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NC 12 marker

NC 12
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Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length 148 mi (238 km)
Existed 1962–present
Major junctions
South end US 70 in Sealevel, NC
  US 64 / US 158 in Nags Head
US 158 in Kitty Hawk via Ocean Blvd
North end The North Beach Access Ramp North of Villages at Ocean Hill in Corolla, NC
Location
Counties: Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Carteret
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System

North Carolina Highway 12 (NC 12) is a road in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs along the state's northeastern coast. It is a popular route for visitors touring the Outer Banks. Most sections of NC 12 are two lanes wide. Three sections of the route are connected by ferries.

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  • Hurricane Sandymade it necessary to construct this Temporary Bridge near Cape Hatteras -b

    NC 12 crossing a temporary bridge that was built after Hurricane Irene

  • NC 12 Sandbagging

    Rebuilding of dunes and placement of sandbags along a breached section of NC 12, March 2013

  • Nc12route

    North Carolina Highway 12 is routed along the Outer Banks. Yellow indicates roadbed while blue indicates the ferry routes

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