Getting Around in NC’s Largest County

You’ve Been Warned…These slides apply to rural sections of

Robeson CountyThese same slides do not necessarily apply to

towns and cities in Robeson CountyNothing is absolute, nothing is etched in

stone…

US 74 Business splits the county into a northern and southern section; any road intersecting with US74 Business will be identified as either “North or South”

US 301 splits the county into eastern and western sections; any road intersecting with US301 will be identified as either “East or West”

If you heard a Fairmont address given as “41 S”, it would be located along the area marked with a green line; the exact location (north of Fairmont or south of Fairmont would depend on the numerics given for that address)

Address NumericsThe numbers assigned to an address identify

two important things about the location:How far down that particular road the address

is locatedWhich side of the road the address will be

located

Distance• From a road’s origin (start), addresses are

numbered in increments of tenth’s of a mile– 392 Melvin Lane is located .39 miles down Melvin

Lane from it’s origin (NC72 West)– 485 Oak Grove Church Rd is located .48 miles down

Oak Grove Church Rd from it’s origin (NC 72 West)• Even-numbered addresses are (generally) on the

right, if you are traveling away from the road’s origin– 392 Melvin Lane should be on the right traveling off

NC 72• Odd numbered addresses are (generally) on the

left, if you are traveling away from the road’s origin– 485 Oak Grove Church Rd should be on the left

traveling off NC 72

Question For You• How would you know whether you are

traveling toward the road’s origin or away from the road’s origin?

• Answer:– Look at the addresses on the mailbox or

structures as you ride by– If they are increasing, you are traveling away

from the road’s origin– If they are decreasing, you are traveling

toward the road’s origin

Let’s look at 294 Rennert Rd, Lumberton

294 Rennert Rd would be .294 miles down Rennert Rd off US301 on the right

Rennert Rd starts at US301 N of Lumberton (shown with red star on map)

From the start of a road, even numbered addresses will be on the right; odd numbered addresses will be on the left

The address numerics identify how far down the road the address is located from the origin of the road

Let’s look at 293 Rennert Rd, Lumberton

293 Rennert Rd would be .29 miles down Rennert Rd off US301 on the left

Rennert Rd starts at US301 N of Lumberton (shown with red star on map)

From the start of a road, even numbered addresses will be on the right; odd numbered addresses will be on the left

The address numerics identify how far down the road the address is located from the origin of the road

Let’s look at 504 Deep Branch Rd, Lumberton

504 Deep Branch Rd would be .5 miles off NC711 W on the right

Deep Branch Rd starts at NC711 W of Lumberton (shown with red star on map)

Is it on the right or the left side of the road?

How far down Deep Branch Rd is this address?

Let’s look at 2504 Deep Branch Rd, Lumberton

2504 Deep Branch Rd would be 2.5 miles off NC711 W on the right

Deep Branch Rd starts at NC711 W of Lumberton (shown with red star on map)

Is it on the right or the left side of the road?

How far down Deep Branch Rd is this address?