A paved road is complete between Bat Cave and Chimney Rock, allowing better access for residents while works continues on a permanent replacement.

BAT CAVE - Off the edge of Lake Lure Highway, where Broad River flows through, Chelsea Hughes straps her 1-year-old son Luke to her back.The Bat Cave resident is in good spirits as her friend ...

The 30-year-old U.S. 74 Alternate hugs a flowing waterway, which turns from Hickory Creek into the Broad River near Bat Cave. Five months after Helene, stretches of asphalt along the highway’s ...