Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Road Construction |
Date | August 3, 1955 |
Description | Pouring ductile iron at Station 10-50 in section 2U of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
Commentary | Parkway planning involved both specifics of curvature and grade and constraints on costs, that played into the actual construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Within each segment of the Parkway, several construction contracts were usually awarded. The first contract involved clearing, grubbing/removal of stumps, provisions for drainage, and rough grading. The next contracts involved the grading and surfacing of the roadway. 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 |
Construction
Construction equipment Land construction Photographs Road construction Roads |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |