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| Title | Rockfish Gap |
| Date | August 1973 |
| Description | This photograph shows the Rockfish Gap Overpass and nearby buildings, including a service station (left), Howard Johnson's (center), and the Skyline Parkway Motel (right). Cars are visible around the buildings and on the roads. The Rockfish Gap Overpass marks the point at which Skyline Drive to the north meets the Blue Ridge Parkway to the south. The highway running beneath the overpass is U.S. Route 250, also known as the Rockfish Gap Turnpike. The highway running above Route 250 and below Skyline Drive on the left side of the photograph is Interstate 64. This photograph was taken in August 1973 in Rockfish Gap, Virginia. |
| Location |
Location Name: Rockfish Gap Overpass Parkway Milepost: 0.0
Latitude: 38.015258
Longitude: -78.513062 |
| Creator Individual | Robert G. Bruce |
| Tags |
Augusta County (Va.)
Howard Johnson Operations Motels Overpasses Photographs Roads Rockfish Gap (Va.) Service stations |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
