North Carolina Highway 32
North Carolina Highway 32 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina; it goes through several counties and small communities in the northeastern Inner Banks part of the state. It is in length, and crosses the Albemarle Sound south of Edenton, along with NC 37 and NC 94. The highway continues into Virginia as SR 32.
History
North Carolina Highway 32 was established in 1921, becoming a part of the original North Carolina Highway System. Initially, the highway was routed from NC 30-34 in Sunbury south to NC 342 in Edenton.From 1921 to 1924, NC 32 used portions of present-day SR 1303. In 1924, the highway was put on its modern routing between Edenton and Sunbury.
In 1934, NC 32 was extended north through Corapeake to Virginia, replacing a portion of NC 30.
In 1940, the highway was extended southeast of Edenton as new primary routing, then replaced NC 172 across the Albemarle Sound to US 64. NC 32 was duplexed with US 64 west to Plymouth and replaced NC 97 to US 264, near Bunyan. Approximately 10 years later, NC 32 received a new bypass of Plymouth, replacing SR 1325.
In 1955, NC 32 received a new bypass of Roper, replacing the former state road. In the early 1980s, the highway was later extended underneath US 264 and west through Washington Park to its present-day ending.