BULLETIN: North Carolina has done what Tennessee won't do ...... ban trucks heading to the DRAGON. It is now illegal for trucks longer than 30 feet to operate on US 129 anywhere from US 19/74 all the way to the NC/TN State Line. They are also banned on NC 28 from NC 143 all the way to US 129. Also on the ban list is the entire Cherohala Skyway in North Carolina.

New signage will be erected to advise of the Restrictive Routes.

Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap, motorcycle and sport car two lane tourism serving Tail of the Dragon at Deals Gap, Cherohala Skyway, Moonshiner28, Devils Triangle, and Six Gap North Georgia.

 

It's about damn time...if you're not a truck driver!!!

 

Nice. Now the speeds should only increase.

 

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When I last visited US129, a tractor trailer was trying to negotiate the curves...not a good thing...managed to safely pass...my 1st thought was why do they allow tractor trailers on this road.

 

I was lucky the times we've been there not to have encountered trucks but was on the lookout none the less. Raise the speed limit? That MUST be a joke. I belive most truck drivers who have been on that route might be relived not to have to have the stress. Only thing is now it takes a little longer to reach the destination with other routes. Either way its a win win.

 

About time. It was insane to allow 53' trailers on those roads in the first place. Some of those curves took both lanes and both shoulders for a truck to make.

 

Never been to the Dragon, but as a flat-lander, those curves look like more than enough to handle without some 18-wheeled moving targets thrown in the mix.

 

Thanks for saving me the few minutes to make that post....

 

Pefect!I ride it south to north so all I have to worry about is passing those things, not so much getting clothes-lined by one.

They are a hazard on that road for anyone who travels it, car, bike, bicycle, etc