North Carolina Highway 522

North Carolina Highway 522 (NC 522) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway runs north–south from the South Carolina state line, near Sapps Crossroads to NC 200 in Roughedge, entirely in Union County.

North Carolina Highway 522
Rocky River Road
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	5.8 mi[1] (9.3 km)
Existed	1951[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	SC 522 at the South Carolina state line
North end	NC 200 in Roughedge
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Union
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← US 501 → I-540

Route description

End of NC 522 at NC 200, in Roughedge

NC 522 is a short 5.84-mile (9.40 km) two-lane rural highway in Union County, passing through an area of mixed forest and farmland.^[3]

History

Established as a new primary routing around 1951, it is complementary extension of SC 522; unchanged since.^[2][4]

Junction list

The entire route is in Union County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	SC 522 west (Rocky River Road) – Pleasant Hill	South Carolina state line
Roughedge	5.8	9.3	NC 200 (Lancaster Highway) / Rocky River Road – Monroe, Lancaster
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi