Linn Cove Viaduct
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The Linn Cove Viaduct is a unique engineering feat located in North Carolina, United States, along the Blue Ridge Parkway. This viaduct was constructed using a cantilever technique from above, placing prefabricated support beams and roadbed sections to minimize damage to the fragile ecosystem below. It is one of many bridges and viaducts along the parkway, which stretches 469 miles through Virginia and North Carolina, linking Shenandoah National Park with Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway itself was a significant public works project during the Great Depression, with the Linn Cove Viaduct being one of the final and most challenging segments to complete.12
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