North Carolina Highway 116
North Carolina Highway 116 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway runs east-west but is signed south-north, connecting the town of Webster between two major highways in Jackson County.Route description
NC 116 is a two-lane mountain valley highway; it serves as a short-cut to Western Carolina University from Franklin and North Georgia. Mildly curvy, it passes through the town of Webster, where it crosses the Tuckasegee River.History
Established in 1930 as new primary routing from NC 285 to NC 106. In the mid-1950s, the highway was extended west to a new alignment of US 23/US 441.Junction list
