Route Description
Beginning at its southern terminus in Sea Level where it starts at the intersection of U.S. Highway 70, NC 12 (Beach Road travels north on the mainland to Cedar Island. At Cedar Island the highway follows a toll ferry to the village of Ocracoke on Ocracoke Island. The highway follows along the beach, traversing Hatteras Inlet by way of a free ferry to the village of Hatteras. It continues paralleling the beach on the narrow barrier island of Hatteras, passing through the communities of Frisco and Buxton, which is home of the famous Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Continuing northward it passes through the communities of Avon, Salvo, Waves, and Rodanthe. It crosses the temporary New Inlet bridge (the inlet reopened by Hurricane Irene in 2011) and a few miles north the Herbert C. Bonner bridge over Oregon Inlet, separating Pea Island from Bodie Island. Nearby is the Bodie Island Lighthouse and visitor center. NC 12 then continues north, where it intersects US Highway 64 (US 64) and US 158 south of the town of Nags Head. It continues north through the towns of Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Southern Shores, and Duck, terminating in Corolla near the Currituck Beach Lighthouse. Ferries along the route of NC 12 are operated by the Ferry Division of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
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