North Carolina Highway 212 (NC 212) is a primary
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
North Carolina. The highway connects the
White Rock community, through the
Bald Mountains
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, in
Madison County.
Route description
NC 212 is a two-lane mountain highway that begins in the community of
Belva at
NC 208. Traveling in a northeasterly direction, it hugs along the banks of the
Shelton Laurel Creek, arriving in the community of White Rock into the trip. Continuing on, it travels through the heart of the
Pisgah National Forest, going between
Limestone and
Sugarloaf Mountains. At Devil Fork Gap (, highest point on route), it crosses both the
Appalachian Trail and the
Tennessee state line, continuing on as
SR 352 towards
Johnson City.
History
NC 212 was established in 1926 as a new primary routing between NC 208 in Belva and Devil Fork Gap at the Tennessee state line. In 1981, NC 212 was truncated east of Big Creek Road (SR 1312); the downgraded section, which was still unpaved at the time, became SR 1434. In 1984,
NCDOT reversed their decision and reinstated NC 212 to the Tennessee state line.
Junction list
References
External links
* {{commonscat-inline
NCRoads.com: N.C. 212
212
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Transportation in Madison County, North Carolina