North Carolina Highway 226
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length | 101.0 mi[1] (162.5 km) | |||
Existed | 1961–present | |||
Tourist routes | South Mountain Scenery | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 29 near Grover | |||
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North end | SR 107 at the Tennessee state line | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | North Carolina | |||
Counties | Cleveland, Rutherford, McDowell, Mitchell | |||
Highway system | ||||
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North Carolina Highway 226 (NC 226) is a primary
Route description
NC 226 begins at
Soon after crossing under
North from the Gillespie Gap, NC 226 goes through the Grassy Creek community before entering Spruce Pine. After a short concurrency with US 19E, it continues northwesterly towards Bakersville, passing by and through the communities of Minpro, Penland, Normanville and Ledger. Near Bakersville, the second alternate route breaks-off; NC 226A, along Mine Creek Road, provides a bypass route instead of going through downtown area, reconnecting at Loafers Glory. In Bakersville, NC 226 connects with NC 261, which continues to Roan Mountain. West of Bakersville, NC 226 connects with NC 197, in Red Hill, then goes north to Honeycutt. Following along Big Rock Creek to Buladean, it then goes northwesterly alongside Spring Creek before ascending Iron Mountain. At Iron Mountain Gap (3,727 ft (1,136 m)), NC 226 crosses the Appalachian Trail as it enters Tennessee and continues as SR 107 towards Erwin.[6]
History
Established in 1961 as a renumbering of NC 26.
North Carolina Highway 26
Location | Grover–TN State Line |
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Length | 101.4 mi[10] (163.2 km) |
Existed | 1921–1961 |
The first NC 26 was established as an original state highway in 1921. It traversed from the South Carolina state line, near Pineville, north along Park Road into downtown Charlotte. Leaving the downtown area via Statesville Avenue, it continued north through Huntersville, Davidson, Mooresville, Statesville, Elkin, Sparta, and finally Twin Oaks, before finally reaching the Virginia state line. In both border states, the highway continued with the number 26.[11]
In 1927,
The second NC 26 was quickly reestablished in late 1934, replacing
North Carolina Highway 190
Location | Grover–Brindletown, NC |
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Existed | 1930–1940 |
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Junction list
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Cleveland | Grover | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 29 (M H Camp Highway) – Blacksburg, Kings Mountain | South Carolina state line is 211 feet (64 m) south of intersection |
Patterson Springs | 6.2 | 10.0 | NC 180 south (Post Road) – Gaffney | South end of NC 180 overlap | |
| 7.7 | 12.4 | NC 180 north (Post Road) – Morganton | North end of NC 180 overlap | |
Shelby | 10.0 | 16.1 | US 74 east (Dixon Boulevard) – Kings Mountain, Charlotte | East end of US 74 overlap | |
10.3 | 16.6 | NC 150 (Dekalb Street) | |||
10.5 | 16.9 | NC 18 (Lafayette Street) – Shelby, Gaffney | |||
12.0 | 19.3 | US 74 Bus. east (Warren Street) | |||
12.7 | 20.4 | US 74 west (Dixon Boulevard) – Forest City, Columbus | West end of US 74 overlap | ||
| 17.6 | 28.3 | Double Shoals Road | ||
Polkville | 23.2 | 37.3 | NC 182 east (Stagecoach Trail) – Lawndale | Western terminus of NC 182 | |
23.5 | 37.8 | NC 10 east (Casar Road) – Casar | To South Mountains State Park | ||
Rutherford | | 33.6 | 54.1 | Bostic Sunshine Highway – Bostic | |
McDowell | | 40.9 | 65.8 | US 64 – Rutherfordton, Morganton | |
Marion | 51.5 | 82.9 | I-40 – Asheville, Morganton | Exit 86 (I-40) | |
52.5 | 84.5 | US 221 Bus. north (Rutherford Road) – Rutherfordton | South end of US 221 overlap | ||
55.0 | 88.5 | Henderson Street – Downtown Marion | |||
55.7 | 89.6 | Tate Street | |||
57.7 | 92.9 | US 70 – Old Fort, Asheville | To Mount Mitchell State Park | ||
58.3 | 93.8 | US 221 Bus. south (Main Street) | To Lake James State Park | ||
| 60.3 | 97.0 | Toms Creek Road | ||
Woodlawn | 64.6 | 104.0 | US 221 north – Linville | North end of US 221 overlap | |
| 65.8 | 105.9 | NC 226A north | ||
| 69.8 | 112.3 | NC 226A south – Little Switzerland | ||
Mitchell | | 69.9 | 112.5 | Blue Ridge Parkway | |
North end of US 19E overlap | |||||
75.3 | 121.2 | US 19E south – Estatoe, Burnsville | South end of US 19E overlap | ||
| 78.1 | 125.7 | Penland Road – Penland | ||
| 81.8 | 131.6 | NC 226A north (Mine Creek Road) | ||
Bakersville | 84.7 | 136.3 | NC 261 north – Roan Mountain | ||
Loafers Glory | 87.2 | 140.3 | NC 226A south – Micaville | ||
Red Hill | 90.2 | 145.2 | NC 197 south – Burnsville | South end of NC 197 overlap | |
90.4 | 145.5 | NC 197 north – Erwin | North end of NC 197 overlap | ||
| 101.0 | 162.5 | SR 107 west – Erwin | Continuation into Tennessee; crosses through Iron Mountain Gap | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Google (February 6, 2013). "North Carolina Highway 226" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
- ^ "North Carolina Scenic Byways" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ Cleveland County, North Carolina (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. November 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ Rutherford County, North Carolina (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ McDowell County, North Carolina (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ Mitchell County, North Carolina (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ a b North Carolina County Road Survey 1968 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC / USDOT / FHWA. North Carolina State Highway Commission – Planning and Research Department. 1968. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ NC 226 Route Change (1966-01-07) (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 7, 1966. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
- ^ NC 226 Route Change (2000-05-26) (PDF) (Map). North Carolina Department of Transportation. May 26, 2000. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
- ^ Google (June 24, 2014). "North Carolina Highway 26" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ^ State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1922. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC. North Carolina State Highway Commission. 1930. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ a b North Carolina County Road Survey 1936 (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCSHC / NCSTC / U.S. Bureau of Public Roads. North Carolina State Tax Commission. 1936. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
External links
- Media related to North Carolina Highway 226 at Wikimedia Commons
- NCRoads.com: N.C. 226