Bridal Veil Falls Highland North Carolina

by Lisa Wooten

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Bridal Veil Falls Highland North Carolina

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Lisa Wooten

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Bridal Veil Falls near Highlands is the only waterfall in North Carolina that you can drive behind! The 60-foot waterfall in Nantahala National Forest doesn't have a large volume of water, making it safe and fun to drive or stand behind. And it's right along US Highway 64 (Mountain Waters Scenic Byway & NC Waterfall Byway), 2.5 miles west of Highlands in the Cullasaja River Gorge.
When the highway was originally built, all traffic went behind the falls. But there were major problems in the winter with ice! So be careful during the winter months. After heavy rain, the water flow increases. Bridal Veil Falls is a 45-foot waterfall located in the Nantahala National Forest, northwest of Highlands, North Carolina. With a short curve of roadway located behind the falls, it has the distinction of being the only waterfall in the state that one can drive a vehicle under.
Bridal Veil Falls flows on a tributary of the Cullasaja River through the Nantahala National Forest. The falls flows over an overhanging bluff that allows visitors to walk behind the falls and remain dry when the water-flow is low. During periods of drought, the stream may nearly dry up, though visitors will get wet if the waterflow is moderate or high.
Located on the side of U.S. Highway 64 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north of Highlands, North Carolina. Highway 64 originally used the curve of roadway behind the falls exclusively so that all traffic went behind them; however, this caused problems with icing of the roadway during freezing weather, and Hwy. 64 has been re-routed around the front of the falls since. There is a parking area on the side of the road, where visitors can park and view the falls as well. Google

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July 29th, 2017

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