North Carolina Highway 182

North Carolina Highway 182 (NC 182) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves to connect the towns of Polkville and Lawndale with the city of Lincolnton.

North Carolina Highway 182
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	23.3 mi[1] (37.5 km)
Existed	1952–present
Major junctions
West end	NC 226 in Polkville
East end	NC 27 near Lincolnton
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Cleveland, Lincoln
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NC 181 → NC 183

Route description

NC 27 and NC 182, near Lincolnton

NC 182 is a two-lane rural highway that begins at NC 226 in Polkville and ends at NC 27 near Lincolnton. The 23.3-mile (37.5 km) route is a mildly curvy road crossing the First Broad River in Lawndale.^[1] All of NC 182 is concurrent with North Carolina Bicycle Route 8.^[2]

History

NC 182 was established in 1952 as a renumbering of NC 180 between Polkville and Fallston and a new primary routing between Fallston and NC 7 near Lincolnton.^[3] The route has remained unchanged since inception.

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Cleveland	Polkville	0.0	0.0	NC 226 (Polkville Road) – Shelby, Marion
	Fallston	8.5	13.7	NC 18 (Fallston Road) – Shelby, Morganton
Lincoln	​	13.9	22.4	NC 274 – Cherryville, Morganton
	​	23.3	37.5	NC 27 – Lincolnton, Morganton
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi