The Loop
A quirky feature that some say was the result of too much road.
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Newfound Gap Road
Engineers rebuilding Newfound Gap Road in the 1930s faced a dilemma -- how to run the road through this narrow spot without creating such a steep grade that cars might falter during the climb. The Civilian Conservation Corp's ingenious answer was this 360-degree loop, complete with stonework tunnel -- a quirky feature that some locals say came to pass when workers found they had too much road, and decided to tie a knot!