▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁but ▁now , ▁due ▁to ▁urban ▁growth ▁and ▁an nex ation , ▁it ▁largely ▁bis ect s ▁the ▁city . ▁A ▁ ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁r idge ▁was ▁bl asted ▁away ▁during ▁construction ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 2 4 . ▁This ▁is ▁known ▁locally ▁as ▁the ▁" R idge ▁C ut ". ▁ ▁The ▁cut ' s ▁sharp ▁curves ▁and ▁ste ep ▁grade ▁are ▁often ▁a ▁factor ▁in ▁acc idents ▁and ▁con g estion . ▁ ▁The ▁r idge ▁today ▁is ▁an ▁aff lu ent ▁resident ial ▁area ▁with ▁many ▁pla ques ▁and ▁monuments ▁to ▁the ▁battle , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁yards ▁of ▁residents , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁surrounded ▁by ▁small ▁res erv ations ▁which ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁Ch ick am aug a ▁and ▁Ch att ano oga ▁National ▁Military ▁Park , ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁National ▁Park ▁Service . ▁C rest ▁Road ▁follows ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁the ▁r idge ▁for ▁nearly ▁its ▁entire ▁length . ▁ ▁Like ▁many ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁South , ▁Mission ary ▁R idge ▁is ▁not orious ▁for ▁its ▁k ud zu ▁inf est ation . ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Ch att ano oga ▁has ▁undert aken ▁a ▁trial ▁program ▁using ▁go ats ▁and ▁llam as ▁that ▁gra ze ▁on ▁the ▁plant . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁go ats ▁gra zed ▁along ▁the ▁Mission ary ▁R idge ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁ ▁T unn