Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
See Larger Image
About this Item
| Title | Landscape at Sections 2A and 2B |
| Date | April 12, 1937 |
| Description | Photograph looks across valley at right side, showing end of section 2A and beginning of section 2B of the Blue Ridge Parkway, with farm buildings and land in the foreground. |
| Commentary | Section 2A runs from the NC/VA state line to US 21, and travels for 12.695 miles through Alleghany County. Construction of this section began on 9/11/35 and was opened to the public on 9/21/39. Section 2B runs 7.461 miles from US 21 to Air Bellows Gap. Construction on section 2B began 12/06/35 and was opened on 12/30/37. |
| Location |
Location Name: Junction of 2A/2B Parkway Milepost: 229.5
Latitude: 36.447658
Longitude: -81.025678 |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Access roads
Bridges Building Farm buildings and land Intersections (roads) Landscape Photographs Roads View of road |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
