North Carolina Road Maps, North Carolina Road Condition Photos, & Highway RV Travel Itineraries
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North Carolina Interstate #26
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Km |
Miles |
Road Item |
Road Summary |
| 0.0
(62.8) |
0.0
(39.0) |
Start of I-26, Asheville, NC
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Eventually I-26 will continue from Tennessee to this point but for now take I-40 to reach I-26in Asheville. I-26 is marked by mile markers every .5 mile, in either direction. Use these markers as your guide, they are accurate. - Attractions in and around Asheville; Asheville Art Museum - Asheville Urban Trail - Buncombe County Civil War Memorial - Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site - Colburn Earth Science Museum - Historic Downtown Asheville - Mineral & Lapidary Museum - Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site - Estes-Winn Auto Museum |
| 2.4
(60.3) |
1.5
(37.5) |
Exit 33 (Hwy 191)
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Pick up Hwy 191 here. The WNC Farmer's Market is north 1 mile. The NC Arboretum is south 2.1 miles. The Blue Ridge Parkway Access is south 2.1 miles. Biltmore Square Mall, Movie Theater, Shopping, Lodging and Restaurants are all here. |
| 5.5
(57.3) |
3.4
(35.6) |
Bridge over French Broad River, North Carolina
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| 9.7
(53.1) |
6.0
(33.0) |
Exit 37 (Long Shoals Road)
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Restaurants and lodging. Lake Julian Park is north 2 miles, it offers fishing(fee), picnic tables, a playground, and boating(fee). |
| 14.6
(48.1) |
9.1
(29.9) |
Exit 40 (Hwy 280)
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Asheville Regional Airport, City of Brevard, NC (18 miles), WNC Agricultural Center. |
| 16.4
(46.3) |
10.2
(28.8) |
Rest Area
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Rest Area offers restrooms, telephones and vending machines. |
| 20.0
(42.8) |
12.4
(26.6) |
Exit 44 (hwy 25)
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Smiley's Flea Market. Fast food. Lodging in Hendersonville (6 miles). |
| 29.0
(33.8) |
18.0
(21.0) |
Exit 49 B (Hwy 64 West)
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Historic Downtown Hendersonville, NC 2 miles. Home of the North Carolina Apple Festival (Labor Day Weekend, Shops, Restaurants, Lodging. The Waverly Inn, listed on the National Historic Registery. Pisgah National Forest, 20 miles. |
| 29.1
(33.6) |
18.1
(20.9) |
Exit 49 A (Hwy 64 East)
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Town of Chimney Rock & Chimney Rock Park, 16 miles. Town of Lake Lure, North Carolina 17 miles. |
| 35.4
(27.4) |
22.0
(17.0) |
Exit 53
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Flat Rock Playhouse, 3 miles. Carl Sandburg Home (Connemara), 3.2 miles. Head West on Upward Road 1 1/2 miles to intersection with US 176, continue through light, road changes names to Highland Lake Road, follow 1 mile to dead end at US 25, turn left (south) onto US 25, Flat Rock Playhouse is on right 1/2 mile. Continue on US 25 and follow signs for Carl Sandburg Home. |
| 37.0
(25.7) |
23.0
(16.0) |
Exit 54
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Connector to US 25 to Greenville, SC, 50 miles. You can pick up I-85 in Greenville. |
| 45.1
(17.7) |
28.0
(11.0) |
Exit 59
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Downtown Saluda, North Carolina 2 miles. Go 1 1/2 miles from exit, turn right on US 176, go 1/2 mile. Unique shops, restaurants, lodging, & historical sight. |
| 57.9
(4.8) |
36.0
(3.0) |
Exit 67 (US 74)
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Take US 74 to reach Shelby, or Gastonia. Also Connects to I-85 near Kings Mountain. |
| 62.8
(0.0) |
39.0
(0.0) |
NC/SC State Line
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This is the end of I-26 in North Carolina. -e |
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