Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia to North Carolina, 1935 to 1987 – Antique Print
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Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia to North Carolina, 1935 to 1987 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia to North Carolina, 1935 to 1987
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The Blue Ridge Parkway runs along the crest of the Appalachians from Virginia into North Carolina, and this drawing traces the road's long construction span, from the first work in 1935 to its completion in 1987. The parkway was conceived during the New Deal as a scenic route linking Shenandoah National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains, and it was built in sections over more than five decades, with several long stretches delayed by land acquisition, engineering challenges across steep ridges, and wartime shortages. Because the road was designed to follow the natural contours of the mountains rather than cut straight through them, its curving alignment and overlooks were deliberate choices worth noticing in any drawing of its route.
| Original scan | 14,449 × 9,889 px · prints to 48 × 33 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 00001a |
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