c. 1927 (linked to source)
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In 1931 the east end was truncated to Franklin, and in 1933 US 117 was completely decommissioned (when it was replaced by US 158). That same year, a second US 117 was designated in North Carolina; that is the same US 117 that still exists today.
Research and/or photo credits: Mike Roberson; Dale Sanderson; Michael Summa
Page originally created 2002;
last updated Aug. 17, 2019.
last updated Aug. 17, 2019.
