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Here's the latest on road closures, landslides and other issues. ... Forest Service Road 19 (Aufderheide Drive) at mile post 55.5 near Cougar Dam was closed Dec. 3 due to a landslide. Forest ...
Long-term closure; no timetable for reopening. U.S. 276 closed east of Waynesville, from Camp Hope Road to the Blue Ridge Parkway. ... N.C. 215 is closed near Forest Service Road.
Some popular detours and strops include the the old wagon train road at the North Carolina and Tennessee state line, a 30-mile, gravel Forest Service Road, and a stop at the Bald River Falls ...
All roads, with exception to select Forest Service roads, were reopened on July 28. [23] The fire has also impacted recreational activities in the area, which is reliant on tourism and recreation economically. The Forest Service required campgrounds in the immediate fire area to evacuate. Grover Hot Springs State Park was evacuated. [7]
The rest of the closure area is now open. Check current road conditions at drivenc.gov . Smoke from the Black Bear Fire in Pisgah National Forest is seen from I-40.
United States federal law defines the term Forest Highway as "a forest road under the jurisdiction of, and maintained by, a public authority and open to public travel." [2] Forest highways are designated by the United States Forest Service and funded by the federal government, but are generally owned and maintained by the states or counties in which they are located.
On November 3, 2017, the U.S. Forest Service listed an "Estimated Containment Date" for the Eagle Creek Fire of November 30. [1] On November 30, 2017, the fire was declared 100 percent contained but not yet completely out. [6] By September 22, 2018, the fire was considered extinguished, though closures in the area continued. [31]
Forest Service Road 1861 has been closed for two years by a major landslide but is open to hiking and biking from this area on the side of U.S. Highway 101 on your way to Harts Cove Trail.