Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Pine Creek
20th Century

2. Sparta, Roaring Gap, and Elkin Road Sign
20th Century

3. Cumberland Knob from Norvalle Crags
20th Century

4. Bridge
September 18, year unknown

5. Stream
20th Century

6. Pine Creek Bridge #3
1930s

7. View of road and gutter
1930s

8. View of road
1930s

9. View of road
1930s

10. Hillside
1930s

11. Rocky Ledge
1930s

12. Log Cabin
1930s

13. #10 Bridge over Little Glade Creek
1930s

14. View of road
1930s

15. First Grading Contract
September 1935

16. Face of Sample Wall, Showing Raked Joints and Over 'Dressed Stone,' Giving a Hard, Formal Appearance
November 12, 1935

17. Top soil stripping operations
November 26, 1935

18. Retaining wall class B masonry See #5951
February 15, 1936

19. Retaining wall, class B masonry
February 15, 1936

20. Road construction
April 27, 1936

21. Masonry Wall
May 23, 1936

22. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

23. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

24. Pre-Asphalt Road in Section 2A
June 23, 1936

25. Coarse Stone Road in Section 2A
June 23, 1936

26. Unique Culvert Near Station 262
June 23, 1936

27. Channel Change at Bridge Site #10 (Section 2A)
June 23, 1936

28. Early Road Cut in Section 2A
June 23, 1936

29. Culvert at Station 517
June 23, 1936

30. Bridge #6 During Construction (Section 2A)
June 23, 1936

31. Cement Masonry
June 30, 1936

32. Baffles
June 30, 1936

33. "Bridge 3" Construction in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

34. Side view Bridge Construction in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

35. Bridge Construction in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

36. Pre-Asphalt Parkway Near Virginia Border
July 22, 1936

37. Early Construction
July 22, 1936

38. Bridge Construction Site in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

39. #9 Bridge
July 23, 1936

40. Under Drain
July 23, 1936

41. Wright property. View showing small pine trees cut by the owner
August 1936

42. View showing small pine trees cut by the owner, Wright property
August 1936

43. Wright Property, View Showing Small Pine Trees Cut by the Owner
August 1936

44. Bridge Construction
August 22, 1936

45. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

46. Bridge Construction
August 22, 1936

47. Retaining Wall
August 22, 1936

48. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

49. View of Parkway
August 22, 1936

50. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

51. Curved Head Wall
August 22, 1936

52. Road View
August 22, 1936

53. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

54. Road View
August 22, 1936

55. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

56. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

57. Stone masonry wall
August 23, 1936

58. Bridge 10, site of construction
August 25, 1936

59. Stone detail
August 26, 1936

60. Close-up of plant group left of parkway
August 27, 1936

61. #3 Bridge Construction
October 5, 1936

62. Construction at Bridge #4
October 5, 1936

63. Left Wing of Bridge #4
October 5, 1936

64. Cement Pouring at Bridge #10
October 5, 1936

65. Top of #4 Bridge
October 5, 1936

66. Construction on Bridge #8
October 5, 1936

67. Stone Cement Gutter Construction
October 5, 1936

68. View of Bridge 4 Abutment
October 5, 1936

69. Top of #4 Bridge
October 5, 1936

70. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

71. Wood and Stone Bridge
October 5, 1936

72. Floor and Side Forms of Bridge #8
October 5, 1936

73. #4 Bridge Construction
October 5, 1936

74. View looking south along parkway
October 13, 1936

75. General view of road and gutter
October 13, 1936

76. 300 feet from beginning of the section, view looking north along parkway
October 21, 1936

77. Near Saddle Mountain church. View of right side of two-arch culvert.
October 22, 1936

78. Partly Completed Parking
October 28, 1936

79. Cut Ditch and Bank
October 28, 1936

80. Work Across Intersection from 39-20
October 28, 1936

81. Drop Inlet Station 29
October 28, 1936

82. Work on Culvert
October 28, 1936

83. Right Head Wall 289
October 28, 1936

84. Bridge #6 Construction
October 29, 1936

85. Dressed Slopes and Road Intersection
October 29, 1936

86. Bridge #9 Abutment
October 29, 1936

87. General view showing machinery making fill through low wet area
November 25, 1936

88. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

89. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

90. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

91. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

92. Parking Overlook
December 1, 1936

93. Bridge Frame
December 1, 1936

94. Rounded Roadway
December 1, 1936

95. Arch of Bridge
December 1, 1936

96. Roadway
December 1, 1936

97. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

98. Pine Creek Bridge #4
December 1, 1936

99. Winding Road
February 2, 1937

100. Cumberland Knob Parking
February 2, 1937

101. Car on Road
February 2, 1937

102. Route 18 Intersection
February 2, 1937

103. Curved Road
February 2, 1937

104. Intersection Corner
February 2, 1937

105. Finished Slopes
February 2, 1937

106. Early construction
February 2, 1937

107. Men cleaning gutter
February 2, 1937

108. Route 18 Crossing
February 2, 1937

109. Cumberland Knob Drive
February 2, 1937

110. Bridge Arch
February 3, 1937

111. Bridge #9 construction
February 4, 1937

112. Construction materials
February 4, 1937

113. Bridge #8
February 4, 1937

114. Rock embankment and stream
February 4, 1937

115. Rock embankment and culvert
February 4, 1937

116. Bridge Abutment
February 4, 1937

117. Bridge Construction
February 4, 1937

118. Bridge at site #7, Steel stringers
March 29, 1937

119. Riveters working
April 6, 1937

120. Underside of bridge
April 6, 1937

121. View of bridge #4
April 10, 1937

122. Detail Pier #2
April 10, 1937

123. Landscape North to Bridge #6
April 10, 1937

124. Unfinished road and bridge
April 10, 1937

125. View of road
April 10, 1937

126. View of road
April 10, 1937

127. Bridge #6
April 10, 1937

128. Rail construction
April 10, 1937

129. Rail details
April 10, 1937

130. Detail of expansion dam
April 10, 1937

131. View of bridge
April 10, 1937

132. Left End of Bridge #9
April 12, 1937

133. Bridge #8
April 12, 1937

134. Bridge Rock Detail
April 12, 1937

135. Bridge no. 9, cost $20,120 24' span
May 18, 1937

136. Pine Creek Bridge #6
May 25, 1937

137. Pine Creek Bridge #5
May 25, 1937

138. Pine Creek Bridge #7
May 25, 1937

139. Cars crossing Pine Creek Bridge #7
May 25, 1937

140. Completed Bridge #8
May 25, 1937

141. Bridge #9
May 25, 1937

142. Pine Creek Bridge #3
May 25, 1937

143. Bridge #10
May 25, 1937

144. Bridge #2
May 25, 1937

145. Arch of Bridge #9
May 25, 1937

146. Rough Grade Road
October 10, 1937

147. Road through Cut
October 10, 1937

148. Road and Bridge with Guard Stakes
October 10, 1937

149. Cement stone gutter
October 10, 1937

150. Cumberland Knob Slope flattening at entrance
January 24, 1938

151. Signs near parking area
July 1, 1938

152. Before grading. Tape used to show concave slope. Needs transition, overhand and wide rounding
July 25, 1938

153. Before grading. Cleared to connect slope line, with rock as excuse for steep slope. Ugly profile.
July 25, 1938

154. Before grading. Steep, rotten rock cuts, shoulder and ditch. 2 ft short
July 25, 1938

155. Before grading. A 3/4 to 1 slope with almost vertical overhang of soft rock
July 25, 1938

156. Washout at headwall. Shows need of different type of structure.
August 1, 1938

157. Before grading
December 1938

158. Hand Rail
January 1, 1939

159. View of road
September 6, 1939

160. After L.D. Grading
October 26, 1939

161. Bridge and Car
1940s

162. Broken Pavement Sign
March 15, 1940

163. Cattle belonging to Mrs. C.H. Wright committing trespass
March 17, 1940

164. Cumberland Knob Guard Wall
November 18, 1940

165. Station 120, Blue Ridge Parkway
April 29, 1943

166. Bridge along the Parkway
June 1946

167. Scenic Views NC
June 1946

168. Section 2A, N.C.
June 1946

169. Blue Ridge Parkway near Sparta, N.C.
June 1946

170. Scenic View along Parkway
June 1946

171. Attempt of motorist to detour snowdrift
March 1947

172. Producing Asphalt
June 24, 1950

173. Post and Timber Rail
May 1952

174. Masonry on side of Parkway
May 1952

175. Concrete and Wood Guardrail
May 22, 1952

176. Stone guard wall
May 22, 1952

177. South-east Wing Wall
November 14, 1958

178. Soil spreader, parked at storage trailer
June 19, 1959

179. Shovel dozer at borrow pit on Perry Property
June 20, 1959

180. Clifford C. Bailey Outbuilding Building #587
August 20, 1975

181. Clifford C. Bailey Outbuilding Rear View
August 22, 1975

182. Clifford C. Bailey Outbuilding

183. Double Box Culvert in Section A

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