- North Carolina Highway 106 and Georgia State Route 246
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North Carolina Highway 106
Georgia State Route 246
GA-246 highlighted in redRoute information Length: 16 mi (26 km)
North Carolina: 11 mi (18 km)
Georgia: 5 mi (8.0 km)Existed: 1940 (NC) – present Major junctions West end: 
US 23 / US 441 / SR 15 north of Dillard, Georgia
GA 246 / NC 106 at Sky Valley, GeorgiaEast end: 
US 64 / NC 28 in Highlands, North CarolinaLocation Counties: Rabun, Macon Highway system North Carolina Highway System
Georgia State Routes
Former SR← 
NC 105NC 107 
→← 
SR 245SR 247 
→Georgia State Route 246 and North Carolina Highway 106 are actually a single road that runs from U.S. Route 23-441 / SR 15 at Dillard, Georgia, northeast to U.S. Route 64 / NC 28 (Franklin Road westbound and Main Street eastbound) in Highlands, North Carolina, opposite First Street. It crosses the state line five times in a short distance as it winds around the mountains through switchbacks. It is known as Highlands Road in Rabun County, Georgia and Dillard Road in Macon County, North Carolina.
It is an unusual highway in Georgia because a portion of the highway is actually located in North Carolina. Even the North Carolina portion of the road is maintained by the Georgia Department of Transportation rather than NCDOT. The highway starts north of Dillard and climbs through the mountains to Sky Valley, Georgia, which is only accessible via an intersection in North Carolina (or via dirt road from the south). This mountainous route features scenic overlooks and waterfalls such as Estatoah Falls. It also passes the Scaly Mountain community and former ski area between Sky Valley and Highlands.
Previously there were five sets of "welcome" signs announcing the crossings of the state line. There is now only a single pair of signs (either at the middle or easternmost crossing), but with very small signs like mileposts marking each intermediate crossing, with GA or NC written from top to bottom instead of numbers.
The portion of Georgia 246 starting at US 441 and ending at the entrance to Sky Valley became known as the Larry McClure Highway in 1999, after Larry McClure, who built Sky Valley Resort.
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Categories:- Georgia (U.S. state) road stubs
- North Carolina road stubs
- State highways in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Transportation in Rabun County, Georgia
- State highways in North Carolina
- Transportation in Macon County, North Carolina
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