History
From the 1920s-1940s, NC 197 is formed, running from Cane Creek Post Office (near Burnsville) to Bakersville. Portions of that alignment are now NC 226. Between 1924 and 1948 the highway's route had been changed to run from the former NC 26 at Red Hill southward to Flat Creek along a route similar to that in use today. In the 1980s, NC 197 is extended from Red Hill to the Tennessee State Line where it enters Tennessee as TN 395.
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