Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Road Construction |
| Title Note | Road Construction and Excavation |
| Date | June 3, 1953 |
| Description | Excavating rock cut looking north. Taken in Section 2U of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Mt. Pisgah and Yellowstone Falls, Station 573. |
| Commentary | Trucks and machinery clearing the road. Construction began on March 01, 1939. The road was open to traffic on September 02, 1955. The road is 9.611 miles long. It runs between Mt. Pisgah and Yellowstone Falls. Most contracts were carried out under the supervision of the Bureau of Public Roads. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 417 Parkway Milepost: 417.0
Latitude: 35.32227
Longitude: -82.82815 |
| Creator Individual | W.P.W. |
| Tags |
Excavation
Machinery Photographs Rock cuts Rocks Tractors |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
