Great Smoky Mountains Expressway
- Great Smoky Mountains Expressway
The Great Smoky Mountains Expressway is a four-lane divided highway in southwestern North Carolina that runs between Interstate 40 (exit 27) near Canton in Haywood County in the east to the Nantahala National Forest in Swain County near Needmore in the west.
U.S. 74 follows the expressway for its entire length, with U.S. routes 19, 23 and 441 also following the route at various times.
The expressway is restricted access much like an Interstate at various points along its route, including stretches between Interstate 40 and the west side of Waynesville, through Sylva and near Cherokee. While the route does include some at-grade intersections, there are currently no traffic signals along the route to impede traffic.
The Great Smoky Mountains Expressway roughly follows the route of the historic Murphy Branch of the Western North Carolina Railroad, now owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway and the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. Much like the railroad was before it, the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway was and still is vital in connecting the mostly rural areas in the southwestern part of the state to the outside world.
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