Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Men At Work |
| Title Note | Road Construction and Excavation |
| Date | March 30, 1953 |
| Description | Drilling in cut looking south. Taken in Section 2U, between Mt. Pisgah and Yellowstone Falls, Station 557. |
| Commentary | Men are drilling and working on road construction. 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 417 Parkway Milepost: 417.0
Latitude: 35.32227
Longitude: -82.82815 |
| Creator Individual | W.P.W. |
| Tags |
Machinery
Photographs Road construction United States Bureau of Public Roads Workers |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
