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Title | Bridge at site #7 Steel construction, looking back from south abutment |
Title Note | Handwritten: Pine Creek Bridge #7 |
Date | March 29, 1937 |
Description | Photograph shows a steel pier and framework for the construction of Pine Creek Bridge #7 at mile post 225 in section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
Commentary | Built in 1937, this was the earliest steel girder bridge built on the Blue Ridge Parkway. It is the only bridge on the Blue Ridge Parkway with steel arch piers and piers that are attached to the foundations with steel pins, allowing it to flex without damaging the structure. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 225 Parkway Milepost: 225.0
Latitude: 36.485117
Longitude: -80.97784 |
Creator Individual | G.W.W. |
Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Bridge construction Bridges Construction Photographs Pine Creek bridges Pine Creek (N.C.) Steel Viaducts |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |