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'''North Carolina Highway 194''' is a primary [[state highway]] in the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[North Carolina]]. Primarily in the [[Western North Carolina|High Country]], it runs from [[U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina|US 19E]], in [[Ingalls, North Carolina|Ingalls]], to the [[Virginia]] state line, near [[Helton, North Carolina|Helton]].
'''North Carolina Highway 194''' ('''NC&nbsp;194''') is a primary [[state highway]] in the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[North Carolina]]. Primarily in the [[Western North Carolina|High Country]], it runs from [[U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;19E]], in [[Ingalls, North Carolina|Ingalls]], to the [[Virginia]] state line, near [[Helton, North Carolina|Helton]].


==Route description==
==Route description==
'''NC 194''' begins in the community of [[Ingalls, North Carolina|Ingalls]] going east, on a somewhat curvy stretch of road known as Three Mile Highway, to [[U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina|US 221]] (locals going to or from [[Spruce Pine, North Carolina|Spruce Pine]] take a shortcut on Mullin Hill Road). Being the first of three concurrences with [[U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina|US 221]], the routes go through the town of [[Crossnore, North Carolina|Crossnore]] then separates. NC 194, from Crossnore to [[Elk Park, North Carolina|Elk Park]] is relatively calm road (even a passing lane is available for southbound travelers between [[Newland, North Carolina|Newland]] and Elk Park.
'''NC&nbsp;194''' begins in the community of [[Ingalls, North Carolina|Ingalls]] going east, on a somewhat curvy stretch of road known as Three Mile Highway, to [[U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;221]] (locals going to or from [[Spruce Pine, North Carolina|Spruce Pine]] take a shortcut on Mullin Hill Road). Being the first of three concurrences with US&nbsp;221, the routes go through the town of [[Crossnore, North Carolina|Crossnore]] then separates. NC&nbsp;194, from Crossnore to [[Elk Park, North Carolina|Elk Park]] is relatively calm road (even a passing lane is available for southbound travelers between [[Newland, North Carolina|Newland]] and Elk Park.


Between Elk Park and [[Vilas, North Carolina|Vilas]], the route becomes aggressively curvy, as it hugs the banks of the [[Elk River (North Carolina)|Elk River]] (between Elk Park and [[Banner Elk, North Carolina|Banner Elk]]), the Craborchard Creek (from Watauga county line to [[Valle Crucis, North Carolina|Valle Crucis]]), and the [[Watauga River]] (in Valle Crucis). While in Banner Elk, the road will pass by the Elk River Airport, [[Lees–McRae College]], and the ski resorts on [[Beech Mountain (North Carolina)|Beech]] and [[Sugar Mountain (North Carolina)|Sugar]].
Between Elk Park and [[Vilas, North Carolina|Vilas]], the route becomes aggressively curvy, as it hugs the banks of the [[Elk River (North Carolina)|Elk River]] (between Elk Park and [[Banner Elk, North Carolina|Banner Elk]]), the Craborchard Creek (from Watauga county line to [[Valle Crucis, North Carolina|Valle Crucis]]), and the [[Watauga River]] (in Valle Crucis). While in Banner Elk, the road will pass by the Elk River Airport, [[Lees–McRae College]], and the ski resorts on [[Beech Mountain (North Carolina)|Beech]] and [[Sugar Mountain (North Carolina)|Sugar]].


From Vilas through [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone]], it is overlapped with [[U.S. Route 421 in North Carolina|US 421]]; passing through the downtown area Boone and [[Appalachian State University|ASU]]. It separates onto Jefferson Road, next to the New Market Shopping Center, and goes through another curvy drive through the community of [[Todd, North Carolina|Todd]].
From Vilas through [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone]], it is overlapped with [[U.S. Route 421 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;421]]; passing through the downtown area Boone and [[Appalachian State University|ASU]]. It separates onto Jefferson Road, next to the New Market Shopping Center, and goes through another curvy drive through the community of [[Todd, North Carolina|Todd]].


Reconnecting with [[U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina|US 221]] in [[Baldwin, North Carolina|Baldwin]], the road is very open and uneventful till they split for the final time in [[West Jefferson, North Carolina|West Jefferson]]. NC 194 goes through the city of West Jefferson, passing by the only cheese factory in North Carolina. Connecting with [[North Carolina Highway 88|NC 88]] for a few miles till [[Warrensville, North Carolina|Warrensville]], NC 194 is solo for the last {{convert|13.4|mi|km}} to the [[Virginia]] state line. In Virginia, it becomes a smaller (no lines) secondary road called Rugby Road, which eventually connects to [[U.S. Route 58 in Virginia|US 58]].
Reconnecting with US&nbsp;221 in [[Baldwin, North Carolina|Baldwin]], the road is very open and uneventful till they split for the final time in [[West Jefferson, North Carolina|West Jefferson]]. NC&nbsp;194 goes through the city of West Jefferson, passing by the only cheese factory in North Carolina. Connecting with [[North Carolina Highway 88|NC&nbsp;88]] for a few miles till [[Warrensville, North Carolina|Warrensville]], NC&nbsp;194 is solo for the last {{convert|13.4|mi|km}} to the [[Virginia]] state line. In Virginia, it becomes a smaller (no lines) secondary road called Rugby Road, which eventually connects to [[U.S. Route 58 in Virginia|US&nbsp;58]].


The highway is the northern most primary route in the state.
The highway is the northern most primary route in the state.
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'''New River Valley Byway''' is an {{convert|32|mi|km}} byway, split in two sections. The first section ({{convert|18|mi|km}}) is traversed by NC 194 from Boone to Baldwin, passing through the community of Todd. The section is noted for its Christmas tree farms, the [[North Fork New River]], a site of an [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] engagement, and the Todd General Store. The second section is on [[North Carolina Highway 88|NC 88]], between Jefferson and Laurel Springs.<ref name="Byways"/>
'''New River Valley Byway''' is an {{convert|32|mi|km}} byway, split in two sections. The first section ({{convert|18|mi|km}}) is traversed by NC 194 from Boone to Baldwin, passing through the community of Todd. The section is noted for its Christmas tree farms, the [[North Fork New River]], a site of an [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] engagement, and the Todd General Store. The second section is on [[North Carolina Highway 88|NC 88]], between Jefferson and Laurel Springs.<ref name="Byways"/>

==History==
[[File:Boone NC - King Street.jpg|thumb|right|[[Boone, North Carolina|Boone's]] King Street ([[U.S. Route 321 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;321]]/[[U.S. Route 421 in North Carolina|US&nbsp;421]]/NC&nbsp;194)]]
NC 194 was an original state highway; starting from [[Woodlawn, North Carolina]] (then [[North Carolina Highway 19|NC 19]], currently [[U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina|US 221]]/[[North Carolina Highway 226|NC 226]] split) to [[Newland, North Carolina|Newland]], then west to [[Minneapolis, North Carolina|Minneapolis]] (then [[North Carolina Highway 69|NC 69]], currently [[U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina|US 19E]]). In 1923, NC 194 abandoned Old Toe River Road (the original road that paralleled the [[East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad|ETWN "Tweetsie" Railroad]]), going north instead to meet with then [[North Carolina Highway 69|NC 69]] near [[Elk Park, North Carolina|Elk Park]]. An extension in 1924, has NC 194 replacing [[North Carolina Highway 694|NC 694]] to the [[Tenneessee]] state line in Elk Park.<ref name="NCRoads">{{cite web |url=http://members.cox.net/ncroads/nc194.html|title=NCRoads.com: N.C. 194|accessdate=2011-01-04}}</ref>

In 1930, NC 194 switched with [[North Carolina Highway 69|NC 69]], going north from Elk Park to [[Vilas, North Carolina|Vilas]]. In 1932, NC 194 was replaced by [[U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina|US 221]]/[[North Carolina Highway 28|NC 28]] from Woodlawn to [[Crossnore, North Carolina|Crossnore]]; one year later (1933), it was overlapped with [[U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina|US 221]], then replaced [[North Carolina Highway 691|NC 691]] to its current southern terminus in [[Ingalls, North Carolina|Ingalls]].<ref name="NCRoads"/><ref name="NCEnds">{{cite web |url=http://www.state-ends.com/ncends/state/194.html|title=NC State Hwy 194 Ends|accessdate=2011-01-04}}</ref>

NC 194 last extension happened in 1953, following [[U.S. Route 421 in North Carolina|US 421]] from Vilas through [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone]], then replacing the old [[U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina|US 221]] routing through [[Todd, North Carolina|Todd]]. It then continued north through [[West Jefferson, North Carolina|West Jefferson]], replacing [[North Carolina Highway 162|NC 162]] through [[Warrensville, North Carolina|Warrensville]] to its current northern terminus at the [[Virginia]] state line.<ref name="NCRoads"/><ref name="NCEnds"/>

In the mid-1960, NC 194 was realigned onto new road between Newland and Elk Park, abandoning Blevins Creek Road.<ref name="NCRoads"/>
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==History==
==Bannered routes==
===Banner Elk–Valle Crucis truck route===
NC 194 was an original state highway; starting from [[Woodlawn, North Carolina]] (then [[North Carolina Highway 19|NC 19]], currently [[U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina|US 221]]/[[North Carolina Highway 226|NC 226]] split) to [[Newland, North Carolina|Newland]], then west to [[Minneapolis, North Carolina|Minneapolis]] (then [[North Carolina Highway 69|NC 69]], currently [[U.S. Route 19 in North Carolina|US 19E]]). In 1923, NC 194 abandoned Old Toe River Road (the original road that paralleled the [[East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad|ETWN "Tweetsie" Railroad]]), going north instead to meet with then [[North Carolina Highway 69|NC 69]] near [[Elk Park, North Carolina|Elk Park]]. An extension in 1924, has NC 194 replacing [[North Carolina Highway 694|NC 694]] to the [[Tenneessee]] state line in Elk Park.<ref name="NCRoads">{{cite web |url=http://members.cox.net/ncroads/nc194.html|title=NCRoads.com: N.C. 194|accessdate=2011-01-04}}</ref>
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In 1930, NC 194 switched with [[North Carolina Highway 69|NC 69]], going north from Elk Park to [[Vilas, North Carolina|Vilas]]. In 1932, NC 194 was replaced by [[U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina|US 221]]/[[North Carolina Highway 28|NC 28]] from Woodlawn to [[Crossnore, North Carolina|Crossnore]]; one year later (1933), it was overlapped with [[U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina|US 221]], then replaced [[North Carolina Highway 691|NC 691]] to its current southern terminus in [[Ingalls, North Carolina|Ingalls]].<ref name="NCRoads"/><ref name="NCEnds">{{cite web |url=http://www.state-ends.com/ncends/state/194.html|title=NC State Hwy 194 Ends|accessdate=2011-01-04}}</ref>
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NC 194 last extension happened in 1953, following [[U.S. Route 421 in North Carolina|US 421]] from Vilas through [[Boone, North Carolina|Boone]], then replacing the old [[U.S. Route 221 in North Carolina|US 221]] routing through [[Todd, North Carolina|Todd]]. It then continued north through [[West Jefferson, North Carolina|West Jefferson]], replacing [[North Carolina Highway 162|NC 162]] through [[Warrensville, North Carolina|Warrensville]] to its current northern terminus at the [[Virginia]] state line.<ref name="NCRoads"/><ref name="NCEnds"/>
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|location=[[Banner Elk, North Carolina|Banner Elk]]-[[Valle Crucis, North Carolina|Valle Crucis, NC]]
In the mid-1960, NC 194 was realigned onto new road between Newland and Elk Park, abandoning Blevins Creek Road.<ref name="NCRoads"/>
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==Alternate names==
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Though the highway is commonly known as "NC 194" throughout the state, the highway does have other known names it uses locally in areas.
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*Balm Highway - Road name between Banner Elk to the Watauga County line.
North Carolina Highway 194 Truck ('''NC&nbsp;194 Truck''') redirects truckers traveling through either Banner Elk or Valle Crucis to not use the mainline highway between the two locations, with explicate flashing warning signs. This {{convert|15.2|mi|km|adj=on}} detour takes truckers, from Banner Elk, south along [[North Carolina Highway 184|NC&nbsp;184]] to Tynecastle (a.k.a. Invershield or Linville Gap), then north along [[North Carolina Highway 105|NC&nbsp;105]] to Broadstone Road (SR-1112); hugging the [[Watauga River]], it eventually reconnects with mainline NC&nbsp;194 in Valle Crucis.
*Banner Elk Highway - Road name between Elk Park and Banner Elk.
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*Cranberry Street - Road name, north of Montezuma Street, in Newland.
*Elk Park Highway - Road name between Newland and Elk Park.
*Jefferson Avenue - Road name in West Jefferson city limits.
*Jefferson Road - Road name from US 221/421 to Boone city limits.
*King Street - Road name in Boone.
*Linville Falls Highway - Road name when overlapped with US 221 in Avery County.
*Main Street - Road name in Banner Elk city limits.
*Millers Gap Highway - Road name from Crossnore to Newland.
*Pineola Street - Road name, south of Montezuma Street, in Newland.
*Robert G Barr Expressway - Road name when overlapped with US 221 in Ashe County.
*Three Mile Highway - Road name between US 19E and US 221 in Avery County.

==Photo gallery==
<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="3">
Image:Boone NC - King Street.jpg|King Street (NC 194), going through downtown Boone (2009-01-15).
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==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*{{commons category-inline|North Carolina Highway 194}}
* [http://www.vahighways.com/ncannex/route-log/nc194.html NCRoads.com: N.C. 194]


[[Category:State highways in North Carolina|194]]
[[Category:State highways in North Carolina|194]]

Revision as of 04:46, 5 December 2013

North Carolina Highway 194 marker
North Carolina Highway 194
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length85.4 mi[1] (137.4 km)
Existed1921–present
Major junctions
South end US 19E in Ingalls
Major intersections US 221 near Linville Falls
US 321 / US 421 in Vilas
US 221 / NC 105 in Boone
US 221 in Baldwin
North endRugby Road at the VA line near Helton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountiesAvery, Watauga, Ashe
Highway system
NC 191 NC 197

North Carolina Highway 194 (NC 194) is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. Primarily in the High Country, it runs from US 19E, in Ingalls, to the Virginia state line, near Helton.

Route description

NC 194 begins in the community of Ingalls going east, on a somewhat curvy stretch of road known as Three Mile Highway, to US 221 (locals going to or from Spruce Pine take a shortcut on Mullin Hill Road). Being the first of three concurrences with US 221, the routes go through the town of Crossnore then separates. NC 194, from Crossnore to Elk Park is relatively calm road (even a passing lane is available for southbound travelers between Newland and Elk Park.

Between Elk Park and Vilas, the route becomes aggressively curvy, as it hugs the banks of the Elk River (between Elk Park and Banner Elk), the Craborchard Creek (from Watauga county line to Valle Crucis), and the Watauga River (in Valle Crucis). While in Banner Elk, the road will pass by the Elk River Airport, Lees–McRae College, and the ski resorts on Beech and Sugar.

From Vilas through Boone, it is overlapped with US 421; passing through the downtown area Boone and ASU. It separates onto Jefferson Road, next to the New Market Shopping Center, and goes through another curvy drive through the community of Todd.

Reconnecting with US 221 in Baldwin, the road is very open and uneventful till they split for the final time in West Jefferson. NC 194 goes through the city of West Jefferson, passing by the only cheese factory in North Carolina. Connecting with NC 88 for a few miles till Warrensville, NC 194 is solo for the last 13.4 miles (21.6 km) to the Virginia state line. In Virginia, it becomes a smaller (no lines) secondary road called Rugby Road, which eventually connects to US 58.

The highway is the northern most primary route in the state.

Scenic byways

NC 194 is part of two scenic byways in the state (indicated by a Scenic Byways sign). Both routes are not recommended for recreational vehicles or buses.[2]

Mission Crossing Byway is an 18 miles (29 km) byway from Elk Park to Vilas, passing through the town of Banner Elk and the communities of Heaton, Balm, and Valle Crucis. The route gets its name from the 1895 mission built in Valle Crucis by the Episcopal Church, today it is used as a camp and conference center. The route is also noted for its back-road feel, a farm built in 1812, and the Mast General Store.[2]

New River Valley Byway is an 32 miles (51 km) byway, split in two sections. The first section (18 miles (29 km)) is traversed by NC 194 from Boone to Baldwin, passing through the community of Todd. The section is noted for its Christmas tree farms, the North Fork New River, a site of an Revolutionary War engagement, and the Todd General Store. The second section is on NC 88, between Jefferson and Laurel Springs.[2]

History

Boone's King Street (US 321/US 421/NC 194)

NC 194 was an original state highway; starting from Woodlawn, North Carolina (then NC 19, currently US 221/NC 226 split) to Newland, then west to Minneapolis (then NC 69, currently US 19E). In 1923, NC 194 abandoned Old Toe River Road (the original road that paralleled the ETWN "Tweetsie" Railroad), going north instead to meet with then NC 69 near Elk Park. An extension in 1924, has NC 194 replacing NC 694 to the Tenneessee state line in Elk Park.[3]

In 1930, NC 194 switched with NC 69, going north from Elk Park to Vilas. In 1932, NC 194 was replaced by US 221/NC 28 from Woodlawn to Crossnore; one year later (1933), it was overlapped with US 221, then replaced NC 691 to its current southern terminus in Ingalls.[3][4]

NC 194 last extension happened in 1953, following US 421 from Vilas through Boone, then replacing the old US 221 routing through Todd. It then continued north through West Jefferson, replacing NC 162 through Warrensville to its current northern terminus at the Virginia state line.[3][4]

In the mid-1960, NC 194 was realigned onto new road between Newland and Elk Park, abandoning Blevins Creek Road.[3]

Junction list

County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes
Avery Ingalls 0 US 19E – Spruce Pine, Cranberry NC 194 begins
4
US 221 south (Linville Falls Highway) – Marion
South end of US 221 overlap
Crossnore 9
US 221 north (Linville Falls Highway) – Linville, Morganton
North end of US 221 overlap
Newland 13
NC 181 south (Linville Avenue) – Linville
Elk Park 18.5 US 19E – Cranberry, Roan Mountain Brief .5 miles (0.80 km) concurrency
Banner Elk 25.5 NC 184 – Beech Mountain, Linville, Boone Brief .4 miles (0.64 km) concurrency; also to area ski resorts
Watauga Valle Crucis 33

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Vilas 37

US 321 north / US 421 north – Mountain City
North end of US 321/421 overlap
Boone 42.7
US 321 south (Hardin Street) – Blowing Rock
South end of US 321 overlap
43

US 221 south / NC 105 south (Highway 105 Extension) – Linville, Banner Elk
South end of US 221 overlap
43.5

US 221 north / US 421 south – Wilkesboro, Winston-Salem
North and south end of US 221 and 421 overlap
Ashe Baldwin 61.5
US 221 south
South end of US 221 overlap
West Jefferson 65


US 221 north / US 221 Bus. / NC 163 east – Jefferson
North end of US 221 overlap, south end of US 221 Bus. overlap
67

US 221 Bus. north – Jefferson
North end of US 221 Bus. overlap
Smethport 68.5
NC 88 east – Jefferson
East end of NC 88 overlap
Warrensville 72
NC 88 west – Trade
West end of NC 88 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Bannered routes

North Carolina Highway 194 marker
North Carolina Highway 194
LocationBanner Elk-Valle Crucis, NC
Length15.2 mi[5] (24.5 km)

North Carolina Highway 194 Truck (NC 194 Truck) redirects truckers traveling through either Banner Elk or Valle Crucis to not use the mainline highway between the two locations, with explicate flashing warning signs. This 15.2-mile (24.5 km) detour takes truckers, from Banner Elk, south along NC 184 to Tynecastle (a.k.a. Invershield or Linville Gap), then north along NC 105 to Broadstone Road (SR-1112); hugging the Watauga River, it eventually reconnects with mainline NC 194 in Valle Crucis.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Google Maps". Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  2. ^ a b c "NCDOT: Scenic Byways". Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  3. ^ a b c d "NCRoads.com: N.C. 194". Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  4. ^ a b "NC State Hwy 194 Ends". Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  5. ^ "NC 194 Truck - Banner Elk–Valle Crucis, North Carolina" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved December 4, 2013.