Basics
- Length:
- 14 miles (22 km)
- Time:
- 25 minutes
Description
Driving the Millbridge Scenic Byway is experiencing rural North Carolina as it reveals history and stories from an earlier time. This byway exhibits many historic buildings from the early 1800s and preserves the simple way of life that is characteristic of the country.
Country life is manifested in the pick-your-own fruit orchards that can be found along part of the byway and the Piedmont Agricultural Research Station. Throughout the fields and orchards, little communities surface bearing their own pieces of history. The community of Millbridge features a unique collection of buildings and stores.
Nearby, in the city of Salisbury, visitors will find streets of Civil War History. On a side trip to the Lazy Five Ranch, travelers will drive through an animal park where they will spot zebras,ostriches, antelope, bison, and reindeer. Kerr Mill at Sloan Park features an 1823 mill with a working waterwheel. So enjoy scenic farmland and tidbits of history along the Millbridge Scenic Byway.
Points of Interest
Points of Interest Along The Way
Kerr Mill at Sloan Park (NC)
A park and an 1823 restored mill are visitor attractions on this part of the byway.
Directions
0.7 of a mile off the byway on Sloan Road (SR 1768).
Millbridge (NC)
The community of Millbridge was named for a flour mill built by Dr. Samuel Kerr. The settlement has Scotch-Irish roots and features Thyatira Church. Thyatira Church is the oldest Presbyterian church in North Carolina.
Directions
At the intersections of County Roads 1350 and 1737.
Salisbury (NC)
This nearby city offers visitor services and a collection of Civil War historic sites.
Directions
Off of US Highway 29 and US Highway 601
The Lazy 5 Ranch (NC)
Drive through 185 acres where over 450 different kind of animals reside.
Directions
Off of NC 150 near the byway.
