Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | North Tunnel Portal |
| Title Note | North of Tunnel Portal #1 |
| Date | December 14, 1936 |
| Description | Photograph shows hillside with trees, construction equipment including a crane, and a road leading to a cleared section of hillside for a proposed tunnel in section 2M of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | Section 2M was under construction from the summer of 1936 to 1940. This picture was taken at the end of 1936. The picture is taken from a vantage point of 325 feet away. The picture is probably of the first of the twin tunnels. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2M Parkway Milepost: None |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Construction
Construction equipment Land construction Machinery Photographs Road construction Roads Tunnels View of road |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
