solar-lit roadway

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Nighttime street lighting on this roadway is powered by the sun with a solar panel and battery atop each street lamp. As of 2006, it is the longest stretch of solar-lit roadway in the United States.

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Coordinates: 35°52'57"N 78°52'30"W

Horton Road 24 km
I-40 -- US 421 Interchange 133 km
Foothills Parkway (Eastern End) 394 km
Butcher Hollow Road 402 km
Foothills Parkway "The Missing Link" 437 km
The Tail of the Dragon 464 km
Exits 115 A-B: I-85-Georgia Highway 20 interchange 510 km
Exits 4A & 4B:I-759-U.S. Highway 411/Alabama Highway 25 (Rainbow Drive) interchange 684 km
Exit 14: I-565/Alabama Highway 255(Research Park Blvd) interchange 721 km
Really Long Driveway 927 km

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