We Engineer America's Scenic Highways
Wrd E/icjifw&TAmerica's Scenic Highways Double Arch Bridge, Natchez Trace Parkway Williamson County, Tennessee Our Nation's first segmentallv constructed concrete arch bridge. Pastern Federal Lands • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation • Sterling, Virginia 2(1166 Blue Ridge Parkway /Year Floyd, Virginia This 469-mile-long scenic parkway in Virginia and STAMP North Carolina spirals and winds ils wa\ from the valleys to the mountain tops. s- _ =• — ! £ Pastern Federal Lands • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of'Transportation • Sterling. Virginia 20160 The Gatlinburg Spur, Foothills Parkway Great Smoky Mountains National Park This connector road, which proceeds through a STAMP tunnel and crosses a bridge, was reconstructed 3 ft below its former grade to improve safety. a =: I - r Eastern Federal lands • Federal I lighway Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation • Sterling, Virginia 201 f>f> Cumberland Gap Tunnel, Tennessee Portal Cumberland Cap National Historical Park This tunnel, which runs from Cumberland Gap, STAMP Tennessee, to Middlesboro, Kentucky, was constructed to permit restoration of the historic Cumberland Gap to its 17()0's appearance and to improve traffic safety. -.:•. Eastern federal Lands • federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation • Sterling, Virginia 20166 Forehand Hollow Bridge, Natchez Trace Parkway Williamson County, Tennessee This 900-ft-long bridge rises 100 feet above the STAMP basin floor as it curves gracefully into the woodlands. B I .-•J; - < 5ft •O« ::Q.. ••:: C; £ Eastern Federal Lands • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation • Sterling. Virginia 2016b Cherohala Skyway Nantahala Forest, North Carolina This picturesque forest road follows the mountain STAMP ous ridges of Tennessee (Cherokee National Forest) and North Carolina (Nantahala National Forest).
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