title: North Carolina Highway 34
text: # North Carolina Highway 34
  
  North Carolina Highway 34 (NC 34) is a short primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Spanning a distance of 9.177 miles (14.769 km), the route passes through a few small unincorporated communities in eastern North Carolina's Inner Banks near Elizabeth City.
  
  ## Route description
  
  The route's southern terminus is the intersection with US 158 in the community of Belcross, in Camden County. From there, it progresses in a general northeastern direction through Hastings Corners, where it also becomes known as Shawboro Road. After uniting with Indiantown Road, NC 34 continues north to its northern terminus at NC 168 in Sligo, Currituck County.
  
  ## History
  
  Over the years since the 1930s, NC 34 has occupied a variety of routes in the northeastern part of North Carolina, including current-day NC 168, NC 343, NC 344, and US 158.
  
  ## Major intersections
  
  | County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Camden | Camden | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 158 – Nags Head, Elizabeth City | Southern terminus |
  | Currituck | Currituck | 9.2 | 14.8 | NC 168 – Moyock, Currituck Sound Ferry | Northern terminus |
  | 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||||
  