ET&WNC Railroad corridor
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The ET&WNC Railroad corridor is a historic former narrow-gauge railway route in Tennessee and North Carolina that has largely been converted into recreational trails and greenways.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former narrow-gauge railway route
ⓘ
historic railroad corridor ⓘ rail-trail corridor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tweetsie line corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tweetsie Railroad heritage attraction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conversionType | rail-trail project ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
bicycling trail
ⓘ
greenway system ⓘ multi-use trail ⓘ walking trail ⓘ |
| eraOfPrimaryOperation |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| followsValleyOf |
Doe River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Watauga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | narrow gauge ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
communities in eastern Tennessee
ⓘ
communities in western North Carolina ⓘ |
| heritage | Appalachian railroad history ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
freight transportation
ⓘ
passenger transportation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conversion from railroad to trail
ⓘ
mountain scenery ⓘ railroad heritage tourism ⓘ |
| originalOperator | East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyAbandoned | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| partiallyConvertedTo |
greenways
ⓘ
recreational trails ⓘ |
| partiallyPreservedAs |
historic railroad grade
ⓘ
railroad bridges ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Avery County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carter County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabethton, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnson City, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Watauga County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southern Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
heritage interpretation
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| terminusHistoric |
Boone, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johnson City, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportationModeHistoric | steam railroad ⓘ |
| usedToBe | East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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