North Carolina Highway 225 (NC 225) is a route running from U.S. Route 25 (US 25), near the

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state line to Hendersonville. It crosses over US 25 once before ending. It runs through East Flat Rock and near

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. The route is a prior alignment of US 25, designated after a new freeway was opened in stages from 1981–2003.

Route description

NC 225 is a two-lane rural highway that travels along a former routing of US 25 in Henderson County. Beginning along Bobs Creek Road and US 25 (exit 1), it goes east and then north along Old US Highway 25. Crossing the

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, it enters the community of

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, wedged between US 25 and Lake Summit. At

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, it crosses underneath US 25 (exit 5) continuing north through the village of Flat Rock. In Hendersonville, it ends at the intersection of South Main Street ( US 25 Business) and Spartanburg Highway ( US 176). This point also marks the western terminus for US 176. With exception to Bobs Creek Road, NC 225 overlaps what was formally the

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(1915-1927). NC 225 is part of one scenic byway in the state (indicated by a Scenic Byways sign). Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway is an byway from Pinnacle Mountain Road (SR 1114) to Highland Lake Road (SR 1783). It is noted for its views of nearby Glassy and McAlpin mountains and access to the

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, the

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and the

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History

Established in 1997, NC 225 follows the old US 25 alignment through Tuxedo, when US 25 was placed on new bypass route in 1981. At Zirconia, NC 225 traveled east as a new primary routing along a

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connector between US 25 and

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(I-26). In 2003, and after expansion of the Super two into a four-lane

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, US 25 was rerouted east of Zirconia towards I-26. As a result, NC 225 was rerouted along US 25 old alignment north of Zirconia to its current northern terminus at US 176/US 25 Business in Hendersonville.

Junction list

References

External links

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NCRoads.com: N.C. 225
Transportation in Henderson County, North Carolina 225 U.S. Route 25