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Title Valley Overpass South of Roanoke
Date June 1959
Description The image shows a construction area with a concrete support arch at the center. There are two cranes and several workers on the site. The construction site is in a cleared valley surrounded by a heavily wooded ridge. The photograph was taken by Jack E. Boucher in June 1959 south of Roanoke, Virginia, near milepost 125 in section 1N of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Milepost 125
Parkway Milepost: 125.0
Latitude: 37.197018
Longitude: -80.009345
Creator Individual Jack E. Boucher
Tags Construction
Construction equipment
Overpass construction
Overpasses
Photographs
Roanoke County (Va.)
Workers
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway