North Carolina Highway 151


North Carolina Highway 151 is a north-south state highway located in western Buncombe County. NC 151 provides a direct access to the Blue Ridge Parkway from the west side of the Asheville vicinity.

Route description

NC 151 has its southern end at the Blue Ridge Parkway near Mount Pisgah and briefly parallels the parkway for the first before turning west. Shortly after, NC 151 turns back north. NC 151 travels north, passing through Stony Fork then South Hominy as it turns northeast. NC 151 also passes through Glady before reaching the unincorporated community of Candler as it nears its end. At, NC 151 reaches its northern terminus at U.S. Route 19 and US 23 in Enka.

History

The NC 151 designation first appeared in 1925 as a highway running from NC 15 in Concord, southeast to NC 20 near Monroe and was later extended through Monroe with US 74/NC 20 and southeast to the South Carolina state line. However, around 1951, NC 151 was renumbered as US 601.
The current routing of NC 151 emerged in 1963 as a renumbering of the western part of NC 112.

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