Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | Bridge 10, site of construction |
| Title Note | Site bridge #10 |
| Date | August 25, 1936 |
| Description | Photograph shows proposed site for bridge over narrow creek and valley, with opposing side cleared, in section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | Site of construction of bridge 10 on Blue Ridge Parkway near Station 656, most likely section 2A, August 25, 1936. Picture taken by W.D. Stanton. Picture taken 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 "Site bridge #10 looking ahead at south end. Station 656." |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2A Parkway Milepost: None |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning
Bridges Construction Landscape development Photographs |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
