ˌɛnsˈiː ˈeɪɾi tˈuː wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ æz ɐ ɹᵻnˈʌmbɚɹɪŋ əvə sˈɛɡmənt ʌv ˌɛnsˈiː fˈɪfti fˈaɪv, bᵻtwˌiːn jˌuːˈɛs fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn dˈɛnɪm dɹˈaɪv, ɪn ˈɜːwɪn, tə jˌuːˈɛs θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn ɪn ɡˈɑːdwɪn.
NC 82 was established in 1934 as a renumbering of a segment of NC 55, between US 421 (Denim Drive), in Erwin, to US 301 in Godwin.