{
  "name": "Natchez Trace Parkway (Tennessee)",
  "slug": "natchez-trace-parkway-tennessee",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/natchez-trace-parkway-tennessee/",
  "summary": "The northern Tennessee reach of the 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway, an unhurried National Park Service parkway that opens at the cathedral-like Double Arch Bridge over Birdsong Hollow near Franklin.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Tennessee",
    "start": {
      "name": "Pasquo (near Nashville)",
      "lat": 36.033228,
      "lon": -86.976185
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Birdsong Hollow / Franklin",
      "lat": 35.987818,
      "lon": -86.990594
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 4.1,
    "lengthKm": 6.6,
    "driveMinutes": 7,
    "corners": 40,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 5,
    "summitMetres": 286.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 1
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Double Arch Bridge closed for construction into 2027 (verify status)",
    "Deer crossing at dawn/dusk",
    "Strict 50 mph parkway speed enforcement"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Double Arch Bridge at Birdsong Hollow"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 58
  },
  "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"
}