Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | New Parkway Link Greets First Traffic |
| Date | May 16, 1965 |
| Description | Reports on the opening of the last link of the Blue Ridge Parkway west of Asheville running from the French Broad River to Pisgah Ridge. Details rangers' reports regarding traffic along the new stretch and scenic views; and caution to motorists involving construction cleanup on the newly opened parkway link. |
| Commentary | Photograph of Pine Mountain Tunnel --Longest (1,400 feet) on new Parkway link. (Staff Photo by Malcolm Gamble) |
| Creator Individual | John Parris |
| Creator Organization | Asheville Citizen Times |
| Tags |
Asheville (N.C.)
Blue Ridge Parkway--Finance and funding Blue Ridge Parkway--Planning Cherokee (N.C.) Cradle of Forestry in America French Broad River (N.C.) Grandfather Mountain (N.C.) Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) Mount Pisgah (N.C.) Pink Beds (Pisgah, N.C.) Pisgah National Forest (N.C.) Pisgah Ridge (N.C.) Shenandoah National Park (Va.) |
| Credit | North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
