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Title | New Stretch Of Parkway To Be Opened |
Date | January 15, 1950 |
Description | This article reports that Blue Ridge Parkway officials hope to see the 20-mile stretch of Parkway North of Asheville to be opened within a year. The road will not be paved, but grading and the spreading of a gravel surface is hoped to be completed, removing the barrier to the Parkway's completed Northern sections. Mentions other projects like the lining of a tunnel between Bull Gap and Craggy Gardens. |
Location |
Location Name: Asheville Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.60095
Longitude: -82.55402 |
Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
Tags |
Asheville (N.C.)
Bull Gap (N.C.) Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Construction Craggy Gardens (N.C.) |
Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |