Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Road Construction |
| Date | August 3, 1955 |
| Description | Looking south at rock cut, Station 16 from Station 0-00, in section 2U of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | Parkway planning involved both specifics of curvature and grade and constraints on costs that played into the actual construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Within each segment of the Parkway, several construction contracts were usually awarded. The first contract involved clearing, grubbing/removal of stumps, provisions for drainage, and rough grading. The next contracts involved the grading and surfacing of the roadway. Most contracts were carried out under the supervision of the Bureau of Public Roads. |
| Location |
Location Name: Milepost 408 Parkway Milepost: 408.0
Latitude: 35.409432
Longitude: -82.750323 |
| Creator Individual | E.G. Middleton |
| Tags |
Construction
Land construction Landscape Landscape development Photographs Road construction Roads |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
