Route information | ||||
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Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length | 44.0 mi[1] (70.8 km) | |||
Existed | 1967–present | |||
Tourist routes | Forest Heritage Scenic Byway | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 64 near Rosman | |||
US 276 / NC 110 in Woodrow US 19 / US 23 in Canton | ||||
North end | I-40 / US 74 in Canton | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | North Carolina | |||
Counties | Transylvania, Jackson, Haywood | |||
Highway system | ||||
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North Carolina Highway 215 (NC 215) is a highway in western North Carolina that runs from the town of Rosman in Transylvania County to Canton at Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 74 (US 74). The portion from Canton to Rosman is a part of the US Forest Service's Forest Heritage Scenic Byway. It travels high into the mountains along a scenic stretch of the upper West Fork of the Pigeon River, and intersects the Blue Ridge Parkway at Beech Gap at an elevation of approximately 5,300 feet (1,600 m).