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| Title | Bridge Construction "Mission 66" |
| Date | June 1959 |
| Description | The image shows a highway bridge being constructed. There are two concrete arches holding up rows of I-beams, and a worker stands on top of one of the arches while a crane lowers a beam. Another crane is in the background. The photograph was taken by Jack E. Boucher during the month of June 1959 about fifteen miles south of Roanoke, Virginia. Filed by the National Park Service as being near milepost 125 in section 1N of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 125 Parkway Milepost: 125.0
Latitude: 37.197018
Longitude: -80.009345 |
| Creator Individual | Jack E. Boucher |
| Tags |
Bridge construction
Construction Construction equipment Photographs Roanoke County (Va.) Workers |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
