North Carolina Highway 294
North Carolina Highway 294 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 13.3 mi[1] (21.4 km) | |||
| Existed | 1931–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 123 at the Tennessee state line | |||
| East end |   US 64 / US 74 in Ranger | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Cherokee | |||
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North Carolina Highway 294 (NC 294) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway serves to connect communities along the southern banks of the Hiwassee River.
Route description
NC 294 is a two-lane mountain rural highway that is wholly in the
Suit and Letitia to its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 64 (US 64) and US 74. It also goes by Fields of the Wood, a bible park, and access to the Hiwassee Dam
.
History
Established in 1931 as a new primary routing, NC 294 traveled from
Georgia state line, towards Blue Ridge. In 1934, NC 294 eastern terminus was truncated back to its original and current location; its newer segment renumbered to NC 60. In 1942, NC 294 was rerouted north onto upgraded existing and new construction, bypassing Postell on Candy Mountain Road (SR 1150).[citation needed
]
Junction list
The entire route is in Cherokee County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.0 | 0.0 |  SR 123 west – Ducktown | ||
| Ranger | 13.3 | 21.4 | US 64 / US 74 – Murphy, Chattanooga | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b Google (June 16, 2013). "North Carolina Highway 294" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
External links
KML is from Wikidata
Media related to North Carolina Highway 294 at Wikimedia Commons- NCRoads.com: N.C. 294
