North Carolina Highway 288 North Carolina Highway 28

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north carolina highway 288 (nc 288) primary route served fontana area 1929-1944 , revived again 1951-1954. first nc 288 traversed nc 108, in deals gap, nc 10, in bryson city. in 1942, construction began on fontana dam; 1944, nc 288 decommissioned when majority of route submerged. various sections of old highway still exist on higher ground , incorporated in hiking trails reachable fontana dam parking area. second nc 288 return along western part of highway wasn t submerged, linking relocated fontana community. in 1954, new construction completed between fontana , almond, , of nc 288 renumbered nc 28.


nc 288 rebuilt along north shore of fontana lake national park service, agreement made between county, state, , federal government. construction of new fontana road (sr 1364) completed in 1958, connecting bryson city border of great smoky mountains national park. 1960-1970, 6.3 miles (10.1 km) built within park, called lakeview drive; ending west of tunnel, went through aptly named tunnel ridge. since then, questions cost of building highway , environmental impact of road had stopped further construction. known unofficially road nowhere, provides access various hiking trails within national park. after being in limbo forty years, resolved in february, 2010 when u.s. department of interior signed settlement agreement paying swain county $52 million in lieu of building highway. of june 2017, $12.8 million of has been paid.









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