Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Road washed out |
Date | August 16, 1940 |
Description | Image shows severe damage done to the road from water runoff or flooding. Photo taken by Granville Liles on August 16, 1940, Section 2K, Station 100+00, Milepost 319.4. |
Commentary | Road damaged caused by water runoff, storms, and flooding often required workers to go back and repair sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway before construction was completed. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 319 Parkway Milepost: 319.0
Latitude: 35.94827
Longitude: -81.959794 |
Creator Individual | Granville B. Liles |
Creator Organization | National Park Service—Blue Ridge Parkway |
Tags |
Erosion
Flood of 1940 Photographs Road conditions Road damage Storm damage |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |