▁it ▁with ▁a ▁concrete ▁dam ▁that ▁provided ▁the ▁area ▁with ▁electric ity ▁until ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Valley ▁Author ity ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁Due ▁in ▁large ▁part ▁to ▁calls ▁from ▁Co oke v ill ians ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁area , ▁Burg ess ▁F alls ▁State ▁Park ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁a ▁pipeline ▁bridge ▁still ▁sp ans ▁the ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Little ▁F alls . ▁ ▁The ▁pipeline ▁originally ▁crossed ▁the ▁river ▁into ▁a ▁tunnel ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁g orge ▁and ▁emer ged ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁river ▁again ▁near ▁Middle ▁F alls ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁a ▁power house . ▁ ▁Access ▁ ▁The ▁entrance ▁to ▁Burg ess ▁F alls ▁State ▁Park ▁is ▁located ▁just ▁off ▁Tennessee ▁State ▁Route ▁ 1 3 5 ▁roughly ▁half way ▁between ▁Co oke ville ▁and ▁Spart a . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁is ▁open ▁year - round , ▁but ▁is ▁closed ▁on ▁days ▁of ▁high ▁precip itation ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁Fall ing ▁Water ▁River ' s ▁vol at ility . ▁ ▁A ▁ ▁loop ▁trail ▁follows ▁the ▁bl uff s ▁along ▁the ▁south ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁g orge , ▁starting ▁at ▁Fall ing ▁Water ▁C asc ades ▁and ▁ending ▁at ▁a ▁platform ▁over looking ▁Burg ess ▁F alls . ▁ ▁Little ▁F alls ▁and ▁Middle ▁F alls ▁are ▁also ▁visible ▁from ▁the ▁trail . ▁ ▁A ▁st air way ▁leads ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁over hang ▁of ▁Burg ess ▁F alls