Outer Banks Scenic Byway
Getting to the Byway

Nearby Cities

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Manteo, NC (5.6 miles / 9.0 km, 8 minutes)
Start: City Marker Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, 1 Visitors Center Cir, Manteo, NC 27954
N 35.908° W 75.680° [?]
Directions:
  • From the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, head east on Ananias Dare St.
  • Turn right on US-264/US-64.
  • Turn left to stay on US-264/US-64.
  • Turn right at NC-12 to enter the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Juction of NC-12 and US-264/US-64
N 35.906° W 75.599° [?]
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Morehead City, NC (26 miles / 41.6 km, 53 minutes)
Start: City Marker Carteret County Tourism Development Authority Visitor Center, 3409 Arendell Street
N 34.724° W 76.751° [?]
Directions:
  • From the Carteret County Tourism Development Authority Visitor Center on US-70 E proceed 36.8 mi south and east through Morehead City and Beaufort.
  • In Beaufort turn right at Live Oak St. to stay on US-70 and enter the byway.
  • US-70 turns right at the traffic-light junction with Turnpike Rd/NC 1300, a straightaway that continues north.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of NC 12 and US 64
N 34.782° W 76.627° [?]
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Nags Head, NC (2.5 miles / 4.0 km, 5 minutes)
Start: City Marker Town Hall, 5401 S Croatan Hwy
N 35.938° W 75.615° [?]
Directions:
  • From the Nags Head Town Hall head south on US-158.
  • Make a slight left at Cape Hatteras National Park Rd/NC-12. The Whalebone Junction Information Center will be on the right.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of NC 12 and US 64
N 35.906° W 75.599° [?]
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New Bern, NC (44.6 miles / 71.4 km, 1 hour 9 minutes)
Start: City Marker Craven County Regional Airport
N 35.079° W 77.035° [?]
Directions:
  • Go east on Airport Rd.
  • Turn right onto US-70 E.
  • Proceed south and east through Morehead City and Beaufort.
  • In Beaufort turn left (north) at Live Oak St. to continue on US-70.
  • At the junction with Merriman Road, turn right to stay on US-70 and enter the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Corner of US-70 and NC-1300
N 34.782° W 76.627° [?]
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New Bern, NC (38.7 miles / 61.9 km, 52 minutes)
Start: City Marker Craven County Regional Airport
N 35.079° W 77.035° [?]
Directions:
  • Depart Craven County Regional Airport and go east on Airport Rd toward Landmark Circle.
  • Turn right onto US-70 E.
  • In Havelock turn slight left onto NC-101/Fontana Blvd.
  • Continue on NC-101 east through the Croatan National Forest.
  • Cross the Intercoastal Waterway.
  • Continue on NC-101 south (New Bern Rd) about a mile.
  • Turn left (east) onto Laurel Rd.
  • Turn right (south) onto Merrimon/Turnpike Rd.
  • Turn left to rejoin US-70 and enter the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Corner of US-70 and NC-1300
N 34.782° W 76.626° [?]
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Norfolk , VA (97 miles / 155.2 km, 2 hours)
Start: City Marker Norfolk Airport
N 36.899° W 76.206° [?]
Directions:
  • Depart Norfolk International Airport via Norview Ave.
  • Turn left onto Azalea Garden Rd./VA-192.
  • Turn left onto N Military Highway/VA-165.
  • Turn left onto US-13 N/VA-165 S/VA-166 N/Northampton Blvd.
  • Take the ramp onto I-64 east toward Chesapeake Bridge-Tunnel/ Chesapeake/Suffolk.
  • Via exit 291B merge onto I-464 S/Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Hwy toward VA-104 S/Elizabeth City/US-17 S/Dominion Blvd/VA-168 S.
  • Take the US-168 S exit on the left toward Nags Head/Manteo.
  • Merge right onto VA-168 S portions Toll Road.
  • Continue straight as VA-168 S becomes US-158 E and travel 44.1 mi to the left turn onto NC 12 and the entrance to Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of NC 12 and US 64
N 35.906° W 75.599° [?]

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Beaufort, NC (5.5 miles / 8.8 km, 7 minutes)
Start: POI Marker Carteret County Courthouses, Corner of Craven and Cedar Streets
N 34.720° W 76.662° [?]
Directions:
  • From the Carteret County courthouse on the corner of Craven and Cedar Streets, head southeast on Cedar St/US-70.
  • Turn left to continue US-70 at Live Oak St.
  • Turn right to stay on US-70 and enter the byway.
Junction with byway: End Marker Corner of US-70 and NC-1300
N 34.782° W 76.627° [?]