Blue Ridge Parkway

1. Regional Sketch Map
1935

2. First Grading Contract
September 1935

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

4. Top soil stripping operations
November 26, 1935

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

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

7. Road construction
April 27, 1936

8. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

9. Masonry Wall
May 23, 1936

10. Parkway Road
May 23, 1936

11. Culvert at Station 517
June 23, 1936

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

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

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

15. Unique Culvert Near Station 262
June 23, 1936

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

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

18. Cement Masonry
June 30, 1936

19. Baffles
June 30, 1936

20. Early Construction
July 22, 1936

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

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

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

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

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

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

27. #9 Bridge
July 23, 1936

28. Under Drain
July 23, 1936

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

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

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

32. Road View
August 22, 1936

33. Bridge Construction
August 22, 1936

34. Curved Head Wall
August 22, 1936

35. Bridge Construction
August 22, 1936

36. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

37. Retaining Wall
August 22, 1936

38. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

39. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

40. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

41. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

42. Bridge and Abutment Construction
August 22, 1936

43. Road View
August 22, 1936

44. View of Parkway
August 22, 1936

45. Stone masonry wall
August 23, 1936

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

47. Stone detail
August 26, 1936

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

49. Top of #4 Bridge
October 5, 1936

50. Top of #4 Bridge
October 5, 1936

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

52. Stone Cement Gutter Construction
October 5, 1936

53. View of Bridge 4 Abutment
October 5, 1936

54. #4 Bridge Construction
October 5, 1936

55. Construction on Bridge #8
October 5, 1936

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

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

58. Construction at Bridge #4
October 5, 1936

59. #3 Bridge Construction
October 5, 1936

60. Wood and Stone Bridge
October 5, 1936

61. Stone Cement Gutter
October 5, 1936

62. View looking south along parkway
October 13, 1936

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

64. 300 feet from beginning of the section, view looking north along parkway
October 21, 1936

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

66. Drop Inlet Station 29
October 28, 1936

67. Partly Completed Parking
October 28, 1936

68. Right Head Wall 289
October 28, 1936

69. Cut Ditch and Bank
October 28, 1936

70. Work on Culvert
October 28, 1936

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

72. Dressed Slopes and Road Intersection
October 29, 1936

73. Bridge #9 Abutment
October 29, 1936

74. Bridge #6 Construction
October 29, 1936

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

76. Roadway
December 1, 1936

77. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

78. Arch of Bridge
December 1, 1936

79. Parking Overlook
December 1, 1936

80. Pine Creek Bridge #4
December 1, 1936

81. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

82. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

83. Rounded Roadway
December 1, 1936

84. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

85. Bridge Frame
December 1, 1936

86. Bridge Construction
December 1, 1936

87. Early construction
February 2, 1937

88. Cumberland Knob Parking
February 2, 1937

89. Men cleaning gutter
February 2, 1937

90. Car on Road
February 2, 1937

91. Winding Road
February 2, 1937

92. Intersection Corner
February 2, 1937

93. Finished Slopes
February 2, 1937

94. Cumberland Knob Drive
February 2, 1937

95. Route 18 Crossing
February 2, 1937

96. Curved Road
February 2, 1937

97. Route 18 Intersection
February 2, 1937

98. Bridge Arch
February 3, 1937

99. Rock embankment and culvert
February 4, 1937

100. Construction materials
February 4, 1937

101. Bridge #9 construction
February 4, 1937

102. Bridge Abutment
February 4, 1937

103. Bridge #8
February 4, 1937

104. Bridge Construction
February 4, 1937

105. Rock embankment and stream
February 4, 1937

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

107. Underside of bridge
April 6, 1937

108. Riveters working
April 6, 1937

109. View of bridge
April 10, 1937

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

111. View of bridge #4
April 10, 1937

112. View of road
April 10, 1937

113. View of road
April 10, 1937

114. Bridge #6
April 10, 1937

115. Detail Pier #2
April 10, 1937

116. Detail of expansion dam
April 10, 1937

117. Rail construction
April 10, 1937

118. Rail details
April 10, 1937

119. Unfinished road and bridge
April 10, 1937

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

121. Bridge #10 and Stream
April 12, 1937

122. Bridge Rock Detail
April 12, 1937

123. Bridge #8
April 12, 1937

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

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

126. Bridge #10
May 25, 1937

127. Pine Creek Bridge #6
May 25, 1937

128. Pine Creek Bridge #3
May 25, 1937

129. Pine Creek Bridge #5
May 25, 1937

130. Pine Creek Bridge #7
May 25, 1937

131. Completed Bridge #8
May 25, 1937

132. Bridge #2
May 25, 1937

133. Arch of Bridge #9
May 25, 1937

134. Bridge #9
May 25, 1937

135. Saddle Mountain Valley, Lake Site from station 277
August 20, 1937

136. Road through Cut
October 10, 1937

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

138. Rough Grade Road
October 10, 1937

139. Cement stone gutter
October 10, 1937

140. Land Acquisition Maps Section 2-A
1938

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

142. Signs near parking area
July 1, 1938

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

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

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

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

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

148. Before grading
December 1938

149. Hand Rail
January 1, 1939

150. View of road
September 6, 1939

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

152. Bridge and Car
1940s

153. Broken Pavement Sign
March 15, 1940

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

155. Cumberland Knob Guard Wall
November 18, 1940

156. Operator's Sign
July 10, 1942

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