NC 12 is a North Carolina state highway that traverses the northeastern shoreline of North Carolina, linking the islands of the Outer Banks. It is a popular route for visitors touring the Outer Banks. Most sections of NC 12 are two lanes wide and two segments of the route are connected by ferries. Image File history File links NC_12. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... km redirects here. ... Corolla is an unincorporated community located in Popular Branch Township[1], Currituck County, North Carolina, along the northern Outer Banks. ... Image File history File links US_158. ... U.S. Highway 158 is a spur of U.S. Highway 58. ... Image File history File links US_64. ... Image File history File links US_158. ... United States Highway 64 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. ... U.S. Highway 158 is a spur of U.S. Highway 58. ... Nags Head is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. ... Image File history File links US_70. ... United States Highway 70 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles (3,838 km) from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. ... Sea Level (or Sealevel) is an unincorporated community in northeastern Carteret County, North Carolina. ... Location in the state of North Carolina Formed 1870 Seat Manteo Area  - Total  - Water 4,044 km² (1,562 mi²) 3,051 km² (1,178 mi²) 75. ... The Town of Duck is an community located in Dare County, North Carolina along the Northern Outer Banks. ... Southern Shores is a town located in Dare County, North Carolina. ... Kitty Hawk is a town located in Dare County, North Carolina. ... Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 5,897 at the 2000 census. ... Nags Head is a town located in Dare County, North Carolina. ... Categories: US geography stubs | Villages in North Carolina | Dare County, North Carolina ... Buxton is a community of almost 1500 people on Hatteras Island, part of the Outer Banks. ... Hatteras is a community of approximately 1000 people, on the Outer Banks island of Hatteras. ... Ocracoke Island. ... This is a list of state highways in the U.S. state on North Carolina with numbers under 1000. ... Image File history File links NC_11. ... NC 11 is one of the longest North Carolina state highways. ... Image File history File links US_13. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... This article is about the idea of state highways State Highway, and is more formally known as Route 139 State highway, and state route are terms that usually apply to numbered highways that are primarily administered and financed by a state government in countries that are divided into states. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... North Carolinas Outer Banks separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Albemarle Sound (north) and Pamlico Sound (south). ...

Route description

Beginning at its northern terminus in Corolla, North Carolina (near the Currituck Beach Lighthouse), NC 12 travels south along the Bodie Island shoreline through the cities of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head before entering the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Before crossing over Oregon Inlet to Pea Island, NC 12 passes by Bodie Island Lighthouse. Continuing south, the highway crosses onto Hatteras Island, sight of the famous Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. In the town of Hatteras, North Carolina, vehicles following NC 12 board a free ferry to Ocracoke Island, home of the Ocracoke Lighthouse. In the community of Ocracoke, NC 12 follows a toll ferry to Cedar Island where the route ends at U.S. Highway 70. Corolla is an unincorporated community located in Popular Branch Township[1], Currituck County, North Carolina, along the northern Outer Banks. ... Currituck Beach Lighthouse The Currituck Beach Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Corolla, North Carolina on the Outer Banks. ... The Town of Duck is an community located in Dare County, North Carolina along the Northern Outer Banks. ... Southern Shores is a town located in Dare County, North Carolina. ... Kitty Hawk is a town located in Dare County, North Carolina. ... Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 5,897 at the 2000 census. ... Nags Head is a town located in Dare County, North Carolina. ... Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a United States national park in North Carolina. ... Oregon Inlet is an inlet along North Carolinas Outer Banks. ... Bodie Island Lighthouse (467x700) Bodie Island Lighthouse and Keepers Quarters (700x467) The current Bodie Island lighthouse is the third that has stood in this vicinity of North Carolina. ... Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (467x700) At 193 feet, 2 inches in height, the Cape Hatteras lighthouse is recognized by the National Park Service as the tallest lighthouse in America. ... Hatteras is a community of approximately 1000 people, on the Outer Banks island of Hatteras. ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, ca. ... Ocracoke is a census-designated place and town located at the southern end of Ocracoke Island, in Hyde County, North Carolina. ... Categories: US geography stubs | Buildings and structures | Lighthouses ... Ocracoke may refer to: Ocracoke, North Carolina Ocracoke Lighthouse This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The word toll has several meanings. ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, ca. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... United States Highway 70 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2,385 miles (3,838 km) from eastern North Carolina to east-central Arizona. ...

Route of North Carolina Highway 12 along the Outer Banks.

Attractions along the way

• Currituck Beach Lighthouse at Corolla
• Wright Brothers Memorial at Kill Devil Hills
• Jockey's Ridge at Nags Head
• Bodie Island Lighthouse within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
• Cape Hatteras Lighthouse near Buxton
• Ocracoke Lighthouse near the village of Ocracoke
• Portsmouth on Portsmouth Island (view only from ferry)

Currituck Beach Lighthouse The Currituck Beach Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Corolla, North Carolina on the Outer Banks. ... Corolla is an unincorporated community located in Popular Branch Township[1], Currituck County, North Carolina, along the northern Outer Banks. ... Wright Brothers National Memorial, located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, commemorates the first successful sustained powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine. ... Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 5,897 at the 2000 census. ... Jockeys Ridge is the remnant of what were once huge, mobile, towering sand dunes on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. ... Nags Head is a town located in Dare County, North Carolina. ... Bodie Island Lighthouse (467x700) Bodie Island Lighthouse and Keepers Quarters (700x467) The current Bodie Island lighthouse is the third that has stood in this vicinity of North Carolina. ... Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a United States national park in North Carolina. ... Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (467x700) At 193 feet, 2 inches in height, the Cape Hatteras lighthouse is recognized by the National Park Service as the tallest lighthouse in America. ... Buxton is a community of almost 1500 people on Hatteras Island, part of the Outer Banks. ... Categories: US geography stubs | Buildings and structures | Lighthouses ... Ocracoke Island. ... Portsmouth, North Carolina is a remote fishing and shipping village established in 1753, and abandoned in 1971. ...

Hurricane Isabel

Hatteras Island was actually cut in half on September 18, 2003 by Hurricane Isabel which washed a new inlet 3,000 feet wide and 30 feet deep through the community of Hatteras Village on the southern end of Hatteras Island. This new inlet was temporarily named the Isabel Inlet after the hurricane. Road access along NC 12 was temporarily severed until the island was repaired and restored by sand pumped ashore by the Army Corps of Engineers. Hurricane Isabel was the ninth named storm, the fifth hurricane, the second major hurricane, and the only Category 5 hurricane of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. ... United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 military men and women. ...

History

• 1920s: NC 12 is born as a route from Pollocksville, North Carolina (near New Bern) to the Virginia border, through Kinston, Rich Square, Tarboro, and Murfreesboro.
• 1934: NC 12 north of Kinston was truncated and US 258 took its place.
• 1950s: NC 58 completely took over NC 12's remaining route and NC 12 was decommissioned.
• 1962: A road linking the southern and central Outer Banks communities is paved and designated as NC 12.
• 1963: A bridge across Oregon Inlet is constructed and NC 12 is routed along it. This bridge was built to eliminate the need for ferry service to and from Hatteras Island and to provide a quick hurricane evacuation route.
• 1987: NC 12 is extended north of Nags Head along the Virginia Dare Trail (then Business US 158).
• 1988: NC 12 is extended further to Corolla, its present northern terminus.
• 2003: Hurricane Isabel created the Isabel Inlet, severing NC 12's link to the lower Hatteras Island communities. This segment of shoreline was later filled and the missing NC 12 roadway was rebuilt, this time further from the shore. This is NC 12's current alignment.
• 2007: Subtropical Storm Andrea caused high winds to push waves over dunes and onto the highway on Hatteras Island, leaving water a foot deep and sand 2 to 3 feet deep in some places.^[1]

The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... Pollocksville is a town located in Jones County, North Carolina. ... New Bern is a town in Craven County, North Carolina with a population of 23,128 as of the 2000 census. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... U.S. Highway 258 is a spur of U.S. Highway 58. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Oregon Inlet is an inlet along North Carolinas Outer Banks. ... Hatteras Island is an island in the Atlantic Ocean that runs parallel to the coast of North Carolina, forming a bend at Cape Hatteras. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... U.S. Highway 158 is a spur of U.S. Highway 58. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...

See also

• Cedar Island
• Hatteras Island
• North Carolina Ferry System

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hatteras Island is an island in the Atlantic Ocean that runs parallel to the coast of North Carolina, forming a bend at Cape Hatteras. ... The North Carolina Ferry System is a division of NCDOT that is responsible for the operation of over two dozen boats that transport passengers and vehicles to several water-locked island communities along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. ...

External links

• NCRoads (mirror) - NC 12
• Cape Hatteras Nat'l Seashore - NC 12 through Cape Hatteras
• State Ends - NC 12