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Once the Moffat Tunnel and Dotsero Cutoff were constructed, the line through Tennessee Pass became a secondary route. The Moffat Tunnel route had a maximum grade of 2%. The west side of the Tennessee Pass route has grades up to 3%. However, the east side of the Tennessee Pass has a maximum grade of only 1.4%.
The route carries the designation of the Copper Country Trail National Scenic Byway between Hancock and Copper Harbor. The trunkline ends at a cul-de-sac east of Fort Wilkins Historic State Park in Copper Harbor. [10] [11] Along its route, US 41 passes through farm fields, forest lands, and along the Lake Superior shoreline.
To get to the site, interested visitors must drive north on US 41 up to Copper Harbor and proceed about five miles (8.0 km) to the end of US 41. [6] [7] From there, visitors can follow a seasonal road about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to an ATV trail that leads to the site.
U.S. Route 41 (US 41) is a United States Numbered Highway that runs from Miami, Florida, to Copper Harbor, Michigan.In Tennessee, the highway is paralleled by Interstate 24 all the way from Georgia to Kentucky, and I-24 has largely supplanted US-41 as a major highway, especially for large and heavy vehicles, such as tractor-trailer trucks and buses.
Northern end of M-26 concurrency; loop route of the LSCT branches off: Copper Harbor: 276.249: 444.580: M-26 south / LSCT – Eagle Harbor: Northern terminus of M-26; LSCT loop rejoins; northern end of Copper Country Trail National Scenic Byway: 278.769: 448.635: Cul-de-sac: East of Fort Wilkins Historic State Park: 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 ...
Brockway Mountain Drive is an 8.8-mile-long (14.2 km) scenic roadway just west of Copper Harbor in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. Drivers can access the road from State Highway M-26 on either end near Eagle Harbor to the west or Copper Harbor to the east in the Keweenaw Peninsula.
The route may be started at any point on the circuit, though parking might be easier to come by in the Copper Mountain area. This circuit covers approximately 85 mi (137 km) of road and four mountain passes: Fremont Pass, Tennessee Pass, Battle Mountain Pass and Vail Pass. The route and elevation profile can no longer be seen here. The total ...
Tennessee Pass may refer to: Tennessee Pass (Colorado), a mountain pass between Eagle and Lake counties, Colorado, United States. Tennessee Pass Line, a closed rail ...