title: North Carolina Highway 212
text: # North Carolina Highway 212
  
  North Carolina Highway 212 (NC 212) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The highway connects the White Rock community, through the Bald Mountains, in Madison County.
  
  ## Route description
  
  NC 212 is a 14.2-mile (22.9 km) two-lane mountain highway that begins in the community of Belva at NC 208. Traveling in a northeasterly direction, it hugs along the banks of the Shelton Laurel Creek, arriving in the community of White Rock four miles (6.4 km) into the trip. Continuing on, it travels through the heart of the Pisgah National Forest, going between Limestone and Sugarloaf Mountains. At Devil Fork Gap (3,107 ft (947 m), highest point on route), it crosses both the Appalachian Trail and the Tennessee state line, continuing on as SR 352 towards Johnson City.
  
  ## History
  
  NC 212 was established in 1926 as a new primary routing between NC 208 in Belva and Devil Fork Gap at the Tennessee state line. In 1981, NC 212 was truncated one-half mile (0.80 km) east of Big Creek Road (SR 1312); the downgraded section, which was still unpaved at the time, became SR 1434. In 1984, NCDOT reversed their decision and reinstated NC 212 to the Tennessee state line.
  
  ## Junction list
  
  The entire route is in Madison County.
  
  | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Belva | 0.0 | 0.0 | NC 208 – Greeneville, Marshall, Asheville | |
  | ​ | 14.2 | 22.9 | SR 352 east – Johnson City | Tennessee state line |
  | 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||
  