Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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About this Item
| Title | Through Rough Rock |
| Title Note | Roadway cut out of rough cut rock on either side. |
| Date | December 14, 1936 |
| Description | Photograph shows the road area roughly cut out of rock on both sides in section 2M of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | This was the southern end of a proposed bridge site. Taken in December 1936, this picture is shortly after construction began on this section of the parkway (2M) which was completed and open in 1940. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2M Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.788139
Longitude: -82.167372 |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Photographs
Road conditions Road construction Roads Rock cuts Rock embankments Rocks View of road |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
