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Little Switzerland is an unincorporated community in McDowell and Mitchell counties of North Carolina, United States. It is located along North Carolina Highway 226A (NC 226A) off the Blue Ridge Parkway, directly north of Marion and south of Spruce Pine. The elevation is 3,468 feet (1,057 m) above sea level.
NC 226A / NC 226 in Turkey Cove. NC 226A was established in 1961 as a renumbering of NC 26A through Little Switzerland. [6] Prior to 1961, the road that connected Little Switzerland was authorized in 1913 to be a toll road, operated and maintained by the Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio Railroad. Called Etchoe (pronounced Et-cho) Pass Road, it ...
A one-mile (1.6 km) from the intersection, in Turkey Cove, NC 226 breaks-off the first of two alternate routes; NC 226A travels the historic Etchoe Pass Road, as it climbs, with several hairpin turns, up Grassy Mountain to Little Switzerland. The routing NC 226 takes, along Cox Creek, is shorter and less curvy than the alternate route, but it ...
NC 226 north – Little Switzerland, Spruce Pine: North end of NC 226 overlap: Burke: Linville Falls: 63.7: 102.5: NC 183 east – Morganton: To Linville Gorge Wilderness: Avery: 64.3: 103.5: Blue Ridge Parkway: To Linville Falls Visitor Center 65.6: 105.6: NC 194 south (Three Mile Highway) – Spruce Pine: South end of NC 194 overlap 70.5: 113 ...
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty.The parkway, which is the longest linear park in the U.S., [3] runs for 469 miles (755 km) through 29 counties in Virginia and North Carolina, linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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