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Photo: NC 82 leaving US 13 (Adam Prince)		 NC 82
N.C. 82  15 miles
The Road: Begins at US 13 Cooper (Sampson County) and ends at US 421, NC 55-217 Erwin (Harnett County).
Towns and Attractions: Sampson Co: None
Cumberland Co: Falcon, Godwin
Harnett Co: Erwin
History: NC 82 was born in late 1934 as a renumbering of a small piece of NC 55, running from US 421 (just Denim Dr) Erwin south to US 301 Godwin.
In 1957, NC 82 was extended north to its current end, replacing part of a rerouted US 421 and a tiny piece of rerouted NC 55.
In 1971, NC 82 was extended south to US 13 as an upgrade to Cumberland SR 1810 and Sampson SR 1600.

1933 Official
NC 55 Erwin to Godwin
1936 Official
NC 82 replaces NC 55
1971-72 Official
NC 82 extended to US 13

Comment: NC 82 is a strictly minor connecting route northeast of Fayetteville.
NC 82 has been the source of Rand McNally errors over the years: Shown expanded south to NC 24 in the 1960s and also shown as NC 85 in the 1980s.

1961 Rand McN
NC 82 shown way out of place
1986 Official
NC 82 shown as NC 85. This same map shows I-85 BL as US 82 BL

Last Update: 2 January 2009

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