Chimney Rock State Park will reopen this summer after the N.C. Department of Transportation builds a temporary bridge to replace one that was washed away by floodwaters last September.
The remnants of Hurricane Helene sent the swollen Rocky Broad River though the village of Chimney Rock, cutting off access to the popular park and damaging or destroying several businesses along Main Street that catered to visitors.
NCDOT and its contractors will build the temporary span near the site of an old truss bridge that once provided access to homes along Southside Drive and was also washed away. The temporary bridge will connect Main Street (U.S. 64/74A) with both Southside Drive and Chimney Rock Park Road…