North Carolina Highway 112 (NC 112) is an east–west state highway in western

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, southwest of downtown

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Route description

NC 112 begins at its western end at

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(Smokey Park Highway) in the

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community of

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, but within the city limits of Asheville. From here it travels south and then east on Sand Hill Road before turning southeasterly on Sardis Road then ending at

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(Brevard Road) in the Asheville community of Venable. Though both ends are within the city limits, short portions of the road exit the city. Throughout most of the length, the

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's border is located on the south side of the road.

History

The NC 112 designation first appeared in 1930 as a new routing, running from US 19/NC 10 (present-day now

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/ US 441) near

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to NC 107 (present-day

) at

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. Around 1938, this routing was re-designated as North Carolina Highway 107-E, onto which present-day US 441 and US 441 Business run. In 1940, NC 112 reappeared as a new primary routing, running from US 19/US 23 at Candler southwest to the Buncombe-

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county line. During the early 1950s, NC 112 was extended east along US 19/US 23 via an overlap and then southeasterly to NC 191. Around 1963, the original western segment between Candler and the county line was renumbered as NC 151, leaving only the present day routing between Enka and Venable.

Major intersections

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{{Attached KML, display=title,inline 112 Transportation in Buncombe County, North Carolina