North Carolina Highway 222

North Carolina Highway 222 (NC 222) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway traverses between Emit and Belvoir, connecting the rural towns of Kenly, Fremont, Eureka, Stantonsburg, Saratoga, Fountain, and Falkland.

North Carolina Highway 222
Route of NC 222 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	57.8 mi[1] (93.0 km)
Existed	1934–present
Major junctions
West end	NC 231 near Emit
Major intersections	US 301 in Kenly I-795 in Fremont US 117 in Fremont US 264 Alt. in Saratoga I-587 / US 264 near Saratoga US 258 in Fountain
East end	NC 33 in Belvoir
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Johnston, Wayne, Wilson, Pitt
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← US 221 → NC 225

Route description

NC 222 is a two-lane rural highway that traverses 57.8 miles (93.0 km) through mostly farmland in eastern North Carolina. Beginning at NC 231 east of Emit, it travels southeast towards Kenly, passing by Aycock Birthplace along the way. At Kenly, it goes east to Fremont connecting with Interstate 795 (I-795) and US 117 there. Heading northeast, it goes through Eureka and Stantonsburg, reaching I-587 and US 264 near Saratoga. Heading easterly, it connects with US 258 in Fountain. After Falkland, NC 222 ends at NC 33 in Belvoir.

History

NC 222 was established in 1934 traversing between US 301/NC 22 in Kenly, to NC 58 near Lindell. In 1938, NC 222 was rerouted at Eureka to NC 58 in Stantonsburg; its old alignment was downgraded to secondary roads.^[2] In 1948, NC 222 was extended west on new primary routing to NC 42; the following year it extended again to its current western terminus at NC 231. Between 1963-1968, NC 222 was rerouted through Stantonsburg. In 1978, NC 222 was extended east to NC 33 in Belvoir.^[3]

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Johnston	​	0.0	0.0	NC 231 – Wendell, Middlesex
	Stancils Chapel	3.9	6.3	NC 42 – Clayton, Wilson
	Kenly	11.5	18.5	US 301 (Church Street) to I-95 – Wilson, Smithfield
Wayne	Aycock	16.6	26.7	NC 581 – Goldsboro, Spring Hope
	​	20.4	32.8	I-795 – Goldsboro, Mount Olive, Wilson	Exit 14 (I-795)
	Fremont	21.2	34.1	US 117 north (Wilson Street) – Wilson	North end of US 117 overlap
		21.3	34.3	US 117 south (Wilson Street) – Pikeville, Goldsboro	South end of US 117 overlap
	​	25.9	41.7	NC 111 south – Goldsboro, Beulaville	South end of NC 111 overlap
Wilson	Stantonsburg	33.5	53.9	NC 58 north (Moyton Drive) – Wilson	North end of NC 58 overlap
		33.8	54.4	NC 58 south (Moyton Drive) – Snow Hill	South end of NC 58 overlap
	Saratoga	38.0	61.2	US 264 (Main Street) – Farmville, Wilson
	​	39.1	62.9	I-587 – Farmville, Wilson	Exit 53 (I-587)
	​	39.3	63.2	NC 111 north (Good News Church Road) – Macclesfield	North end of NC 111 overlap
Pitt	Fountain	46.8	75.3	US 258 (Railroad Street) – Farmville, Tarboro
	Falkland	54.7	88.0	NC 43 north (Main Street) – Pinetops	North end of NC 43 overlap
	​	55.6	89.5	NC 43 south – Greenville	South end of NC 43 overlap
	Belvoir	57.8	93.0	NC 33 – Greenville, Tarboro
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi