North Carolina Highway 222

State highway in North Carolina, US

North Carolina Highway 222

Route of NC 222 highlighted in red

Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length| 57.8 mi[1] (93.0 km)
Existed| 1934–present
Major junctions
West end|  NC 231 near Emit
Major intersections|

* US 301 in Kenly
* I-795 in Fremont
* US 117 in Fremont

US 264 Alt. in Saratoga
* I-587 / US 264 near Saratoga
* US 258 in Fountain

East end|  NC 33 in Belvoir
Location
Country| United States
State| North Carolina
Counties| Johnston, Wayne, Wilson, Pitt
Highway system

* North Carolina Highway System

* Interstate
* US
* State
* Scenic

| ←  US 221| | →  NC 225

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North Carolina Highway 222 (NC 222) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway traverses between Emit and Belvoir, connecting the rural towns of Kenly, Fremont, Eureka, Stantonsburg, Saratoga, Fountain, and Falkland.

## Route description

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NC 222 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses 57.8 miles (93.0 km) through mostly farmland in eastern North Carolina. Beginning at NC 231 east of Emit, it travels southeast towards Kenly, passing by Aycock Birthplace along the way. At Kenly, it goes east to Fremont connecting with Interstate 795 (I-795) and US 117 there. Heading northeast, it goes through Eureka and Stantonsburg, reaching I-587 and US 264 near Saratoga. Heading easterly, it connects with US 258 in Fountain. After Falkland, NC 222 ends at NC 33 in Belvoir.

## History

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NC 222 was established in 1934 traversing between US 301/NC 22 in Kenly, to NC 58 near Lindell. In 1938, NC 222 was rerouted at Eureka to NC 58 in Stantonsburg; its old alignment was downgraded to secondary roads.[2] In 1948, NC 222 was extended west on new primary routing to NC 42; the following year it extended again to its current western terminus at NC 231\. Between 1963-1968, NC 222 was rerouted through Stantonsburg. In 1978, NC 222 was extended east to NC 33 in Belvoir.[3]

## Junction list

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County| Location| mi[1]| km| Destinations| Notes

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Johnston| ​| 0.0| 0.0|  NC 231 – Wendell, Middlesex|
Stancils Chapel| 3.9| 6.3|  NC 42 – Clayton, Wilson|
Kenly| 11.5| 18.5|
US 301 (Church Street) to I-95 – Wilson, Smithfield|
Wayne| Aycock| 16.6| 26.7|  NC 581 – Goldsboro, Spring Hope|
​| 20.4| 32.8|  I-795 – Goldsboro, Mount Olive, Wilson| Exit 14 (I-795)
Fremont| 21.2| 34.1|
US 117 north (Wilson Street) – Wilson| North end of US 117 overlap
21.3| 34.3|
US 117 south (Wilson Street) – Pikeville, Goldsboro| South end of US 117 overlap
​| 25.9| 41.7|
NC 111 south – Goldsboro, Beulaville| South end of NC 111 overlap
Wilson| Stantonsburg| 33.5| 53.9|
NC 58 north (Moyton Drive) – Wilson| North end of NC 58 overlap
33.8| 54.4|
NC 58 south (Moyton Drive) – Snow Hill| South end of NC 58 overlap
Saratoga| 38.0| 61.2|  US 264 (Main Street) – Farmville, Wilson|
​| 39.1| 62.9|  I-587 – Farmville, Wilson| Exit 53 (I-587)
​| 39.3| 63.2|
NC 111 north (Good News Church Road) – Macclesfield| North end of NC 111 overlap
Pitt| Fountain| 46.8| 75.3|  US 258 (Railroad Street) – Farmville, Tarboro|
Falkland| 54.7| 88.0|
NC 43 north (Main Street) – Pinetops| North end of NC 43 overlap
​| 55.6| 89.5|
NC 43 south – Greenville| South end of NC 43 overlap
Belvoir| 57.8| 93.0|  NC 33 – Greenville, Tarboro|
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

## References

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1. ^ a b "North Carolina Highway 222" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
2. ^ North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
3. ^ "Route Change (1978-05-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. May 1, 1978. p. 5. Retrieved May 3, 2015.

## External links

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* Media related to North Carolina Highway 222 at Wikimedia Commons
* NCRoads.com: N.C. 222

*[mi]: Miles
*[km]: Kilometers