U.S. 276

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U.S. 276 connects the Transylvania County seat of Brevard with the Haywood County seat of Waynesville in Western North Carolina. Entering the Tar Heel State across the Blue Ridge Mountains at Jones Gap, U.S. 276 measures 63.16 miles north to Interstate 40 at Cove Creek.

The southern 12.52 miles of U.S. 276 run north from the Tennessee Valley Divide to Cedar Mountain and west into the French Broad River valley beyond Bill Raines Mountain. Within the city of Brevard, U.S. 276 overlaps with U.S. 64 (Asheville Highway) northeast 3.38 miles to NC 280 at Pisgah Highway. This includes a one way couplet along Broad Street east and Caldwell Street west with U.S. 64 at Downtown Brevard. Applications sent to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) on September 15, 2006 for this realignment in Brevard were withdrawn by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Nonetheless the split is signed.

U.S. 276 (Pisgah Highway) traverses the Pisgah Range along a mountainous route northwest from Brevard to the Blue Ridge Parkway at Wagon Road Gap. Continuing into Haywood County, U.S. 276 (Cruso Road) parallels the Pigeon River north beside the Great Balsam Mountains to NC 110/215 at Bethel. Beyond a 0.70 mile long overlap with NC 215, U.S. 276 (Pigeon Road) advances west between Lickstone Ridge and Ratlcliff Mountain into the town of Waynesville.

U.S. 276 ties into U.S. 23 Business (Main Street) along a 0.41 mile overlap through Downtown Waynesville. Following Walnut Street, U.S. 276 continues north to Russ Avenue and U.S. 19 (Dellwood Road) at Ivy Hills and Lake Junaluska. U.S. 276 turns west 2.40 miles alongside U.S. 19 to Dellwood. U.S. 19 continues into the town of Maggie Valley while U.S. 276 parallels Jonathan Creek north to Interstate 40.

Prior to 1939, U.S. 276 extended only as far north as U.S. 64 in Brevard. The highway overtook what was North Carolina Route 284 northward to Waynesville, and was considered for further lengthening northward to Tennessee in case the road from Waynesville was substantially improved at that time.

A short extension of U.S. 276 was eventually approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) on June 11, 1959. Overlapping with then U.S. 19-A/23, U.S. 276 followed Main Street 0.27 miles north from Pigeon Street in Waynesville to Depot Street (NC 284). U.S. 276 replaced NC 284 northwest along Depot Street 0.32 miles to Dellwood Road, and Dellwood Road 0.48 miles northeast to Howell Mill Road. The remainder follows Russ Avenue north to U.S. 19 at Lake Junaluska.

Being submitted herewith is a formal application of the North Carolina State Highway Commission for the extension of US Route 276 from its present terminus in Waynesville, North Carolina, to US Route 19 near Dellwood. This extension will be vary advantageous to the traveling public in providing a continuos US Route Number to this point.

North

U.S. 276 (Russ Avenue) meets U.S. 23/74 (Great Smoky Mountains Expressway) at a parclo interchange on the north side of Waynesville.
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Continuing north past Hall Top, U.S. 276 (Russ Avenue) meets U.S. 19 (Dellwood Avenue) and SR 1377 at Ivy Hills.
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U.S. 19 (Dellwood Road) runs along the south side of Lake Junaluska 1.39 miles east from U.S. 276 to U.S. 23/74 (Great Smoky Mountains Expressway).
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SR 1377 ties into U.S. 19/276 from Muckle Cove Road and County Road to adjacent residential areas south of Utah Mountain.
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South

North

U.S. 19/276 (Dellwood Road) advance west from a commercial strip at Ivy Hills between Utah Mountain and Hard Ridge.
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Northbound U.S. 276 (Jonathan Creek Road) separates from U.S. 19 (Dellwood Road) south 6.26 miles to Interstate 40 at Cove Creek.
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North

U.S. 276 constitutes a four lane highway north from Dellwood to Interstate 40 at Cove Creek.
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Hemphill Road (SR 1313) spurs west along Hemphill Creek to residential areas by the Cataloochee Divide.
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U.S. 276 converges with Interstate 40 by Seay Mountain.
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Cove Creek Road SR 1395) stems west from U.S. 276 to Great Smoky Mountain National Park at Cataloochee Valley.
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U.S. 276 spans Jonathan Creek for a second time north leading into the parclo interchange with Interstate 40.
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Interstate 40 heads north from the end of U.S. 276 through Pigeon River Gorge toward Knoxville, Tennessee. I-40 east curves southward to Clyde and Canton en route to Asheville.
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South

U.S. 276 commences along Jonathan Creek Road south from a parclo interchange (Exit 20) with I-40 at SR 1350 (Rabbit Skin Road).
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U.S. 276 crosses Jonathan Creek ahead of SR 1395 (Cove Creek Road) north.
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U.S. 276 (Jonathan Creek Road) advances south toward Trit Knob.
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South of Fox Run Road, U.S. 276 passes between Henry Knob and Utah Mountain.
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U.S. 276 converges with U.S. 19 at Dellwood. West from Maggie Valley, U.S. 19 (Soco Road) is a mountainous route to Bryson City not advised for trucks.
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U.S. 19 meets U.S. 276 (Jonathan Creek Road) at eastern reaches of the Maggie Valley town limits.
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U.S. 276 overlaps with U.S. 19 (Dellwood Road) east between Utah Mountain and Hard Ridge to Ivy Hills and Lake Junaluska.
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U.S. 19 travels west to Cherokee and Bryson City and east from Lake Junaluska to Clyde and Canton.
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U.S. 276 (Main Street) east at Johnson Street, two blocks south of U.S. 64 (Broad Street) in Downtown Brevard.
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U.S. 276 south shifts onto Greenville Highway from Main Street at the intersection with Wilson Drive in Brevard.
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Parkview Drive (SR 1612) south and Elm Bend Road (SR 1543) converge with U.S. 276 (Greenville Highway) at a signalized intersection adjacent to Lingerlong Lane in Brevard.
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