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Virtually All Main and Most Secondary Roads Closed in
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
February 27, 2008
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced that virtually all main and most secondary roads are closed this morning in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Main roads closed are:
• Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) between Gatlinburg, TN and Cherokee, NC
• The Gatlinburg Bypass
• Little River Road
• Laurel Creek Road west of the Tremont Road Jct
• Cades Cove Loop Road
• Foothills Parkway East (Cocke County)
• Foothills Parkway West (Blount County)

Secondary Roads:
• Cherokee Orchard Road
• Greenbrier Road
• Cataloochee Entrance Road
• Old Rt. 284

The Gatlinburg - Pigeon Forge Spur (U.S. 441) is open and heavily salted but has a few slushy spots.

Mt. LeConte Lodge reported 17" of new snow early Wednesday morning.

Rangers measured 12" of new snow at Newfound Gap with blowing and drifting.


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