North Carolina Highway 581 | ||||
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Route of NC 581 highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length: | 72.1 mi (116.0 km) | |||
Existed: | 1933 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | NC 111 in Goldsboro | |||
US 13 / US 117 in Goldsboro US 70 in Goldsboro US 301 in Kirbys Crossing US 264 in Bailey US 64 in Spring Hope |
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North end: | US 401 / NC 39 / NC 56 in Louisburg | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Wayne, Wilson, Nash, Franklin | |||
Highway system | ||||
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North Carolina Highway 581 Connector |
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Location: | Goldsboro, North Carolina |
Length: | 0.60 mi (0.97 km) |
Existed: | 2009–present |
North Carolina Highway 581 Truck |
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Location: | Bailey, North Carolina |
Length: | 0.40 mi (0.64 km) |
North Carolina Highway 581 (NC 581) is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway travels from Goldsboro to Louisburg, connecting various rural communities in between.
NC 581 feature two dedicated stretches of highway:
Established in 1933 as a new primary routing, NC 581 originally traversed from US 264/NC 91 in Bailey, north to US 64/NC 90 in Spring Hope. In 1937, NC 581 was extended south on new primary routing to US 301 near Lucama. By 1941, NC 581 was also extended north on new primary routing to NC 56 in Mapleville.
By 1950, NC 581 extended again on new primary routing south to US 70, then east replacing NC 111, ending at US 70 Business (US 70 Bus.) and US 117 Bus. in downtown Goldsboro. In 1982, NC 581 was extended north from Mapleville, concurrency overlapped with NC 56, to its current northern terminus in Louisburg.