Table of Contents

Volume II
Figures
1-1 General Vicinity Map
2-1 Photographic Examples of Road Types
2-2 Principal Park Road Typical Section
2-3 Special Purpose Park Road Typical Section
2-4 Primitive Park Road/Administrative Access Road Typical Section
2-5 Initial Concepts Considered
2-6 Preliminary Study Alternatives
2-7 Alternatives Initially Suggested for Detailed Study in the DEIS
2-8 Detailed Study Alternatives
2-9 Laurel Branch Picnic Area Conceptual Plan
2-10 Laurel Branch Picnic Area Example Structures
2-11 Bushnell Area Conceptual Plan
2-12 Bushnell Area Example Structures
3-1 Census Boundaries
3-2 GMP Proposed Management Zoning
3-3 Floodplains
3-4 Ambient Sound levels
3-5 Streams and Wetlands
3-6 Vegetation Communities
3-7 Viewpoints for Detailed Analysis
4-1 Traffic Data and Capacity Analysis Intersection, Peak Hour Volumes A.M./P.M. Year 2025 (No-
Action)
4-2 Traffic Data and Capacity Analysis Intersection, Peak Hour Volumes A.M./P.M. Year 2025 (Laurel
Branch)
4-3 Traffic Data and Capaciry Analysis Intersection, Peak Hour Volumes A.M./P.M. Year 2025
(Bushnell — Primitive)
4-4 Traffic Data and Capacity Analysis Intersection, Peak Hour Volumes A.M./P.M. Year 2025
(Bushnell — Principal)
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4-5 Traffic Data and Capacity Analysis Intersection, Peak Hour Volumes A.M./P.M. Year
2025 (Northern Shore Corridor — Primitive)
4-6 Traffic Data and Capacity Analysis Intersection, Peak Hour Volumes A.M./P.M. Year 2025
(Northern Shore Corridor — Principal)
4-7 Traffic Data and Capacity Analysis Intersection, Level of Service Year 2025 (No-Action)
4-8 Traffic Data and Capacity Analysis Intersection, Level of Service Year 2025 (Laurel Branch)
4-9 Traffic Data and Capacity Analysis Intersection, Level of Service Year 2025 (Bushnell — Primitive)
4-10 Traffic Data and Capacity Analysis Intersection, Level of Service Year 2025 (Bushnell — Principal)
4-11 Traffic Data and Capacity Analysis Intersection, Level of Service Year 2025 (Northern Shore
Corridor — Primitive)
4-12 Traffic Data and Capacity Analysis Intersection, Level of Service Year 2025 (Northern Shore
Corridor — Principal)
4-13 Backcountry Campsite and Trail Elimination
4-14 Private In-Holdings
Errata and Addenda to Appendices
There are no revisions to Appendices B, C, E, F, G, K, and O.
A 1943 Agreement
D Local Government Resolutions and Correspondence
H Programmatic Agreement Among the National Park Service, Federal Highway Administration, and
the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer for the North Shore Road Project
I Topography, Geology, and Soils Technical Report
J Public Involvement Comment Summary
L Cherohala Skyway: An Evaluation of Construction Techniques, Water Quality, and Similarities with
the North Shore Road Project
M Water Resources Technical Report
N Terrestrial Resources Technical Report
P Agency Consultation and Coordination Letters
Q Great Smoky Mountains National Park Enabling Legislation
R Independent Review of Cost Estimate for the North Shore Road Project
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