North Carolina Route 136

NC 136 constitutes a 2.2-mile long route spurring east from U.S. 158 at Bertha to Poplar Branch in Currituck County. The two-lane route stems east from U.S. 158 along Macedonia Church Road and north along Poplar Branch Road through a mix of forest land, agricultural areas, and by several homes and an elementary school. NC 136 ends at the Currituck Sound boat launch ramp at Poplar Branch Landing.

As a tribute to the North Carolina native and NASCAR racing legend Dale Earnhardt, the state agreed to allow the city of Kannapolis (Dale’s hometown) to renumber NC 136 as NC 3 to honor Earnhardt. The change was made by October 23, 2002, a year and a half after Earnhardt’s death at the 2001 Daytona 500.¹ Signs were changed by March 2003.

West

There was only one NC 3 shield posted in each direction of the state route between Bertha and Poplar Branch in 2001. The westbound assembly stood just beyond the Poplar Branch boat ramp to Currituck Sound.

12/17/01

References:

1. N.C.Roads.com: N.C. 3 (N.C. Roads Annex)

Connect with:

State Route 168

Page Updated Monday September 23, 2019.