Background: This byway runs through the Great Smoky Mountains of southwestern North Carolina before taking drivers down through Tennessee's dense wilderness.
How It's Unique: Although the Cherohala Skyway is only about 50 miles long, it came with a price tag of more than $100 million and was in planning for about 36 years. The two-lane road officially opened in 1996, with elevations ranging from 900 feet above seal level in Tennessee to 5,400 feet above sea level at Haw Knob, a mountain summit that serves as the border between the two states. Deemed a National Scenic Byway by the Federal Highway Administration, the Cherohala Skyway is arguably one of the most scenic stretches east of the Mississippi.
Excerpt from http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/architecture/4338387
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