Crossing the Green River, it enters the community of Tuxedo, wedged between US 25 and Lake Summit.

At Zirconia, it crosses underneath US 25 (exit 5) continuing north through the village of Flat Rock.

[1] With exception to Bobs Creek Road, NC 225 overlaps what was formally the Dixie Highway (1915-1927).

At Zirconia, NC 225 traveled east as a new primary routing along a super two connector between US 25 and Interstate 26 (I-26).

As a result, NC 225 was rerouted along US 25 old alignment north of Zirconia to its current northern terminus at US 176/US 25 Business in Hendersonville.