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Title Overpass Construction
Title Note Flat Top Mountain
Date May 19, 1955
Description View of the north-west wing of Flat Top Mountain Structure
Commentary The collection of bridges and grade separation structures are considered some of the most distinctive architectural features of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Many have a rustic stone appearance meant to blend in well with the mountain landscape, created from stone sourced from local quarries. After World War II, however, cost constraints meant that construction materials switched from stone to concrete. Many of the bridges cross minor roads and are simple concrete slab structures. The shoulders above the bridges were often covered with earth and turf to hide the parapet structure from notice.
Location Location Name: Flat Top Mountain (N.C.)
Parkway Milepost: 294.0
Latitude: 36.163184
Longitude: -81.677051
Creator Individual F.S.W.
Tags Architecture
Concrete
Construction
Flat Top Mountain (N.C.)
Overpass construction
Photographs
Road construction
Structures
Watauga County (N.C.)
Credit Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives