North Carolina Highway 222
# North Carolina Highway 222

North Carolina Highway 222 (NC 222) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway traverses between Emit and Belvoir, connecting the rural towns of Kenly, Fremont, Eureka, Stantonsburg, Saratoga, Fountain, and Falkland.

## Route description

NC 222 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses 57.8 miles (93.0 km) through mostly farmland in eastern North Carolina. Beginning at NC 231 east of Emit, it travels southeast towards Kenly, passing by Aycock Birthplace along the way. At Kenly, it goes east to Fremont connecting with Interstate 795 (I-795) and US 117 there. Heading northeast, it goes through Eureka and Stantonsburg, reaching I-587 and US 264 near Saratoga. Heading easterly, it connects with US 258 in Fountain. After Falkland, NC 222 ends at NC 33 in Belvoir.

## History

NC 222 was established in 1934 traversing between US 301/NC 22 in Kenly, to NC 58 near Lindell. In 1938, NC 222 was rerouted at Eureka to NC 58 in Stantonsburg; its old alignment was downgraded to secondary roads. In 1948, NC 222 was extended west on new primary routing to NC 42; the following year it extended again to its current western terminus at NC 231. Between 1963-1968, NC 222 was rerouted through Stantonsburg. In 1978, NC 222 was extended east to NC 33 in Belvoir.

## Junction list

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnston | ​ | 0.0 | 0.0 | NC 231 – Wendell, Middlesex | |
| Johnston | Stancils Chapel | 3.9 | 6.3 | NC 42 – Clayton, Wilson | |
| Johnston | Kenly | 11.5 | 18.5 | US 301 (Church Street) to I-95 – Wilson, Smithfield | |
| Wayne | Aycock | 16.6 | 26.7 | NC 581 – Goldsboro, Spring Hope | |
| Wayne | ​ | 20.4 | 32.8 | I-795 – Goldsboro, Mount Olive, Wilson | Exit 14 (I-795) |
| Wayne | Fremont | 21.2 | 34.1 | US 117 north (Wilson Street) – Wilson | North end of US 117 overlap |
| Wayne | Fremont | 21.3 | 34.3 | US 117 south (Wilson Street) – Pikeville, Goldsboro | South end of US 117 overlap |
| Wayne | ​ | 25.9 | 41.7 | NC 111 south – Goldsboro, Beulaville | South end of NC 111 overlap |
| Wilson | Stantonsburg | 33.5 | 53.9 | NC 58 north (Moyton Drive) – Wilson | North end of NC 58 overlap |
| Wilson | Stantonsburg | 33.8 | 54.4 | NC 58 south (Moyton Drive) – Snow Hill | South end of NC 58 overlap |
| Wilson | Saratoga | 38.0 | 61.2 | US 264 (Main Street) – Farmville, Wilson | |
| Wilson | ​ | 39.1 | 62.9 | I-587 – Farmville, Wilson | Exit 53 (I-587) |
| Wilson | ​ | 39.3 | 63.2 | NC 111 north (Good News Church Road) – Macclesfield | North end of NC 111 overlap |
| Pitt | Fountain | 46.8 | 75.3 | US 258 (Railroad Street) – Farmville, Tarboro | |
| Pitt | Falkland | 54.7 | 88.0 | NC 43 north (Main Street) – Pinetops | North end of NC 43 overlap |
| Pitt | ​ | 55.6 | 89.5 | NC 43 south – Greenville | South end of NC 43 overlap |
| Pitt | Belvoir | 57.8 | 93.0 | NC 33 – Greenville, Tarboro | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||||
