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Title Road
Date November 1973
Description Image of the Blue Ridge Parkway, showing a truck and a car parked on the opposite side of the road in the distance, facing the camera. A person in dark clothing stands next to the cars. A small drainage ditch runs along the right side of the road. The road is surrounded by trees and wooded area that edge close to the road. Image taken near milepost 153.2, section 1Q of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in Floyd County, Va. Image taken by C.E. Westveer on November 1973.
Location Location Name: Milepost 153
Parkway Milepost: 153.0
Latitude: 36.94791
Longitude: -80.177174
Creator Individual C.E. Westveer
Tags Automobiles
Drainage
Floyd County (Va.)
Graded road
People
Trees
View of road
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway