OUR GREATEST CONCERNS REMAIN POWER OUTAGES AND ROAD SAFETY. PLEASE KEEP YOUR DEVICES, YOUR PHONES CHARGED. HAVE A FLASHLIGHT ON HAND. IT WILL BE UNSAFE TO TRAVEL IN MANY PARTS OF NORTH CAROLINA ...
People leaving the Asheville area should use I-40 East or I-26 East. Click or tap here to view an interactive map of road closures in western North Carolina.
according to the University of North Carolina Library. Work on the Parkway halted in 1943 when World War II began. By that time, only about 170 miles of the road were paved and open to travel.