Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Pine Creek Bridge #5 |
| Date | May 25, 1937 |
| Description | Photograph shows bridge with stone abutments and wood/timber guard rails in section 2A of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | This bridge was built in 1937. Single-span, concrete reinforced rigid frame arch bridge with stone facing, including stone arch rings, abutments, and spandrel walls. Total length: 42 ft; deck width: 33.9 ft. Roughly half of the grade separation structures and a number of bridges are faced in native stone. Stone facing for bridges was a hallmark of the “rustic style” of architecture employed by the National Park Service, which dictated the use of materials which would enable structures to harmonize with their environments. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2A Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 36.496308
Longitude: -80.955864 |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Bodies of water
Bridges Guard rails Hand rails Photographs Pine Creek bridges Pine Creek (N.C.) Roads Wood |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
