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Blue Ridge Parkway: Quick Facts

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Pinnacle Lake Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Asheville, western North Carolina, U.S.
Grassy Knob Tunnel portal in autumn, Blue Ridge Parkway, Pisgah National Forest, western North Carolina, U.S.
Diagram depicting the construction time line of the Blue Ridge Parkway (1935–87) in western Virginia and North Carolina, U.S.
Construction on the first segment of the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina, U.S., near the Virginia state line, mid-1930s.
Round Meadow Viaduct under construction, c. 1939, near Rocky Knob, southwestern Virginia, U.S.
Portal of the Devil's Courthouse Tunnel under construction, Blue Ridge Parkway, near Brevard, western North Carolina, U.S.
Panoramic view from Linville Peak on Grandfather Mountain, Pisgah National Forest, western North Carolina, U.S. A portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway is visible in the centre background.
Linn Cove Viaduct
Blue Ridge Parkway
White-tailed deer in a winter forest along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Caldwell county, western North Carolina, U.S.
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