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Title Drop inlet
Title Note Due to proximity to end of cut, which is flatter than rest of slope, should have been on slight skew
Date August 20, 1937
Description Photograph of a drop inlet that, due to the surrounding landscape, should have been built at a slight angle. Located near station 144 and mile post 251.5 in section 2D of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Location Location Name: Milepost 251
Parkway Milepost: 251.0
Latitude: 36.37407
Longitude: -81.286452
Creator Individual L.M.H.
Tags Alder Gap (N.C.)
Ashe County (N.C.)
Drainage
Photographs
Slopes (road cuts)
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway