Sams Gap - NC/TN Border
Posted by: 
vhasler
N 35° 57.196 W 082° 33.658
17S E 359225 N 3979891
Interstate 26 now passes through Sams Gap at the Tenn/NC border
Waymark Code: WMA1H2
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2010
Views: 12
Sams Gap, at 3760 ft, was the pass in the Bald Mountains section of the Appalachian chain through which US Highway 23 wound across the Tennessee/North Carolina border. It was an extremely dangerous route during winter with sharp turns and limited guard rails.
It was replaced with an extension of Interstate 26 north to join with the former I-181 section. For more history on the road project, check link
This sign can now be seen on I-26 overpass over the old route, now known as Flag Pond Road. The Applachian Trail, which runs along the TN/NC border here, also passed under this overpass.