A bullet ridden North Carolina State Line greets you at the Northern Terminus
of NC 197 at the Tennessee state line near Poplar.
(Matthew Craig)
The smaller Tennessee State Line sign seems to have been spared from the
vandalism. Although, this photo does not show it too well.
There is a scenic view pull off at the state line. The TN Line sign
is located at the pulloff.
(Matthew Craig)
NC 197 continues as TN Secondary Route 395 upon crossing the border.
Matthew grabbed this photo of the first 395 sign but says a NC 197 sign
is nowhere to be seen after entering into the Tar Heel State.
(Jimmy Storey)
The Southern Terminus of NC 197 is not as isolated. It is located
at an interchange with US 19/23 east of Jupiter, the town not the planet!
There is not an 'END' sign located at the terminus. The above photo
shows the first NC 197 North shield.
(Jimmy Storey)
NC 197 has one of the few remaining unpaved stretches of primary road in
the state. This sign located at the beginning of NC 197 alludes to
this.
