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The 2016 Great Smoky Mountains wildfires, also known as the Gatlinburg wildfires, [1] were a complex of wildfires which began in late November 2016. Some of the towns most impacted were Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg , both near Great Smoky Mountains National Park .
Gatlinburg SkyPark. Do you dare walk on the Gatlinburg SkyBridge, the longest pedestrian cable bridge in North America? The chair lift, bridge and more activities are open for spring break.
Gatlinburg is a city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. It is located 39 miles (63 km) southeast of Knoxville and had a population of 3,577 at the 2020 census. [7] It is a popular mountain resort town, as it rests on the border of Great Smoky Mountains National Park along U.S. Route 441.
U.S. Route 441 (US 441, Newfound Gap Road) is the main road through the park, and runs between Cherokee and Gatlinburg. [104] The Gatlinburg entrance to the park is the busiest, and is also the southern terminus of the Great Smoky Mountains Parkway, a highway which connects the park to Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, and Interstate 40 to the north ...
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The Gatlinburg Space Needle is a 407 feet (124 m) tall observation tower in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States. The tower has an outdoor observation deck that provides a 360 degree view of the Great Smoky Mountains and the city of Gatlinburg. [1] Upon completion in 1969, it was the second tallest tower in the state of Tennessee.
The Gatlinburg Bypass is a two-lane road maintained by the NPS, although most of the route is located outside of the main boundaries of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Its main purpose is to allow tourists to bypass the congested business district of Gatlinburg in order to speed access to and from the national park.
Tourism is key to the area's economy, particularly in cities like Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, [89] and Cherokee. In 2006, the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center opened in Townsend with the mission of preserving various aspects of the region's culture. [ 90 ]