North Carolina Highway 561 (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The eastern terminus of NC 561 begins at NC 45 in Harrellsville and proceeds west to Ahoskie where it meets with US 13 and NC 42 just outside of town. All three are concurrent (Memorial Drive) upon entering Ahoskie until reaching Academy Street. From there, NC 42 turns left and the other two highways turn right...bypassing downtown Ahoskie to the west. NC 561 will turn left onto West 1st Street, continuing westward towards Rich Square. There are two junctions along the way (NC 11 and NC 461) before merging with NC 305 near the Hertford/Northampton County line. The two highways run concurrent into Rich Square, passing NC 35 to junction with US 258. As NC 305 continues straight towards Jackson, NC 561 turns left and joins US 258 at it passes through Rich Square heading south towards Scotland Neck.