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Explore the Natchez Trace Parkway

Complete Guide to the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee, including things to do, history, nea ...
This 3-mile path near Natchez features impressive pieces of what’s known as the Sunken Trace — areas filled with soft, loess soil that was greatly compacted by decades of constant traffic.
Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge The striking and iconic double-arched bridge at Birdsong Hollow opened in 1994 and received the Presidential Award for Design Excellence the following year.
NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY, Tenn. — I’d been waiting years for this moment--riding my bike through the rolling hills of Tennessee on a sunny autumn day, doing 32 mph on a downhill grade, grinning ...
If you want to take an affordable road trip in the U.S., this state offers spectacular views of nature and towns filled with culture and musical history.
— -- The Natchez Trace Parkway isn't your typical interstate highway. The speed limit is 50 mph. There are no billboards and few road signs. You won't find any 18-wheelers. And, oh, yes, it's ...
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The Trace's two-lane road is quiet and empty. Several factors — maximum speed limit of 50 mph, ban on commercial traffic, limited access to urban centers — deter most motorists.
Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge, the award-winning double arch span on a historic federal trail, has become known as a “suicide bridge. ...
The Natchez Trace Parkway is a problem spot in extreme weather and rangers said they struggle to make rescues in icy conditions. There are currently dozens of downed trees along the 444-mile parkway.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Milepost 444: At the northern terminus in Nashville, a sign declares “Entering Natchez Trace Parkway.” The placard features the silhouette of a man on horseback, his ...