Route 127
North Carolina Route 127 runs 24.55 miles north from NC 10 at Propst Crossroads in Catawba County to U.S. 64/NC 90 near Ellendale in Alexander County. With two lanes, NC 127 crosses the Jacob Fork of the Catawba River north to Meadow Brook Village, east of Baker Mountain. Expanding to a three lane boulevard at Mountain Grove Road (SR 1128), NC 127 turns east through the suburban community of Mountain View. The arterial widens to five lanes at Harris Farm Road (SR 1193) just west of the parclo interchange (Exit 42) with U.S. 321.
NC 127 enters the town of Brookford between U.S. 321 and Interstate 40, then proceeds north into the city of Hickory. Passing east of Downtown, NC 127 loops onto 2nd Street NE. The five lane boulevard leads north past Lenoir-Rhyne University to become a commercial arterial from Viewmont in Hickory along Center Street. Crossing Lake Hickory, NC 127 leaves Hickory through the community of Bethlehem.
Through Alexander County, NC 127 continues along a two lane highway to Little River. Turning northeast by Barrett Mountain, the state route concludes at U.S. 64/NC 90 west of the county seat at Taylorsville.
North
The first confirming marker for NC 127 appears north of the intersection with NC 10 and Plateau Road (SR 2036).
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NC 127 travels nine miles north from Propst Crossroads to Hickory.
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NC 127 north of the signal with Mountain Grove Road (SR 1128) west at Mountain View.
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NC 127 proceeds east along a commercial strip through Mountain View to a parclo interchange with the freeway along U.S. 321.
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The freeway along U.S. 321 extends south from Hickory to Lincolnton and a point just north of I-85 at Gastonia.
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A loop ramp follows for U.S. 321 north to the nearby cloverleaf interchange with Interstate 40.
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U.S. 321 continues north from I-40 into the city of Hickory west of Downtown.
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NC 127 (Brookford Boulevard) curves northward from U.S. 321 into the town of Brookford.
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Brookford Boulevard leads NC 127 north across the Henry Fork of the Catawba River to Center Street (SR 2959) in Brookford.
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Crossing Interstate 40, NC 127 north transitions onto 2nd Street SW into the city of Hickory.
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NC 127 (2nd Street NE) north at 7th Avenue NE in Hickory.
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NC 127 (2nd Street NE) north at 12th Avenue NE in the Viewmont section of Hickory.
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South
NC 127 (2nd Street NE) south at 8th Avenue NE) in Hickory.
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NC 127 (2nd Street NE) intersects 5th Avenue NE one block east of Frye Regional Medical Center.
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3rd Avenue NE/NW is SR 1314 west from NC 127 (2nd Street NE) to 2rd Avenue Drive NW.
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Photo Credits:
- Carter Buchanan: 06/09/17
- Alex Nitzman: 10/24/15
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Page Updated Wednesday December 01, 2021.