U.S. 74 East - Great Smoky Mountains Expressway

U.S. 74 (Great Smoky Mountains Expressway) traverses northern reaches of Alarka Mountain to a diamond interchange (Exit 67) with U.S. 19 Connector (Veterans Boulevard). A 0.71 mile long route, U.S. 19 Connector links U.S. 74 with U.S. 19 (Main Street) and Downtown Bryson City.
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U.S. 19 parallels the Tuckasegee River east from Bryson City before turning northward along the Oconaluftee River to Birdtown and Cherokee. U.S. 19 combines with U.S. 441, 9.6 miles east of U.S. 19 Connector (Veteran Boulevard).
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U.S. 74 converges with the Tuckasegee River south of Governors Island by the diamond interchange (Exit 69) with Hyatt Creek Road (SR 1190).
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Hyatt Creek Road (SR 1168) extends 1.64 miles north from SR 1190 and the exchange with U.S. 74 to U.S. 19 (Ela Road) at Ela. U.S. 19 continues 5.5 miles east from Ela to Cherokee.
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Hyatt Creek Road (SR 1168) extends 1.64 miles north from SR 1190 and the exchange with U.S. 74 to U.S. 19 (Ela Road) at Ela. U.S. 19 continues 5.5 miles east from Ela to Cherokee.
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U.S. 74 (Great Smoky Mountains Expressway) advances east to the unincorporated community of Whittier and Jackson County line. Forthcoming Exit 72 links with SR 1531 (Highway 19-A) north.
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U.S. 74 crosses the Tuckasegee River and Jackson County line leading into the trumpet interchange (Exit 72) with SR 1195 (Highway 19-A) north. Highway 19-A straddles the Tucaksegee River 2.13 miles northwest from Whittier to U.S. 19 (Ela Road).
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Continuing through Thomas Valley, U.S. 74 (Great Smoky Mountains Expressway) converges with U.S. 441 south at Exit 74. A five lane boulevard, U.S. 441 heads 5.02 miles north to Qualla and around Thomas Peak to U.S. 19 at Cherokee.
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North from Cherokee, U.S. 441 leads into Great Smoky Mountains National Park en route to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. U.S. 441 across the Great Smoky Mountains is not open to commercial traffic.
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U.S. 441 accompanies U.S. 74 (Great Smoky Mountains Expressway) southeast 7.54 miles to Exit 81A near Dillsboro.
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U.S. 441 combines with U.S. 23 south for 32.55 miles from Exit 81A to the Georgia state line. The two routes continue to Tallulah Falls, Turnerville and Cornelia. U.S. 23 travels southwest from their separation to Interstate 985 en route to Atlanta.
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U.S. 23/441 head south from the parclo interchange (Exit 81A) with U.S. 74, 0.65 miles south to U.S. 23 Business (Haywood Road) in the town of Dillsboro and 18 miles to the Macon County seat of Franklin.
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U.S. 23/74 overlap 23.23 miles east along the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway to Carolina Boulevard outside Clyde.
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The succeeding two exits from U.S. 23/74 east serve the town of Sylva.
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Grindstaff Cove Road (SR 1513) runs 0.58 miles south from the parclo interchange at Exit 83 to U.S. 23 Business (Mill Street) in Downtown Sylva.
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U.S. 23 Business (Asheville Highway) heads southwest from Exit 85 to NC 107 (E Main Street) in Sylva. NC 107 comprises a 34.93 mile long highway south to Webster, West Carolina University, Cashiers and S.C. 107 into Oconee County.
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U.S. 23 Business loops 4.17 miles west through Sylva and Dillsboro to U.S. 23/441 south of Exit 81A.
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U.S. 23/74 (Great Smoky Mountains Expressway) transition into an at-grade highway east at Steeple Road (SR 1527).
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SR 1471 (Candlestick Lane) connects U.S. 23/74 with Cabin Flats Road (SR 1701) south to the unincorporated community of Balsam.
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Crossing Balsam Gap below Blue Ridge Parkway, U.S. 23/74 east enter Haywood County.
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The Haywood County Rest Area lines the south side of U.S. 23/74 beyond SR 1156 (Timberlane Road).
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Advancing east into the town of Waynesville, U.S. 23/74 (Great Smoky Mountain Expressway) upgrade into a limited access highway at the diamond interchange (Exit 98) with U.S. 23 Business (Hyatt Creek Road) north.
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East of Exit 98, U.S. 23 Business shifts onto Main Street through Hazelwood along a 6.04 mile course to Downtown Waynesville and U.S. 23/74 at Exit 104 and Lake Junaluska.
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A split diamond interchange joins U.S. 23/74 with Hazelwood Avenue (SR 1173) and Elysinia Avenue (SR 1177) at Exit 100.
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Hazelwood Avenue extends east from Plott Creek Road and Exit 100 across the industrial south side of Waynesville to U.S. 23 Business (Main Street).
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U.S. 276 branches north from U.S. 23 Business (Main Street) along Walnut Street in Downtown Waynesville to Russ Avenue and a parclo interchange (Exit 102) with U.S. 23/74.
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South from Waynesville, U.S. 276 traverses Pisgah Ridge en route to the Transylvania County seat of Brevard. U.S. 276 is just 106 miles long, from I-40 at Cove Creek to I-185/385 at Mauldin, South Carolina.
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U.S. 276 (Russ Avenue) continues 1.40 miles north along a five lane commercial boulevard to U.S. 19 (Dellwood Road) at Ivy Hills and Lake Junaluska.
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U.S. 19/276 overlap 2.40 miles west from Russ Avenue to Jonathan Creek Road at Dellwood. U.S. 276 turns north there to I-40 at Cove Creek while U.S. 19 (Soco Road) leads west into the town of Maggie Valley.
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U.S. 276 concludes 9.98 miles north from the loop ramp at Exit 102B.
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U.S. 19 joins U.S. 23/74 (Great Smoky Mountain Expressway) from a wye interchange preceding Exit 104 with U.S. 23 Business (Asheville Highway) south and NC 209 (Crabtree Road) north. NC 209 is a 36.47 mile long highway north from Lake Junaluska to U.S. 25/70 at Hot Springs.
08/15/04

Paragon Parkway (SR 1646) and Hospital Drive (SR 1929) accompany U.S. 19/23/74 east to Jones Cove Road and Exit 105.
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Exit 105 ties into adjacent Hospital Drive (SR 1929) east of Haywood Regional Medical Center and Jones Cove. U.S. 19/23 north separate from U.S. 74 at the ensuing exit.
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U.S. 19/23 shift onto Carolina Boulevard from a trumpet interchange (Exit 106) with U.S. 74/64 Truck. U.S. 19/23 parallel I-40 to the south through Clyde, Canton and Candler.
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U.S. 74 angles northeast across the Pigeon River, 1.17 miles from the split with U.S. 19/23 (Carolina Boulevard) to a trumpet interchange with Interstate 40 by Chambers Mountain.
06/10/17

Interstate 40 traverses the Appalachian Mountains northwest to Newport en route to Knoxville, Tennessee in 90 miles. U.S. 74/64 Truck combine with I-40 east 18.55 miles to I-26/240 in Asheville.
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