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The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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Title Bridge, looking north
Date May 16, 1953
Description The Blue Ridge Parkway passes under Virginia State Route 89 at milepost 215.8, near Low Gap, Virginia. The overpass is clad in rusticated stone and the West Fork of Chestnut Creek passes under the arch at the right. A stacked rail fence separates the roadway and creek. In the foreground a man rides a tractor on the shoulder of the highway.
Location Location Name: Intersection of Blue Ridge Parkway at Virginia State Route 89
Parkway Milepost: 215.8
Latitude: 36.571286
Longitude: -80.901353
Creator Individual W.D.L.
Tags Bridges
Grade separation (Highway engineering)
Grayson County (Va.)
Photographs
Stonemasonry
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway