Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Detail View of Bridge #1 Construction |
Date | June 23, 1936 |
Description | Photograph shows the corner of a partially-constructed pier of a stone bridge in water, in section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
Commentary | This view of a corner of Bridge #1, perhaps Pine Creek Bridge #1, shows the wing wall (right) and the abutment wall (perpendicular, left). The stones used in its construction were local to the area, and chosen over concrete in order to save money during early periods in the Parkway’s construction. The earlier stones used in bridgework and guard wall constructions were hand cut and placed by hand, as well. The darker poles running from the abutment wall to the left out of the image are more than likely initial supports for the bridge crossing. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 222 Parkway Milepost: 222.0
Latitude: 36.506201
Longitude: -80.942427 |
Creator Individual | A.C. Haygard |
Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Bodies of water Bridge construction Bridges Construction Photographs Stone carving Stonemasonry Structures |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |