Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Pre-Asphalt Parkway Near Virginia Border |
| Date | July 22, 1936 |
| Description | Photograph shows an unpaved part of road in section 2A on the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | The Parkway was initially constructed from compacted stone instead of asphalt. This particular image of the Parkway is just over the Virginia border and 120 feet from the start of a grade, or incline. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2A Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.496308
Longitude: -80.955864 |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Construction
Land construction Overpass construction Photographs Road conditions Roads View of road |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
