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Title Grade Separation Structure Rte NC 18 and Parkway
Date 1930s
Description Grade separation structure at the intersection of route NC 18 and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Also located near Meadow Fork near Laurel Springs on milepost 248, section 2D of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters.
Commentary Laurel Springs is home to Robert L. Doughton, a member of the N.C. House of Representatives for 42 years and an initial supporter of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Milepost 248
Parkway Milepost: 248.0
Latitude: 36.391166
Longitude: -81.244288
Tags Ashe County (N.C.)
Bridges
Landscape
Laurel Springs (N.C.)
Photographs
Scenery
Stone carving
View of road
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway