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Title Deteriorated Grate
Date May 19, 1952
Description Photo shows a deteriorated grate.
Commentary This section of the parkway was constructed between 1939 and 1955. Various federal and state agencies including the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Bureau of Public Roads helped with parkway construction.
Location Location Name: Milepost 408
Parkway Milepost: 408.0
Latitude: 35.409432
Longitude: -82.750323
Creator Individual E.G. Middleton
Tags Construction
Drainage
Photographs
Road damage
Credit Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives