Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Before grading. Cave-in on 1:1 slope. Will continue to slide unless flattened. Needs rounding. |
| Date | July 25, 1938 |
| Description | Photo shows a soil cave-in on a slope. A car stands on the road. Taken by "MAB" on July 25, 1938, along Section 2A, Station 381+50, left/ahead milepost 224. |
| Commentary | Along almost the entire length the Blue Ridge Parkway is constructed as an undivided two-lane road, a process which required alterations to much of the landscape during road construction. Most steep embankment slopes have been flattened to prevent cave-ins like that pictured. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 224 Parkway Milepost: 224.0
Latitude: 36.495382
Longitude: -80.967075 |
| Creator Individual | Malcolm A. Bird |
| Creator Organization | National Park Service—Blue Ridge Parkway |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Construction Erosion Grading (Earthwork) Landslides Maintenance Photographs Pine Creek (N.C.) |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
