Sign advertising new motel at Exit 3, Bear Branch, NC, 1996. Photo courtesy of Rob Amberg. Unidentified people sitting on their porch at Bear Branch before they have to vacate for I-26 construction, Bear Branch, NC, 1996. Photo courtesy of Rob Amberg. NCDOT geologist Jody Kuhne on site, Bear Branch, NC, 1997. Photo courtesy of Rob Amberg. Drilling for the source of a spring on the highway right-of-way, Bear Branch, NC, 1997. Photo courtesy of Rob Amberg. Published: 5 June 2007 © 2007 Rob Amberg and Southern Spaces