Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Drilling |
Title Note | Quarry Site Drilling |
Date | May 5, 1954 |
Description | Drilling in roadway at quarry site. Taken in section 2U of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Mt. Pisgah and Yellowstone Falls, Station 18. |
Commentary | Road construction began March 01, 1939. This road was open to traffic on September 09, 1955. The road is 9.611 miles long. Section 2U 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 409 Parkway Milepost: 409.0
Latitude: 35.398668
Longitude: -82.760402 |
Creator Individual | E.G. Middleton |
Tags |
Machinery
Photographs Quarries and quarrying Road construction Workers |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |