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North Carolina Highway 159 Spur
North Carolina Highway 159 Spur
Location	North Carolina Zoological Park
Length	0.7 mi (1,100 m)
Existed	1977–present

North Carolina Highway 159
North Carolina Highway 159
Zoo Parkway
Route information
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length	7.3 mi (11.7 km)
Existed	1975–present
Major junctions
South end	; US 220 Alt. near Ulah
North end	; US 64 Bus. / NC 49 in Asheboro
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Randolph
Highway system
	North Carolina Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

North Carolina Highway 159 (NC 159) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves as access to the North Carolina Zoological Park.

Route description

NC 159 is a two-lane highway that connects nearby highways to the North Carolina Zoological Park.

History

Established in 1975 as a new primary route, it went from the North Carolina Zoological Park to US 64/NC 49 in Asheboro. In 1977, its southern terminus was moved to connect to US 220, creating an NC 159 Spur to the park.^[2]

Future

NC 159 Spur is planned to be extended west of its current terminus on mainline NC 159 to the US 64 By-Pass. Construction on the new US 64 By-Pass began in 2016 and was completed in 2020, with the spur extension to begin at a later date. The new connector will alleviate traffic for those going to-and-from the North Carolina Zoological Park.^[3]^[4]

Junction list

The entire route is in Randolph County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations
	0.0	0.0	US 220 Alt. to I-73 / I-74 – Seagrove, Rockingham, Charlotte, Greensboro
	2.9	4.7	NC 159 Spur – North Carolina Zoological Park
Asheboro	7.3	11.7	US 64 Bus. / NC 49 – Lexington, Charlotte, Ramseur, Siler City
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Special routes

North Carolina Zoological Park spur route

Established in 1979 when NC 159 was redirected south to US 220. Its purpose is to connect the North Carolina Zoological Park with mainline NC 159. Though not signed along its route, it is listed on state and county maps and is the only known spur route in North Carolina.^[6]

Junction list

The entire route is in Asheboro, Randolph County.

mi^[1]	km	Destinations
0.0	0.0	NC 159 to I-73 / I-74 / US 64 / US 220 / NC 49 – Greensboro, Rockingham, Raleigh, Charlotte
0.7	1.1	North Carolina Zoological Park
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "North Carolina Highway 159" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
^ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 159". Retrieved August 25, 2012.
^ Staff. "NCDOT: US 64 Asheboro Bypass". North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
^ Corridor Map - US 64 Improvement Project in Asheboro (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
^ "North Carolina Highway 159 Spur" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
^ "NCRoads.com: N.C. 159 SPUR". Retrieved August 25, 2012.

External links

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[google-1] "North Carolina Highway 159" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

[2] "NCRoads.com: N.C. 159". Retrieved August 25, 2012.

[3] Staff. "NCDOT: US 64 Asheboro Bypass". North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.

[Wallace-4] Corridor Map - US 64 Improvement Project in Asheboro (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 19, 2013.

[5] "North Carolina Highway 159 Spur" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved August 25, 2012.

[6] "NCRoads.com: N.C. 159 SPUR". Retrieved August 25, 2012.

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