| NC 184 | ||||
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 8 mi[1] (13 km) | |||
| Existed: | ca. 1956 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: | NC 105 near Sugar Mountain | |||
| NC 194 in Banner Elk | ||||
| North end: | Beech Mountain | |||
| Location | ||||
| Counties: | Avery, Watauga | |||
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North Carolina Highway 184 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs from NC 105 at Tynecastle (near the village of Sugar Mountain) to the town of Beech Mountain.
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The route serves mainly as a spur from NC 105 to Banner Elk (Tynecastle Highway/Shawneehaw Avenue). In the mid-1980s, it was extended as the main route to Beech Mountain from Banner Elk (Beech Mountain Parkway). The route also connects two ski resorts, Ski Beech and Ski Sugar, and crosses the Eastern Continental Divide (unmarked). After Banner Elk, the highway continues another 5 miles up and over Beech Mountain, ending just past the entrance to Ski Beech on the left and the Holland Realty sign on the right.
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 1990's. Lance Armstrong also made his return to biking after cancer on 184 up Beech Mountain.
| County | Location | Mile[2] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Avery | Sugar Mountain | 0 | NC 105 – Boone, Linville | NC 184 begins |
| Banner Elk | 3.8 | NC 194 north (Main Street) – Valle Crucis | End north NC 194 overlap | |
| 4 | NC 194 south (Main Street) – Elk Park | End south NC 194 overlap After split, sign declaring NC 184 ends in 4 miles |