The Laurel Creek Gorge Bridge is a continuous steel plate girder bridge that spans Laurel Creek on Interstate 26/U.S. Route 19/U.S. Route 23 between Asheville, North Carolina and Johnson City, Tennessee. It is the second tallest bridge in North Carolina—after the Peter Guice Memorial Bridge—with a deck height of 220 ft (67 m).[2] Construction of the bridge was finished in 2002.[1] Due to its proximity to the higher mountains and its elevation of over 3000', the highway in this area is subject to heavy snow and icing. The bridge design incorporates a special system which sprays de-icing liquid onto the bridge deck whenever icing is detected.[2]
^ abcd"AASHTO > Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures > North Carolina". American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. n.d. from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
^ abcd(PDF). ncdot.org. North Carolina Department of Transportation. n.d. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
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