North Carolina Highway 216

North Carolina Highway 216 (NC 216) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway runs north–south, from the South Carolina state line to NC 274 near the unincorporated community of Tryon.

North Carolina Highway 216
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	15.6 mi[1] (25.1 km)
Existed	1930–present
Major junctions
South end	SC 216 at the South Carolina line near Grover
	I-85 near Grover
North end	NC 274 near Tryon
Location
Counties	Cleveland, Gaston
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← NC 215 → NC 217

Route description

NC 216 is a 15.6-mile (25.1 km) two-lane rural highway that begins at the South Carolina state line, 1.2-mile (1.9 km) from Kings Mountain National Military Park; the road continues south towards the park as South Carolina Highway 216 (SC 216). Going north, it crosses over Interstate 85 then has a short overlap with U.S. Route 29 (US 29). It enters the city of Kings Mountain on Battleground Avenue. Through Kings Mountain, it crosses US 74 continuing north on Piedmont Avenue. The road then becomes County Line Road, as they highway straddles the county line between Cleveland and Gaston counties. The highway ends at NC 274.[1]

History

NC 216 was established in 1930 as a new primary route from US 29/NC 205 to the South Carolina state line. Around 1956, NC 216 was extended north along US 29 for 1.5-mile (2.4 km), then replacing US 29 into Kings Mountain. It then continued north on several upgraded secondary roads to its current terminus on NC 274. In the early 1960s, SC 216 was established as a continuation of NC 216 to Kings Mountain National Military Park.[2][3]

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Cleveland	​	0.0	0.0	SC 216 south	Continuation into South Carolina
	​	0.8– 1.0	1.3– 1.6	I-85 – Gastonia, Gaffney	Exit 2 (I-85)
	​	1.2	1.9	US 29 south	South end of US 29 overlap
	Archdale	2.5	4.0	US 29 north to I-85 – Gastonia, Charlotte	North end of US 29 overlap
	Kings Mountain	7.1	11.4	US 74 Bus. (Kings Street) to I-85
		7.8– 8.0	12.6– 12.9	US 74 – Shelby, Gastonia	Interchange
Gaston	​	15.6	25.1	NC 274 – Cherryville, Bessemer City	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Google (June 3, 2016). "North Carolina Highway 216" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
2. "NCRoads.com: N.C. 216". Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
3. "Mapmikey's South Carolina Highways Page". Retrieved 2011-07-03.