Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Construction US 60 grade separation |
Date | May 1959 |
Description | Image shows the construction of an overpass, which will allow the Blue Ridge Parkway to pass over U.S. Route 60 at milepost 45.6 in section 1F near Humphreys Gap. One side of the overpass and the arch appear to be complete, while the other side is still under construction. A dump truck and construction materials are visible at the left side of the image. Image taken by Jack E. Boucher in May 1959. |
Location |
Location Name: Intersection of Blue Ridge Parkway at U.S. Route 60 Parkway Milepost: 45.6
Latitude: 37.740942
Longitude: -79.302939 |
Creator Individual | Jack E. Boucher |
Tags |
Amherst County (Va.)
Overpass construction Photographs Stonemasonry Trucks View of road |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |