There are a few variations to get thru the park avoiding the worst parts of Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg.
Regards, -----Original Message----- From: Rich Thomas <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:46:04 To: Mercedes Discussion List<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] I-40 Closed I thought that doing the road through the park would be nice, which it was until I got to Pigeon Forge and that other town there. What abominations on the face of the planet. Took longer to get through them, not even turista season, than driving through the park. --R On 2/22/2010 9:28 AM, Brian Toscano wrote: > Yes it is closed for a while longer. The posted detour is to take I-26& > I-81. The Blue Ridge Parkway or the road through Smoky Mountain National > Park is also possible for non-commerical traffic. > > Regards, > ------Original Message------ > From: Craig McCluskey > Sender: [email protected] > To: Mercedes Okie Benz Mailing List > ReplyTo: Mercedes Okie Benz Mailing List > Subject: [MBZ] I-40 Closed [was: Re: Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A > inJune] > Sent: Feb 21, 2010 10:26 PM > > On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:21:00 -0500 Rich Thomas > <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I think I40 is closed at the NC/TN border due to a rockslide in the >> mountains. It was in Dec, don't know if they have cleared it yet or >> not. Google maps shows it as missing. Hmmmm.... >> > Indeed, the gap in the yellow line for I-40 is ominous. > > A little searching on Goodsearch gave, > > http://ncdot.org/travel/i40_rockslide/ > > http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2009/12/28/work-continues-to-remove-i-40-rockslide/ > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
