Major Intersections
| County | Location | Mile | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina state line | 0.0 | SC 18 south (Shelby Highway) – Gaffney | Southern terminus | ||
| Cleveland | Patterson Springs | 2.2 | NC 180 north (Post Road) – Shelby | Southern terminus of NC 180 | |
| Shelby | 6.0 | NC 150 west (College Avenue) – Boiling Springs | South end of concurrency with NC 150 | ||
| 8.0 | US 74 / NC 226 (Dixon Boulevard) – Mooresboro, Polkville, Kings Mountain, Grover | ||||
| 8.9 | US 74 Bus. / NC 150 (Marion Street) – Lincolnton |
North end of concurrency with NC 150 | |||
| 13.3 | NC 180 south (Post Road) – Patterson Springs | Northern terminus of NC 180 | |||
| Fallston | 19.4 | NC 182 (Stage Coach Trail) – Polkville, Lincolnton | |||
| Lincoln | Toluca | 27.2 | NC 27 (Poe Road) – Lincolnton, Charlotte | ||
| Laurel Hill | 28.3 | NC 10 south – Casar | South end of concurrency with NC 10 | ||
| 28.5 | NC 10 north – Newton | North end of concurrency with NC 10 | |||
| Catawba | No major intersections | ||||
| Burke | Morganton | 45.8 | I-40 – Black Mountain, Hickory | Exit 105; Partial cloverleaf interchange | |
| 47.7 | US 70 (Fleming Drive) – Glen Alpine, Valdese | ||||
| 48.3 | US 64 west (Union Street) / US 70 Bus. west (Meeting Street) / NC 181 (Green Street) – Rutherfordton, Pineola |
South end of very short concurrency on one-way pair eastbound Business US 70; South end of concurrency with US 64; Southern terminus of NC 181 | |||
| 48.5 | US 70 Bus. east (Union Street) |
North end of concurrency with Business US 70 | |||
| Caldwell | Lenoir | 61.5 | NC 18 Bus. north (Harper Avenue) |
Diamond interchange | |
| 64.3 | NC 18 Bus. south / NC 90 west (Harper Avenue) – Collettsville |
South end of concurrency with NC 90 | |||
| 64.4 | US 321 (Hickory Boulevard) – Hickory, Blowing Rock | Diamond interchange | |||
| 65.8 | US 64 east / NC 90 east (Taylorsville Road) – Taylorsville, Statesville | North end of concurrency with US 64 and NC 90 | |||
| Wilkes | Moravian Falls | 88.7 | NC 16 south – Taylorsville | South end of concurrency with NC 16 | |
| Wilkesboro | 91.9 | US 421 / NC 16 north (Watson Brame Expressway) – Yadkinville, Boone, Jefferson | North end of concurrency with NC 16 | ||
| 92.4 | NC 268 west (Main Street) – Lenoir | South end of concurrency with NC 268 | |||
| North Wilkesboro | 94.0 | US 421 Bus. north (6th Street) |
South end of concurrency with Business US 421 | ||
| 94.9 | US 421 Bus. south / NC 115 south – Statesville, Troutman |
North end of concurrency with Business US 421; Northern terminus of NC 115 | |||
| 95.8 | NC 268 east (Elkin Highway) – Ronda | North end of concurrency with NC 268 | |||
| Alleghany | 115.4 | Blue Ridge Parkway | |||
| Laurel Springs | 117.4 | NC 88 west – Jefferson | Eastern terminus of NC 88 | ||
| 118.3 | NC 113 north – Scottville | Southern terminus of NC 113 | |||
| Sparta | 129.9 | US 21 (Main Street) – Elkin, Independence | |||
| Surry | Lowgap | 144.7 | Blue Ridge Parkway | ||
| 145.5 | NC 89 (Pine Street) – Mount Airy, Galax | Northern terminus | |||
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