{
  "name": "Blue Ridge Parkway Linn Cove",
  "slug": "blue-ridge-parkway-linn-cove",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/blue-ridge-parkway-linn-cove/",
  "summary": "The reward here is the Linn Cove Viaduct, 1,243 feet of S-curved bridge curling out into open air around the flank of Grandfather Mountain. It was the last piece of the entire parkway to open, in 1987, and it's been photographed ever since.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "North Carolina",
    "start": {
      "name": "Blowing Rock",
      "lat": 36.136355,
      "lon": -81.739626
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Linville",
      "lat": 36.090838,
      "lon": -81.815245
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 7.8,
    "lengthKm": 12.6,
    "driveMinutes": 16,
    "corners": 55,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 1346.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Sudden mountain fog",
    "Stopping sightseeing traffic",
    "Ice on shaded curves"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Pilot Ridge Overlook",
    "Rough Ridge Lookout - Grandfather Mountain, NC.",
    "Yonahlossee Overlook"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 98
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}