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Title Wood flume and box to take surface water from shoulder berms
Date July 15, 1943
Description This photograph shows a wooden flume used to drain water from an area under construction on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The flume is positioned on a hillside, and empties into an inlet. This photograph was taken on July 15, 1943, near station 460 in section 1B of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Section 1B
Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 38.003018
Longitude: -78.888529
Creator Individual W.A.J.
Tags Augusta County (Va.)
Drainage
Flume
Nelson County (Va.)
Photographs
Virginia
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway