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U.S. Department
of Transportation
Federal Highway
Administration

Associate Administrator
John Baxter
202-366-9494
john.baxter@dot.gov
www.fhwa.dot.gov/flh/

Federal Lands Highway
provides planning,
design, and engineering
services to support the
highways and bridges
that provide access to
and within federally
owned lands.

Federal Lands Divisions

Eastern
Federal Lands

Eastern Federal Lands

Division Engineer
Melisa Ridenour
703-404-6201
melisa.ridenour@fhwa.dot.gov
dot.gov
www.efl.fhwa.dot.gov

Septemer 2007
See FLH website for sources

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Fact Sheet


North Carolina FLHP

NC FLHP road miles: 1,662
Funding Authorized FY 98 – 07: $95,470,000
Federal land acreage as percentage of total state area: 7.6%*
NC population: 8,856,505

North Carolina State

  • National Park Service (12 units)

  • U.S. Forest Service (1)

  • Bureau of Indian Affairs/ Tribal Governments (1)

  • U.S. Fish andWildlife Service (10)

  • This percentage includeds Federal lands that are not part of the FLHP core program and not depicted on the map

Photo of Newfound Gap RoadThe Federal Lands Highway Program in North Carolina. Newfound Gap Road is a 31-mile principal north-south roadway within Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and the only roadway that completely traverses the park. It connects the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Cherokee, North Carolina, to the Sugarlands Visitor Center near Gatlinburg,Tennessee. In addition to connecting the two communities, it provides access to a campground, fishing, historic sites, and many scenic viewpoints.

Currently, the National Park Service, in partnership with Eastern Federal Lands, is planning to rehabilitate the entire 31 miles of Newfound Gap Road.The first in a series of five projects to accomplish this task is now under construction, and includes 10.6 miles of roadway rehabilitation in North Carolina.The project includes a new roadway pavement structure, culvert reconditioning and replacement, stone masonry work, steel-backed timber guardrail addition and replacement, and pull-out and parking area rehabilitation.

Download the North Carolina State FLHP Fact Sheet

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