North Carolina Highway 48

North Carolina Highway 48
North Carolina Highway 48
Route information
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length	53.4 mi (85.9 km)
Existed	1934–present
Major junctions
South end	; US 301 Bus. in Rocky Mount
	US 64 / NC 43 in Rocky Mount; US 301 in Rocky Mount; I-95 / NC 4 in Rocky Mount; US 158 in Roanoke Rapids;
North end	US 301 in Pleasant Hill
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Nash, Halifax, Northampton
Highway system
	North Carolina Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

North Carolina Highway 48 (NC 48) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that principally connects the cities of Rocky Mount and Roanoke Rapids. The route offers an alternative to US 301 and I-95.