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In 1935, AASHO tried to get Tennessee to renumber US 19E as US 19A. Tennessee declined to do this, but this change showed up on some commercial maps 1935-37. However the 1935, 1936 and 1938 Official maps all show US 19E in place and there is no mention of this in AASHO correspondence with North Carolina.
The 2nd US 19-A was born when US 19 was given a new routing through Waynesville via today's US 276 and Walnut St. Main St then became US 19A-23A. This occurred between 1939-44.
This US 19-A wasn't formally removed from the highway system until March 1969 (NCDOT). No idea if this was signed after 1948 when US 19 and the Cherokee US 19-A swapped routes, although county maps through 1962 show two US 19-A routes. Did the Walnut St option become US 19A-1?
Even stranger, the 1968 Haywood County map shows both routes as US 19-A Business.
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US 19-A through Spruce Pine?
1935 Gen Draft
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US 19-23 on Main St. in Waynesville
1936 Haywood County
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US 19A-23A on Main St. in Waynesville
1944 Haywood County
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US 19A everywhere you look.
1962 Haywood County
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The 3rd US 19-A was born about 1947 as a renumbering of NC 293 and some of NC 28. It ran from US 19 (now SR 1195) near Ela through Cherokee and Soco Gap to end at US 19-23 Lake Junaluska.
In 1948 this was swapped with mainline US 19, creating the 4th US 19-A. US 19-A ran southeast from Ela on SR 1195 to Whittier. Here, US 19-A picked up current US 74-441 southeast to near Dillsboro, where it used SR 1514 Haywood Rd, then US 23 Business to Sylva.
US 19-A followed SR 1432 Skyland Dr through Beta and Addie to Willets before picking back up today's US 23-74. US 19-A used SR 1472 Balsam Loop Rd through Balsam. After more US 23-74, US 19-A used SR 1243 Old Balsam Rd through Saunook to Hazelwood.
US 19-A picked up US 23 Business through Waynesville. It is unclear whether this US 19-A used Main St (which was already US 19-A) all the way or used Russ St and Walnut St (which was mainline US 19).
NC 28 and NC 293
1942 Official
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US 19-A through Cherokee and Soco Gap
1947 Gen Draft
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US 19-A through Sylva and Waynesville
1952 Official
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Between 1954-57, US 19-A was placed on modern US 23-74 bypassing Beta and Addie; also Balsam was bypassed.
Between 1958-62, US 19-A was placed on one-way splits through Sylva. NB used Main St and SB used Mill St.
In August 1967 (NCDOT), US 19-A was placed on the new bypass of Waynesville leaving behind US 23 Business and SR 1243 Old Balsam Rd. This changed US 19-A's northern end to the current US 19-23-74 split west of Lake Junaluska.
US 19A-23 through Waynesville
1967 Official
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US 19A-23 bypasses Waynesville
1968 Official
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In September 1974 (NCDOT), US 19-A was placed on the new bypass of Dillsboro and Sylva, leaving behind SR 1514 Haywood Rd, US 23 Business and SR 1449 Cove Creek Rd.
US 19A-23 in Sylva
1973-74 Official
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US 19A-23 bypasses Sylva
1974-75 Official
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In October 1976 (NCDOT), US 19-A was removed from SR 1195 and instead placed on new freeway west bypassing Bryson City to meet up with US 19.
In May 1982 (AASHTO), NCDOT requested that US 19 and 19-A swap routings between Ela and Lake Junaluska.
In June 1982 (AASHTO), NCDOT withdrew the US 19/19A swap request due to community opposition. This would've been the 6th US 19-A.
In July 1983 (AASHTO), US 19-A was redesignated as US 19 Byp.
US 19A extended west of Bryson City
1980 AAA
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US 19 Byp replaces US 19-A
1987 Official
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The 5th US 19-A appeared about 1949 as a renumbering of mainline US 19 through West Asheville into downtown Asheville. It used Haywood through W. Asheville, then Clingman Ave to Patton Ave which was then-US 19.
US 19-A (100% duplex with US 23-A) was renumbered as US 19 Business in 1960. East of I-240 is no longer primary routing.
US 19 through W Asheville
1944 Buncombe County
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US 19-A through W. Asheville
1949 Buncombe County
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US 19-A becomes US 19 Bus
1960 Official
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