UPDATE: U.S. 441/Newfound Gap Road between Gatlinburg, Tennessee and Cherokee, North Carolina, is open again for a brief window of time. The road will close again at 1:30 p.m. today for ...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park said Newfound Gap Road is closed because of winter weather. The road closed Friday ...

Also known as notches or passes, gaps are the low points in a mountain ridge. Newfound Gap, which sits at an elevation of 5,046 feet, is the lowest drivable pass in the park. Scenic, roughly 30-mi ...