North Carolina Highway 142 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of NC 42 | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 9.2 mi (14.8 km) | |||
| Existed | 1975[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  NC 111 in Fountain Fork | |||
| East end |   NC 125 / NC 903 near Hamilton | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Edgecombe, Martin | |||
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North Carolina Highway 142 (NC 142) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that goes through the town of Hassell. The entire route is two lanes wide.
The western terminus of the highway is NC 111. Traveling east 2.5-mile (4.0 km), the highway beings a brief 1.1-mile (1.8 km) concurrency with NC 42 and joins the Tar Heel Trace scenic byway.[2] NC 42 departs the route at the NC 11 intersection, NC 142 continues 1.4-mile (2.3 km) to the rural community of Hassell. Leaving Hassell to the east, NC 142 terminates after 3.7-mile (6.0 km) with the NC 125/NC 903 junction. The Tar Heel Trace continues southbound on NC 125.
The route was created in 1975 as part of a rerouting of NC 42, which formerly ran from the current NC 11/NC 42/NC 142 junction to the NC 125/NC 903 junction. In 1980 the route was expanded west to its current profile by promoting two secondary routes in Edgecombe and Martin County.[1]
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Edgecombe | Fountain Fork | 0.0 | 0.0 | NC 111 – Princeville, Oak City | Western terminus |
| Martin | | 2.5 | 4.0 |  NC 42 – Wilson, Oak City | West end of NC 42 concurrency |
| | 3.6 | 5.8 |   NC 11 / NC 42 east – Greenville, Oak City | East end of NC 42 concurrency | |
| | 9.2 | 14.8 | NC 125 / NC 903 – Hamilton, Williamston | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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