Record #:

10676

Author(s):

Wright, Bill

Abstract:

North Carolina has the world's longest and highest single-span gondola type cableway. The cars travel between Mahogany Rock Mountain and Scott Ridge, covering a distance of 4,073.6 feet. At the highest point the cars are 625 feet above the valley floor.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 37 Issue 5, Aug 1969, p9-10, 39, il

Subject(s):

Ariel tramways--North Carolina, Western