History
- 1922: NC 24 runs from Warsaw to Laurinburg, through Fayetteville. Most of this routing west of Fayetteville is now US 401.
- 1925: NC 24's western terminus is extended to the South Carolina line and its eastern terminus is extended to Kenansville.
- 1930: The route is extended east to Swansboro, using part of US 17. Also, NC 24 is rerouted through Kenansville, Beaulaville, Richlands, and Jacksonville; NC 24 still uses most of this route today. Furthermore, NC 24 is given a more direct route from Laurinburg to Wagram
- 1930s: NC 24 is rerouted numerous times after the introduction of new U.S. Highways to North Carolina.
- 1941: NC 24 west of Fayetteville is truncated; NC 87 and NC 78 take control of the truncated route.
- 1963: The western terminus of NC 24 is moved and extended to Charlotte; this produced the 106-mile (171 km) concurrency with NC 27.
- Mid 1960s: NC 24 is routed around Clinton and its routing through Fayetteville changed.
- Early 1970s: The construction of the Cape Fear River bridge at Fayetteville removed many zigzags of NC 24 in Fayetteville.
- 1982: NC 24 is routed along a four-lane bypass around Vander to access the newly built I-95.
- 2000: NC 24 is routed onto I-40 for a segment between exits 364 and 373 and onto NC 11 around Kenansville and Warsaw. The old route was signed as Business NC 24.
- 2003: NC 24 splits from NC 27 in eastern Charlotte to follow Harris Boulevard to its current western terminus at I-77.
- 2006: NC 24 is rerouted unto the Jacksonville Bypass US 17 for 4 miles (6.4 km). The old route is signed as Business Route 24.
- 2008: NC 24 western terminus is extended from I-77 to I-485 on December 8, 2008. The extension added 1 mile (1.6 km) to the route.
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