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  2. Geography of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The rivers of central North Carolina rise on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge. The two largest of these are the Catawba River and the Yadkin River, and they drain much of the Piedmont region of the state. The major rivers of Eastern North Carolina, from north to south, are: the Chowan, the Roanoke, the Tar, the Neuse and the Cape Fear.

  3. U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    In 1916 the North Carolina State Highway Commission prepared a map for the Five Year Federal Aid Program. The general present-day routing of US 70 was a mix of both improved and unimproved highways. When the highways were signed, the majority of US 70's routing ran along NC 10 which was built from the Georgia state line south of Murphy to Beaufort.

  4. North Carolina Highway 81 - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina Highway 81 (NC 81) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that runs entirely in Asheville and Buncombe County from US 25 to US 70. Route Description [ edit ]

  5. U.S. Route 25 in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Highway 25 (US 25) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs for 75.4 miles (121.3 km) from the South Carolina state line, near Tuxedo, to the Tennessee state line, near Hot Springs.

  6. Effects of fatigue on safety - Wikipedia

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    Fatigue can be both physical and mental. Physical fatigue is the inability to continue functioning at the level of one's normal abilities; a person with physical fatigue cannot lift as heavy a box or walk as far as he could if not fatigued. [3] [4] [5] Mental fatigue, on the other hand, rather manifests in sleepiness or slowness. A person with ...

  7. Interstate 26 in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Interstate 26 (I-26) in North Carolina runs through the western part of the state from the Tennessee border to the South Carolina border, following the Appalachian Mountains. It is part of the larger I-26, a regional Interstate that runs from Kingsport, Tennessee, to Charleston, South Carolina. I-26 is mostly four lanes through North Carolina ...

  8. North Carolina Highway System - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina grants exceptions to this rule in limited cases. Sometimes, as in NC 540/ I-540 ; the two routes are given the same number because they are seen as a continuous route. Other times, as in NC 295 , the number is a place holder for when the highway is eventually upgraded to an Interstate route when it meets certain standards.

  9. U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Highway 17 (US 17) in the U.S. state of North Carolina is a north–south highway that is known as the Coastal Highway in the southeastern half of the state and the Ocean Highway in other areas. The route enters the state from South Carolina near Calabash and leaves in the vicinity of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in ...