Record #:

24614

Author(s):

Huler, Scott

Abstract:

The Blue Ridge Parkway, built by the Works Progress Administration, was intended to be a pleasant driving experience and a way to travel from Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In North Carolina, there are 25 tunnels on the Blue Ridge Parkway, ranging in length from 150 feet to 1,434 feet long.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 5, October 2014, p140-144, 146, 148, 150, 152, 154, il, map

Subject(s):

North Carolina, Western--Description and travel; Blue Ridge Parkway; Tunnels--Design and construction