NC 16 North - Waxhaw to Mountain Island Lake Charlotte - North Carolina - Highway Drive

Weekday afternoon drive up NC 16 from its beginning in Downtown Waxhaw through the town of Weddington and the Charlotte neighborhoods of Ballantyne, Myers Park, West Charlotte, and Mountain Island up to the Gaston County line. Also includes downtown skyline views from the southeast and a drive through of continuous flow intersection with Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd in the Mountain Island area.
Filmed: April 2020

From Wikipedia:
NC 16 is part of a three-state highway 16, that totals 475 miles (764 km), from Waxhaw, North Carolina to St. Marys, West Virginia.

NC 16 begins as a two-lane road in Waxhaw, from its intersection with NC 75 (Main Street), it travels north along Broome Street to Weddington, where it widens to four-lane and becomes Providence Road. After crossing the Union-Mecklenburg county line, it enters Charlotte's city limit. Along Providence Road, NC 16 connects with I-485 (exit 57) and NC 51 (Pineville-Matthews Road). In the Cherry neighborhood, Providence Road becomes 3rd Street; at the intersection of Charlottetowne Avenue, northbound NC 16 changes over to 4th Street, while southbound remains on 3rd Street. As NC 16 enters Uptown Charlotte, it merges with I-277/US 74 (John Belk Freeway, exit 2A); southbound travelers will encounter an awkward u-turn at 3rd Street to get on over to 4th Street. Going counter-clockwise around Uptown Charlotte, John Belk Freeway becomes Brookshire Freeway (with US 74 leaving to follow Independence Boulevard out of the city); at the I-77/US 21 interchange (exit 5/exit 11), NC 16's concurrency with I-277 ends and the highway becomes Brookshire Boulevard. In the Oakview Terrace neighborhood, NC 16 connects with I-85 (exit 36). In the Paw Creek neighborhood, NC 16 connects again with I-485 (exit 16) before leaving the Charlotte city limits. Crossing Rozzelles Ferry Bridge at Mountain Island Lake/Catawba River, NC 16 enters Gaston County.