Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Concrete and Wood Guardrail |
Date | May 22, 1952 |
Description | Photo shows a section where concrete and wood guardrail is replacing a guardrail made of stone. Part of a new rail construction by the National Park Service. |
Commentary | This section of the parkway was constructed between 1935 and 1939. Various federal and state agencies including the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Bureau of Public Roads helped with parkway construction. |
Location |
Location Name: Section 2A Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.496308
Longitude: -80.955864 |
Creator Individual | E.G. Middleton |
Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Guard rails Guard walls Hand rails Photographs Stone carving Stonemasonry |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |