Tunnels on Blue Ridge Pkwy.
Just a simple question. Can the entire pkwy be traveled with a 5er that needs 12ft 6in clearance?
Forum Discussion
Lawrence and Diane,
Google is your friend....
Look here and Tunnel Clearances read carefully. The fact is that all of the parkway tunnels are "barrel", so there may be as little as 10'1" at the road edge, in the center there is always a lot more room. Those low tunnels are all at the way south end of the parkway.
I suggest that if you might want to come through one of those, you develop a plan that includes a person on foot and radios. The person on foot can hold up the traffic if necessary and watch while you carefully center up and slide through the tunnel. As I recall only one was long.
Maybe someone with a bigger rig and better experience and memory will come along. Until then, keep working the plan even if you have to bail off before the south end.
Matt
Google is your friend....
Look here and Tunnel Clearances read carefully. The fact is that all of the parkway tunnels are "barrel", so there may be as little as 10'1" at the road edge, in the center there is always a lot more room. Those low tunnels are all at the way south end of the parkway.
I suggest that if you might want to come through one of those, you develop a plan that includes a person on foot and radios. The person on foot can hold up the traffic if necessary and watch while you carefully center up and slide through the tunnel. As I recall only one was long.
Maybe someone with a bigger rig and better experience and memory will come along. Until then, keep working the plan even if you have to bail off before the south end.
Matt
