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Title Grandfather Mtn. Road/Bridge Construction
Date October 2, 1981
Description Photograph shows construction work on the Grandfather Mountain Connector of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Bare steal and false work between Abutment No. 2 and Pier No. 7 at the Linn Cove Viaduct.
Location Location Name: Grandfather Mountain
Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.111239
Longitude: -81.8114991
Creator Individuals Robert G. Bruce
Robert Hope
C.E. Westveer
Tags Construction
Grandfather Mountain (N.C.)
Linn Cove Viaduct (N.C.)
Overpass construction
Photographs
Road construction
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway