In just 5 days, the park has turned away 173 commercial vehicles from using the curvy two-lane road. There’s a new plan to allow overnight traffic.

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced that US 441 and Newfound Gap Road will remain open 24 hours a day, according to a release.

Newfound Gap Road/US 441 between Gatlinburg and Cherokee is back open after Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed roads because winter weather.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - In a recent release, the Great Smoky National Park announced that US 441/Newfound Gap Road is now open 24 hours a day.

US 441/Newfound Gap Road/U.S. 441 between Gatlinburg and Cherokee is now open as of 1:13 p.m. Nov. 14, according to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, unlike some other national parks across the United States, doesn't charge for admission.

With there being a possibility for snow overnight, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has shared that it is closing US 441/Newfound Gap Road beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

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Newfound Gap Road/US 441 between Gatlinburg and Cherokee will close early afternoon Nov. 21 in preparation for a chance of snow. The major road through the Smokies will temporarily close at 2 p.m ...

The road that runs through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park between Tennessee and North Carolina will be closed to all traffic from 10 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. every day. There is no timeline for when ...

In just a 24-hour period, the park turned away more than 45 large commercial vehicles trying to use the steep, curvy two-lane road.