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TEMPORARILY CLOSED Roads on the Chattooga River Ranger District
Date(s): Feb 28, 2018
Contact(s): Chattooga River Ranger District 706-754-6221

Several Forest Service Roads (FSR) on the Chattooga River RD are temporarily closed to motorized public access:

Rabun County
• FSR164 - Dick's Creek

White County
• FSR79 - Chimney Mountain
• FSR44 - Chattahoochee River (from FSR44C to HWY 17)
- A landslide near the Upper Chattahoochee campground poses a risk to public safety.
- FSR44 also sustained major damage by a EF-1 tornado that occurred on March 17, 2018.
Temporary closure to vehicles is required to protect and maintain roads adjacent to sensitive wildlife habitat and streams. Closures will continue until roads can dry out to prevent further damage.

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