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NC 209 is a 36.6-mile-long (58.9 km) two-lane mountain highway that begins at a busy intersection with US 19/US 23/US 74/US 23 Business in Lake Junaluska. Going north, it crosses over I-40 and through some valley farmlands.
NC 210 and NC 53 ran concurrently to the southeast for 9 miles (14 km) until diverged to the east along its own routing. The new routing closely followed the South River until once again reaching NC 53 east of Kelly. NC 210 and NC 53 followed a 1 mile (1.6 km) concurrency to the east, before NC 210 diverged to the southeast to US 421. [10]
North Carolina Highway 150A (NC 150A) was established in 1956 when NC 150 was rerouted onto new primary routing bypassing southeast of downtown Lincolnton; the old alignment became NC 150A. The route followed West Highway 150 to Riverside Drive, where it linked-up with NC 27 .
North Carolina Highway 26A (NC 26A) was established around 1947 after NC 26 was rerouted on the more direct route between Woodlawn and Gillespie Gap, through the Cox Creek valley. [9] In 1961, NC 26A was renumbered to NC 226A, in lockstep with NC 226; justification for change was to avoid confusion with I-26 .
NC 9 splits to the north, US 64 to the south; US 74A alone continues west from that point. In Asheville, US 74A has many concurrencies; US 70 is concurrent with US 74A in east and downtown Asheville and Interstate 26 , I-240 , US 19 / US 23 are concurrent with US 74A west of downtown.
By 1926, NC 65 was rerouted along Fifth Street from Third Street. In 1929, NC 65 was adjusted along a more straight route between Winston-Salem and Stokesdale, bypassing south of Belews Creek. In 1930, NC 65 was extended east through Yanceyville to NC 55/NC 57, in Roxboro. [4] In 1931, NC 65 was decommissioned in favor of an extension of NC 48.
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North Carolina Highway 261 (NC 261) is a short state highway going from Bakersville to the Tennessee state line where the road turns into Tennessee State Route 143 (SR 143). The road is only 12.8 miles (20.6 km) long and is very curvy. The road is close to Roan Mountain State Park in Tennessee.