North Carolina Highway 212

NC Highway 212 marker

NC Highway 212
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 14.2 mi[1] (22.9 km)
Existed: 1926 – present
Major junctions
West end: NC 208 in Belva
East end: SR 352 at the TN line
Location
Counties: Madison
Highway system
← NC 211NC 213 →

North Carolina Highway 212 (NC 212) is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway connects the White Rock community, through the Bald Mountains, in Madison County.

Route description

NC 212 is a 14.2-mile (22.9 km) two-lane mountain highway that begins in the Belva community. Traveling in a northeasterly direction, it hugs along the banks of the Shelton Laurel Creek, arriving in the White Rock community 4-mile (6.4 km) in. Continuing on, it travels through the heart of the Pisgah National Forest, going between Limestone and Sugarloaf Mountains. At Devil Fork Gap (3,107 ft (947 m), 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.[2] In 1981, NC 212 was truncated .5 miles (0.80 km) east of Big Creek Road (SR 1312); the downgraded section, which was still unpaved at the time, became Secondary Road 1434.[3] In 1984, NCDOT reversed their decision and reinstated NC 212 to the Tennessee state line.[4]

Junction list

The entire route is in Madison County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Belva0.00.0 NC 208 – Greeneville, Marshall, Asheville
TN state line14.222.9 SR 352 east – Johnson City
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 Google (March 22, 2011). "North Carolina Highway 212" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ State Highway System of North Carolina (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1930. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Route Change (1981-09-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. September 1, 1981. p. 6. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Route Change (1984-04-27)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. April 27, 1984. p. 1. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

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