Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Cuts before L.D. grading |
| Date | October 6, 1939 |
| Description | Photograph shows a man standing at an ungraded road cut near mile post 232.6 in section 2B of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | Grading work was often contracted out for relatively short sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Maximum roadway grades vary from 6-8% along the Parkway. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 232 Parkway Milepost: 232.0
Latitude: 36.432736
Longitude: -81.05689 |
| Creator Individual | Malcolm A. Bird |
| Tags |
Alleghany County (N.C.)
Grading (Earthwork) Landscape Landscape development People Photographs Road construction Roads View of road |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
