NC 130 was established around 1928 as a renumbering of part of
NC 201 between
NC 30 in
Supply, to the intersection of Moore Street and Atlantic Avenue in
Southport. In 1930, NC 130 was extended west along NC 30 to Shallotte, then northwest along new primary routing to
NC 23 near Whiteville. In 1940, NC 130 made its final westward extension, by overlapping with
US 701 to US 74 in Whiteville; in concurrency, it travels with US 74 until
Boardman, then replaced NC 71 through
Fairmont and
Rowland before ending at US 74/NC 71 in Maxton. By 1944, NC 130 was rerouted in Shallotte onto Whiteville Road and Powell Street to
US 17 on Village Road; its old alignment of Bridger Road and Mulberry Street was downgraded to secondary roads. In 1949, NC 130 was extended north on new primary routing from Southport, through the
Sunny Point Army Terminal (opened 1955) and
Orton Plantation, to US 17/US 74/US 76 in
Belville. In 1957, NC 130 was truncated in Shallotte; with Supply to Southport becoming part of
NC 211 and Southport to Belville part of
NC 40. In 1959, NC 130 was extended on new primary routing to Holden Beach. By 1962, NC 130 was adjusted onto Main Street instead of Village Road in Shallotte, downgrading Powell Street to secondary road. In 1965, NC 130 was rerouted on new bypass southeast of Fairmont, with its old alignment through town becoming NC 130 Business. In 1972, US 74/NC 130 was placed on new alignment between the
Lumber River and
Chadbourn; its old alignment through Boardman and Evergreen became Old US 74 (SR 1574). In 1975, US 74/NC 130 was rerouted onto new alignment north of Chadbourn to NC 410, where then continued together south into town; five months later, the concurrencies would change to
US 74 Bus. and
US 76 Bus. between Chadbourn and Whiteville. NC 130 was rerouted in 2012 onto new four-lane Smith Avenue in Shallotte; NC 130 Business was established continuing along the old alignment with US 17 Bus. and onto Holden Beach Road, then on new routing on Edgewater Drive back to the mainline. ==Junction list==