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The North Carolina Truck Network (NCTN) is a network of approved highways for commercial truck drivers in the state of North Carolina. The NCTN is part of the National Network, established by the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, which allows large truckss on a network of designated routes throughout the United States.

State law
Trucks in North Carolina must be within these guidelines:
 * Width: 8ft 6in
 * Height: 13ft 6in
 * Weight: single axle - 20,000 lb, tandem axle - 38,000 lb
 * Length: single vehicle - 40 ft, vehicle combination - 60 ft; truck tractor/48-foot semi-trailer combination with no overall length limitation is allowed on all roads and truck tractor/53-foot semi-trailer combination, with no overall length limitation is allowed on all North Carolina primary (NC, US and Interstate) routes unless restricted.
 * Overhang: Rear overhang in excess of 4 ft are required to display a 18 in square red flag for daytime travel and clearance lights during nighttime travel.  Loads shall not extend more than 14 ft beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle.  Maximum overhang is limited to 14 ft.

Oversize/overweight trucks are required to have a permit in North Carolina if they exceed in weight, width, length or height. There are three types of permits in the state: annual (one year), single trip (10 calendar days for one single trip) and superload (exceed in gross weight of 132,000 lb and/or width of 15 ft. Escort(s) are also required for permitted loads that exceed 12 ft in width, 110 ft in length and/or 14ft 5in in height.

Truck restrictions
There are five types of truck restrictions that are used in North Carolina.
 * Truck information station: All trucks, excluding pickup trucks and vans, are required to enter the truck information station so drivers can be advised of steep grade conditions, speed limits and lane restrictions before descending the mountain.  There is currently three stations in the state; located on I-40 in McDowell County, US 64 in Macon County and NC 226 in Mitchell County.
 * Temporary truck restriction: As the name implies, typically related to highway construction.
 * Truck lane restriction: Found in urban and mountain areas of the state, they restrict trucks to specific lane(s) along the highway.
 * No through trucks: Trucks are not allowed to traverse through a specific stretch of highway, but allow if for point of departure/destination.  Some locations also have exceptions allowing through traffic depending on truck width, height, width or length.
 * Trucks prohibited route: Trucks are not allowed, though some exceptions exist depending on truck width, height, width or length.

List of truck routes
A truck route is a bypass specifically designated for trucks. They are generally established when an ordinance prohibits trucks along a primary route, typically found in urban and mountain areas of the state. Listed here are identified U.S. and State highways.