. NC 705 begins at a northern terminus near
Seagrove, North Carolina at
I-73/
I-74US 220 exit 45. It passes through Seagrove, crossing US 220 Alternate. The highway travels southeasterly in
Randolph County where it passes through the community of
Whynot southeast of Seagrove. The route passes into
Moore County just north of the communities of Dover and Westmoore. It continues southwesterly through
Robbins, North Carolina where it junctions with
NC 24/
NC 27 just south of Robbins at the community of Garners Store. From the junction, the route turns southeasterly and continues through the community of Zion Grove until it ends in the community of Elberta near
Eagle Springs, North Carolina.
Pottery Road The route takes the traveler through historic areas of North Carolina which have been making and selling hand-turned or "hand-thrown" pottery since the eighteenth century. The area potters produce traditional functional pottery as well as artistic pottery. The Cole, Auman, Owen, Teague, and Albright families are eighth- and ninth-generation potters in Seagrove and the surrounding areas. Some of the oldest, historic pottery locations still in operation include the
"Original" Owens Pottery founded in 1895 and
Jugtown Pottery founded in 1921. Jugtown is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
Plank Road Portions of the route are part of the
Fayetteville and Western Plank Road connecting the city of
Fayetteville, North Carolina with Moravian settlements near
Bethania, North Carolina (northwest of
Winston-Salem). ==History==