A nationwide “Victory Speed Limit” of 35 miles per hour, instated in an effort to conserve gasoline and rubber during the war, ends in August 1945. One month later, in
The Beach Road: A Stop-by-Stop Guide to Exploring NC Highway 12
From its northernmost point in Corolla to its southern terminus on Cedar Island, this scenic byway — bound between sound and sea — links the islands and communities of the Outer Banks.