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Be Advised: There was a massive rock slide at the Tennessee-North Carolina state line on Saturday October 24, 2009. Detours have been established.

Drivers traveling from Tennessee to western North Carolina via I-40 are advised to take one of two eastbound detours.

• The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) recommends traveling east to North Carolina via I-81 to Johnson City, then taking I-26 to Asheville.

• Drivers in normal passenger vehicles can also take Highway 25-70 from Newport into North Carolina. Transfer trucks are unable to utilize 25-70 due to weight restrictions and construction on a narrow bridge near the state line.

Visitors leaving Gatlinburg can also follow HWY 441 through Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Cherokee and take HWY 19 through Maggie Valley to access 1-40 in North Carolina.

Please Also Note: The Tennessee Department of Transportation has begun a major project along Highway 66. Get more info about the road construction and utilize less-traveled and scenic routes to Gatlinburg.

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