In the Great Smoky Mountains, the Road to Nowhere once went somewhere NPR | By Charlie Shelton-Ormond Published October 4, 2026 at 7:06 AM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:50 It wasn't intended to be a "Road to Nowhere:" We hear the story behind a 1940's dam project in the North Carolina mountains and a tunnel that was left behind. Copyright 2026 NPR
