Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | Bridge Construction |
| Date | August 22, 1936 |
| Description | Photograph shows construction of a concrete stone bridge and abutment in section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | Construction of bridge 1 and abutments (part of the bridge which supports the arches) on the Blue Ridge Parkway, most likely at section 2A. Taken on August 22, 1936 by W.D. Stanton. Picture from the North Carolina State Archives. Based on date, this bridge is part of the initial construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Construction on the Blue Ridge Parkway began in 1935 as a part of the Civilian Conservation Corp/Public Works Act, which was started by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Civilian Conservation Corp was part of the New Deal and was implemented to give young men jobs, as well as to conserve and promote nature and land. Picture labeled: "Left wing #2 abutment. Left end of slab and wing #1 abutment. Looking north, bridge 1." |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2A Parkway Milepost: None |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Abutments
Alleghany County (N.C.) Bodies of water Bridge construction Bridges Construction Photographs Pine Creek bridges Pine Creek (N.C.) Stone carving |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
