Everyone else going to Chimney Rock State Park must come through the Lake Lure side, he said. Work on the permanent road is set to be finished in late 2027 or early 2028.

The long road to recovery just got smoother for folks living in the Chimney Rock and Bat Cave areas. A new temporary road now connects Chimney Rock and Bat Cave after months of residents driving ...

A temporary road now connects Bat Cave and Chimney Rock after Hurricane Helene destroyed a 2.5-mile stretch of U.S. 64/74A through Hickory Nut Gorge—one of the most severely damaged and costly ...

News 13 sent a crew to Bat Cave on US 64 on the morning of Nov. 1, to see the dirt road, but a barricade at the intersection of Brandon Forest Road and US 64 states US 64 into Bat Cave remains closed.

A paved road is complete between Bat Cave and Chimney Rock, temporarily replacing a highway destroyed in Tropical Storm Helene while a permanent replacement is rebuilt. U.S. 64/74A was washed out by ...