U.S. 64 West - Macon County

U.S. 64/NC 28 combine along Main Street west from 4th Street in Downtown Highlands. Angled parking lines both sides of Main Street over the ensuing block to 3rd Street.

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U.S. 64/NC 28 (Main Street) meet the north end of NC 106 (Dillard Road) at 1st Street in Highlands.

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NC 106 straddles the Blue Ridge Mountains southwest 12.30 miles to Scaly Mountain and in and out of Georgia twice while circumventing Kinley Mountain. Georgia Route 246 extends west from NC 106 to U.S. 23/441 at Dillard.

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U.S. 64/NC 28 (Franklin Road) meander northwest from Highlands by Holt Knob to Mirror Lake and Lake Sequoyah over the next two miles.

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A narrow stretch of U.S. 64 precedes Bridal Veil Falls alongside Chestnut Ridge.

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U.S. 64/NC 28 pass by Bridal Veil Falls between Chestnut Ridge and Flat Mountain within Nantahala National Forest.

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Fed by a tributary of the Cullasaja River, waters from Bridal Veil Falls drop 45 feet to a rocky area between U.S. 64 and a walkway looping behind the falls.¹

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A short distance to the west of Bridal Falls along the Cullasaja River is Dry Falls. A parking lot and walking trail provide access to Dry Falls along the west side of U.S. 64/NC 28.

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Waters along the Cullasaja River drop 65 feet at Dry Falls.² The walking path from U.S. 64 encircles the backside of the waterfall.

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U.S. 64 continues along the Cullasaja River north of Buckhorn Mountain and west of Turtle Pond Road (SR 1620).

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A pull off for slower traffic precedes this shield assembly near Stephens Creek to the southwest of Keener Mountain.

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Tight curves give way to a vertical rock facade along U.S. 64/NC 28 on the south side of Lamb Mountain. Cullasaja Falls lies below this stretch.

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U.S. 64 lowers from the side of Lamb Mountain through a horse shoe curve toward Gneiss.

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U.S. 64/NC 28 continue seven miles northwest to Franklin from the intersection with Buck Creek Road (SR 1538) west of Houston Knob.

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Peeks Creek Road (SR 1679) angles southwest from U.S. 64/NC 28 near Gneiss onto the hillside of Fork Ridge and Henderson Mountain.

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U.S. 64/NC 28 (Highlands Road) converge with U.S. 23/441 (Sylva Road) just outside the town of Franklin. U.S. 23/441 bypass Franklin along a controlled access arterial northward 18 miles to Dillsboro, where they split for separate directions of U.S. 74 (Great Smoky Mountains Expressway).

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U.S. 64 joins U.S. 23/441 along an expressway bypassing the south side of Franklin to Georgia Road (U.S. 441 Business).

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NC 28 continues along Highlands Road to U.S. 441 Business (Main Street) east of Downtown Franklin.

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The Cullasaja River flows northward into the Little Tennessee River just beyond U.S. 23-64-441 at Franklin.

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U.S. 23/64/441 proceed west from the Cullasaja River to Siler Road (SR 1701) north of Dowdle Knob.

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Siler Road (SR 1701) and Oak Forest Lane (SR 1702) come together adjacent to big box retail at the ensuing traffic light westbound.

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U.S. 23/441 turn south from U.S. 64 and the Franklin Bypass beyond the Little Tennessee River in one half mile.

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U.S. 441 Business loops north 2.84 miles through Franklin from the forthcoming exchange with U.S. 23/441 at Georgia Road.

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U.S. 441 Business (Georgia Road) leads north into Downtown Franklin, where it combines with NC 28 along the couplet of Main and Palmer Streets.

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U.S. 23/441 overtake Georgia Road south from the parclo interchange with U.S. 441 Business along a commercial arterial south. U.S. 23/441 continue 15 miles south to Dillard, Georgia en route to Clayton and Cornelia.

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The Nantahala Mountains line the western horizon along U.S. 64 west ahead of the underpass for Roller Mill Road (SR 1154).

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U.S. 64 remains with four lanes for the next 5.7 miles. Old Murphy Road (SR 1442) parallels along the previous route of U.S. 64 to the north.

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An exit ramp to Carolina Drive (SR 1463) connects U.S. 64 with Roller Mill Road (SR 1154). Roller Mill Road arcs southeast from Old Murphy Road to Beldin Circle (SR 1152).

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Sloan Road (SR 1175) leads 0.34 miles south from Old Murphy Road (SR 1442) to become Mashburn White Road (SR 1153) at a signalized intersection with U.S. 64.

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Hayesville, the Clay County seat, is a 36 miles from Franklin. Murphy, where U.S. 64 joins U.S. 19-74-129 is an hour away.

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U.S. 64 lowers from Arrowwood Lane (SR 1147) toward Cartoogechaye Creek and Carson Crossing, a connector to parallel Old Murphy Road (SR 1442).

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Old Murphy Road (SR 1442) south and Patton Road (SR 1146) north converge with U.S. 64 (Murphy Road) at the forthcoming intersection.

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U.S. 64 (Murphy Road) curves southward from Patton Road beside Dobson Mountain.

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U.S. 64 progresses westward toward the Nantahala Mountains beyond the intersection with Maxwell Home Road (SR 1145) east and Carl Slagle Road (SR 1470) north.

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Old Murphy Road (SR 1448), the pre-1979 alignment of U.S. 64, branches south from U.S. 64 (Murphy Road) at Charles Nolan Road (SR 1477). The old route traverses the Nantahala Mountains across Wallace Gap while Murphy Road leads west to Winding Stair Gap.

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U.S. 64 straddles the south slope of Muskrat Ridge ahead of Winding Stair Gap. A paved loop and runaway truck ramp line the eastbound side of the highway on this stretch.

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Curving south of Sheep Knob across the Nantahala Mountains.

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U.S. 64 shifts west ahead of Rocky Cove Knob at a scenic overlook.

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U.S. 64 crosses the Appalachian Trail ahead of the ruck cut through Winding Stair Gap.

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The Nantahala Mountains extend north from Blue Ridge Mountains, east of Rainbow Springs along U.S. 64.

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The right of way along U.S. 64 expands with a wide grassy area at Moore Creek near Firescald Ridge and Rainbow Springs.

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The former alignment of U.S. 64 returns along W Old Murphy Road (SR 1448) west from Harrison, Byrd and Wallace Gaps across the Nantahala Mountains.

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U.S. 64 curves west from W Old Murphy Road to Rainbow Springs.

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Black Creek Drive spurs onto Pat Stable Ridge south from U.S. 64 beyond Rainbow Springs.

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Crossing the Clay County line on U.S. 64 west at Black Gap.

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