North Carolina Highway 102

North Carolina Highway 102
Route of NC 102 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	22.3 mi (35.9 km)
Existed:	1924 – present
Major junctions
West end:	NC 903 near Ayden
	NC 11 in Ayden NC 43 in Calico
East end:	US 17 near Hackney
Location
Counties:	Pitt, Beaufort
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← NC 101 NC 103 →

North Carolina Highway 102 (NC 102) is a 22.3-mile-long (35.9 km) state highway running from NC 903 near Ayden to U.S. Highway 17 (US 17) between Vanceboro and Chocowinity. Most of the route is rural; the only community it serves is Ayden.

NC 102 appeared on the first state highway map in 1924, running from Snow Hill to Goldsboro. At its peak, the road stretched from US 17 at its current eastern terminus to US 301 north of Fayetteville. The routing from Interstate 95 (I-95) to Snow Hill was renumbered as US 13 in 1977, and the segment of the route from its current western terminus to Snow Hill was replaced by an extension of NC 903.

NC 102 begins at NC 903 west of Ayden. It then heads east until it reaches Ayden. After about two and a half miles (4.2 km), NC 102 enters Ayden, and has an intersection with NC 11. NC 102 continues through Ayden along 3rd Street, and in the heart of Ayden crosses a CSX rail line. From there NC 102 then continues east out of Ayden still along 3rd Street. After leaving Ayden, NC 102 enters a very rural area with many farms and small forests. About a mile (1.2 km) further east NC 102 has a junction with Ayden Golf Club Road. As NC 102 continues to the east it crosses Fork Swamp and has a junction with County Home Road (Secondary Road 1725, or SR 1725).