Park announces upcoming bridge closures for routine repairs

Routine bridge improvements will occur at four bridges in the park over the next several weeks. The following bridges will be closed for two or three days to vehicle traffic while crews complete the repairs:

• Tremont Bridge #3 on Tremont Road will be closed January 24-25
• Palmer Creek Bridge on Cataloochee Entrance Road will be closed January 26-27
• Chestnut Branch Bridge on Big Creek Entrance Road will be closed January 30-February 1
• Tremont Institute Bridge will be closed February 11-12

Improvements include railing and deck replacement and installation of running boards. The work is part of a $1.3 million contract the Federal Highway Administration awarded to Bryant’s Land and Development Industries, Inc. of Burnsville, NC in November.

More information about the project is available in a November news release. Road closure status is available on the park’s Current Road, Facility, Trail and Backcountry Updates webpage.   

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