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Blue Ridge Parkway Seeks Public Comment On Planned Bridge Repairs

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August 13, 2018
Repair work is need for four bridges along the Blue Ridge Parkway/NPS

Repair work is need for four bridges along the Blue Ridge Parkway/NPS

Some serious roadwork likely is in the future of the Blue Ridge Parkway, as National Park Service officials are evaluating the repair needs of four bridges that date to the original construction of the scenic parkway that winds from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina.

The first project (titled Project 2A16) involves three historic bridges along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Alleghany County, North Carolina. The bridges are the:

  • Big Pine Creek Bridge #3, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 223.78
  • Big Pine Creek Bridge #6, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 224.7
  • Brush Creek Bridge #1, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 227.45

The second project (titled Project 2D17) involves one, larger historic bridge, the Laurel Fork Bridge at Milepost 248.9 in Ashe County, North Carolina. 

All four bridges were part of the original motor road construction. The project, being studied via an environmental assessment, plans for reconstruction and rehabilitation work that would maintain the historic character of the bridges as much as possible. The proposed projects also address structural deficiencies and would improve safety by meeting current roadway design standards, including installation of crashworthy railings.

You can learn more about the projects at this page.

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Comments

Submitted by John Byrd on August 14, 2018 - 10:47am.

The BRP DESERVES repair and upkeep. As a former volunteer with "Friends of The Blueridge Parkeay" doing video and still photo projects I not only love the Parkway myself but, as I traveled up and down it's entire length over and over I talked with hundreds of Parkway visitors who all want it to "last forever" as several of them told me.

PLEASE REPAIR THE BRIDGES (and many overlooks need trimming again, too....as my trip on the Parkway last month indicated).


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