Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | Tunnel failure |
| Date | 1953 |
| Description | Photograph shows the entrance to a tunnel filled with dirt from the collapse of the mountain above it. Located near milepost 460 in section 2Y of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken in 1953. |
| Commentary | This photo is testimony that the three tunnels that are part of section 2Y were not only difficult to build through solid rock and dirt in 1941-42, but that they necessitate serious maintenance and monitoring as their walls can collapse (here, a decade after their construction). This tunnel could be any of three that are located on Section 2Y: Lickstone Ridge, Bunches Bald, or Big Witch. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 460 Parkway Milepost: 460.0 |
| Creator Individual | Unknown |
| Tags |
Photographs
Road blocks Road damage Roads Rock slides Tunnels |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
