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Title Double Box Culvert in Section A
Description Photograph shows part of a creek and the head wall of a double box culvert in section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Commentary Local stones were used (instead of cement) and hand laid in efforts to save money and provide a more rustic aesthetic.
Location Location Name: Section 2A
Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.496308
Longitude: -80.955864
Creator Individual W.D. Stanton
Tags Bodies of water
Bridge construction
Construction
Culverts
Headwalls
Photographs
Stone carving
Stonemasonry
Structures
Credit Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives