Bridge work planned for the Parkway
A bridge across Virginia Route 130, shown in a 1958 photo, is among those slated for repair. Blue Ridge Parkway Historic Photograph Collection
Over the coming weeks, maintenance work will begin on six bridges on the Blue Ridge Parkway, including two in the Asheville and Linville Gorge areas.
Workers will replace bearings and joints and address other minor concrete repairs. While work is underway, single-lane traffic control will be in effect during the day, and full evening closures with short detours are possible. Work at all locations is expected to be complete by September.
Project locations are mileposts 388.1-388.8 at U.S. 25 in Asheville; milepost 316.5 with work on two bridges along Linville Spur Road; milepost 121.4 near Roanoke, Virginia; and milepost 61.4 at Otter Creek, Virginia.
There are more than 170 bridges along the Blue Ridge Parkway, which is one of the nation’s largest designed landscapes. Multiple road projects are underway on the Parkway this season. Visit nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/roadclosures.htm for road status updates before traveling.
