Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Overpass Construction
20th Century

2. Backfilling 4x3 box culvert
June 20, year unknown

3. Dam
May 19, year unknown

4. Backfilling 4x3 culvert
June 20, year unknown

5. Dam
May 19, year unknown

6. Unidentified Construction
1930s

7. Middle Fork Bridge Under Construction
1930s

8. Bridge Construction
1930s

9. Linville Bridge
1930s

10. Construction of Pier #3
1930s

11. Section 2J, Selective Cutting
1930s

12. Back Pack Pmp Crates Fire Suppression
1930s

13. Men Working in Trench
1930s

14. Parkway Construction
1930s

15. Construction Site
1930s

16. Bridge Construction
1930s

17. Construction Workers
1930s

18. Stone Masons
1935

19. Before grading. Gullies in fill. Soil erosive. Needs flattening.
July 25, 1935

20. First Gradeing Contract
September 1935

21. Back of sample wall, showing same stone laid in a more informal treatment, etc
November 13, 1935

22. Box culvert 8' x 6', 15° skew
November 26, 1935

23. Rock filled tiled drain left of center line
November 26, 1935

24. General view of construction rough grading
November 26, 1935

25. Box culvert, 8' x 6', 15° skew
November 26, 1935

26. Arch-cut Stone, Double Box Culvert
April 16, 1936

27. Arch + cut stone - double box culvert
April 16, 1936

28. Road construction
April 27, 1936

29. Drilling Operations
May 2, 1936

30. Bridge Tunnel
May 23, 1936

31. Log Cribbing and Check Dams for Erosion Control
May 25, 1936

32. Log cribbing and check for erosion control
May 26, 1936

33. Construction of Crib-Work for Trail
June 2, 1936

34. Completed Trail, Indian Grave Trail
June 15, 1936

35. Cribbing and trail, almost complete "Spur Trail"
June 15, 1936

36. Cribbing of trail, almost complete "Spur Trail"
June 15, 1936

37. Cement Masonry
June 30, 1936

38. Section of Trail Under Construction - Gully Creek
July 14, 1936

39. Early Construction of Bridge in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

40. Workers and Machinery at Work in Section 2A
July 22, 1936

41. Early Construction
July 22, 1936

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

43. Drilling
July 23, 1936

44. Cumberland Knob #1
July 23, 1936

45. Cement Rock Wall
July 23, 1936

46. Bridge site #1 east side looking north
July 23, 1936

47. Cumberland Knob
July 23, 1936

48. Part of #2 Abutment Face
July 23, 1936

49. Shovel loading
July 23, 1936

50. Early Construction
July 23, 1936

51. NC #104 Relocation, Sec 2M Parkway Access Drive
July 25, 1936

52. Clearing operations
July 29, 1936

53. View from top of cut opposite parking area looking north along line of parkway
August 1936

54. Drilling Operations. Looking across parkway line toward the west
August 1936

55. Drilling and shoveling Operations
August 1936

56. Fern Covered Rock along Trail
August 1936

57. Sweet Annie Hollow underpass under construction
August 4, 1936

58. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

59. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

60. Proposed Tunnel Site
August 14, 1936

61. Tunnel Construction
August 14, 1936

62. Machinery and Hillside
August 14, 1936

63. Hand-laid rock embankment construction
August 14, 1936

64. Linn Truck
August 17, 1936

65. Koehring "Dumptor"
August 17, 1936

66. Construction Equipment
August 17, 1936

67. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

68. Bridge Construction
August 22, 1936

69. Rock slope in woods
August 24, 1936

70. South abutment
August 26, 1936

71. View looking south along parkway, showing construction operations
September 1936

72. Latest wagon drill in action. View looking south from point toward Bluffs
September 1936

73. View looking south on parkway showing construction and drilling operations
September 10, 1936

74. Road construction
September 24, 1936

75. Part Road Grade
September 25, 1936

76. Road grading
September 25, 1936

77. Construction on Bridge #8
October 5, 1936

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

79. Top of #4 Bridge
October 5, 1936

80. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

81. #3 Bridge Construction
October 5, 1936

82. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

83. Stone Cement Gutter Construction
October 5, 1936

84. Top of #4 Bridge
October 5, 1936

85. Gutter under construction
October 13, 1936

86. Work on Culvert
October 28, 1936

87. Bridge #9 Abutment
October 29, 1936

88. Left Head Wall 437
October 31, 1936

89. Excavation for Masonry Wall
November 6, 1936

90. Retaining Wall Construction
November 6, 1936

91. Retaining Wall Construction
November 6, 1936

92. Blacksmith Shop
November 9, 1936

93. Road Construction
November 9, 1936

94. Crew working in cut
November 11, 1936

95. Station 258, Sec 2B Rock spilled down mountain side
November 19, 1936

96. Men at HPRE Wall
December 5, 1936

97. Rock Quarry
December 5, 1936

98. Tunnel Entrance
December 14, 1936

99. Excavation Cut
December 15, 1936

100. Shovel and Tractor
December 15, 1936

101. Wagon Drill
December 15, 1936

102. Men cleaning gutter
February 2, 1937

103. Bridge Abutment
February 4, 1937

104. Construction materials
February 4, 1937

105. Road and tunnel
February 8, 1937

106. Rock cut and tunnel
February 8, 1937

107. Retaining Wall
February 8, 1937

108. Riveters working
April 6, 1937

109. Bridge Construction
April 10, 1937

110. Detail of expansion dam
April 10, 1937

111. View of bridge
April 10, 1937

112. Detail of expansion dam
April 10, 1937

113. Rail construction
April 10, 1937

114. Road fill along edge of rough road
April 13, 1937

115. Preparing Sub-Grade
April 14, 1937

116. Sharp Curve Construction
April 14, 1937

117. South End of Quarry
April 14, 1937

118. Loading Holes for Blasting
April 14, 1937

119. Construction of Tunnel #2
April 22, 1937

120. Looking North Through Tunnel #2
April 22, 1937

121. Masonry Wall Building
April 22, 1937

122. Drill Operation
April 22, 1937

123. Fire hazard reduction along trail. Belle Ridge
April 22, 1937

124. Loading Rock at Retaining Wall
April 22, 1937

125. Linn Tractor dumping
April 23, 1937

126. Rough grade cut
April 23, 1937

127. No.6 bridge, cost $15,139
May 4, 1937

128. Bridge #2
May 25, 1937

129. Drilling and Construction
May 26, 1937

130. Wagon Drills
May 26, 1937

131. Tree Well Construction
June 16, 1937

132. Tree Well Construction
June 16, 1937

133. Pier #1
June 22, 1937

134. Pier #4
June 22, 1937

135. Special drainage structure
June 22, 1937

136. Culvert on side of slope above hollow
July 14, 1937

137. Drilling and cleaning for stone wall at 255-35
July 28, 1937

138. Preparations for Cement Wall
July 28, 1937

139. Dumping of Construction Material for replacing embankment
July 28, 1937

140. Quarry Operation for Masonry Material
August 5, 1937

141. Partially Built Retaining Wall at 537
August 5, 1937

142. Timber cutting and nuisance on right-of-way
August 7, 1937

143. Road Construction at Station 32
September 4, 1937

144. Gutter Work along Rock Face
September 4, 1937

145. Icy Rock Retaining Wall with Crane
September 4, 1937

146. Crushing Plant
September 9, 1937

147. Gasoline Truck
September 14, 1937

148. Gardner-Denver machinery
September 14, 1937

149. View of viaduct under construction
October 4, 1937

150. Gutter Construction
October 11, 1937

151. Stone Gutter
October 11, 1937

152. Team of Horses
October 12, 1937

153. Man and a Horse Team
October 12, 1937

154. Men Grading Slope
October 15, 1937

155. Road to Lodge (under construction)
November 1937

156. Road construction to picnic area
March 12, 1938

157. Taken to show log corner detail -- underexposed
April 21, 1938

158. 60ft cut at Devils Garden
June 14, 1938

159. South portal tunnel #1
June 25, 1938

160. South portal tunnel #1
June 25, 1938

161. Inside of wall parking area
July 11, 1938

162. Retaining Wall Picnic Area
July 12, 1938

163. Excavating through rock for culvert
July 28, 1938

164. Construction of Camp Creek Bridge
August 12, 1938

165. Example of good alignment without layout but with good inspection parapet wall
August 31, 1939

166. Entrance road to lodge site
September 28, 1938

167. Clearing for Water Supply Reservoir
September 28, 1938

168. Slope during grading
October 1938

169. Slope before grading. Showing steep over-burden and talus concealing rock. Ledges before grading.
October 1938

170. Slope during grading
October 1938

171. Slope during grading
October 1938

172. Slope during grading
October 1938

173. Expansion joints at junction of spandrel and wing walls
October 18, 1938

174. Southwest wing and Spandrel Wall Masonry, under men to be removed because of stacking
October 18, 1938

175. Oblique view
January 10, 1939

176. South face
January 10, 1939

177. Finishing first section of dam
January 11, 1939

178. Construction road to stable site
March 25, 1939

179. Pouring Concrete
March 25, 1939

180. Wall Excavation
May 3, 1939

181. Workers and wall construction
May 24, 1939

182. Rock Drilling
May 24, 1939

183. Rock cut
August 8, 1939

184. Building Overpass
September 9, 1938

185. Overpass Structure 2D-4 North Elevation
September 9, 1938

186. Unstable rock cut during L.D. grading
October 6, 1939

187. Foundation - Equipment storage and office building CCC job 142
November 1939

188. Workers at landslide
November 7, 1939

189. Tye River Gap bridge construction
1940s

190. Fence Repair
1940s

191. Grading
1940

192. 763-B Comfort station & trail shelter picnic area #3, Bluff Park, sec. 2-C
1940

193. Radio Tower and House
1940

194. Caretaker - Moses H. Cone Memorial Park
1940s

195. Looking north on parkway showing planting
1940

196. Tye River Gap bridge construction
1940s

197. Tye River Gap bridge construction
1940s

198. Tye River Gap bridge completion
1940s

199. Tye River Gap Bridge construction
1940s

200. Tye River Gap bridge construction
1940s

201. Rock slide Bluff Park Heavy maintenance
1940s

202. Complete Slide from Cut
August 16, 1940

203. Flood damage to viaduct
August 16, 1940

204. Fancy Gap Overpass
November 18, 1940

205. Overpass ringstones
November 18, 1940

206. Overpass ringstones
November 18, 1940

207. Fancy Gap Overpass
November 21, 1940

208. Fancy Gap Overpass
November 21, 1940

209. Blacksmith and Repair Garage (construction)
1941

210. Office and Tool Storage Building
1941

211. Trench
March 28, 1941

212. Wall Construction
April 10, 1941

213. Incinerator Construction
October 1941

214. Incinerator Construction
October 1941

215. Incinerator Construction progress
November 1941

216. Brinegar ?Cabin Hewing north sill
November 1941

217. Incinerator Construction progress
November 1941

218. Brinegar Cabin Hewing log for north sill WPA labor
November 1941

219. Brinegar Cabin riving roof boards
January 1942

220. Brinegar Cabin Spring House Reframing Details
January 1942

221. Brinegar Cabin Store House
February 1942

222. Snow, WPA clearing the road
March 1942

223. Work Started On Third Tunnel On Parkway, Will be 340 Feet Long
April 23, 1942

224. Flume construction-main branch
June 1942

225. Blacksmith Shop (Making shakes)
June 1942

226. Flume construction-main branch
June 1942

227. Mabry Mill - Residence to be removed
June 1942

228. Water-wheel shaft in place
June 1942

229. Blacksmith Shop
June 1942

230. 30" timber for water-wheel shaft
June 1942

231. Flume construction-main branch
June 1942

232. Flume construction-main branch
June 1942

233. Clearing-Mill Pond Site
June 1942

234. Water-wheel shaft
June 1942

235. Water-wheel construction
July 1942

236. Water-wheel construction
July 1942

237. Water-wheel construction
July 1942

238. Water-wheel construction
July 1942

239. Water-wheel construction
July 1942

240. Water-wheel construction
July 1942

241. Water-wheel construction
July 1942

242. Spreading Calcium Chloride
July 7, 1942

243. Removing Rock Slide
July 7, 1942

244. Removing rock slide from ditch line
August 26, 1942

245. Riving "boards" from "bolt"
November 1942

246. Tire bending rack
November 1942

247. Contractor Finishes Seven-Mile Section of Parkway This Week (Page 1 of 2)
November 12, 1942

248. Contractor Finishes Seven-Mile Section of Parkway This Week (Page 2 of 2)
November 12, 1942

249. Planting potatoes. W.M. Shuffler lease. The seed is being covered with a plow.
Spring 1944

250. Brinegar Cabin Southwest Corner
December 1944

251. Inside Tunnel
June 17, 1947

252. Peaks of Otter terminal area, stone curb construction
July 23, 1947

253. Peaks of Otter terminal, stone curb construction
July 23, 1947

254. Peaks of Otter bus terminal area. Stone curb construction.
July 23, 1947

255. Peaks of Otter terminal area. Stone curb construction
July 23, 1947

256. During preparatory grading before planting
October 30, 1947

257. Excavation for pedestrian shelter
April 1949

258. Men At Work
March 30, 1953

259. Road Construction
April 3, 1953

260. Quarry Drilling
June 3, 1953

261. Drilling
May 5, 1954

262. Drilling for Blasting in a Mica Mine in North Carolina
1955

263. Drilling for blasting in open pit feldspar mine North Carolina
1955

264. Processing Mica
1955

265. Pipeline
April 28, 1955

266. Construction Site
May 4, 1955

267. @1, Cane Mill in Operation
September 1955

268. #3 Boiling Off
September 1955

269. Sherrill Cove Tunnel
1956

270. Reconstruction of Mathews [Matthews] Cabin at Mabry Hill
November 26, 1956

271. Reconstruction of Mathews [Matthews] Cabin at Mabry Mill
November 26, 1956

272. Reconstruction of Mathews [Matthews] Cabin at Mabry Mill
November 26, 1956

273. Reconstruction of Mathews [Matthews] Cabin at Mabry Hill
November 26, 1956

274. Slide after Storm Damage
February 6, 1957

275. Fill Slide
April 5, 1957

276. Wildacres Tunnel
April 11, 1957

277. Bridge Construction
July 30, 1957

278. Bridge Construction
October 8, 1957

279. Applying commercial fertilizer to Road Shoulders, Blue Ridge Parkway
March 24, 1958

280. Oconeeluftee River Bridge Sub-Structure
May 1958

281. Oconeeluftee River Bridge Sub-structure
May 1958

282. Mission 66 sign
August 22, 1958

283. Mission 66 Sign
August 22, 1958

284. Mission 66 sign
August 22, 1958

285. Concrete Placement
April 15, 1959

286. Concrete Mixing
April 15, 1959

287. Deck reinforcement - bridge south of Roanoke
June 1959

288. Hydroseeder, Left on Parkway, Headed North
June 19, 1959

289. Soil spreader on rt. shoulder headed north
June 19, 1959

290. Deck Forming Operation
July 14, 1959

291. Excavation - Lodge Site, Peaks of Otter
January 21, 1960

292. Excavation - Lodge Site, Peaks of Otter
January 21, 1960

293. Concession Facilities - Motel
April 19, 1963

294. Trail Construction
April 25, 1963

295. Trail Construction
April 25, 1963

296. Motel Construction, Peaks of Otter
May 6, 1963

297. Motel Construction
May 6, 1963

298. Mulching Seeded Slope - APW Program
May 9, 1963

299. Bridge Construction
October 1964

300. Parkway Maintenance
1970s

301. Flat Rock Trail Repair
1970s

302. Flat Rock Trail Repair
1970s

303. Road Striping - Yellow
June 5, 1973

304. Road Stripping - Yellow Road
June 5, 1973

305. Mowing
June 5, 1973

306. Road Striping - Yellow Paint
June 5, 1973

307. Road Striping - Yellow Line
June 5, 1973

308. Construction Work
September 18, 1973

309. Construction Work
September 18, 1973

310. Construction Work
September 18, 1973

311. Grandfather Mtn. Construction
October 23, 1973

312. Grandfather Mtn. Construction
October 23, 1973

313. Grandfather Mtn. Construction
October 23, 1973

314. Grandfather Mtn. Construction
October 23, 1973

315. Landslide
October 30, 1973

316. Southern Pine Bark Beetle
February 7, 1974

317. Crafts - Mining Emeralds
June 6, 1974

318. Summer Employees at Work
July 3, 1974

319. Summer Employees at Work
July 3, 1974

320. Humpback Rocks Visitor Center
July 21, 1974

321. James Blocker - Procurement Clerk
September 1974

322. Ina Underwood - Personnel
September 1974

323. Janitor for Northwestern Bank Bldg.
September 1974

324. Flat Top Manor Windows Bldg. #359
August 22, 1975

325. Test drilling for Parkway connection
August 31, 1976

326. Repairs on the Irwin's View Trail
October 14, 1976

327. Road repair - asphalt
October 14, 1976

328. Road repair - asphalt
October 14, 1976

329. Park Service Personnel at work (taken by request for G. Stork)
October 18, 1977

330. Park Service Personnel at work (taken by request for G. Stork)
October 18, 1977

331. Park Service Personnel at work (taken by request for G. Stork)
October 18, 1977

332. Park Service Personnel at work (taken by request for G. Stork)
October 18, 1977

333. Repairing Parkway near Alta Pass
July 1978

334. YACC Blog Trail
August 18, 1978

335. Construction at Grandfather Mtn.
September 22, 1978

336. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

337. Grandfather Mtn. Construction
September 22, 1979

338. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

339. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

340. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

341. Construction at Grandfather Mtn.
September 22, 1979

342. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

343. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

344. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

345. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Cosntruction
October 2, 1981

346. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

347. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

348. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

349. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

350. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

351. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

352. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

353. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

354. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

355. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

356. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

357. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

358. Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

359. Oral History Interview with Bernard Turner, July 11, 1996
July 11, 1996

360. Water-wheel

361. Construction - Grandfather Mountain
October 18, 1973

362. Oral History Interview with Dillard Teer, January 20, 1997
January 20, 1997

363. Flat Rock Trail Repair

364. Former Asst. Maint. Chief (Left) Pete Stout and (L to R) Harold Stewart, Taylor Sutton, Charles Breedlore, & Dick Steeves

365. Flat Rock Trail Repair

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