Important BRP closure dates - Linn Cove Viaduct

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"If you're planning a trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway this spring, please be advised the Linn Cove Viaduct is closing for repaving and repairs from March 1 through May 24.

February 8, 2018
The National Park Service has announced it will close the Linn Cove Viaduct for repairs this spring. Here is the official release from the Blue Ridge Parkway:

Iconic Linn Cove Viaduct to Receive Facelift during Upcoming Closure

(Blowing Rock, NC) – The National Park Service announces the closure of the Linn Cove Viaduct on the Blue Ridge Parkway for surface repaving and bridge maintenance from March 1, 2018 through May 24, 2018. These projects require a full closure of the Parkway, including closure of the trail below the bridge; with the reopening coinciding with Memorial Day weekend. The Linn Cove Viaduct is located at Milepost 304.

A traffic detour will be put in place from Milepost 298.6 (Holloway Mountain Rd) to Milepost 305.1 (US 221). Gates will be located at MP 303.6, Wilson Creek Overlook on the north and MP 305.1, US 221 on the south end of the work zone. Within the closed area, including the trail areas beneath the viaduct, the Parkway will be closed to all uses including motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians. The public’s cooperation with these closures will provide for the most efficient work schedule and will ensure the safety of staff and visitors.

During the closure, crews will remove and replace the asphalt pavement, waterproofing membrane and joints on the bridge. Repairs to the supporting structure, stone curb, railing and drainage features will also be made.[/url]"

[baldo]

Not familiar with the area at all, will this affect Inzane at all if they go beyond schedule?

[hubcapsc]

Not familiar with the area at all, will this affect Inzane at all if they go beyond schedule?

A potential good route from the South to InZane could
include the BRP through NC. But the whole BRP could be
closed and there'd still be more than enough good roads
near ground zero.

-Mike

[3fan4life]

This section of the BRP wasn't completed until 1987.

To detour around this section takes considerably longer.

The good thing is that the detour covers some really good roads.


The only Inzane riders affected would be those that may have planned to ride north to Roanoke from the southern end of the BRP.

[Mr Whiskey]

'Preciate the headz up!
One of our favorite places