North Carolina Highway 94
# North Carolina Highway 94

North Carolina Highway 94 (NC 94) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from Hyde County in Swan Quarter to Chowan County near Edenton.

## Route description

The route spans the Albemarle Sound at the 3.5-mile (5.6 km) Albemarle Sound Bridge, connecting Chowan and Washington Counties. It also crosses Lake Mattamuskeet at the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. The highway passes through the following municipalities:

* Swan Quarter, North Carolina
* Fairfield, North Carolina
* Columbia, North Carolina
* Creswell, North Carolina

## History

NC 94 was established in 1930 as a new primary spur routing from NC 91, in Swindell Fork to Fairfield. In 1931, NC 94 was extended north on new primary routing to NC 90, in Columbia. In 1935, NC 94's southern terminus was rerouted to US 264, in Rose Bay; the reroute was a swap with NC 6. In 1942, NC 94 was rerouted at Fairfield onto new primary routing directly south through Lake Mattamuskeet. The nearly 6-mile (9.7 km) causeway connects directly with US 264 near New Holland; the former alignment that went around the western banks of Lake Mattamuskeet were downgraded to secondary roads (Piney Woods Road (SR 1305) and Turnpike Road (SR 1304)).

In 2000, NC 94 was extended both directions: At Lake Comfort, it goes west on a 7-mile (11 km) concurrency with US 264 to Swan Quarter, where it then splits off onto Main Street and continues till it reaches NC 45, its current southern terminus. At Columbia, NC 94 goes west on a 17-mile (27 km) concurrency with US 64 near Pea Ridge, where it then switches concurrences with NC 32. Traveling north, it crosses over the Albemarle Sound, then separates from NC 32 near St. Johns. On Soundside Road, it connects with Northeastern Regional Airport before reconnecting with NC 32 near Edenton and its current northern terminus. In 2003, US 64 was rerouted onto new primary routing through Washington County and part of Tyrrell County, leaving NC 94 continuing along its former alignment.

## Major intersections

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hyde | Swan Quarter | 0.0 | 0.0 | NC 45 (Oyster Creek Street / Main Street) | Southern terminus |
| Hyde | Swan Quarter | 1.5 | 2.4 | US 264 west – Belhaven | West end of US 264 overlap |
| Hyde | Lake Comfort | 8.5 | 13.7 | US 264 east – Engelhard | East end of US 264 overlap |
| Tyrrell | Columbia | 43.5 | 70.0 | US 64 east / US 64 Bus. east (Broad Street) – Manteo | East end of US 64 overlap; Western terminus of US 64 Bus. |
| Tyrrell | ​ | 44.6 | 71.8 | US 64 west – Plymouth | West end of US 64 overlap |
| Washington | ​ | 60.5 | 97.4 | NC 32 / NC 37 south – Roper, Plymouth | South end of NC 32 and NC 37 overlap |
| Albemarle Sound | Albemarle Sound | 62.6– 66.1 | 100.7– 106.4 | Albemarle Sound Bridge | Albemarle Sound Bridge |
| Chowan | ​ | 67.4 | 108.5 | NC 32 (Haughton Road) / NC 37 north – Edenton | North end of NC 32 and NC 37 overlap |
| Chowan | ​ | 73.5 | 118.3 | NC 32 (Yeopim Road/Poplar Neck Road) / Hobbs Lane – Edenton, Roper | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus ||||||
