Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Maintenance
20th Century

2. Mountain Side
20th Century

3. View of Road Construction from Tunnel
20th Century

4. Road
20th Century

5. Road Repair
20th Century

6. Blue Ridge Parkway scenery
20th Century

7. Overpass
1930s

8. Parkway Road Construction
1930s

9. Access road on left of Parkway
1930s

10. Opposite Woodruff's
1930s

11. Blue Ridge Parkway, scenic view of pond
1930s

12. View on parkway
1930s

13. Post construction forces scaling tunnel
1930s

14. Blowing Rock
December 20, 1934

15. Blowing Rock
December 20, 1934

16. Before grading. Detail showing depth of gullies in erosive soil. Rock decomposed into sand.
July 25, 1935

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

18. Motor Industry To Reduce Traffic Accidents
February 6, 1936

19. Early Construction
April 17, 1936

20. Cut Slopes
May 7, 1936

21. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

22. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

23. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

24. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

25. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

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

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

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

29. Early Construction
June 26, 1936

30. Early Construction
June 28, 1936

31. Lake Hare
June 30, 1936

32. Road construction
July 8, 1936

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

34. First Parkway Crossing of NC 18, Near Sparta, NC
July 22, 1936

35. Early Construction
July 22, 1936

36. Grade Correcting During Construction
July 22, 1936

37. Car on winding road
July 22, 1936

38. View of Machined-Flattened Parkway
July 22, 1936

39. Partially Completed Overlook
July 22, 1936

40. Road Between Hills
July 23, 1936

41. Unpaved Road #1
July 23, 1936

42. #9 Bridge
July 23, 1936

43. Early Construction
July 23, 1936

44. mixer
July 28, 1936

45. Completed Rough Grade
July 28, 1936

46. Roadway
July 29, 1936

47. Early Construction
July 29, 1936

48. Drilling and shoveling Operations
August 1936

49. Toe Ditch
August 14, 1936

50. East along 104 NC Station 415
August 14, 1936

51. Buck Creek Gap
August 14, 1936

52. Road View
August 14, 1936

53. Road View
August 14, 1936

54. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

55. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

56. Road View
August 14, 1936

57. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

58. Road From Sparta To Roaring Gap May Be Improved
August 20, 1936

59. Road View
August 22, 1936

60. Road View
August 22, 1936

61. View of Parkway
August 22, 1936

62. Retaining Wall
August 22, 1936

63. Hare Mill Pond, scenic view
August 22, 1936

64. Rock wall on side of road
August 23, 1936

65. Road construction
August 24, 1936

66. Road construction
August 24, 1936

67. Road construction
August 24, 1936

68. Road construction
August 24, 1936

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

70. Near Entrance Tunnel #1
September 25, 1936

71. Road grading
September 25, 1936

72. Narrow Mountain Road
September 25, 1936

73. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

74. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

75. View across parkway looking east into escarpment one-half mile south of Cumberland Knob
October 12, 1936

76. Road alignment looking back
October 13, 1936

77. View looking south along parkway, showing need of guard rail
October 20, 1936

78. 300 feet from beginning of the section, view looking north along parkway
October 21, 1936

79. Cut Ditch and Bank
October 28, 1936

80. Partly Completed Parking
October 28, 1936

81. Icy Rock Cut (2)
October 31, 1936

82. Icy Rock Curve (3)
October 31, 1936

83. Across Icy Rock Curve
October 31, 1936

84. Road Construction
November 9, 1936

85. Cut, before grading
November 14, 1936

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

87. Rounded Roadway
December 1, 1936

88. Bridgeway #2 and Parkway
December 2, 1936

89. Through Hills
December 5, 1936

90. Road with Surface Stone
December 5, 1936

91. Through Rough Rock
December 14, 1936

92. Rough Road
December 15, 1936

93. Lakes-To-Florida Highway Is Being Improved In Co.
January 21, 1937

94. Winding Road
February 2, 1937

95. Men cleaning gutter
February 2, 1937

96. Cumberland Knob Drive
February 2, 1937

97. Unsurfaced Road
February 2, 1937

98. Intersection Corner
February 2, 1937

99. View of road
February 8, 1937

100. Road and tunnel
February 8, 1937

101. View of road
February 8, 1937

102. Sand blown up on cut
April 1, 1937

103. Grading at Benge
April 2, 1937

104. Bridge #6
April 10, 1937

105. View of bridge
April 10, 1937

106. Unfinished road and bridge
April 10, 1937

107. Sharp Curve Construction
April 14, 1937

108. Preparing Sub-Grade
April 14, 1937

109. View of Road Above Tunnel #2
April 22, 1937

110. Mailbox on parkway
May 18, 1937

111. Hand Placed Rock
May 20, 1937

112. Bridge #9
May 25, 1937

113. Road Construction
May 26, 1937

114. Cement Stone Gutter
July 28, 1937

115. Right of "North Along Rough Grade at 581-50"
August 5, 1937

116. North Along Rough Grade at 581-50
August 5, 1937

117. Rock Slide at 576
August 5, 1937

118. View of road
September 3, 1937

119. Road Construction at Station 201-55
September 4, 1937

120. Road Construction at Station 32
September 4, 1937

121. Retaining Wall and unfinished slope of Icy Rock
September 4, 1937

122. Fill Slide
September 9, 1937

123. Deep Rock Cut North
September 14, 1937

124. Cut Road
September 14, 1937

125. Cut Road
September 14, 1937

126. Rough Grade Road
October 10, 1937

127. Road through Cut
October 10, 1937

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

129. Surfaced Road
October 11, 1937

130. View of road
October 12, 1937

131. Dressed Road
October 12, 1937

132. Parkway in late afternoon
October 14, 1937

133. Men Grading Slope
October 15, 1937

134. Partially Worked Gradient
October 15, 1937

135. Construction - Crusher
October 21, 1937

136. Ice Rock
November 20, 1937

137. Surfaced Road
November 20, 1937

138. Icy Road
November 20, 1937

139. Shoulder construction, High Piney Ridge in background
1938

140. West Abutment, Overpass US 21
July 12, 1938

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

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

143. Before grading. Rotten rock 1:1; ditch too narrow ugly profile.
July 25, 1938

144. Entrance road to lodge site
September 28, 1938

145. Cut before grading
October 2, 1938

146. Cut before grading
October 21, 1938

147. Cut before grading
October 21, 1938

148. Cut before grading
October 21, 1938

149. Fill, before grading
November 7, 1938

150. Cut before grading, looking back
November 22, 1938

151. Cut before grading, looking back
November 22, 1938

152. Cut before grading, looking back
November 22, 1938

153. Before grading
December 1938

154. Before Grading
December 1938

155. Before grading
December 1938

156. Before grading
December 1938

157. Shoulder construction, High Piney Ridge in background
1938

158. Arch ring
January 10, 1939

159. Oblique View of structure
January 10, 1939

160. Type 3 Drop Inlet
January 28, 1939

161. New Cut slope
April 29, 1939

162. Overpass US 21 and Access Drive
May 19, 1939

163. Top of Overpass US 21
May 19, 1939

164. Before flood and P.R.A. regrading
May 25, 1939

165. View of road
August 8, 1939

166. Before flood and P.R.A. regrading
September 25, 1939

167. Daylight
November 7, 1939

168. Heavy Fill
1940

169. Heavy Slide
1940

170. View looking north on Parkway
1940

171. View looking North on Parkway
1940

172. View looking south on Parkway
1940

173. Heavy Fill
1940

174. Broken Pavement Sign
March 15, 1940

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

176. 60 foot cut: Great quantities of natural ground water cause trouble in this cut
July 26, 1940

177. Flood Damage
August 17, 1940

178. Flood damage, Debris washed into lower valleys.
August 17, 1940

179. Block of road washed away
August 16, 1940

180. Road washed out
August 16, 1940

181. Flood Damage
August 16, 1940

182. Flood damage. Gutter washed in and across road.
August 16, 1940

183. Road and Fill Wash
August 16, 1940

184. Block of road entirely removed by terrific stream of water
August 16, 1940

185. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
January 1942

186. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
January 1942

187. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
January 1942

188. Snow, drifts 10-20 ft high
March 1942

189. Snow, drifts 10-20 ft high
March 1942

190. Snow. Austin-Weston grader used to clear road.
March 1942

191. Snow. Austin-Weston grader used to clear road
March 1942

192. Snow, WPA clearing the road
March 1942

193. Fill Slope where Slide Continues, Post Construction
May 6, 1942

194. Spreading Calcium Chloride
July 7, 1942

195. Removing Rock Slide
July 7, 1942

196. Completed Ditch Line
July 20, 1942

197. Finished Roadway
November 4, 1942

198. Guard Wall Construction
February 2, 1943

199. Pavement struck by lightning
March 29, 1943

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

201. Rock slide before removal
February 28, 1945

202. Proposed Line Change on Parkway
March 29, 1945

203. Craggy Gardens
June 1946

204. Before Planting, Section 2J
October 1946

205. Parkway motor road blocked with snow, Motorist stalled, Damage to shoulder and slope
March 1947

206. Before Paving
September 1948

207. Fallen rock
February 8, 1952

208. Road near Sumter Cabin
October 1952

209. Slide, Sec. 2-Y-4, Sta. 117 + 30
February 4, 1957

210. Fill Slide
April 5, 1957

211. Snowdrift
January 1958

212. Snow Drift
January 1958

213. Snow Drift
January 1958

214. Snow Drift
January 1958

215. Snow Drift
January 1958

216. Dump Truck attempts to remove drift on Sec. 2-F
January 1958

217. Snow Scene
December 7, 1962

218. Snow Scene
December 7, 1962

219. Slides
1970s

220. Slides
1970s

221. Slides
1970s

222. Maintenance
1970s

223. Slides
1970s

224. Road Patching
June 5, 1973

225. Road Patching
June 5, 1973

226. Berm erosion
June 5, 1973

227. Road Stripping - Yellow Road
June 5, 1973

228. Berm Erosion
June 5, 1973

229. Road Patching
June 5, 1973

230. Rock and mud slides from heavy rains
June 5, 1973

231. Rock and mud slides heavy rains
June 5, 1973

232. Road Patching
June 5, 1973

233. Road patching
June 5, 1973

234. Road Patching
June 5, 1973

235. Road Patching
June 5, 1973

236. Rock Slide
June 5, 1973

237. Road Patching
June 5, 1973

238. Road Stripping - Yellow Road
June 5, 1973

239. Construction
November 29, 1973

240. Construction
November 29, 1973

241. Parkway Signs - Winter
February 20, 1974

242. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

243. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

244. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

245. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

246. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

247. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

248. Snow damage to trees on Parkway
December 11, 1974

249. Grandfather Mt. Connector Aerial photo
August 31, 1976

250. Road repair - asphalt
October 14, 1976

251. Road repair - asphalt
October 14, 1976

252. Road repair - asphalt
October 14, 1976

253. Road repair "asphalt"
October 14, 1976

254. Road repair - asphalt
October 14, 1976

255. Chip seal repaving problem
October 20, 1976

256. Snow conditions on Parkway
January 12, 1977

257. Snow Conditions- Barriers on Parkway
January 12, 1977

258. Snow conditions on Parkway
January 12, 1977

259. Snow conditions on Parkway
January 12, 1977

260. Snow conditions Barrier on Parkway
January 12, 1977

261. Snow conditions on Parkway
January 12, 1977

262. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

263. Aerials of Construction at Grandfather Mtn.
September 22, 1979

264. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

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