Edenton-Windsor Loop
Driving Directions

Driving the Byway

Driving the Byway:

  • As the Edenton-Windsor Loop is in a figure-eight route, the byway begins and ends in the same place.
  • Beginning in Edenton, find the intersection of North Broad Street (N.C. 32) and West Queen Street (U.S. 17 Business).
  • Follow West Queen Street (U.S. 17 Business) across Pembroke Creek.
  • Turn left at the intersection of U.S. 17 and U.S. 17 Business.
  • Travel for a mile until you reach the two mile Chowan River.
  • Once you have crossed the river, continue traveling for 5.3 miles to the intersection with N.C. and turn left.
  • Turn right after three miles onto the Sans Souci/Woodard Road (S.R. 1500).
  • You'll cross N.C. 308 and continue on S.R. 1500 for nearly two more miles. At this point, automobiles may cross the Cashie River on the Sans Souci Cable Ferry.
  • Across the Ferry is the community of Sans Souci and two miles of unpaved road.
  • Continue on S.R. 1500 until the U.S. 13/17 intersection.
  • Turn right onto U.S. 13/17.
  • After 1.5 miles, continue to the right at the intersection and follow U.S. 13 Business (South Granville Street) into Windsor.
  • South Granville Street becomes Granville Street at the U.S. 13 Business intersection with N.C. 308.
  • Turn right onto N.C. 308 (King Street).
  • Once, N.C. 308 crosses the Cashie River, N.C. 308 and U.S. 17 share the road for 1.5 miles.
  • Continue on N.C. 308 by turning right off of U.S. 17.
  • Travel for 11 miles along the Cashie River.
  • At the stop sign, turn right and follow N.C. 45/308 across the Three Rivers bridge.
  • Continue on N.C. 308 by turning left at the the light.
  • Follow this road for about 7 miles until you reach Mackeys.
  • Turn left onto U.S. 64 East and follow for five miles.
  • Turn left onto N.C. 32.
  • Follow N.C. 32 across the Albemarle Sound Bridge.
  • Travel for a mile after crossing the bridge and turn left onto Soundside Road (S.R. 1114).
  • Follow Soundside Road until it intersects with N.C. 32.
  • Turn left onto N.C. 32.
  • Cross Queen Annes Creek and enter the town of Edenton on East Church Street.
  • The byway ends here.