Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Unsurfaced Road |
| Date | February 2, 1937 |
| Description | Photograph shows a section of unsurfaced road with deep tire tracks over bridge #1 in section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | This picture was taken in 1937 about halfway through construction of Section 2A. Construction on this section began in 1935 and ended in 1939. This section of the parkway includes the NC/VA line. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 222 Parkway Milepost: 222.0
Latitude: 36.506201
Longitude: -80.942427 |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Photographs Road conditions Road damage Roads View of road |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
