Route information | ||||
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Maintained by NCDOT | ||||
Length | 145 mi[1] (233 km) | |||
Existed | 1927–present | |||
Tourist routes | Mountain Waters Scenic Byway Nantahala Byway Mount Mitchell Scenic Drive | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 19 / US 129 / SR 11 at the Georgia state line at Bellview | |||
I-40 / US 74 in Asheville I-26 / I-240 in Asheville | ||||
North end | US 19E / US 19W at Cane River | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | North Carolina | |||
Counties | Cherokee, Macon, Swain, Jackson, Haywood, Buncombe, Madison, Yancey | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Highway 19 (US 19) traverses 145 miles (233 km) across Western North Carolina; from the Georgia state line, at the community of Bellview, to Cane River, where US 19 splits into US 19E and US 19W, which take separate routes into Tennessee.