Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Construction of Tunnel #2 |
| Date | April 22, 1937 |
| Description | Photograph shows construction, automobiles, equipment, and workers at a tunnel portal in section 2M of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | Tunnel #2 is found in McDowell County in section 2M. The tunnels were often employed to reduce or eliminate the need for excessive landscaping. Most of the tunnels are lined with concrete or gunite, a pneumatic cement. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2M Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 35.788139
Longitude: -82.167372 |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Automobiles
Construction Construction equipment Drilling and boring Machinery Photographs Rock cuts Rocks Tunnels Workers |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
