Asheville to Charlotte...how far? (Gastonia, Shelby: relocating, distance, county)

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May be a dumb question, but I can't find the answer...How far would you say southeast Asheville is from Charlotte? Also, what can you tell me about southeast Asheville...and is that a nice place to chose when relocating from NY...The more I read the more I like

[mm34b]

I'd say about 2 hours.

[hapaleeretired]

I-26, US74 and I-85 about 115 miles. I-40,US321 (limited access highway with no lights) and I-85 is about 125 miles.
I'd use the latter.

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Thanks guys

[cowboy_wilhelm]

It would probably depend on what part of South Asheville and how far from I-40 you are as to which route you want to take.

The last few miles of U.S. 321 coming into Gastonia does have a couple of traffic lights, but nothing compared to U.S. 74 going through Shelby.

If you do take I-26, I would suggest taking it to I-85 near Spartanburg, S.C. instead of U.S. 74. The added distance is only around 15 miles, which is much better than the two million traffic lights in Shelby.

U.S. 74 is a great road with little traffic from the I-26 split to Cleveland County. It only lacks wider shoulders to be classified as an Interstate highway. If they would just hurry up with this...



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