U.S. Route 25 in North Carolina
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U.S. Highway 25 (US 25) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs for 75.4 miles (121.3 km) from the South Carolina state line, near Tuxedo, to the Tennessee state line, near Hot Springs. It is part of the longer US 25, which runs from Brunswick, Georgia, to Covington, Ohio. It is a major north–south route through Western North Carolina.
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Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length | 75.4 mi[1] (121.3 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
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South end | US 25 at the South Carolina state line | |||
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North end | US 25 / US 70 at the Tennessee state line | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | North Carolina | |||
Counties | Henderson, Buncombe, Madison | |||
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The route is mostly expressway or freeway grade, except for the section through the city of Asheville, where it follows several city streets. Two short sections are cosigned with Interstate 26 (I-26), and the northernmost 28 miles (45 km) are cosigned with US 70. It originally followed the route of the historic Dixie Highway, though, in several places, it bypasses the original route on new alignments, several of which are now signed as either North Carolina Highway 225 (NC 225), NC 251, or US 25 Business (US 25 Bus.).