Editing Waynesville, North Carolina (section)

===Transportation===

The [[Great Smoky Mountains Expressway]] passes through Waynesville.

U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 23 in North Carolina|23]] and [[U.S. Route 74 in North Carolina|74]] (the [[Great Smoky Mountains Expressway]]) form a bypass along the northwestern side of the town.  [[U.S. Route 276]] passes through the center of Waynesville. US-276 leads north {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Dellwood, North Carolina|Dellwood]].

In 2014, [[Watco]] purchased all of the railroad track running through Waynesville from [[Norfolk Southern]] for its [[Blue Ridge Southern Railroad]] short line. The line connects Waynesville by railroad to Sylva to the west, as well as to the interchange with Norfolk Southern at Asheville to the east.<ref>{{cite web|title=Blue Ridge Southern|url=https://www.watcocompanies.com/services/rail/blue-ridge-southern-railroad-blu/|website=Watco Companies|access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref>