Seen from the peaks of the Chimney Tops, the Newfound Gap Highway curls through dense forest in a tight loop, passing beneath itself at a stone-faced culvert. The Loop is one of the highway's engineering features, a spiral that lets the road gain elevation on the steep Smoky Mountain grade. The road carried U.S. 441 between Tennessee and North Carolina and helped open the crest of the Great Smoky Mountains to motor traffic after the national park was established in the 1930s.
White border; visible linen crosshatch texture; production number 65679 at lower right; copyright line "(C) Copyright W. M. Cline" at lower left. No postmark; card is unused and unaddressed. Linen-texture card with white border; back is divided, headed "Post Card" with a "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE" stamp box, and carries the printed caption and publisher imprints (Cline Studios, Chattanooga, Tenn.; "Tichnor Quality Views" made by Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, Mass.). Light toning and a few foxing spots on the cream stock.
Cite this card
The Loop, Newfound Gap Highway, Great Smoky Mountains, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1940. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-loop-newfound-gap-highway-great-smoky-mountains-circa-19. Accessed November 2, 2026.
