Nearly 20-mile stretch of North Carolina's iconic Blue Ridge Parkway reopens for first time since Helene

BLOWING ROCK, N.C. – A nearly 20-mile stretch of the iconic Blue Ridge Parkway has been reopened in parts of North Carolina for the first time since the region was devastated by Hurricane Helene back in September.

The National Park Service (NPS) made the announcement on Wednesday morning and said the stretch of roadway from milepost 285.5 at Bamboo Gap to milepost 305 near Beacon Heights in the Blowing Rock area is now the first section of the Blue Ridge Parkway to reopen in North Carolina since the historic storm. ---More...