CASE STUDY Deep in the Appalachian Mountains resides the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Its unique name is derived from the fact that the trail passes through 37 counties while extending from the tallest mountain peak in the Appalachian Mountains to the highest sand dune in the eastern United States. The trail is well known to hikers as North Carolina’s longest marked footpath and as the State Trail. Within the trail lies a junction called Boone Fork Bridge. Previously the junction near Blowing Rock was impassable and dangerous during certain seasons. In an effort to encourage discovery and appreciation for nature, the Friends of the North Carolina Mountains-to-Sea Trail secured monies to build a pedestrian bridge to guarantee safe passage to all hikers for decades to come. The nonp

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