{
  "name": "Newfound Gap Road",
  "slug": "newfound-gap-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/newfound-gap-road/",
  "summary": "US 441 climbs through dense forest to Newfound Gap, where Tennessee hands over to North Carolina on a misty ridgeline in the heart of the Smokies. Thirty-three miles from Gatlinburg to Cherokee, with the fog at the gap thrown in.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "US 441"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Tennessee",
    "start": {
      "name": "Gatlinburg",
      "lat": 35.695471,
      "lon": -83.528638
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Cherokee",
      "lat": 35.477051,
      "lon": -83.32058
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 32.8,
    "lengthKm": 52.8,
    "driveMinutes": 66,
    "corners": 36,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 1540.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Fog at the gap",
    "Heavy national-park traffic",
    "Ice and winter closures"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Ben Morton Overlook",
    "Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1",
    "Charles A Webb Overlook"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 381
  },
  "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"
}