North Carolina Highway 181
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| Beatrice Cobb Highway | ||||
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| Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
| Length: | 36.2 mi (58.3 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1928 – present | |||
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     US 64 Bus. / US 70 Bus. / NC 18 in Morganton
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 US 221 in Pineola
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| North end: |
 NC 194 in Newland
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| Counties: | Burke, Avery | |||
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North Carolina Highway 181 (NC 181) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It runs north–south from Morganton to Newland.
The route serves as the main road from Morganton to Northern Burke County then on towards Newland in Avery County. The first 12 miles (19 km) of the road appears as a regular back road highway, going by homes and shrubbery farms. At Brown Mountain Beach Road, the sharp bend of the highway starts the climb up through the Pisgah National Forest to Jonas Ridge. This 13-mile (21 km) section of the highway features multiple curves (some tight with speed warnings), multiple passing lanes (five up, two down, one turnoff down), and mostly undeveloped wooded lands. Before Jonas Ridge is the Brown Mountain Overlook, where stories of phantom lights on the mountain can be seen from the location. After Jonas Ridge, the highway goes parallel with the Blue Ridge Park for a mile before passing over it. In Pineola, the highway overlaps with U.S. Route 221 (US 221) for almost three miles (4.8 km) before splitting in Linville. The last section of the highway goes by several hills and mountains covered by Fraser firs before entering the Newland city limits and ending at NC 194 (Pineola Street).
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