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Title | Fancy Gap Overpass |
Date | November 21, 1940 |
Description | Photograph of overpass construction near Fancy Gap. The image shows the wood falsework under the arch of the overpass, piles of cut stone, and part of a pulley system. There are workers standing on the overpass and below. Image was taken at milepost 199.4 near station 330 in section 1V where the Blue Ridge Parkway passes over U.S. Route 52. Image taken by Edward H. Abbuehl on November 21, 1940. |
Location |
Location Name: Fancy Gap Overpass Parkway Milepost: 199.4
Latitude: 36.665889
Longitude: -80.692289 |
Creator Individual | Edward H. Abbuehl |
Tags |
Carroll County (Va.)
Construction equipment Fancy Gap (Va.) Overpass construction Overpasses Photographs Stonemasonry Workers |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |