 Blue Ridge Parkway route map The Blue Ridge Parkway is a National Parkway and All-American Road in the United States, noted for its scenic beauty. It runs for 469 miles (755 km) through the famous Blue Ridge, a major mountain chain that is part of the Appalachian Mountains. Land on either side of the road is maintained by the National Park Service. It is the longest, narrowest National Park in the world and is the most visited unit in the United States National Park System. In many places, the park is bordered by land protected by the United States Forest Service. The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...
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Roanoke (The Star City of the South) is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...
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The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (6615x4440, 3036 KB) Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia and North Carolina, USA - route schematic with elevations and points of interest. ...
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National Parkway is a designation for a protected area in the United States. ...
A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for its archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and/or scenic qualities. ...
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shining Rock Wilderness Area Appalachian Mountain system The Blue Ridge is a mountain chain in the eastern United States, part of the Appalachian Mountains, forming their eastern front from Georgia to Pennsylvania. ...
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A rainy day in the Great Smoky Mountains, Western North Carolina Appalachia, the central and southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States, also including the Allegany and Cumberland Plateaus The Appalachian Mountains (French: les Appalaches) are a vast system of North American mountains, partly in Canada, but mostly in the...
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The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ...
Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ...
The National Park System of the United States is the collection of physical properties owned or administered by the National Park Service. ...
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Begun during the administration of U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, the project was originally called the "Appalachian Scenic Highway." Most construction was carried out by private contractors under federal contracts under an authorization by Harold L. Ickes in his role as federal public works administrator. Work began on September 11, 1935 near Cumberland Knob in North Carolina; construction in Virginia began the following February. On June 30, 1936, Congress formally authorized the project as the "Blue Ridge Parkway" and placed it under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service. Some work was carried out by various New Deal public works agencies. The Works Progress Administration did some roadway construction. Crews from the Emergency Relief Administration carried out landscape work and development of parkway recreation areas. Personnel from four Civilian Conservation Corps camps worked on roadside cleanup, roadside plantings, grading slopes and improving adjacent fields and forest lands. During World War II, the CCC crews were replaced by conscientious objectors in the Civilian Public Service program. For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ...
Harold LeClair Ickes (March 15, 1874–February 3, 1952) was a U.S. administrator and political figure. ...
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Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area Ranked 28th - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²) - Width 150 miles (240 km) - Length 560[1] miles (901 km) - % water 9. ...
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Civilian Conservation Corps workers restoring the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. ...
Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...
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Construction of the parkway took over fifty-two years to complete, the last stretch (near the Linn Cove Viaduct) being laid around Grandfather Mountain in 1987. Twenty-seven tunnels were constructed through the rock -- One in Virginia and 26 in North Carolina. Sections of the Parkway near the tunnels are often closed in winter. (Due to dripping groundwater from above, freezing temperatures, and the lack of sunshine, ice often accumulates inside these areas even when the surrounding areas are above freezing.) The highest point on the parkway (South of Waynesville, near Mount Pisgah in North Carolina) is 6047 feet(according to the 2005 Parkway map) or 1845m above sea level(AMSL) on Richland Balsam Mountain at Milepost 431, and is often closed from November to April due to inclement weather such as snow, fog, and even freezing fog from low clouds. The parkway is carried across streams, railways ravines and cross roads by 168 bridges and six viaducts. A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ...
A view from on the viaduct Linn Cove Viaduct is a 1243-foot concrete segmental bridge which snakes around the slopes of Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. ...
The Grandfather Mountain mile high swinging bridge Grandfather Mountain is a mountain near Linville, North Carolina. ...
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Before the European Settlers entered this part of North Carolina, these mountains and valleys were the exclusive domain of Cherokee Indians. ...
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The parkway runs from the southern terminus of Shenandoah National Park's Skyline Drive in Virginia at Rockfish Gap to U.S. 441 at Oconaluftee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Cherokee, North Carolina. There is no fee for using the parkway, however commercial vehicles are prohibited without approval from the Park Service Headquarters, near Asheville, NC. The roadway is not maintained in the winter, and sections which pass over especially high elevations and through tunnels are often impassable and therefore closed from late fall through early spring. Weather is extremely variable in the mountains, so conditions and closures often change rapidly. The speed limit is never higher than 45 mph (70 km/h) and lower in some sections. Shenandoah National Park encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Piedmont region of Virginia. ...
Shenandoah National Park encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Piedmont region of Virginia. ...
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Rockfish Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains near a peak known as Afton Mountain in Virginia. ...
U.S. Highway 441 is a spur of U.S. Highway 41. ...
Main Entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, from Gatlinburg The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains portion of the Appalachian Mountains. ...
Cherokee is a town in Swain County, North Carolina. ...
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The parkway uses short side roads to connect to other highways, and there are no direct interchanges with interstate highways, making it possible to enjoy wildlife and other scenery without stopping for cross-traffic. Mileposts along the parkway start at zero at the northeast end in Virginia and count to 469 at the southern end in North Carolina. The mileposts can be found on the west side of the road. Major towns and cities along the way include Waynesboro, Roanoke, and Galax in Virginia; and in North Carolina, Boone and Asheville, where it runs across the property of the Biltmore Estate. The Blue Ridge Music Center (also part of the park) is located in Galax, and Mount Mitchell (the highest point in eastern North America) is only accessible via a state road from the parkway at milepost 355.4. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2580x1932, 463 KB)A springtime shot of Pisgah National Forest from one of the Blue Ridge Parkways many scenic vistas. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2580x1932, 463 KB)A springtime shot of Pisgah National Forest from one of the Blue Ridge Parkways many scenic vistas. ...
Spring is one of the four seasons of temperate zones, the transition from winter into summer. ...
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Downtown Waynesboro showing Main Street, as well as the scar on the mountain prior to being seeded. ...
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Galax is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...
Boone is a town located in the northern mountains of North Carolina and in Watauga County, North Carolina, for which it is the county seatGR6 and market town. ...
Downtown Asheville bustles with activity at midday while smog silently obscures the Smoky Mountains to the west. ...
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Biltmore house Biltmore House is a French Renaissance-inspired chateau near Asheville, North Carolina, built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1888 and 1895. ...
For other mountains named Mitchell, see Mount Mitchell. ...
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The parkway has been referenced in popular culture, for example, in the Carbon Leaf song, "Blue Ridge Laughing". Carbon Leaf, is a 5-piece acoustic/electric/mandolin/rootsy/poppy rock band from Richmond, Virginia. ...
Ecology along the parkway Wildflowers dominate the parkway in the spring, including rhododendrons and dogwoods, moving from valleys to mountains as the cold weather retreats. Smaller annuals and perennials such as the daisy and aster flower through the summer. Brilliant autumn foliage occurs later in September on the mountaintops, descending down to the valleys by later in October. Often in early to middle October and middle to late April, all three seasons can be seen simply by looking down from the cold and windy parkway to the green and warm valleys below. October is especially dramatic, as the colored leaves stand out boldly and occur mostly at the same time, unlike the flowers. Five wildflower species Penstemon strictus A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. ...
Subgenera Azaleastrum Candidastrum Hymenanthes Mumeazalea Pentanthera (Azaleas) Rhododendron Therorhodion Tsutsusi (Azaleas) Vireya Source: RBG, Edinburgh Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, rose, and dendron, tree) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. ...
Subgenera Cornus Benthamidia Swida The Dogwoods comprise a group of 30-50 species of deciduous woody plants (shrubs and trees) in the family Cornaceae, divided into one to nine genera or subgenera (depending on botanical interpretation). ...
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Major trees include oak, hickory, and tulip tree at lower elevations and buckeye and ash in the middle, turning into conifers such as fir and spruce at the highest elevations on the parkway. Trees near ridges, peaks, and passes (often called gaps or notches) are often distorted and even contorted by the wind, and persistent rime ice deposited by passing clouds in the winter. The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ...
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Species See text Comparison of Carya nuts Ripe hickory nuts ready to fall, Andrews, SC Hickory is a tree of the genus Carya, including 17-19 species of deciduous trees with pinnately compound leaves and large nuts. ...
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Buckeye may refer to: The name used for several species of trees of the genus Aesculus, or the related Mexican Buckeye (genus Ungnadia). ...
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Parkway Highlights (Much of this information comes from the official Blue Ridge Parkway map GPO:2003-496-196/40572 Reprint 2004)
 Farm at the Humpback Rocks
 Blue Ridge Parkway in autumn near Looking Glass Rock Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1262 KB) Blue Ridge Parkway at Humpback Rocks. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1262 KB) Blue Ridge Parkway at Humpback Rocks. ...
Blue Ridge Parkway across from Looking Glass Rock Photo taken by zen 2002. ...
Blue Ridge Parkway across from Looking Glass Rock Photo taken by zen 2002. ...
Highlights in Virginia - Mile 0 Rockfish Gap near Waynesboro Virginia, is the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway. To the North the parkway connects directly to Skyline Drive, which winds 105 miles through Shenandoah National Park. U.S. 250 and I-64 take you to Charlottesville to the east and Staunton to the west.
- 5 to 9.3 Humpback Rocks has a self-guiding trail through a collection of old Appalachian farm buildings. A hiking trail from the parking area (at mile 6.1) leads 0.75 mile to The Rocks, whose humped appearance gives the area its name. Greenstone self-guiding trail (8.8).
- 10.7 Ravens Roost offers vistas of Torry Mountain and Shenandoah Valley to the west.
- 16 Sherando Lake is a recreation area in George Washington National Forest 4.5 miles from the parkway via VA.814. Swimming, picnicking, and camping. Fees charged.
- 29 Whetstone Ridge provided many a mountain man with a fine-grained sharpening stone
- 34.4 Yankee Horse Ridge supposedly is where a hard-riding Union soldier's horse fell and had to be shot. See a reconstructed spur of an old logging railroad while walking to Wigwam Falls.
- 58 to 63.6 Otter Creek runs 10 miles down the Blue Ridge to the James River. Otter Lake (63.1), fishing, trail.
- 63.8 James River and the Kanawha Canal is where a footbridge leads across the river to the restored canal locks and exhibits. A self-guiding trail follows the river bluff.
- 71 Onion Mountain's short loop trail leads through rhododendron and mountain laurel.
- 83.4 Fallingwater Cascades can be seen along a 1.6 mile loop trail.
- 84 to 87 Peaks of Otter's spectacular views have been popular since the days of Thomas Jefferson. A shuttle bus provides service to Sharp Top. Fee Charged.
- 114.9 Roanoke River Gorge opens before you from the overlook, after a 10-minute walk.
- 115.1 Virginia's Explore Park celebrates the state's role in Westward Expansion. Historic buildings, exhibits, and demonstrations. Fee charged.
- 120.4 Roanoke Mountain is a 3.7-mile side trip. The one-way loop road takes you over the mountain for impressive views. Steep grades; towed vehicles prohibited.
- 129.6 Roanoke Valley Overlook gives a view of the largest community along the parkway. Reach the city via U.S. Route 220 (at milepost 121), State Route 24 (at 112), and U.S. Route 460 (at 105).
- 154.5 Smart View is just that; go to the Trail Cabin built in the 1890's and you'll see "a right smart view," especially in early May when the dogwoods bloom.
- 167 to 174 Rocky Knob rises like the cresting of a wave to overlook Rock Castle Gorge.
- 176.1 Mabry Mill was operated by E.B. Mabry from 1910 to 1935. A trail leads you to his gristmill, sawmill, blacksmith shop, and to other exhibits. Old-time skills are demonstrated in the summer and fall.
- 188.8 Groundhog Mountain is a good place to see different kinds of rural fences: snake, Post-and-rail, picket and buck. Picnic grounds and observation tower.
Rockfish Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains near a peak known as Afton Mountain in Virginia. ...
Downtown Waynesboro showing Main Street, as well as the scar on the mountain prior to being seeded. ...
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Shenandoah National Park encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Piedmont region of Virginia. ...
Shenandoah National Park encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Piedmont region of Virginia. ...
U.S. Highway 250 is a spur of U.S. Highway 50. ...
Interstate 64 is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ...
Nickname: C-Ville Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Albemarle County Founded 1762 Mayor David E. Brown Area - City 26. ...
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The Appalachian Mountains are a system of North American mountains running from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada to Alabama in the United States, although the northernmost mainland portion ends at the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec. ...
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Canoeing on the Shenandoah River near Winchester, VA. The Shenandoah Valley region of western Virginia, from Winchester to Staunton, is bounded by the Blue Ridge mountains to the East and the Allegheny mountains to the West. ...
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Subgenera Azaleastrum Candidastrum Hymenanthes Mumeazalea Pentanthera (Azaleas) Rhododendron Therorhodion Tsutsusi (Azaleas) Vireya Source: RBG, Edinburgh Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, rose, and dendron, tree) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. ...
Binominal name Kalmia latifolia L. Mountain-laurel is the common name of Kalmia latifolia a flowering shrub of the family Ericaceae Found in the eastern USA, this is a poisonous broad-leaved (3-12 cm long, 1-4 cm wide) evergreen shrub, between 3-9 m tall. ...
The Peaks of Otter are three mountain peaks in the Blue Ridge Mountains, near 37°2649N, 79°3501W, overlooking the town of Bedford, Virginia, nine miles (14km) to the southeast along Virginia State Highway 43. ...
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The Roanoke River is a river in southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States, 410 mi (660 km) long. ...
Manifest Destiny, meaning obvious (or undeniable) fate was a belief originally held by Democratic Republicans, specifically Warhawks during the presidency of James Madison, that stated the United States had a divinely-inspired mission to expand itself and its system of government to the western frontier. ...
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U.S. Route 220 in Virginia runs north-south through the western part of the state. ...
State Route 24 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. ...
U.S. Route 460 in Virginia runs east-west through the southern part of the state. ...
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Subgenera Cornus Benthamidia Swida The Dogwoods comprise a group of 30-50 species of deciduous woody plants (shrubs and trees) in the family Cornaceae, divided into one to nine genera or subgenera (depending on botanical interpretation). ...
Mabry Mill Mabry Mill is a watermill located at milepost 176. ...
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Highlights in North Carolina
 The Cascades along the Blue Ridge Parkway The Blue Ridge Parkway crosses the North Carolina-Virginia state line at mile 216.9. The 1749 party that surveyed the boundary included Peter Jefferson, father of Thomas Jefferson. Image File history File links Blueridge_cascades. ...
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- Mile 217.5 Cumberland Knob, at 2885 feet, is a delightful spot to walk through fields and woodlands.
- 218.6 Fox Hunters Paradise, a 10-minute walk, is where hunters could listen to their hounds baying in the valley below.
- 238.5 Brinegar Cabin was built by Martin Brinegar about 1880 and lived in until the 1930's when the homestead was purchased from his widow for the parkway, The original cabin stands here today.
- 238.5 to 244.7 Doughton Park was named for Congressman Robert L. Doughton, a staunch supporter and neighbor of the parkway. One of the best places to see deer. Campground.
- 258.6 Northwest Trading Post offers crafts from North Carolina's northwestern counties.
- 260.6 Jumpinoff Rock, at the end of a short woodland trail, offers a beautiful vista.
- 264.4 The Lump provides sweeping views of the forested foothills.
- 272 E. B. Jeffress Park has a self-guided trail to the Cascades. Another trail goes to the old cabin and church.
- 285.1 Daniel Boone's Trace, which Boone blazed to the West, crosses near here.
- 292 to 295 Moses H. Cone Memorial Park has hiking and horse trails. Flat top Manor houses the Parkway Craft Center. Fishing.
- 295.1 to 298 Julian Price Memorial Park, the former retreat of an insurance executive, offers a variety of short trails and a lake.
- 304.4 Linn Cove Viaduct, a design and engineering marvel, skirts the side of Grandfather Mountain. Visitor center and trails.
- 308.3 Flat Rock is worth the walk for the superb view of Grandfather Mountain and Linville Valley.
- 316.3 Linville Falls roars through a dramatic rugged gorge. Trails to overlooks.
- 320.7 Chestoa View trail provides outstanding scenery.
- 331 Museum of North Carolina Minerals interprets the state's mineral wealth.
- 339.5 Crabtree Meadows Walk to Crabtree Falls. Campground.
- 355.4 Mount Mitchell State Park, reached via N.C. 128, has a picnic area, lookout tower, and the highest point east of the Mississippi River.
- 363.4 to 369.6 Craggy Gardens appear covered with purple rhododendron in mid to late June. Craggy Pinnacle Trail and other trails (364.1 and 364.6); road to picnic area and trails (367.6).
- 382 The Folk Art Center Is the flagship facitlity of the Southern Highand Craft Guild. It offers sales and exhibits of traditional and contemporary crafts of the Appalachian region. Intrepretive programs, three galleries, a library and a book store.
- 408.6 Mount Pisgah was part of the Biltmore Estate. The estate became home of the first forestry school in America and the nucleus of the Pisgah National Forest.
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1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ...
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Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering animals not classifiable as insects which breathe in water or pass their lives in water. ...
A view from on the viaduct Linn Cove Viaduct is a 1243-foot concrete segmental bridge which snakes around the slopes of Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. ...
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The Grandfather Mountain mile high swinging bridge Grandfather Mountain is a mountain near Linville, North Carolina. ...
The Grandfather Mountain mile high swinging bridge Grandfather Mountain is a mountain near Linville, North Carolina. ...
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Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1746x1023, 182 KB) NPS Blue Ridge Parkway sign at the southern end of the parkway near entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1746x1023, 182 KB) NPS Blue Ridge Parkway sign at the southern end of the parkway near entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. ...
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The Pisgah National Forest covers 1,076,711 acres (4,357 km²) of mountainous terrain across western North Carolina. ...
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Closures It is also not unusual for small sections of the Parkway to be temporarily closed to repair damage caused by the cold winter climate of the mountains. Detours caused by these closures are well-marked, and are arranged to cause as little disruption as possible.
Due to serious damage in 2004 from Hurricane Frances, then again by Hurricane Ivan, many areas along the parkway were closed until the spring of 2005, with two areas that were not fully repaired until the spring of 2006. These sections are now open. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Parkway phone numbers - For current road and weather conditions dial (828) 298-0398. (it's a recorded message)
- To report criminal activity, fires, accidents, or other emergencies, call 1-800-PARKWATCH
- For Parkway Headquarters, call (828) 271-4780
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The Natchez Trace Parkway is a 444 mile (715 km) long parkway, in the form of a limited-access two-lane road, in the southeastern United States. ...
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