Western North Carolina Highway 176 Destroyed

[@CAROLINATONY]

It was about 8 weeks that we since we were able to get up to our place. Other than our driveway, everything was normal.

[@jasoncameron6501]

wow! amazing the power of nature--- I loved driving the road from Saluda to Tryon....thanks for the update video- stay safe!

[@Naturedrawn]

Thanks for the video. So glad to see Saluda wasn’t damaged. My husband and I were just there on our anniversary. Bought ourselves a present in that General store!! We live in Brevard up near Connestee and 276 has been closed for 10 days but the DOT has done a great job to get it opened again. So thankful for all the help that me are getting. I’m sure they will get to 176 soon.

[@StatsJedi]

I lived near Brevard for many years. This gave a better sense of how things are than other videos. Thanks.

[@jrobinson42479]

Man, I’ve ridden those roads so many times over the years on my motorcycles. Breaks my heart.

[@MendingWall2]

Me too. Ridden it hundreds of times. Stretches of this look irreparable unless many millions spent cutting back into the mountain.

[@mjc42701]

Thank you for showing the damage in the area and the repair of that bridge you took, I hope your home is alright.

[@pambrewer3461]

We always enjoyed going to Landrum, SC then heading over to Tryon, NC and stopping at the antique malls, heading over to Saluda and on to Flat Rock and over to Hendersonville! We loved staying in the beautiful mountains of NC and especially loved Lake Lure and was so heartbreaking to see all the destruction of Chimney Rock and Lake Lure! It breaks our hearts to see the pain all of these mountain people have gone through and will continue to go through! Prayers for all those affected by the hurricane and those that have lost love ones🙏🙏🙏

[@brendam.6897]

Thank you Tony! You always share vital information! God bless you and your wife! Safe travels! 🙏🙏🙏

[@akbychoice]

We have traveled 176 quite often. Haven’t been up it past Tryon for a few months. Thank you for sharing your video.

[@emmanegri176]

Thank you for sharing. These are the areas I visited with my grandparents.

[@chanchan5349]

One low point in Hendersonville is the intersection of Greenville Hwy & Spartanburg Hwy. The Fresh Market area was terribly flooded & will take a while to clean out. Harris Teeter parking lot flooded like never before, I saw video of a small car almost covered by water. Clean up there will take some time. Of course, Haus Heidelberg flooded.

[@brianbaker2759]

Thanks for posting this video! We are heading to Saluda on vacation, and this was helpful, especially seeing the road between 25 and Saluda...

[@seed_drill7135]

Met a guy on the Saluda Grade who got trapped betweeen mudslides His truck was untouched but he couldn't go anywhere for a week.

[@CAROLINATONY]

I think there was a lot of that

[@cambeck70]

Wow. That's beautiful country through there. I hate to see it like that. But you are right -- in time it will be beautiful again.

[@michaelarrowood4315]

Thank you! That's an interesting tour of the area, and answers some of the questions I've had. Also confirms how fortunate Henderson County has been relative to Buncombe and some other counties. Have not had time to drive down past Saluda yet. I would not call Hwy 176 "destroyed" - but definitely took a lot of damage. Well within the capacity of NCDOT to repair - I've been amazed at how quickly the state has moved on road repairs. It may sound odd, but this video is actually encouraging - the reality looks a lot less severe than some of the CRAZY rumors floating around. (That's true almost everywhere, I have found.) Thank you for sharing! Here on Day 21 I'm feeling positive about all the progress we've made: 100% water system restoration; 100% power restoration; schools open; almost all roads open; stores open, getting back to business; all public services like banks and post offices operating normalls. Internet restoration has been lagging, but I even got that today. :) The Reedypatch Creek / Hickory Nut Gorge area is still struggling, but even there progress has been made. We're coming back! Thank you for sharing about the Henderson/Polk views.

[@mikegathercole]

I don't know about that. They still haven't repaired the bridge that starts out Howard Gap road. There's a lot of repairs left over from the last heavy rain we had 5 years ago. I'd hate to think what the waterfall over white oak mountain road looks like now and how often do we have to keep maintaining and repairing the old routes in very venerable places? You can look at the rocky bluffs over a road and understand it's just a matter of time...

[@WMA24]

I was born and raised in these mtns. Shatters my soul. Worse than devastating. Im grieving for my mtn people and for my beautiful mountains. 😥🙁

[@marysullivan8164]

Thank you for posting…have spent time in western NC, such a beautiful part of our country… best wishes from Cape Cod

[@pathfinderdiscovery9395]

We praying for full recovery an nature heals the lands an forests an we all help all of you recover an build once again a beautiful drive an all the homes lost , bless all whom lost family members an friends , we pray for peace at heart an comfort

[@albertleffler962]

This video answers my questions about the Mills River area where I spent a lot of time. Thanks!

[@1961bbrown]

I appreciate the drive down 176. My daughter's family lives in Saluda and I have driven 176 many times. What a shame! My daughter works in emergency management in Hendersonville and was there during the storm. Meanwhile her husband and my two-year-old grandson were riding out the storm at home, unable to communicate with my daughter. During the panic, my grandson broke his leg. They luckily were able to evacuate down I26to a hospital in Charlotte after the storm passed. It was a nightmare scenario for them.

[@annettemucciolo6749]

🙏

[@CletaCoble]

Thank you for a birds eye view from Piedmont nc

[@bluejay3333]

Thanks for showing the damage, so hard to believe without seeing it! ♥️ and prayers from Michigan.

[@djonpow]

Thanks Tony...much love from East Carolina...subbed. :)

[@elainegoad9777]

Good video , thanks !

[@mowermanone1621]

Thank you

[@1963-z3q]

Prayers from Everett Washington 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@karenwoodward7291]

Nice drive. Pretty area.

[@timothyhayes2935]

Used to load at Glatfelter in Pisgah Forest ,love the people and the area.

[@Goofydoog]

Thank you for showing it to me. I have never been to Western beyond Morganton when I was in the area in 2019.

[@philgriswold2133]

We had a weekend cabin in Saluda and then retired and moved to Tryon shortly after that. We drive up and down US176 anytime we need to go to Hendersonville, just to stay off of I26. It's obvious from your video that area won't be the same in our lifetimes. Thank you.

[@1958donaldsmith]

hey I used to install cabinets in that area where your going we did lots of houses they use a guard house for checking in

[@Sternodox]

Please consider doing audio books. Your voice is very emotive and quite beautiful.

[@sowi-reeikuddye5732]

So true! A comforting voice.

[@mrt3959]

Thank you Tony!

[@mgmassey174]

Last time i drove 176, was home from a Darrell Scott concert in Tryon. That road is hairy even on a dry day

[@BenEthridge]

Just found your video Tony, thanks for the ride along. Dang you get around brother you could outwalk me any day. Course I got a bum hip. I left S E Kentucky many yrs ago. I sure do miss them Hill's I've been out in the flat west so long people think I'm from here Lol. Y'all take care and I'll be comin back to check on ya. Gday

[@CAROLINATONY]

I think about the song Toby Keith sang. Don't let the old man in..I'm fighting to keep him out. Thank you for watching

[@terryfromsouthcarolina4601]

I'm from Landrum S.C. and have driven that road many times. It's sad to see it that destroyed.

[@sswan9689]

I'm glad your place in Brevard was not damaged. What amazes me is some of the roads are partially gone. I heard that I40 between the Tennessee border & NC is gone. Unbelievable!!

[@akbychoice]

The east bound lane of I40 near the TN/NC is gone.

[@cindystanley408]

Thank you for sharing.

[@mikeydiggs4797]

It doesn't take millions of years to shape mountains. All it takes is few events like these

[@CAROLINATONY]

Yea. Can be gone in minutes

[@davenorman6717]

Geologists claim that the Blue Ridge Mtns. were 15,000+ feet high at one point.

[@paulkoza8652]

Anyone who sympathizers with this needs to send money. Ssying that you sympathize means nothing. There are many great charities that can help the people who need it most.

[@mikesage1578]

Carring and sympathizing doesnt mean people have money to send to folks when they are struggling to pay there own bills in todays world...or maybe cant. I make decent money and still struggle some times. Prayers and kind words can help peoples mind without money. Even though we are out here clearing roads. Helping. Not all can.

[@Ludachris610]

The lost lives and damage is so sad. You passed by my brothers house on Hwy. 280, spent a lot of time at my uncles place in Turkey Pen where you have your place.

[@kawikakinipopo]

We're up in Avery County. Things aren't great here. Our house survived but we were some of the lucky ones. Lotsa folks around here lost everything--houses washed down the river etc. , and the businesses that employed lots of these folks are wiped out so unemployment is going to add to the misery. Thanks to FEMA, National Guard, local and not local charitable organizations--they've all been great. Can't say enough positive things for those folks. It's easy to see a lot of this as vacation homes wiped out, and it has been that. But there are a whole lot of folks who have lived their lives here, as with generations before, who have been left with nothing and nowhere to go. Pray for these people.

[@3twelveworkshop312]

@10:57 you passed my house…. Worst storm I’ve seen in 34 years of living here….

[@mikegathercole]

I'm in Saluda while watching this. I work delivery for Amazon, live in Tryon, I take these roads all the time. I was wondering about 176 because I-26 is overcrowded with frantic heros in pick up trucks racing to fix everything for us. I mean it's downright deadly right now.

[@mikegathercole]

Yeah so I just watched the rest of the video between Saluda and Tryon. That's the road I took all the time. Going to be a long time before they can fix that. I think that will make a very good bike trail.

[@kellahobbs9232]

As bad as that closed road looks, they can get that opened up pretty quick.

[@jasonclark5074]

I am concerned about the infrastructure of the Bridges over 20 yrs??? Only you as a resident can have it totally repaired.

[@jessicamcdonough1393]

Again where are road crews that need to start planning fixing the major roads. As usual governor should be addressing this problem.

[@churchofbrap876]

Some of these back roads will be the last to be fixed

[@1derwhyuthoughtthat]

🙏🇺🇸💔⛰️😭

[@JillHughes-n1h]

Are you holding the phone and driving ? (Uk)

[@CAROLINATONY]

My action camera is on a mount. My wife was filming some

[@CrustyAbsconder]

Where we not supposed to have flying-cars in 2024 ???

[@harrybaulz666]

Where's all the preppers who dont need guvmint? 🤭

[@roadsgt97]

All these videos im watching, havent seen any red cross or fema trucks Dam shame

[@birdnest5814]

Glad your place was spared. How is your daughter doing? Does she have power back? Thanks for sharing the storm damage in that area. We live outside of Tampa and are waiting for Milton. 🙏💕

[@debbiepurvis2000]

our daughter is doing well. they only lost power for 5 days thankfully. prayers for safety for you in the midst of this storm. thanks for being a faithful subscriber. Debbie

[@debbiemcclelland3507]

Thank you for sharing! Please take good care of yourselves. 🫂 🙏 Is there any talk yet about all those landslides? Was it the slope or type of soil that caused some of those slippages? I understand some were caused by just too much rain, (being near a creek, etc...) but others seem like a mystery why there was a slide.

[@sowi-reeikuddye5732]

The ground was saturated, so all the water was washing down from higher elevations and it was a 25 foot surge. There's no way there wouldn''t be soil, boulders, trees, like a snowball, it picked up more all the way down. Simply a matter of fast erosion combined with gravity.

[@debbiemcclelland3507]

@@sowi-reeikuddye5732 Wow, thank you! I didn't realize the 25' surge started up that high. I'd thought it was a combination of smaller amounts near the peaks that merged down at the river. It's horrific, no matter how it happened. Praying for all affected. 🙏🙏🙏😢🫂

[@marysullivan8164]

Thank you for posting…have spent time in western NC, such a beautiful part of our country… best wishes from Cape Cod

[@nickhildabridle1612]

Thanks for sharing.

[@marycox2522]

Thank you.