Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Construction Site |
Title Note | Construction Machinery |
Date | May 4, 1955 |
Description | Drilling for shot in quarry. Taken in section 2U of the Blue Ridge Parkway, between Mt. Pisgah and Yellowstone Falls. |
Commentary | 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. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 408 Parkway Milepost: 408.0
Latitude: 35.409432
Longitude: -82.750323 |
Creator Individual | E.G. Middleton |
Tags |
Construction
Drilling and boring Machinery Photographs Workers |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |