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Boone is a town in and the county seat of Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Boone is the home of Appalachian State University and the headquarters of the disaster and medical relief organization Samaritan's Purse. The population was 19,092 at the 2020 census. [5]
In the U.S. state of North Carolina U.S. Route 221 (US 221) is a north–south highway that travels through Western North Carolina.From Chesnee, South Carolina to Independence, Virginia, it connects the cities of Rutherfordton, Marion, Boone and Jefferson between the two out-of-state destinations.
Northbound NC 105, in Linville Southbound NC 105 with overlapping US 221, US 321, and US 421 Truck routes, in Boone North end of NC 105, in Boone. NC 105 follows the general route of the old East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (ET&WNC), also known as the "Tweetsie," connecting Linville to Boone before a major flood washed away many sections of the railbed in 1940.
Truck routes along NC 105 in Boone. In 1931, US 421 officially began appearing on highway maps starting from Winston-Salem (junction with US 70/170) to Boone at King/Hardin Street intersection (junction with US 221/321). It was solely within the state of North Carolina and was completely overlapped with NC 60.
Watauga County (/ w ə ˈ t ɔː ɡ ə / wuh-TAW-guh) [1] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.The population was 54,086 at the 2020 census. [2] Its county seat and largest community is Boone.
North Carolina Highway 17 (NC 17) was an original state highway that traversed from Hickory to Boone, through Granite Falls, Hudson, Lenoir and Blowing Rock. In 1930, it was extended south on new primary routing to NC 113 , in Propst Crossroads; also same year, US 321 was established in the state and overlapped NC 17 between Hickory and Boone ...
Overlapping US 221, 321, and 421 Truck routes along NC 105, in Boone U.S. Route 221 Truck ( US 221 Truck ) provides an alternate route for truck drivers between Linville and Boone, via NC 105 . It avoids an 18-mile (29 km) drive of endless curves and constant elevation changes along a stretch of US 221 between Linville and Blowing Rock , dubbed ...
North Carolina US 74 southwest of Forest City US 64 in Rutherfordton I-40 southeast of West Marion US 70 in Marion US 321 in Blowing Rock. The siblings travel concurrently to Boone. US 421 in Boone. The siblings travel in a wrong-way concurrency to north-northeast of Deep Gap. US 21 in Twin Oaks.