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Franklin County
Thoroughfare Plan
Prepared by the:
Statewide Planning Branch
Division of Highways
North Carolina Department of Transportation
In cooperation with:
Franklin County
The Federal Highway Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
May 2002
Travis K. Marshall, P.E.
Small Urban Planning Unit Head
Acknowledgments
Persons responsible for this report:
Project Engineer: E. W. Thomas, E.I.T.
Small Urban Planning Unit Head: T. K. Marshall, P.E.
Group Manager: L. L. Cove, P.E.
Manager Statewide Planning Branch: A. B. Norwood, P.E.
Engineering Technician: L. Toney
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in 2011 with funding from
State Library of North Carolina
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Executive Summary
This plan documents the findings of a thoroughfare plan study for Franklin County. Below is a
listing and brief description of these findings. A more detailed discussion of these
recommendations can be found in Chapter 2.
Minor Arterials
us 401
TIP Project R-2814. Widen to multi-lanes from north of SR 2044 (Ligon Mill Road in Wake
County) to NC 39 in Louisburg.
Widen to four-lanes from the Louisburg Planning Boundary to Warren County.
NC561
Widen to 2-12' lanes from Halifax County to the Louisburg Planning Boundary.
NC 98
Widen to 2-12' lanes from Wake County to the Bunn City Limits (reserve right of way for a multi-
lane facility) and from the NC 39/98 split to Nash County.
NC39
Widen to four-lanes from the Louisburg Planning Boundary to Vance County.
Major Collectors
NC 581
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from Nash County to NC 56.
NC96
Widen to four-lanes from Granville County to the Youngsville Planning Boundary.
Widen to 2-12' lanes from the Youngsville Planning Boundary to Wake County.
NC56
Widen to four-lanes from NC 56/581 split to the Louisburg Planning Boundary.
Widen to four-lanes from the Franklinton Planning Boundary to the Louisburg Planning Boundary.
NC 56 (Continued)
Widen to 2-12' lanes from Granville County to the Franklinton Planning Boundaiy. Reserve right
of way for a multi-lane facility.
NC39
Widen to 2-12' lanes from Wake County to the Bunn City Limits and from SR 1609 (Baptist
Church Road) to the Louisburg Planning Boundary. Reserve right of way for a multi-lane facility.
SR 1770 (Old US 64)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from Wake County to SR 1759 (Thomas-Arnold Road).
Minor Collectors
SR 1720 (Riley Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from NC 39 to Wake County.
SR 1716 (Strictland Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1720 (Riley Road) to NC 98.
SR1706 (M C Wilder Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from US 401 to NC 39.
SR1611 (Sledge Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes fromNC 98 to SR 1001 (Pearces Road).
SR 1609 (Baptist Church Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1611 (Sledge Road) to NC 39.
SR 1600 (East River Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1001 (Pearces Road) to the Louisburg
Planning Boundary.
SR 1436 (L M Centerville Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1432 (Laurel Mill Road) to NC 561.
SR 1433 (Person Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1407 (Schloss Road) to SR 1432 (Laurel Mill
Road).
1 SR 1432 (Laurel Mill Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1433 (Person Road) to SR 1436 (L M
Centerville Road).
SR 1425 (White Level Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from NC 58 to SR 1002 (Seven Paths Road).
SR 1419 (Ron Tharrington Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from the Louisburg Planning Boundary to SR 1002
(Seven Paths Road).
SR 1414 (Moulton Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1002 (Seven Paths Road) to NC 39.
SR 1412 (Pete Smith Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1432 (Laurel Mill Road) to SR 1002 (Seven
Paths Road).
SR 1407 (Schloss Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from US 401 to SR 1433 (Person Road).
SR 1243 (Walter Grissom Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1003 (Sims Bridge Road) to Vance County.
SR 1239 (Rocky Ford Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from Vance County to NC 39.
SR 1235 (Dyking Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1003 (Sims Bridge Road) to the Louisburg
Planning Boundary.
SR 1211 (West River Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from the Franklinton Planning Boundary to the
Louisburg Planning Boundary.
SR 1203 (Green Hill Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from NC 56 to Granville County.
SR 1147 (Holden Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from US 1 to Granville County.
SR 1127 (Pocomoke Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from the Franklinton Planning Boundaiy to Granville
County.
SR 1114 (Peach Orchard Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1105 (Mays Crossroads) to NC 56.
SR 1113 (Hill Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1116 (Cedar Creek Road) to SRI 105 (Mays
Crossroads).
SR 1105 (Mays Crossroads)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from SR 1100 (Tarboro Road) to NC 56.
SR 1103 (Pilot Riley Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from US 401 to SR 1105 (Mays Crossroads).
SR 1003 (Sims Bridge Road)
5'M/jj'to«^flr6?Z)e5/^.'Widen to 2-12'lanes from NC 56 to Vance County.
SR 1002 (Seven Paths Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from Nash County to US 401.
SR 1001 (Pearces Road)
Substandard Design: Widen to 2-12' lanes from NC 581 to Wake County.
