Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title | Bridge Rock Detail |
Date | April 12, 1937 |
Description | Photograph shows detail of stone bridge arch in section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
Commentary | Section 2A runs from the NC/VA state line to US 21, and travels for 12.695 miles through Alleghany County. Construction of this section began on 9/11/35 and was opened to the public on 9/21/39. |
Location |
Location Name: Section 2A Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.496308
Longitude: -80.955864 |
Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
Tags |
Bridges
Masonry detail Photographs Rocks Stone carving Stonemasonry |
Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |