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federal officials said.
The highway. which parallels the curving US 52 through the mountains, provides a safer route for local residents and travelers. It also opened up one of the most beautiful sections of the eastern United States and made the area more accessible to tourists and industry, they said.
The nearly century-old Meems Bottom bridge just south of Mount Jackson was brought back to life by the department after it was virtually' destroyed by arsonists on Halloween. 1976.
The structure's heart pine twin arches survived the fire and made it possible for the department’s engineers to duplicate the original bridge, whose unique arch-truss design was patented by Aaron Burr’s brother. Warped arches were
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