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North Carolina Highway 218

North Carolina Highway 218 marker

North Carolina Highway 218
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 31.6 mi (50.9 km)
Existed: 1935 – present
Major junctions
West end: NC 51 in Mint Hill
  I‑485 in Mint Hill
US 601 in Unionville
East end: US 74 in Polkton
Location
Counties: Mecklenburg, Union, Anson
Highway system
NC 217 NC 222

North Carolina Highway 218 marker

North Carolina Highway 218 is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs east–west from Mint Hill to Polkton.

NC 218 traverses 31.6 miles (50.9 km); starting in Mint Hill, it goes through northern Union County, then ends in Polkton. The entire route is a two-lane rural highway and is a significant truck route. It also has seasonal beach bound traffic. Residential communities in Union County and a few near 485 in Mecklenburg County Mecklenburg County contribute the majority of the daily commuter traffic.Mecklenburg County

Established as a new primary routing in 1935, it connected the towns of Mint Hill and Polkton. In the early 1940s, it was extended in Polkton when US 74 was rerouted further south from town. In the 1960s, NC 218 was moved onto a new extension of Williams Street in Polkton, leaving Old U.S. 74.


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