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For Release Highlighted Routes TENN. N.C. ID none 750,000' 780,000' 810,000' 870,000' 840,000' 750,000' 720,000' Rd. 83 00’ 00" 1334 Creek Government M A D I S O N E Wesley LEGEND RD. Springs Creek 82 55’ 00" PRIMITIVE OR UNIMPROVED ROAD Rd. SNOWBIRD E 83 05’ 00" GRADED AND DRAINED ROAD Z Cold 35 45’ 00" Z Snowbird 1334 C O U N T Y SOIL,GRAVEL OR STONE SURFACED ROAD N Great Smoky Mountains S HARD SURFACED ROAD Z 5.9 4 4 4 LANE UNDIVIDED HIGHWAY PEAKED KNOB M O U N T A I N S 5.9 Z Rd. WesleyRd. Creek3.3 3.3 Creek Z Z Rough Knob Peaked Knob S DIVIDED HIGHWAY 690,000' Great Smoky Mountains Harmon Den Wildlife Springs ROUGH KNOB Government Management Area HIGHWAY WITH FRONTAGE ROADS Creek 2.6 Rd. GOV. Patch Harmon Den Wildlife F C A 1334 Max 1334 Management Area HARMON Cold FULL CONTROL ACCESS 2.6 1334 TO NEWPORT Rd. 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Rd. 1503 Arrington 209 .7 .3 TEL/ELECT/PIPE 1347 ( 1.3 Beaverdam 1347 1338 White 1622 I CABLE 1396 1386 2.2 T E P 1346 Rd. F Oak .1 Rd. 1507 Rd. Panther .9 Rd. Rd. River Branch 1346 N 1352 1507 Rd. 1622 .9 Clark Rd. 1.6 4.1 4.1 H .4 1346 .1 1384 Crabtree Government 1386 Long .7 RAILROAD, ANY NUMBER OF TRACKS Gov. Rd. OLD BLACK .7 .2 1.2 .4 H Z 1645 1621 Great Smoky Mountain Creek Rd. National Park Big Butt Little USED BY SINGLE OPERATING COMPANY Rd. Creek 1.2 .4 Great SmokyNational Mountain Park Rd. G R E A T Oak Mountain 1338 1355 1645 Newfound Mountains .3 S .3 .4 Panther ELEV. 5,356 1.6 Z 1354 1503 Rd. Creek F 1352 1505 Old Black 1501 Rd. Bald Elev. 5,356 Rd. Z Balsam Mountains 1354 Z Cataloochee 1384 H Bradley .5 1501 1346 .2 Creek 1621 1338 .2 Rd. Creek .5 .2 H RAILROAD,ANY NUMBER OF TRACKS 2.6 Little 1352 1613 Cove BIG BUTT White 2.6 F 2.1 Newfound Mountains Cove F 3.6 1347 Rd 2.1 Government Rd 209 1.2 1505 USED BY MORE THAN ONE OPERATION 3.6 Panther Creek .8 MTN. 35 35’ 00" Beaverdam Beaverdam Creek .8 Panther Creek Bald 1.7 1608 COMPANY ON SAME OR ADJACENT ( 1.7 Rd. S M O K Y 1608 Great SmokyNational Mountain Park 1346 Silvers 1.2 West Rd. 1.7 G Rd. 40 Creek Stevens $ 1503 RIGHTS-OF-WAY Rd. 1621 Creek Rd. G 1613 1355 Rd. 1501 .7 209 2.6 .7 ( 1.7 Mt. Guyot 1338 Cove Z 1.2 2.6 MT. GUYOT Government Elev. 6,622 Z Gov. Great SmokyNational Mountain Park Panther g NEWFOUND GAP 1508 Creek 1619 Branch 1619 Rd. RAILROAD STATION 1.2 Cr. A Creek Medford Balsam Mountains 1624 .3 Rd. 750,000' ELEV. 6,622 BIG CATALOOCHEE MOUNTAIN Laurel .4 B 1658 1355 Cove L 1505 .3 g .31 F King 1658 Crabtree F Wesley Creek g .6 .4 1348 g Rd. Cove McCracken Liner 1348 F .4 1.1 1606 ELEV. 6,122 FCA Creek F Newfound Gap .6 Rd. 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Beaverdam Crabtree .2 Rd. .3 G .50 Best .3 1617 Creek 1509 .6 Cove Creek Gap 1349 1355 Mountain Great SmokyNational Mountain Park Elev. 4,062 2.10 Ray 1.5 Z Creek 1510.3 1614 1004 BALSAM CORNER F O R E S T 1503 1349 Dark Rd. 1606 Rd. Rd. .2 .4 Rd. 1356 Rd. Rd. Noland 1349 1355 .17 .4 Hollow 1509 Hollow Riverside Rd.
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