Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | New highway bridge over Norfolk and Western Railway |
| Date | September 1936 |
| Description | The image shows a partially constructed bridge over a rail yard. The train cars in the foreground of the image have the word, "Virginian" stenciled across the side. Mill Mountain can be seen in the background. The bridge in the image may be the current Route 220 Franklin Road Bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway. The photograph was taken by Albert S. Burns during the month of September, 1936 in Roanoke, Virgina, which is near section 1N of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Location |
Location Name: Roanoke, Va. Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 37.2709704
Longitude: -79.9414267 |
| Creator Individual | Albert S. Burns |
| Tags |
Bridge construction
Bridges Construction Photographs Railroads Roanoke County (Va.) Roanoke (Va.) |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
