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GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS
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Route
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Miles
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Comments
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Resource
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SR 9
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Black Mountain
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Bat Cave
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17
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Excellent road. Very twisty. Several switch backs. Look for loose gravel.
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America’s Byways® - Black Mountain Rag Scenic Byway
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SR 28
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Tapoco
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Walhalla, South Carolina
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108
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Nice twisty road with good pavement and light traffic. 90 some curves in 20 miles.
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Hellbender28.com
America’s Byways® - Indian Lakes Scenic Byway - Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
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SR 63
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Trust
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Walhalla, South Carolina
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27
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a terrific road that includes some of the best scenery
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 106
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Dillard, Georgia
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Highlands
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15
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this road is scenic, twisty, AND has sweeping turns
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SR 107
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Cashiers
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Mountain Rest, South Carolina
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12
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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America’s Byways® - Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
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SR 151
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Hominy
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Blue Ridge Parkway
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24
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First 4 miles off Parkway tight, steep and twisty. Totally canopied by the forest. Flatened out to rural homes and then intersected with 4 lane hwy near Asheville
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 197
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Red Hill
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Flat Creek
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43
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A great narrow twisty road up and over the mountain.27 miles and then turns to gravel for 3.5 miles.
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SR 209
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Hot Springs
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Waynesville
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36
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America’s Byways® - Appalachian Medley Scenic Byway
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SR 215
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Woodrow
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Rosman
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35
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Waterfalls, and great riding.
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America’s Byways® - Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
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SR 251
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Marshall
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Asheville
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20
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America’s Byways® - French Broad Overview
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SR 281
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Sapphire
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Salem, South Carolina
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20
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America’s Byways® - Whitewater Way
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SR 1310
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Topton
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Franklin
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29
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Best riding south to north. Some gravel in some bends. This makes the 3rd part of the Deals Gap, Cherohala Skyway trilogy
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US 19
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Bryson City
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Murphy
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47
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America’s Byways® - Nantahala Scenic Byway
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US 64
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Ducktown, Tennessee
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Rutherfordton
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188
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America’s Byways® - Mountain Waters Scenic Byway - Waterfall Byway- Black Mountain Rag
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US 70
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Hot Springs
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Old Fort
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65
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Lots of curves, scenic waterfalls
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US 74A
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Asheville
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Bat Cave
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17
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America’s Byways® - Drovers Road
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US 129
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Maryville, Tennessee
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Topton
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61
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Deal’s Gap. “318 curves in 11 miles. Switchbacks, hidden sharp curves…”
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Tailofthedragon.com
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US 176
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Hendersonville
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Campobello, South Carolina
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27
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a narrow winding 2 lane road
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America’s Byways® - Pacolet River Byway
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US 178
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Rosman
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Sunset, South Carolina
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18
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some of the tightest twisties anywhere
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US 276
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Waynesville
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Cleveland, South Carolina
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63
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Several switchbacks, lots of turns and beautiful scenery
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America’s Byways® - Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
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US 441
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Gatlinburg, Tennessee
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Qualla
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41
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It may be crowded, but if it’s not, it can be a terrific road
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WilderNet - Newfoundland Gap Scenic Drive
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Blue Ridge Parkway
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Waynesboro, Virginia
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Cherokee
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465
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Smooth, quiet, and scenic. Nice round curves, and plenty of them
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America’s Byways® - Blue Ridge Parkway
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Cherohala Scenic Skyway
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Tellico Plains, Tennessee
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Robbinsville
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44
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A winding…route through the southern Appalachian Mountains
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Cherohala Skyway - Official web site
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Cove Creek Road
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Mount Sterling
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Cove Creek
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22
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Dirt for 16 miles then paved at Mount Sterling intersection
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APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
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Miles
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Resource
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SR 8
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Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia
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Winston-Salem
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68
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It has nice sweepers and, north of Woolwine, Virginia, nice twisties
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SR 66
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Westfield
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Rural Hall
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23
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Great ride with plenty of turns
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America’s Byways® - Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
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SR 80
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Bakersville
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Marion
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40
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Great mountain scenery
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 88
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Trade, Tennessee
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Laurel Springs
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43
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America’s Byways® - New River Valley Byway
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SR 89
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Mount Airy
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Walnut Cove
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40
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America’s Byways® - Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
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SR 126
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Nebo
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Morganton
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23
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Lake James State Park
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SR 181
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Pineola
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Morganton
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30
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very scenic with rolling hills and beautiful landscapes
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 184
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Banner Elk
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Beech Mountain
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12
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SR 194
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Cranberry
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Baldwin
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43
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America’s Byways® - Mission Crossing - New River Valley Byway
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SR 197
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Red Hill
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Flat Creek
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43
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great narrow twisty road up and over the mountain.
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SR 226
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Marion
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Shelby
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40
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America’s Byways® - South Mountain Scenic Byway
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SR 226A
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Gillespie Gap
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Junction SR 226
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13
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Best Roads in the World!
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SR 268
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Lenoir
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Wilkesboro
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29
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America’s Byways® - Upper Yadkin Way
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SR 1151
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Mill Spring
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Saluda
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11
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It offers 360° switchbacks to long sweeping curves following the river
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SR 1308
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Junction SR 197
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Micaville
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11
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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SR 1924
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Morganton
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Laurel Hill
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18
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Nice twisty country road with several S turns
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US 19E
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Cranberry
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Spruce Pine
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25
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another very nice stretch of NC roads
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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US 19W
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Erwin, Tennessee
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Bald Creek
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33
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up-and-down twisty mountain delight through canopied forest
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North American Sportbike Road Registry
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US 21
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Wytheville, Virginia
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Sparta
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40
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US 176
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Hendersonville
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Tryon
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19
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America’s Byways® - Pacolet River Byway
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US 221
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Linville
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Blowing Rock
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19
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Tight twisties
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America’s Byways® - Little Parkway
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Blue Ridge Parkway
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Waynesboro, Virginia
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Cherokee
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465
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Smooth, quiet, and scenic. Nice round curves, and plenty of them
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America’s Byways® - Blue Ridge Parkway
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Brushy Mountain Road
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Wilkesboro
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Hiddenite
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25
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If you like curvy roads, they don’t come much better
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GoldWing World
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PIEDMONT
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Route
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From
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Miles
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Resource
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SR 24
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Albemarle
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Carthage
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51
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America’s Byways® - Sandhills Scenic Drive
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SR 42
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Bennett
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Hassell
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145
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The road is smooth and peaceful with very light traffic
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America’s Byways® - Tar Heel Trace
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SR 43
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Warrenton
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Essex
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17
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America’s Byways® - Lafayette’s Tour Scenic Byway
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SR 49
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Roxboro
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Concord
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126
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Some sweeping turns and lots of good scenery
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America’s Byways® - Uwharrie Scenic Road
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SR 73
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River Haven
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Ellerbe
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26
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America’s Byways® - Indian Heritage Trail
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SR 125
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Halifax
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Williamston
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52
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America’s Byways® - Lafayette’s Tour Scenic Byway - Tar Heel Trace
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SR 150
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Kernersville
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Monticello
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28
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relaxed ride, good sweepers, through rolling farm and horse country
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SR 561
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Essex
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Ahoskie
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66
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America’s Byways® - Lafayette’s Tour Scenic Byway
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SR 705
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Seagrove
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Eagle Springs
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26
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America’s Byways® - Pottery Road
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SR 902
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Bennett
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Pittsboro
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25
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America’s Byways® - Devil’s Stompin’ Ground Road
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SR 1001
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Henderson
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Warrenton
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14
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America’s Byways® - Lafayette’s Tour Scenic Byway
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SR 1005
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Greensboro
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Chapel Hill
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44
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America’s Byways® - Football Road
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SR 1143
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Martha
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Ulah
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18
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America’s Byways® - Birkhead Wilderness Route
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Colonial Heritage Byway
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Monticello
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Hillsboro
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80
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State Routes 150, 62, 119, and 86
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America’s Byways® - Colonial Heritage Byway
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Old Liberty Road
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Asheboro
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Liberty
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18
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It is 99 curves between Liberty and Ashboro
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COASTAL PLAINS
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Route
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From
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Miles
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Comments
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SR 12
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Nags Head
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Atlantic
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85
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Toll ferry from Ocracoke to Cedar Island. this is a fine road for scenery and viewing the Atlantic Ocean
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America’s Byways® - Outer Banks Scenic Byway
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SR 32
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Edenton
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Junction US 64
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14
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America’s Byways® - Edenton-Windsor Loop
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SR 42
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Bennett
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Hassell
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145
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The road is smooth and peaceful with very light traffic
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America’s Byways® - Tar Heel Trace
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SR 92
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Jessama
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Belhaven
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23
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America’s Byways® - Pamlico Scenic Byway
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SR 94
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Columbia
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New Holland
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36
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America’s Byways® - Alligator River Route
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SR 125
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Halifax
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Williamston
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52
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America’s Byways® - Lafayette’s Tour Scenic Byway - Tar Heel Trace
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SR 211
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Bladenboro
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Supply
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54
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America’s Byways® - Green Swamp Byway
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SR 242
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Spiveys Corner
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Elizabethtown
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40
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America’s Byways® - Meteor Lakes Byway
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SR 308
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Windsor
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Pleasant Grove
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25
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America’s Byways® - Edenton-Windsor Loop
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SR 1500
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Windsor
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Merry Hill
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17
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America’s Byways® - Edenton-Windsor Loop
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US 64
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Rocky Mount
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Whalebone
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146
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The run through Alligator Alley is great early in the summer, late in the spring. Watch for the turtles. The bridges are cold that time of the year. The ferry system is great.
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America’s Byways® - Alligator River Route - Edenton-Windsor Loop -Roanoke Voyages Corridor
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US 70
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Morehead City
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Atlantic
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36
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America’s Byways® - Outer Banks Scenic Byway
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US 158
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Winton
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Morgans Corners
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37
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America’s Byways® - Lafayette’s Tour Scenic Byway
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US 264
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Washington
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Manns Harbor
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116
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This sweeping route has a couple of flat, tight radius turns scattered throughout
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America’s Byways® - Alligator River Route - Pamlico Scenic Byway
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Merrimon Road
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Merrimon
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North River
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13
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Lots of 90′s and LONG straight’s
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Old Maple Hill Road
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Maple Hill
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Plear
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8
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Fun, twisty, scenic, pavement in good shape
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Sandbank Road
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Reynoldson
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Junction US 13
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12
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Very smooth asphalt, wide shoulders
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