This Parkway road has been under construction since the late 60`s. When it finaly gets opened its gonna be a one of the greatest bike routes in the south. Its the north section of the Foothills Parkway.
Smokies awards $24.7 million contract for next phase of Foothills Parkway
From Staff Reports
Originally published: January 14. 2010 12:00PM
Last modified: January 14. 2010 12:04PM
The Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division has awarded a $24.7 million contract to Bell & Associates Highway Construction of Brentwood, Tenn., to build the next section of the uncompleted Foothills Parkway.
The contract, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), is to design and construct the 800 foot-long bridge No. 2 on the eastern end of the unfinished Wears Valley-to-Walland segment of the Foothills Parkway, known as the “missing link,” in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
When completed, bridge No. 2 will be a curving, elevated roadway that will be supported by four up-to-100-feet tall piers. The road will cross two ravines on the south slope of Chilhowee Mountain. It is the longest single bridge needed to complete the missing link. Work on the new bridge is set to start on Friday and is scheduled for completion in November 2011.
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