IF YOU ARE TRAVELING FORM THE STANLEY AREA VIA 
THE HICKORY GROVE ROAD LEADING TO MCADENVILLE
OR
FROM THE BELMONT - MT. HOLLY AREA 
VIA N. C. HIGHWAY # 7

THE J.M. CARSTARPHEN BRIDGE AT HIGHWAY # 7 
AND HICKORY GROVE ROAD INTERSECTION WILL BE CLOSED TO THRU 
TRAFFIC DURING THE CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAY.

RESIDENTS WITH PERMITS ARE THE ONLY VEHICLES ALLOWED TO ENTER.

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FROM OTHER AREAS

TO HELP WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL AND TO KEEP THE FLOW OF 
TRAFFIC MOVING AT A STEADY PACE….

THERE ARE ONLY THREE ENTRANCES TO MCADENVILLE 
DURING OUR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.......
N. C. HIGHWAY # 7 FROM THE GASTONIA AREA ONLY
AND
I-85 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 29-74

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N. C. HIGHWAY # 7 RUNS FROM GASTONIA 
THRU MCADENVILLE OR YOU CAN TRAVEL...

U.S. HIGHWAY 29-74 EAST
FROM THE GASTONIA AREA

TRAVEL UNTIL YOU REACH S. MAIN STREET STREET IN LOWELL…
LOOK FOR TWO CAR DEALERSHIPS - KIA AND CHEVROLET. 

AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, TURN LEFT BETWEEN THE DEALERSHIPS,
THIS WILL BE S. MAIN  STREET,  FOLLOW DIRECTIONS TO CHRISTMAS TOWN.
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U.S. HIGHWAY29-74 SOUTH AND WEST
FROM THE CHARLOTTE AREA

TRAVEL UNTIL YOU REACH WESLEYAN DRIVE 
APPROX. 20 MILES FROM DOWNTOWN CHARLOTTE. 

WESLEYAN DRIVE IS JUST BEYOND THE SOUTH FORK RIVER BRIDGE 
ON U. S. HIGHWAY 29-74, 

TURN RIGHT ONTO WESLEYAN DRIVE 
AND YOU WILL BE IN MCADENVILLE.
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I-85 - NORTH
FROM THE GASTONIA AREA

TRAVEL UNTIL YOU REACH EXIT 22…. EXIT I-85 AT THIS POINT…ONCE 
OFF THE EXIT RAMP TURN RIGHT AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS TO MCADENVILLE.
NOTE:
STARTING AT 5:30 PM....EXIT 23 TRAVELING 
NORTH – (LOWELL/MCADENVILLE EXIT) 
WILL BE CLOSED EACH NIGHT DURING OUR LIGHT DISPLAY 
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I-85 SOUTH
FROM THE CHARLOTTE AREA

TRAVEL I-85 SOUTH UNTIL YOU REACH EXIT 23, (N. C. HIGHWAY # 7) 
ONCE OFF THE EXIT RAMP, TURN LEFT, YOU WILL BE IN MCADENVILLE.

PLEASE NOTE
COMING FROM THE CHARLOTTE AREA ON I-85 SOUTH…ONCE TRAFFIC 
BACKS UP TO THE SOUTH FORK RIVER BRIDGE, THE HIGHWAY PATROL 
WILL DIRECT ALL VEHICLES ACROSS HIGHWAY #7 BACK ON I-85 SOUTH…

IF THIS HAPPENS….
TRAVEL ABOUT ONE MILE TO EXIT 22 AT THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP, 
TURN RIGHT AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.

PLEASE REMEMBER…..
DURING OUR CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAY, 
IF YOU TRY TO ENTER MCADENVILLE 
FROM OTHER HIGHWAYS, YOU WILL BE TURNED AWAY.

ENTRANCE POINTS -- US HIGHWAY 29-74 AND I-85 TO 
MCADENVILLE ARE OUTSIDE OUR TOWN LIMITS…

TRAFFIC CONTROL IS PROVIDED BY.....

THE NORTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL
 
THE GASTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

THE GASTON COUNTY POLICE 

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR VISIT TO CHRISTMAS TOWN