"The Gorge" closed by rockslide - again!
 

Well, here we go again! This will screw up my daily run for awhile. :pissedoff:

Rockslide closes both directions of Interstate 40 | Charlotte News, Weather, Sports | WCNC.com | Local News

Anybody wish they were a certain John Christner driver? :eek1:

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Good grief! That is nuts! It's gonna be several months of cleaning up, before it can be re-opened? :hellno: Wow. I bet that detour is a wonderful drive. :eek1:

I remember last time it took a couple months at least. Eventually, they will open the eastbound lanes and split them to allow both directions, but that causes one heck of a backup!

The detour, IIRC, adds about 70 miles to the trip. VERY steep hills to climb on I-26 from Johnson City to Asheville. I think it added an hour and a half to my run last time I did it.

[Just checked my old logbook. It was 60 extra miles and about ONE hour more.]

Oh well..... I've been getting frustrated by the slow and rookie drivers going through there lately. Lucky I haven't gotten a ticket yet for passing them!

At least I finally get some variety! :smokin:

I can just imagine the hills, and curves. I've never been over to that part of the country, but I don't reckon it's flat. :p

IIRC, at the top of the biggest hill, right at the VA/NC border, the sign says you are crossing the Eastern Continental Divide. From there it's quite a downhill run.... with a cop just over the hill by the sign that says "Welcome to North Carolina." :eek2::lol2:

depends on where you are headed. If 40 is closed down I usualy could take I-77 to I-81 back to 40. from charolate I'd take us 74 to I 26 to I-81 to 40 but I rarely made any stops in that part of NC

Not a rookie but since I don't usualy pass 50 mph through there I might have been one, oh well, to each thier own.

oh, cool, that means super truckers can play on the tale of the dragon! :clap:

Heh, you do it if you wanna but I'll pass