North Carolina Highway 5
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| NC 5 | |||||||||
| Length: | 6 mi (10 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1961[1] | ||||||||
| North end: |  NC 211 in Pinehurst, NC |
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| Major junctions: |
   US 1/15/501/NC 211 in Aberdeen |
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| South end: | Malcolm Blue Farm on Bethesda Road in Aberdeen, NC | ||||||||
| Counties: | Moore | ||||||||
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NC 5 is a six-mile (10 km) North Carolina state highway. It runs entirely within Moore County. It connects the Sandhills municipalities of Aberdeen and Pinehurst. It also serves as an alternate route for NC 211. NC 5's route was designated in 1961 and it has not changed since then.
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[edit] Route
NC 5 moves south as Beulah Hill Road from its northern terminus at NC 211 at the Pinehurst/Taylortown city limits border. After leaving Pinehurst, NC 5 loses its secondary name and continues in a southeasterly direction into Aberdeen, becoming Keith Street, then South Street. In downtown Aberdeen, NC 5 crosses US 1/US 15/US 501/NC 211/Sandhills Boulevard and continues south. About 0.5 miles further, NC 5 turns left onto Blue Street, then right onto Bethesda Road, ending at a three-way intersection at Malcolm Blue Farm. All the NC 5 shields east of Sandhills Boulevard have no directional plates; this is so because at NC 5's southern terminus, the route is heading in a northerly direction.
NC 5's central segment parallels a railroad owned by Norfolk Southern. Sand Pit Road in between Aberdeen and Pinehurst splits from NC 5 and heads due south to the nearby town of Pinebluff.
[edit] Attractions along the way
- Pinehurst Harness Track, a horse racing track in Pinehurst
- The Pit Golf Links, a nationally popular golf course near Aberdeen
[edit] See also
- North Carolina Highway 2, a similar route in the Sandhills region
