North Carolina Highway 146
Long Shoals Road
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length	3.485 mi[1] (5.609 km)
Existed	1991[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	NC 191 in Avery Creek
Major intersections	I-26 / US 74 west of Skyland
East end	US 25 in Asheville
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Buncombe
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System Interstate US State Scenic
← NC 145 → NC 147

North Carolina Highway 146 (NC 146) is a short east/west state highway in western North Carolina and lies entirely in Buncombe County, south of downtown Asheville. It is named Long Shoals Road for its entire length.^[3]

Route description

NC 146 begins its western end at NC 191 in the community of Avery Creek^[2] a census-designated place (CDP) south of Asheville. NC 146 travels east and at just over 1.5 miles (2.4 km), immediately after crossing the French Broad River, intersects Interstate 26/U.S. 74 at exit 37. Passing exit 37, NC 146 enters the Asheville city limits and passes north of Lake Julian and Julian Lake Park before nearing its eastern end. At 3.51 miles (5.65 km), NC 146 reaches its eastern end at U.S. Route 25 in Skyland (but still within the Asheville city limits).^[2]

History

The current routing of NC 146 was designated around 1991 as a renumbering of North Carolina Highway 280.^[2] NC 280 was rerouted at NC 191 to head directly east to U.S. Route 25. As a result, the former routing of NC 280 from NC 191 to Skyland became NC 146.^[4]

Major Intersections

The entire route is in Buncombe County.

Location	mi[3]	km	Destinations	Notes
Avery Creek	0.0	0.0	NC 191 (Brevard Road) / Vista Boulevard – Asheville, Hendersonville, Brevard
​	1.6– 1.7	2.6– 2.7	I-26 / US 74 – Hendersonville, Asheville	Exit 37 (I-26/US 74); single point urban interchange
Asheville	3.5	5.6	US 25 (Hendersonville Road) / Miller Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi