North Carolina Highway 561
Route of NC 561 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 99.5 mi (160.1 km) | |||
| Existed | 1925–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | US 401 / NC 39 in Louisburg | |||
| East end | NC 45 near Harrellsville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Franklin, Nash, Halifax, Northampton, Hertford | |||
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North Carolina Highway 561 (NC 561) is a 100-mile-long (160 km) North Carolina state highway and a rural traffic artery connecting Louisburg and Ahoskie with many small-to-medium-sized towns in the Down East and Coastal Plain regions within minutes from the Virginia state line. NC 561 is a spur of NC 56, although the two highways never actually intersect.