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| Title | Serious washout on fill |
| Date | August 16, 1940 |
| Description | Photograph shows an automobile near a severely washed-out fill slope next to the road near mile post 336.9 in section 2M of the Blue Ridge Parkway, with logs next to the road apparently acting as makeshift guardrails. Taken by Granville Liles on August 16, 1940. |
| Commentary | With a large number of dirt roads nearby and a lack of safety measures, washouts became a part of the lives of those who traveled the early Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 337 Parkway Milepost: 337.0
Latitude: 35.826634
Longitude: -82.120231 |
| Creator Individual | Granville B. Liles |
| Creator Organization | National Park Service—Blue Ridge Parkway |
| Tags |
Automobiles
Flood of 1940 Landslides Mudslide Photographs Road damage Storm damage |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
