North Carolina Highway 184
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 10.3 mi[1] (16.6 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1956 – present | |||
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| South end: |  NC 105 in Sugar Mountain |
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| North end: | Pinnacle Ridge Road in Beech Mountain | |||
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| Counties: | Avery, Watauga | |||
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North Carolina Highway 184 (NC 184) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from NC 105 at Tynecastle (Sugar Mountain) to the town of Beech Mountain.
Route description
Serving as a spur of NC 105, NC 184 allows easy connection from Boone or Linville to Banner Elk and golf/ski resorts at Sugar and Beech mountains. It is predominantly a two-lane mountain highway with a speed limit no greater than 45 mph. Congestion is common, which peaks in early Autumn (fall colors) and Winter holidays. The highway crosses the Eastern Continental Divide just north of Tynecastle, but is unmarked.
The final part of the highway, from the stoplight in Banner Elk to the Town Hall on Beech Mountain, served as a major finish in the Tour DuPont Bike Race during the 1990s. Lance Armstrong also made his return to biking after cancer on 184 up Beech Mountain.
History
In 1937, NC 184 was originally established as a spur of NC 18 to Boiling Springs.[2] In 1940, it was renumbered as part of NC 150.[3]
The current NC 184 was established in 1956 as a new primary routing, connecting NC 105 to NC 194 in Banner Elk.[4] In 1981, NC 184 was extended through Banner Elk, with brief overlap woth NC 194, then continuing along Beech Mountain Parkway to the town of Beech Mountain; ending 1-mile (1.6 km) after crossing into Watauga County.[5]
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Avery | Sugar Mountain | 0.0 | 0.0 | NC 105 – Boone, Linville |
To Grandfather Mountain |
| 1.6 | 2.6 | Sugar Mountain Drive | To ski area | ||
| Banner Elk | 4.2 | 6.8 |  NC 194 north (Main Street) – Valle Crucis |
North end of NC 194 overlap | |
| 4.6 | 7.4 | NC 194 south (Main Street) – Elk Park |
South end of NC 194 overlap | ||
| Watauga | Beech Mountain | 9.3 | 15.0 | Ski Beech Road | To ski area |
| 10.3 | 16.6 | Pinnacle Ridge Road | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
- Beech Mountain
- Elk River
- Land of Oz
- Lees-McRae College
- Peak Mountain
- Shawneehaw Creek
- Sugar Mountain
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- NCRoads.com: N.C. 184
