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The NC 151 designation first appeared in 1925 as a highway running from NC 15 (present-day Cabarrus Avenue) in Concord, southeast to NC 20 (present-day Charlotte Avenue) near Monroe [2] and was later extended through Monroe with US 74/NC 20 and southeast to the South Carolina state line. However, around 1951, NC 151 was renumbered as US 601. [2]
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty.The parkway, which is the longest linear park in the U.S., [3] runs for 469 miles (755 km) through 29 counties in Virginia and North Carolina, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Within the Blue Ridge province are two major national parks: the Shenandoah National Park in the northern section and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the southern section. The Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469-mile (755 km) long scenic highway, connects the two parks and runs along the ridge crest-lines, as does the Appalachian Trail. [5]
The Blue Ridge Parkway, typically a go-to fall destination, continues to gradually reopen after Tropical Storm Helene. Here's what to know. Is Blue Ridge Parkway open?
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The section between Milepost 405.5, near NC 151, and Milepost 411.8, at NC 276, opened Friday. Another section of Blue Ridge Parkway reopens near Asheville Skip to main content
NC 280 east (Boylston Highway) – Asheville Regional Airport: East end of NC 280 overlap: Buncombe: Avery Creek: 13.20: 21.24: NC 146 east (Long Shoals Road) Western terminus NC 146: Bent Creek: 15.65: 25.19: Blue Ridge Parkway: Asheville: 17.69: 28.47: NC 112 west (Sardis Road) Eastern terminus NC 112: 18.30: 29.45: I-26 / US 74 ...
The byway is known for its unspoiled views of the North Carolina Mountains. 9.0 14.5 [7] Mountain U.S. 421 Scenic Byway: Follows US 221 and US 421 from the Blue Ridge Parkway, in Deep Gap, to the South Fork New River, near Boone.