nc roads safety (Asheville, Hickory, Morganton: airport, safe, phone)

[raiska-amazonka]

Planning on flying into Asheville nc then drive to boone nc. How safe are the roads for an 80yold?

[getatag]

Pretty easy and pretty safe. 19E for a short drive onto I-40 to Marion, NC, then NC Hwy 321 into Boone. The most challenging part is the traffic through Hickory and into Blowing Rock depending upon the time of day.
Im in my mid-70s and it doesn't rate in the top 20 of challenging drives in WNC.

[hardluk1]

Probably has more to do with how safe is the 80 year old driving than the roads .

getatag missed the directions a bit even mentioning marion and 221 and hickory together !!

Airport to I-26 to I-40 east the continue on to Morganton . Take state hiway 64 to lenoir but watch out in down town morganton or you'll have to back track a few blocks . 64 to Lenoir is where you will get on 321 to boone . Good roads for most people. My route is 13 miles longer than get a tags getting on 221 in marion but easier on the driver . Might be helpfull if you have GPS on your phone , just in case .

[getatag]

Thanks for the cleanup Hardluk1, I was just spouting from memory trying to keep them off the back roads I might take to Asheville.

221.... 321....... there all 21s. lol