Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Bridge Site #10 Prior to Construction |
| Date | June 23, 1936 |
| Description | Photograph shows automobiles across a shallow embankment from the photographer, located in section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | According to the photographer’s notes, this is a view of “bridge site #10” before it was constructed. Little Glade Bridge #1 is the 10th bridge in section 2A of the Parkway. The photo, looking southward down the Parkway, shows a channel or stream running from the left to the right side of the image. The body of water may be either a drainage channel or a pre-existing stream. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 229 Parkway Milepost: 229.0
Latitude: 36.45404
Longitude: -81.020626 |
| Creator Individual | A.C. Haygard |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Automobiles Bodies of water Bridges Construction Construction delays Photographs Rock embankments |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
