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I-40 reopening at the Pigeon River Gorge: What Tennessee drivers should know amid restoration
Interstate 40 collapsed along the Pigeon River Gorge in North Carolina ... there are still ways to pass between Tennessee and ...
Is I-40 still closed? Interstate 40 at Tennessee/North Carolina border to open this spring
Additionally, vehicles traveling through the gorge will have to obey a ... drivers use an alternate route to travel between ...
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You Have to Experience This Gorge Hike In Tennessee For Yourself
Complete with waterfalls, suspension bridges, and panoramic views, this trail has the best view of the Tennessee River Gorge.
Feds approve a quarry in national forest to speed rebuilding of I-40 in Western NC
The quarry on national forest land, which I-40 passes through, would be one to three miles from where it’s needed. NCDOT and its contractors would build a causeway along the river, allowing them to ...
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Endangered Species Protection Sought for North Carolina’s Hickory Nut Gorge Green Salamanders
These green-splotched salamanders live only in a single 14-mile-long gorge in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Scientists estimate there are only a few hundred of them left on Earth. “Without ...
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Feds approve a quarry in national forest to speed rebuilding of I-40 in Western NC
Before Helene, I-40 was the busiest connection between North Carolina and Tennessee ... section of Interstate 40 in Pigeon River Gorge near the Tennessee state line on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.