Route Description
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. Prior to the 1980s, most of the road (parts of which were later relocated) was called U.S. 19 Alternate. The state considered calling the highway U.S. 19 and making the highway through Maggie Valley U.S. 19-A, but business owners in Maggie Valley opposed this. In January 1983, the state also considered calling the highway U.S. 19 Bypass, but made the expressway designation instead a year later.
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