Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Road Construction |
Title Note | Progression of Road Construction |
Date | June 3, 1953 |
Description | Layer placing fill looking north on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken in Section 2U between Mt. Pisgah and Yellowstone Falls. |
Commentary | This is a picture of road construction as part of the Blue Ridge Parkway development. 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. Most contracts were carried out under the supervision of the Bureau of Public Roads. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 408 Parkway Milepost: 408.0
Latitude: 35.409432
Longitude: -82.750323 |
Creator Individual | W.P.W. |
Tags |
Construction equipment
Photographs Road construction Tractors |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |