Blue Ridge Parkway Closed from Asheville to Mount Mitchell

Posted on 7/15/2013 by Roger

A 100 foot crack in the road has prompted an indefinite closure of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Milepost 375 by Asheville to Milepost 355 at N.C. 128/Mount Mitchell State Park.

20 Miles Of Blue Ridge Parkway In NC Closed Indefinitely | digtriad.com.

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4 Responses to Blue Ridge Parkway Closed from Asheville to Mount Mitchell

  1. Danny Holwerda says:
    7/27/2013 at 10:18 pm

    Oh no! I’m planning a trip through the southeastern highpoints with my boys for the first week of August, and we were planning to do both of the Carolinas on Monday, 8/5.

    Here’s the route we were planning to take: http://goo.gl/maps/a0To5

    Is there an alternate way to reach Mt. Mitchell? We’re coming from Texas, so I hate to travel all that distance and then not be able to get there!

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    • Danny Holwerda says:
      7/27/2013 at 10:39 pm

      Found the interactive map here: http://maps.nps.gov/blri/road-closures/ , which helped a lot. I think I found a different route that only adds about 20 minutes!

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    • Roger says:
      7/30/2013 at 5:51 am

      You can still access it from the north. Look at the map for alternatives.

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  2. Eric McCarty says:
    8/1/2013 at 9:40 am

    There is a chance they will open one lane through the busy fall season. Keeping our fingers crossed.

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