North Carolina Highway 161
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	10.6 mi[1] (17.1 km)
Existed	1937–present
Tourist routes	Crowders Mountain Drive
Major junctions
South end	SC 161 at the South Carolina state line near Kings Mountain S.P.
Major intersections	I-85 / US 29 near Kings Mountain US 74 in Kings Mountain
North end	NC 274 in Bessemer City
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Cleveland, Gaston
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NC 160 → NC 162

North Carolina Highway 161 (NC 161) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that connects the city of Kings Mountain, North Carolina to Bessemer City, North Carolina and York, South Carolina.

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The first NC 161 was established in 1930 as a new primary routing from Warrensville to the Virginia state line, in Ashe County. In 1937 it was renumbered as NC 162 (and is currently NC 194).^[2]

The second and current NC 161 was established in 1937 as a renumbering of NC 215 to match SC 161; it ran from the South Carolina state line to U.S. Route 29 (US 29) and US 74 (now US 74 Business) in Kings Mountain. In 1939, the highway was extended northeast to NC 274 Bessemer City replacing US 29A/US 74A.^[2]

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Gaston–Cleveland county line	​	0.0	0.0	SC 161 south – York	South Carolina state line
Cleveland	Kings Mountain	4.6– 4.8	7.4– 7.7	I-85 / US 29 – Gastonia, Gaffney	Exit 8 (I-85)
		5.8	9.3	US 74 Bus. (East King Street)
		6.2– 6.3	10.0– 10.1	US 74 to I-85 – Shelby, Gastonia	Interchange
Gaston	Bessemer City	10.6	17.1	NC 274 (West Virginia Avenue) / North 13th Street – Cherryville, Gastonia
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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