Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Bridge
September 18, year unknown

2. View of Road Construction from Tunnel
20th Century

3. Construction from Sta. looking west Sec. 2-Z
20th Century

4. Overpass Construction
20th Century

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

6. Parkway Road Construction
1930s

7. Access road on left of Parkway
1930s

8. Construction Site
1930s

9. Parkway Road Construction
1930s

10. Construction Workers
1930s

11. Early Construction
1930s

12. Access Road on Left of Parkway
1930s

13. Road construction
1930s

14. Post construction forces scaling tunnel
1930s

15. Unidentified Construction
1930s

16. A & W grader - grading overburden
1930s

17. Road Construction
1930s

18. Road Construction
June 3, 1955

19. Road Construction
June 3, 1955

20. Road Construction
June 3, 1955

21. Overpass location at Benge (back)
June 19, 1935

22. Before grading. 1:1 cut gullying badly; too steep to grass; flatten and round for grass
July 25, 1935

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

24. First Gradeing Contract
September 1935

25. First Grading Contract
September 1935

26. First Gradeing Contract
September 1935

27. Early Construction
November 1, 1935

28. General view construction through low area
November 26, 1935

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

30. Overpass at Meadow Fork
March 4, 1936

31. Early Construction
April 17, 1936

32. Road construction
April 27, 1936

33. Fill and box culvert
May 7, 1936

34. Fill and Box Culvert
May 7, 1936

35. Cut Slopes
May 7, 1936

36. Grade crossing, Daniels Gap before revision
May 8, 1936

37. Heavy Machinery and Construction
May 23, 1936

38. Bridge Construction
May 23, 1936

39. County road relocation and crossing
June 3, 1936

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

41. Unique Culvert Near Station 262
June 23, 1936

42. Early Construction
June 26, 1936

43. Early Construction
June 27, 1936

44. Early Construction
June 28, 1936

45. Proposed Site for Border of Section C and Section D
June 28, 1936

46. Road construction
July 8, 1936

47. Early Construction
July 13, 1936

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

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

50. Grade Correcting During Construction
July 22, 1936

51. Partially Completed Overlook
July 22, 1936

52. Early Construction
July 22, 1936

53. Vehicle Tracks
July 22, 1936

54. Wall 611
July 23, 1936

55. #9 Bridge
July 23, 1936

56. Path North over Proposed Bridge
July 23, 1936

57. Drilling
July 23, 1936

58. Shovel loading
July 23, 1936

59. Line Guides
July 23, 1936

60. Valley
July 23, 1936

61. Early Construction
July 23, 1936

62. mixer
July 28, 1936

63. Early Construction
July 29, 1936

64. Early Construction
August 1936

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

66. Road Construction
August 14, 1936

67. Machinery and Hillside
August 14, 1936

68. Early Construction
August 16, 1936

69. Construction Equipment
August 17, 1936

70. Pipeline
August 17, 1936

71. Linn Truck
August 17, 1936

72. Koehring "Dumptor"
August 17, 1936

73. Early Construction
August 19, 1936

74. Early Construction
August 20, 1936

75. Early Construction
August 20, 1936

76. Early Construction
August 21, 1936

77. Road View
August 22, 1936

78. Road construction
August 24, 1936

79. Early Construction
August 24, 1936

80. Road construction
August 24, 1936

81. Road construction
August 24, 1936

82. Road construction
August 24, 1936

83. Rough Grading Partially Complete
August 25, 1936

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

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

86. View from edge of parkway, 1 looking north along alignment towad Cumberland Knob Park Area
September 1936

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

88. View looking south along Ice Rock section of parkway
September 11, 1936

89. Road construction
September 24, 1936

90. Cleared Roadway
September 25, 1936

91. Near Entrance Tunnel #1
September 25, 1936

92. Mountain Slope Road
September 25, 1936

93. Narrow Mountain Road
September 25, 1936

94. Road grading
September 25, 1936

95. Bulldozers and Construction
September 25, 1936

96. Access Road Construction
October 2, 1936

97. Back from Station 5
October 4, 1936

98. Road Grade near NC Route 18
October 4, 1936

99. #3 Bridge Construction
October 5, 1936

100. View of alignment looking north near beginning of section
October 13, 1936

101. Partly Completed Parking
October 28, 1936

102. Cut Ditch and Bank
October 28, 1936

103. Drop Inlet Station 29
October 28, 1936

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

105. Bridge #6 Construction
October 29, 1936

106. Icy Rock Cut
October 31, 1936

107. Across Icy Rock Curve
October 31, 1936

108. Icy Rock Cut (4)
October 31, 1936

109. Rough Grade Work
October 31, 1936

110. Left Head Wall 437
October 31, 1936

111. Right Head Wall 437
October 31, 1936

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

113. Icy Rock Curve
October 31, 1936

114. Icy Rock Curve (2)
October 31, 1936

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

116. Icy Rock Cut (3)
October 31, 1936

117. Road Through Rock
November 9, 1936

118. Road Construction
November 9, 1936

119. Parkway road and parking area
November 11, 1936

120. Crew working in cut
November 11, 1936

121. Looking back at cut and general damage
November 11, 1936

122. Looking back at cut and general damage
November 11, 1936

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

124. Rock Cutting
December 5, 1936

125. Rock and Filling
December 7, 1936

126. South Tunnel Entrance
December 14, 1936

127. Through Rough Rock
December 14, 1936

128. Tunnel Entrance
December 14, 1936

129. North Tunnel Portal
December 14, 1936

130. Excavation Cut
December 15, 1936

131. Shovel and Tractor
December 15, 1936

132. Early construction
February 2, 1937

133. Early Construction
February 5, 1937

134. View of road
February 8, 1937

135. Road and tunnel
February 8, 1937

136. Rock cut and tunnel
February 8, 1937

137. View of road
February 8, 1937

138. Cleared ridge
February 10, 1937

139. Grading at Benge
April 2, 1937

140. Hand-laid rock embankment
April 2, 1937

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

142. View of Junction of 2A and 2B
April 12, 1937

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

144. Loading Holes for Blasting
April 14, 1937

145. Rough Grade Rock Fill
April 14, 1937

146. Sharp Curve Construction
April 14, 1937

147. Preparing Sub-Grade
April 14, 1937

148. Construction on Cement Retaining Wall
April 22, 1937

149. Rough grade cut
April 23, 1937

150. Linn Tractor dumping
April 23, 1937

151. Overpass construction
May 4, 1937

152. Guard rail, No.7 bridge
May 4, 1937

153. Mailbox on parkway
May 18, 1937

154. Bridge #2
May 25, 1937

155. Road Construction
May 26, 1937

156. Wagon Drills
May 26, 1937

157. Drilling and Construction
May 26, 1937

158. Preparations for Cement Wall
July 28, 1937

159. Early Construction
July 30, 1937

160. South End of Tunnel 1
August 4, 1937

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

162. View of road
September 3, 1937

163. Retaining Wall along Icy Rock
September 4, 1937

164. Road Construction at Station 32
September 4, 1937

165. Construction of Gutter at Station 108-60
September 4, 1937

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

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

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

169. Rough grade road
September 9, 1937

170. Tunnel Excavation
September 14, 1937

171. Cut Road
September 14, 1937

172. Cut Road
September 14, 1937

173. Tunnel Excavation
September 14, 1937

174. Early Construction
October 11, 1937

175. Unfinished Construction
October 12, 1937

176. Rock Cut - Devil's Garden
October 13, 1937

177. Looking off toward Obida
October 14, 1937

178. Parkway--good example flat slopes and gutter
October 14, 1937

179. Men Grading Slope
October 15, 1937

180. Construction - Crusher
October 21, 1937

181. Road to Lodge (under construction)
November 1937

182. Road to Lodge (under construction)
November 1937

183. Surfaced Road
November 20, 1937

184. Road Routes
November 22, 1937

185. Mountainside
November 24, 1937

186. Overcast material (distant) and fill (foreground)
December 15, 1937

187. Shoulder construction, High Piney Ridge in background
1938

188. Road construction to picnic area
March 12, 1938

189. Wood tract Pierce Collins estate
April 21, 1938

190. Example of careless blasting from cut
May 7, 1938

191. Finish Grading
June 1938

192. Grade separation, south elevation
July 1938

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

194. Construction of overpass U.S. 221
August 16, 1938

195. Shovel working on top of 100' cut
August 16, 1938

196. Bear Den Cliff at proposed revision
August 16, 1938

197. Entrance road to lodge site
September 28, 1938

198. Tunnel #1 cut during excavation
October 1938

199. Tunnel #1 cut during excavation
October 1938

200. Cut before grading
October 4, 1938

201. Fill Before Grading
October 6, 1938

202. Before grading
December 1938

203. Before grading
December 1938

204. Shoulder construction, High Piney Ridge in background
1938

205. Oblique view
January 10, 1939

206. Arch ring
January 10, 1939

207. Cut at Station 277
February 27, 1939

208. Construction road to stable site
March 25, 1939

209. Road Construction
May 11, 1939

210. View of road
August 8, 1939

211. Earth and Rock cut before L.D. grading
October 6, 1939

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

213. Cuts before L.D. grading
October 6, 1939

214. Earth and Rock cut before L.D. grading
October 6, 1939

215. Daylight
November 7, 1939

216. Looking south on Parkway
1940

217. Looking south on parkway
1940

218. Looking south on Parkway
1940

219. Looking north on the Parkway
1940

220. Heavy Fill
1940

221. Heavy Fill
1940

222. Heavy Slide
1940

223. Looking south on Parkway
1940

224. Grading
1940

225. Gutter
June 12, 1940

226. 60 foot cut Great quantities of natural ground water have caused much trouble in this cut
July 8, 1940

227. 60 foot cut: Great quantities of natural ground water cause trouble in this cut
July 26, 1940

228. Site of future overpass at Station 477
July 27, 1940

229. Use made of land adjacent to Parkway during 1940 construction
July 27, 1940

230. Connection of Parkway with County Road to Blowing Rock
October 1, 1940

231. Overpass ringstones
November 18, 1940

232. 12" x 12" box culvert
December 1, 1940

233. Wall Construction
April 10, 1941

234. Brinegar Cabin Parking Area and Entrance Road from the Parkway
January 1942

235. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
January 1942

236. Brinegar Cabin - parking area, heavy excavation
January 1942

237. Buck Creek Gap Overpass
January 1942

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

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

240. Guard Wall Construction
February 2, 1943

241. Balsam, grading and Rangers Smith and Liles
July 1944

242. Balsam stand
July 1944

243. Rock slide before removal
February 28, 1945

244. Shovel Working Construction
April 12, 1945

245. Trench Cut Maintenance
August 1945

246. Craggy Gardens
June 1946

247. Water bound base course
August 12, 1946

248. Rolling and brooming water bound base stone and dust
August 27, 1946

249. Road to Sharp Top before construction. Slope flattening
November 15, 1946

250. Road from Sharp Top - before slope flattening
November 15, 1946

251. Relocation Rte 43 Cut station
September 1947

252. Cut after completion Rte 43
October 1947

253. Before Paving
September 1948

254. Men At Work
March 30, 1953

255. Road Construction
March 30, 1953

256. Grading project
April 1, 1953

257. Grading project
April 1, 1953

258. Road Construction
April 3, 1953

259. Road Construction
April 3, 1953

260. Road Building
June 3, 1953

261. Construction Site
June 3, 1953

262. Quarry Drilling
June 3, 1953

263. Road Work
June 3, 1953

264. Road Construction
June 3, 1953

265. Trucks At Work
July 9, 1953

266. Drilling
May 5, 1954

267. Work Site
May 4, 1955

268. Overpass Construction
May 19, 1955

269. Overpass Construction
May 19, 1955

270. Overpass Construction
May 30, 1955

271. Overpass
July 19, 1955

272. Road Construction
August 3, 1955

273. Road Construction
August 3, 1955

274. Road Construction
August 3, 1955

275. Road Construction
August 23, 1955

276. Road Construction
October 12, 1955

277. Road Construction
May 21, 1956

278. Drainage Construction
May 31, 1956

279. Drainage Construction
June 5, 1956

280. Fill Slide
April 5, 1957

281. Bridge Construction
July 30, 1957

282. Grandfather Mtn. Prog. Const.
1970s

283. Grandfather Mtn. Const.
1970s

284. Holloway Mountain Road Bridge Grandfather Mt construction
November 1971

285. Road Striping - Yellow Paint
June 5, 1973

286. Road Striping - Yellow
June 5, 1973

287. Road Striping - Yellow Line
June 5, 1973

288. Road Striping - Yellow Paint
June 5, 1973

289. Road Striping - Yellow Paint
June 5, 1973

290. Grandfather Mountain Progress
August 1973

291. Grandfather Mountain Progress
August 1973

292. Construction Work
September 18, 1973

293. Progress
September 20, 1973

294. Progress
September 20, 1973

295. Progress
September 20, 1973

296. Progress
September 20, 1973

297. Progress
September 20, 1973

298. Progress
September 20, 1973

299. Grandfather Mtn. Construction
October 23, 1973

300. Grandfather Mtn. Construction
October 23, 1973

301. Grandfather Mtn. Construction
October 23, 1973

302. Grandfather Mtn. Construction
October 23, 1973

303. Grandfather Mtn. Construction
October 23, 1973

304. Grandfather Mtn. Construction
October 23, 1973

305. Construction
November 1973

306. Construction
November 1973

307. Construction
November 1973

308. Construction
November 29, 1973

309. Construction
November 29, 1973

310. Construction
November 29, 1973

311. Construction
November 29, 1973

312. Progress Grandfather Mountain
February 20, 1974

313. Progress - Grandfather Mtn.
February 20, 1974

314. Progress - Grandfather Mtn.
February 20, 1974

315. Progress - Grandfather Mtn.
February 20, 1974

316. Progress Grandfather Mtn.
February 20, 1974

317. Progress - Grandfather Mtn.
February 20, 1974

318. Progress - Grandfather Mtn.
February 20, 1974

319. Resort Road Construction - Air Bellows Gap
August 1974

320. Resort Road Construction - Air Bellows
August 1974

321. Resort Road Construction Air Bellows Gap
August 1974

322. Resort Road Construction - Air Bellows Gap
August 1974

323. Resort Road Construction - Air Bellows
August 1974

324. Grandfather Mtn. Progress
October 1975

325. Grandfather Mtn. Progress
October 1975

326. Grandfather Mountain Connector
August 31, 1976

327. Helicopter used for aerial inspection of progress of Grandfather Mt. connection
August 31, 1976

328. Working on Grandfather Mt. Connector
August 31, 1976

329. Progress on Parkway connection (aerial)
August 31, 1976

330. Progress on Parkway connection (aerial)
August 31, 1976

331. Progress on Parkway Connection (aerial)
August 31, 1976

332. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

333. Progress on Parkway connection (aerial)
August 31, 1976

334. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

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

336. Progress on Parkway extension (aerial)
August 31, 1976

337. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

338. Progress on Parkway connection (aerial)
August 31, 1976

339. Progress on Parkway connection (aerial)
August 31, 1976

340. Progress on Parkway connection (aerial)
August 31, 1976

341. Grandfather Mt. Connector
August 31, 1976

342. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

343. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

344. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

345. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

346. Helicopter Used for Aerial Inspection of Progress of Grandfather Mt Connector
August 31, 1976

347. Helicopter used for aerial inspection of progress of Grandfather Mt. connection
August 31, 1976

348. Helicopter Used for Aerial Inspection of Progress of Grandfather Mt Connection
August 31, 1976

349. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

350. Parkway connection (aerial photo)
August 31, 1976

351. Parkway connection (aerial photo)
August 31, 1976

352. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

353. Progress on Parkway connection (aerial)
August 31, 1976

354. Progress on Parkway extension (aerial)
August 31, 1976

355. Grandfather Mt Connector
August 31, 1976

356. Progress on Parkway connection
August 31, 1976

357. Grandfather Mt. Connector Aerial Photo
August 31, 1976

358. Progress on Parkway connection (aerial)
August 31, 1976

359. Grandfather Mt. Connector Aerial Photo
August 31, 1976

360. Grandfather Mt. Connector aerial photo
August 31, 1976

361. Parkway Connection (aerial photo)
August 31, 1976

362. Road repair - asphalt
October 14, 1976

363. Road Repair - asphalt.
October 14, 1976

364. Road repair - asphalt
October 14, 1976

365. Road Repair - asphalt.
October 14, 1976

366. Road Repair "Asphalt".
October 14, 1976

367. Road Repair - asphalt.
October 14, 1976

368. Road repair - asphalt
October 14, 1976

369. Road Repair - asphalt.
October 14, 1976

370. Road Repair - asphalt.
October 14, 1976

371. Repairing Parkway near Alta Pass
July 1978

372. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1978

373. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

374. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

375. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

376. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

377. Aerials of Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

378. Aerials of construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

379. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

380. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

381. Grandfather Mtn. Construction
September 22, 1979

382. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

383. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

384. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

385. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

386. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

387. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

388. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

389. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

390. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

391. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

392. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

393. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

394. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

395. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

396. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

397. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

398. Aerials of Construction at Grandfather Mountain
September 22, 1979

399. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

400. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

401. Grandfather Mountain
September 22, 1979

402. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

403. Grandfather Mtn. Construction
September 22, 1979

404. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

405. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

406. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

407. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

408. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

409. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

410. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

411. Construction at Grandfather
September 22, 1979

412. Grandfather Mtn Construction
September 22, 1979

413. Construction at Grandfather Mtn.
September 22, 1979

414. Construction at Grandfather Mtn.
September 22, 1979

415. Grandfater Mountain Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

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

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

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

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

420. Grandfather Mountain Road/Bridge Construction
October 2, 1981

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

436. Oral History Interview with Sam Bushnell, June 18, 1996
June 18, 1996

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

438. Tunnel near Little Switzerland

439. Tunnel

440. Grandfather Mountain Const.
1980s

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

442. Grandfather Mountain Const.
1980s

443. Construction - Grandfather Mountain
October 18, 1973

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