 North Carolina Highway 69 | ||||
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| Maintained byNCDOT | ||||
| Length | 3.876 mi[1] (6.238 km) | |||
| Existed | 1941–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   SR 17 /SR 515 at theGeorgia line | |||
| Major intersections |  US 64 nearHayesville | |||
| North end |  US 64 Bus. in Hayesville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | North Carolina | |||
| Counties | Clay | |||
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North Carolina Highway 69 (NC 69) is a 3.876-mile-long (6.238 km) primarystate highway in the U.S. state ofNorth Carolina. It runs north–south from theGeorgia state line toHayesville, west ofChatuge Lake.
NC 69 runs from the Georgia border south of Hayesville and along the western shore of Chatuge Lake. The route crossesU.S. Route 64 (US 64) before entering downtown Hayesville, where it meets its northern terminus at a roundabout withUS 64 Bus.
NC 69 is also part ofCorridor A, in theAppalachian Development Highway System (ADHS), which is part ofAppalachian Regional Commission (ARC).[2]
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The second and current NC 69 was established in 1941 as a renumbering of NC 287, traversing from Georgia state line, along Myers Chapel Road, to US 64 (Chatuga Dam Road), south of Hayesville. In 1942, NC 69 was rerouted to its current alignment west of its former, most of which now under Chatuge Lake.
The first NC 69 was an original state highway that began atNC 20, inMarshall, toNC 26, inTwin Oaks. Its routing took NC 69 throughBurnsville,Spruce Pine,Cranberry,Banner Elk,Boone andWest Jefferson. In 1928, NC 69 was extended south to theSouth Carolina state line, in concurrency withUS 25, taking it throughAsheville,Arden andHendersonville; this replaced most ofNC 29 and its old routing to Marshall becameNC 213. In 1930, NC 69 was rerouted at Cranberry towardsElk Park and theTennessee state line, in concurrency withUS 19E; its old alignment north was broken up withNC 194 between Cranberry andVillas,NC 60 between Villas and Boone, andNC 691 between Boone Twin Oaks.[3] In 1932, NC 69 was placed on new routing between Arden and Asheville, its old alignment became NC 69A, though remained part of US 25. In 1934, NC 69 was decommissioned in favor of US 25,US 19 and US 19E.
Between 1930 and 1960, NC 69 was a usually part of a multi-state route 69 that travels throughGeorgia andNorth Carolina. During those times, NC 69 continues asGeorgia State Route 69 (SR 69) after crossing the Georgia border and enteringTowns County few miles before the route meets its southern terminus atUS 76/SR 2 northwest ofHiawassee. In 1955,SR 17 north of US 76/SR 2 was shifted to the west to travel concurrently with SR 69. Between 1957 and 1960, SR 69 wasdecommissioned, while SR 17 stayed on this segment of highway right beforeSR 515 was signed and existed.
 North Carolina Highway 287 | |
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| Location | GA State Line–Hayesville |
| Existed | 1923–1941 |
North Carolina Highway 287 (NC 287) was established in 1923 as a renumbering of part ofNC 109. It traversed from the Georgia state line (along Myers Chapel Road) toNC 28 (Chatuga Dam Road), near Hayesville. In 1941, NC 287 was renumbered to NC 69.[4]
NCDOT plans to upgrade NC 69 into a divided four-laneexpressway from the Georgia state line to US 64; which would complete a gap inCorridor A. In November 2019, NCDOT awarded a $46.3 million contract to Wright Brothers Construction for the expansion of NC 69. Widening is expected to be finished by March 2024.[5]
The entire route is inClay County.
| Location | mi[6] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 |   SR 17 south /SR 515 south –Hiawassee | Georgia state line | |
| Hayesville | 3.53 | 5.68 | US 64 –Murphy,Franklin | ||
| 3.85 | 6.20 | US 64 Bus. –Hayesville | Roundabout | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
 North Carolina Highway 69A | |
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| Location | Arden–Asheville |
| Existed | 1932–1934 |
North Carolina Highway 69 Alternate (NC 69A) was a renumbering of NC 69 between Arden and Asheville, connecting the communities ofSkyland andBiltmore; it was in complete concurrency withUS 25. In 1934, NC 69A was decommissioned in favor of US 25.
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