My Favorite Road

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The Cherohala Skyway.

The Cherohala Skyway was opened and dedicated in 1996. The road has been
designated a National Scenic Byway. The road cost over 100 million dollars to
construct. The Cherohala Skyway crosses through the Cherokee National Forest in
Tennessee and the Nantahala National Forest in North Carolina. The name
“Cherohala” comes from the names of the two National Forests: “Cher” from the
Cherokee and “ahala” from the Nantahala. The Cherohala Skyway is located in
southeast Tennessee and southwest North Carolina. The Skyway connects Tellico
Plains, Tennessee, with Robbinsville, North Carolina, and is about 50 miles
long. The Cherohala Skyway is a wide, paved 2-laned road maintained by the
Tennessee Department of Transportation and the North Carolina Department of
Transportation. The elevations range from 900 feet above sea level at the
Tellico River in Tennessee to over 5400 feet above sea level at the
Tennessee-North Carolina state line at Haw Knob.

This road is 50 miles from my house. The first 14 are 4 lane, so we will skip to the start of the 2 lane section.
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more to come