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North Carolina Highway 105A (NC 105A) was established in 1935, when NC 105 was rerouted along the north bank of Lake James and then southwest into Morganton. In 1940, NC 105 reverted to its old alignment with Nebo when NC 126 was established; in 1954, it too became part of NC 126.
The loop byway traverses along NC 181, NC 183, Old NC Highway 105 (SR 1238), NC 126 and Fish Hatchery Road (SR 1254/SR 1240). The byway is noted its history as the same route the Kirk's Raiders used to make a successful attack on Confederate Army Camp Vance, outside Morganton, during the Civil War. It is also noted for scenic views of the ...
When originally established in the 1920s, the state highway system was highly organized: two-digit routes ending in "0" were major cross-state routes, other two digit routes were numbered as spurs off of the main route (that is, Highway 54 would have been a spur off of Highway 50) and lesser important routes were given three digit numbers by appending an extra "ones" digit to the two digit ...
The entrance to Terry Wilson's home in Old Fort, N.C., is seen caked in thick mud on Sept. 29. Wilson was able to get himself and his 93-year-old mother, June, out of the house before the flooding.
The highway also crosses briefly into McDowell county twice, in two short successions, in Linville Falls. Nearly halfway along the highway, a spur road from the Blue Ridge Parkway does a fly-over above the highway (no access). [1] NC 183, with continuation via NC 181, can be considered an alternate route of US 221, bypassing Altamont and Crossnore.
Workers survey a large section of Highway 105 that washed away because of flood waters during Tropical Storm Helene, on the outskirts of Boone, North Carolina, U.S. September 27, 2024.
A portion of the roadway on Rime Frost Road fell into the Watauga River after Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina. And that cut access from Rime Frost Road to Highway 105, the ...
Pages in category "Historic trails and roads in North Carolina" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .