The Pigeon River in Newport went six-feet higher than the previous recorded crest, something that stood for over 120 years.

months after Hurricane Helene ripped it apart near the North Carolina/Tennessee state line. The road closed in late September because the hurricane washed out the Pigeon River. Officials say the ...

Interstate 40 collapsed along the Pigeon River Gorge in North Carolina, only miles from the Tennessee border in the Appalachian Mountains. Damage from the Helene caused this portion of I-40 to ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC, (WATE) — The four-mile stretch of I-40 on the Tennessee and ... months after Hurricane Helene initially swept a portion of the interstate into the Pigeon River, NCDOT said ...

Crossing the Tennessee line ... because of massive damage from Hurricane Helene. The road will reopen with a 35-mph speed limit along the damaged section in the Pigeon River Gorge.

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WATE) — The four-mile stretch of I-40 on the Tennessee and ... after Hurricane Helene initially swept a portion of the interstate into the Pigeon River, NCDOT said two ...