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NORTHERN TERMINUS


NC 226 starts at the TN-NC state border in Mitchell County . NC 226 becomes TN 107 . This is near the Appalachian Trail and right at the Iron Mountain Gap .


THE DRIVE


In Mitchell County, NC 226 crosses over the Blue Ridge Parkway (milepost 330) and goes over the eastern Continental Divide . Through this section is NC 226A , an alternate route due to the steep mountain conditions.

In Rutherford County ,NC 226 cuts through the South Mountains . In Marion, NC 226 multiplexs with US 221 .

From there, NC 226 goes through a various number of small towns and the Rutherford County jail. After getting throught Dysartsville , NC 226 meets up with US 64 .

The road then finds its way through some foothill towns, the most major being Polkivlle . This is where NC 10 and NC 182 have termini with NC 226. After a nearly twenty-mile drive, NC 226 enters Shelby . It multiplexs with US 74 for nearly four miles before interchanging off near NC 18 .


SOUTHERN TERMINUS


After leaving US 74, NC 226 slowly makes its way through southern North Carolina counties, ending at US 29 , approximately 1000 feet short of the South Carolina border. This is at the tiny border town of Grover


HISTORICAL NC 226


  • 1959-NC 226 is born, as NC 26 was decommissioned to make way for I-26 . NC 26/226 at this time follows most of its current route, but also portions of former NC 190 , before it came to NC 19 .


  • 1994-A bypass around Marion is built. This allows NC 226/US 221 to avoid downtown Marion, allowing for better traffic control.



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