North Carolina Highway 131 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length: | 24.5 mi (39.4 km) | |||
Existed: | 1949 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | US 701 near Whiteville | |||
North end: | NC 87 in Tar Heel | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Columbus, Bladen | |||
Highway system | ||||
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North Carolina Highway 131 (NC 131) is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. It connects the city of Bladenboro to Fayetteville, via NC 87, and Whiteville, via US 701.
NC 131 is a two-lane rural highway that begins at US 701 north of Whiteville. In Bladenboro, it shares concurrencies with NC 242 and NC 410 along its Main Street crossing NC 211 Business at Seaboard Street. It soon splits from NC 242, which continues north to Elizabethtown, followed by crossing NC 211 By-Pass, before leaving Bladenboro. Five miles (8.0 km) later, it splits from NC 410, which continues north to Dublin. At NC 41, NC 131 has a brief .1-mile (0.16 km) overlap; it is noticeable that the routing here was reconfigured to slowdown NC 131 at this location. At the end of its journey, NC 131 meets with NC 87, in Tar Heel; where travelers can continue on to Fayetteville or Elizabethtown.