 U.S. Highway 64 | ||||
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 Route of US 64 in North Carolina highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length | 604 mi[1][2] (972 km) | |||
| Existed | 1932–present | |||
| Tourist routes |  Mountain Waters Scenic Byway Waterfall Byway Black Mountain Rag Alligator River Route Roanoke Voyages Corridor | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |    US 64 / US 74 / SR 40 at the Tennessee state line | |||
| East end |   US 158 / NC 12 at Whalebone Junction | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Cherokee, Clay, Macon, Jackson, Transylvania, Henderson, Rutherford, McDowell, Burke, Caldwell, Alexander, Iredell, Davie, Davidson, Randolph, Chatham, Wake, Franklin, Nash, Edgecombe, Martin, Washington, Tyrrell, Dare | |||
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U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is the longest numbered route in the U.S. state of North Carolina, running 604 miles (972 km) from the Tennessee state line to the Outer Banks. The route passes through the westernmost municipality in the state, Murphy, and one of the most easternmost municipalities, Manteo, making US 64 a symbolic representation of the phrase "from Murphy to Manteo" which is used to refer to the expanse of the state. The highway is a major east–west route through the central and eastern portion of the state.
- ^ American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, United States Numbered Highways Archived 2007-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, 1989 Edition
- ^ "US 64" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 10, 2011.