North Carolina Highway 3
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| NC 3 |
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| Length: | 25 mi[1] (40 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 2002[1] | ||||||||
| South end: |  NC 73 in Concord, NC |
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| Major junctions: |
 I-85 in Kannapolis (via Dale Earnhardt Blvd) US 601 in Concord |
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| North end: |  NC 152 in Mooresville |
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| Counties: | Cabarrus, Iredell | ||||||||
| Major cities: | Kannapolis | ||||||||
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NC 3 is a North Carolina state highway approximately 25 miles (40 km) in length. It is numbered after Dale Earnhardt, the late NASCAR legend, who was driving the #3 car when he died at the 2001 Daytona 500. This state highway runs from Kannapolis, Earnhardt's birthplace, to downtown Mooresville. A short section of NC 3 is actually named Dale Earnhardt Boulevard, a name which was given to the road prior to Earnhardt's death. From Kannapolis to the Cabarrus-Iredell county line, it is signed as Mooresville Road.
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[edit] Route description
NC 3's southern terminus is in Concord, at NC 73. From there, NC 3 travels north through Kannapolis and on to Mooresville. After meandering through downtown Mooresville and switching roads multiple times, NC 3 meets its northern terminus at Main St. (NC 152).
[edit] History
- 1934: NC 3 is born, as a short 1.5 mile route on Buck Island traveling from U.S. Highway 158 to the Currituck Sound in Currituck County.
- October 23, 2002: Governor Mike Easley signed into law a bill officially reassigning NC 136 to NC 3's current route and vice versa. NC 3 was moved because it was the hometown of the aforementioned Earnhardt, who drove the #3 Goodwrench Chevrolet and grew up in the Mooresville region. NC 136 now follows the old NC 3 route.[1]
