Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | End of Section A |
Date | 1930s |
Description | Photograph shows junction of sections 2A and 2B of the Blue Ridge Parkway, taken from an access road looking north towards 2A. Sign alongside road indicates a 45-mile-per-hour speed limit and a fill pile is visible on right. |
Commentary | Construction of this road began 9/11/1935 and ended 9/21/1939. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 229 Parkway Milepost: 229.0
Latitude: 36.45404
Longitude: -81.020626 |
Creator Individual | Unknown |
Tags |
Access roads
Alleghany County (N.C.) Photographs Roads Signs and signboards View of road |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |