Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Quarry Drilling |
Title Note | Workmen and Rig |
Date | June 3, 1953 |
Description | Drilling in rock cut ahead of shovel. Taken in Section 2U of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Mt. Pisgah and Yellowstone Falls; Station 3-50. |
Commentary | Men are drilling with a rig. Road Construction began on March 01, 1939. The road was open to traffic on September 02, 1955. The road is 9.611 miles long. It runs between Mt. Pisgah and Yellowstone Falls. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 408 Parkway Milepost: 408.0
Latitude: 35.409432
Longitude: -82.750323 |
Creator Individual | W.P.W. |
Tags |
Construction
Construction equipment Drilling and boring Photographs Road construction Workers |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |