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Title Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
Date October 2, 1981
Description Photograph of the stone masonry work on the reinforced earth wall at Rough Ridge, near mile post 302 in section 2H of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Milepost 302
Parkway Milepost: 302.0
Latitude: 36.097185
Longitude: -81.783881
Creator Individuals Robert G. Bruce
Robert Hope
C.E. Westveer
Tags Avery County (N.C.)
Photographs
Retaining walls
Rough Ridge (N.C.)
Stonemasonry
Walls
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway