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Title Bridge Tunnel
Date May 23, 1936
Description Photograph shows tunnel and stone cement culvert under construction in section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway; automobile, construction materials, and workers are visible in background.
Commentary Note: J. Hilliers
Location Location Name: Milepost 226
Parkway Milepost: 226.0
Latitude: 36.47191
Longitude: -80.984269
Creator Individual A.C. Haygard
Tags Alleghany County (N.C.)
Automobiles
Bridges
Construction
Construction equipment
Culverts
Headwalls
Photographs
Stone carving
Stonemasonry
Walls
Workers
Credit Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives