North Carolina Highway 151 (NC 151) is a north-south state highway located in western Buncombe County. NC 151 provides a direct access to the Blue Ridge Parkway from the west side of the Asheville vicinity.
 North Carolina Highway 151 | ||||
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| Pisgah Highway | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 11.83 mi[1] (19.04 km) | |||
| Existed | 1963[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Blue Ridge Parkway near Mount Pisgah | |||
| North end |   US 19 / US 23 in Enka | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Buncombe | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
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NC 151 has its southern end at the Blue Ridge Parkway near Mount Pisgah and briefly parallels the parkway for the first two miles (3.2 km) before turning west. Shortly after, NC 151 turns back north. NC 151 travels north, passing through Stony Fork then South Hominy as it turns northeast. NC 151 also passes through Glady before reaching the unincorporated community of Candler as it nears its end. At 11.83 miles (19.04 km), NC 151 reaches its northern terminus at U.S. Route 19 (US 19) and US 23 (Smokey Park Highway) in Enka.[1][2]
History
editThe NC 151 designation first appeared in 1925 as a highway running from NC 15 (present-day Cabarrus Avenue) in Concord, southeast to NC 20 (present-day Charlotte Avenue) near Monroe[2] and was later extended through Monroe with US 74/NC 20 and southeast to the South Carolina state line. However, around 1951, NC 151 was renumbered as US 601.[2]
The current routing of NC 151 emerged in 1963 as a renumbering of the western part of NC 112.[2]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Buncombe County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 | Blue Ridge Parkway | ||
| Enka | 11.83 | 19.04 | US 19 / US 23 – Asheville, Canton | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Overview Map North Carolina Route 151 (Map). Yahoo Maps. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
- ^ a b c d e NC Roads: NC 151 Archived November 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine[self-published source]
External links
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Media related to North Carolina Highway 151 at Wikimedia Commons- NCRoads.com: N.C. 151
