GSMNP to close Newfound Gap Road temporarily after influx of truckers illegally driving through park
Commercial vehicles are prohibited everywhere in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park except on the Spur between Pigeon ...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park closes main road for snow and opens others after Helene
Forecasted snow and ice is causing Newfound Gap to close as the popular national park begins to recover from Helene impacts.
Newfound Gap Road open overnight after Tropical Storm Helene; Great Smokies mostly open
The main road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, connecting Cherokee in North Carolina to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is ...
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Commercial Vehicles' Efforts To Drive Newfound Gap Road In Great Smoky Leads To Closure
Attempts by commercial vehicles to cross Great Smoky Mountains National Park via the Newfound Gap Road, and accidents ...
Nearly 200 illegal trucks turned away from Newfound Gap, Great Smoky Mountains National Park says
More than 170 trucks were turned away over a five-day period because the road is not safe for large vehicles. Park officials clarified that 80 trucks were turned around Tuesday and 92 on Monday.
US 441 to reopen for night traffic in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with checkpoints
In just 5 days, the park has turned away 173 commercial vehicles from using the curvy two-lane road. There’s a new plan to ...
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Newfound Gap Road open overnight after Tropical Storm Helene; Great Smokies mostly open
The National Park Service announced Oct. 8 that the park is lifting the overnight road closure of Newfound Gap Road, also known as U.S. 441. The opening is made possible through the help of the ...