page_title: London Bridge Branch
section_title: Location and access
hierarchical_section_title: London Bridge Branch / Location and access
caption_attribution_description: English: Boundary of the London Bridge Branch wildland in the Jefferson National Forest and Cherokee National Forest as identified by the Wilderness Society
context_page_description: London Bridge Branch, a wildland in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests of western Virginia and the Cherokee National Forest of eastern Tennessee, has been recognized by the Wilderness Society as a special place worthy of protection from logging and road construction. The Wilderness Society has designated the area as a “Mountain Treasure”.
  With good views of Doe Valley, Rogers Ridge and Mount Rogers from rocky outcrops, the Iron Mountain Trail runs along the length of the area and has a connection with the Appalachian Trail.
  The area is part of the Mount Rogers Cluster.
context_section_description: The area is located in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwestern Virginia and Eastern Tennessee, about 1 mile northwest of Laurel Bloomery, Tennessee and 1 mile south of Damascus, Virginia.  It is bounded by Tennessee Highway 91 on the east and  Tennessee Highway 133 on the west.
  The Iron Mountain Trail, (FS 54 in Tennessee, FS 301 in Virginia) is a blue-blazed trail running through the center of the area from north to south.
  Road access into the area in Virginia  is provided by Va 4042.  An abandoned Forest Service Road 322 connects the Iron Mountain Trail from Backbone Rock in Tennessee.
  The boundary of the wildland as determined by the Wilderness Society is shown in the adjacent map.  Additional roads and trails are given on National Geographic Maps 783 (Mount Rogers). and Map 783 (South Holston and Watauga Lakes)  A great variety of information, including topographic maps, aerial views, satellite data and weather information, is obtained by selecting the link with the wild land's coordinates  in the upper right of this page.
  Beyond maintained trails, old logging roads can be used to explore the area.  The Appalachian Mountains were extensively timbered in the early twentieth century leaving logging roads that are  becoming overgrown but still passable. Old logging roads and railroad grades can be located by consulting the historical topographic maps available from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The London Bridge Branch wild area is covered by USGS topographic maps Laurel Bloomery and Damascus.
caption: Boundary of the London Bridge Branch wildarea as identified by the Wilderness Society.[1][2]
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