Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Producing Asphalt |
Date | June 24, 1950 |
Description | View of heavy machinery producing asphalt on or near the Blue Ridge Parkway. Image taken from the North Carolina State Archives and taken by H.W.B. on July 24, 1950. Photograph labeled "Project 2A5 B5. Asphalt Plant." |
Commentary | This section of the parkway was constructed between 1935 and 1939. Various federal and state agencies, including the CCC and the Bureau of Public Roads participated in the parkway's construction. |
Location |
Location Name: Section 2A Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.496308
Longitude: -80.955864 |
Creator Individual | H.W.B. |
Tags |
Construction
Construction equipment Land construction Machinery Photographs |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |