North Carolina Highway 107
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| Length: | 34.8 mi (56.0 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1921 – present | |||
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| South end: |
 SC 107 at the SC line near Cashiers
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 US 64 in Cashiers |
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  US 23 Bus. in Sylva
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| Counties: | Jackson | |||
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| Location: | Cherokee, North Carolina |
| Existed: | 1938–1940 |
North Carolina Highway 107 (NC 107) is a primary state highway in the state of North Carolina. The highway runs north–south from the South Carolina state line, near Cashiers, to U.S. Route 23 Business (US 23 Bus.) in Sylva.
The highway is four lanes between Sylva and Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, and two lanes beyond. Between WCU and Cashiers (about 18 miles (29 km)), the highway is a winding mountain road, and continues in this manner all the way to the South Carolina state border. Before it was straightened and bypassed around Cullowhee in 1978-1981, the road followed the Tuckasegee River through Cullowhee, and went along the opposite edge of Western Carolina University. This is now known as Old Cullowhee Road and is planned to become the new downtown area for Cullowhee. The area of NC 107 around Sylva is lined with businesses.
Established in the early 1920s as an original highway, it was a spur of NC 10 (now Old Highway 19A) from Ela, through Cherokee, to the Tennessee state line at Newfound Gap.
In 1940, the highway was rerouted south of Cherokee, replacing NC 107E; it then went concurrently with US 19 (now US 74/US 441) and Haywood Road (SR 1514) to Dillsboro and Sylva (now US 23 Bus). From Sylva, it replaced all of NC 106 south, through Cullowhee and Cashiers, to the South Carolina state line. The old route between Ela to Cherokee became part of NC 28 (now US 19).
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