Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Fill and Box Culvert |
Date | May 7, 1936 |
Description | Fill and Box Culvert |
Commentary | Weather in the mountains in the area where the Blue Ridge Parkway is located can often be rather wet. This combined with the runoff from melting snow and creeks in the area produces a lot of water. In order to prevent pooling of water on the parkway, designers included culverts underneath the road to allow for water to continue to flow under the road rather than remain stagnant on the road itself. Fill also became necessary to ensure that once the workers moved something it stayed in place. |
Location |
Location Name: Milepost 255 Parkway Milepost: 255.0
Latitude: 36.372096
Longitude: -81.333659 |
Creator Individual | L.M.H. |
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Construction
Culverts Fills (Earthwork) Photographs Road construction |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |