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NC 9 is a 45-mile North Carolina State Highway. It serves as a connector route from the important S.C. Route 9 to eastern portions of the Appalachians around Asheville
Termini
As mentioned, NC 9 meets SC 9 at the state border. SC 9 is South Carolina's most important state highway, though the same could not be said for NC 9. NC 9 begins in Rutherford County.
N.C. 9 is co-signed with US 64/74A in the city of Lake Lure. This is about 10 miles north of the southern terminus
After crossing into Buncombe County NC 9 crosses over the Eastern Continental Divide at Lakey Gap and crosses I-40 at exit 64.
The 18-mile stretch of 9 from Bat Cave north to Black Mountain is hilly, twisty and grading. A sign heading south from Black Mountain points out the troubles of the road for trucks.
The highway runs through the town of Black Mountain, North Carolina (just east of Asheville). Nearly 7 miles after leaving it, NC 9 ends at a vaulted archway at the Baptist camp of Montreat.
History
1930-1937:There was a previous NC 9 before the current day NC 9 and was known as Leesville The first 9 dates from about 1930, and ran from Raleigh, North Carolina northwest to Durham Today that road is US 70. It ran in conjunction with US 15A through downtown of Raleigh in front of the Capitold Building. The orignal NC 9 lasted until late 1937, when it was renumbered as US 70A.
1938: NC 9 in Raleigh is renumbered, while NC 192 is renumber to NC 9 from the SC Border to Lake Lure, and renumbering NC 119 from Chimney Rock Park (just north of Lake Lure) area north to Montreat. The #9 was chosen because of the SC 9 renumbering in early 1938.
1972: An I-40-related rerouting just south of downtown Black Mountain in 1972. In the years before the Interstate was built 9 entered town along Black Mountain Avenue, proceeding east onto Sutton Avenue before continuing north on Broadway Street.With the completion of I-40, NC 9 followed an extension of Broadway Street. Last major change.