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Attachment 3 <br />N.C. SCENIC BYWAY APPLICATION TITLE SHEET <br />Applicants (PROPONENT): Orange County, Chatham County, and the Town of Chapel Hill <br />Address: C/O Orange County DEAPR, P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Phone: 919- 245 -2514 Fax: 919- 644 -3351 <br />Name of contact person: Rich Shaw, Land Conservation Manager <br />Address: Orange County DEAPR, P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Phone: 919- 245 -2514 Fax: 919- 644 -3351 <br />ROUTE DESCRIPTION (BEGINNING TO END): Begin at the Old Well on E. Cameron <br />Street (UNC Campus, Chapel Hill); west and through Columbia Street intersection; then south <br />on Pittsboro Street for 0.4 mile; merge onto S. Columbia St (NC 86) and go 1.0 mile and over the <br />James Taylor Bridge; then left onto Mt. Carmel Church Road (SR 1008). Continue southeast on <br />this rural road for 2.9 miles, past Mt. Carmel Baptist Church (on left) and cross into Chatham <br />County where the road is named Mt. Carmel Road. Pass the Governor's Club and associated <br />communities. Road name changes to Farrington Point Road and continues 3.5 miles to the north <br />shore of Jordan Lake. At Farrington Point there is a boat ramp, swimming beach, and informal <br />picnic area. From Farrington Point, continue south on Farrington Road 4.7 miles to where road <br />ends at US Highway 64. Jordan Lake State Recreation Area Visitor Center is located 0.3 mile <br />west on US 64, then south on State Park Road. <br />Option loop back to Chapel Hill: From US 64, drive north on Farrington Road (and Farrington <br />Point Road) 6.4 miles; turn left (west) onto Lystra Road (SR 1721). Continue 4.5 miles on Lystra <br />Road until it ends; then right onto US 15 -501 for 1.4 miles, then turn right onto Old Lystra Road <br />(SR 1915) northward 3.7 miles until it empties back onto Mt. Carmel Church Road. Turn left <br />and drive northwest to complete the byway loop back to Chapel Hill. At the north end of Mt. <br />Carmel Church Road, turn right and cross James Taylor Bridge. Cross a second, larger bridge <br />over NC 54 Bypass and continue north. The road becomes South Columbia Street (NC 86) and <br />winds north through older residential area and past UNC Chapel Hill Hospital and then other <br />university buildings before S. Columbia Street curves sharply to the left and into the UNC <br />campus area. Continue north to Franklin Street, the central hub of downtown Chapel Hill. <br />INTRINSIC QUALITIES CHECKLIST: <br />Scenic, Recreational, Historical, Educational, Natural, Wildlife, Cultural <br />Signature /Title: Date: <br />