Crest of the Blue Ridge Highway
The scenic mountain highway idea originated long before the Blue Ridge Parkway project began. In 1906, Joseph Hyde Pratt, North Carolina's State Geologist, proposed a toll road following the crest of the Ridge mountains from Marion, Virginia to Tallulah, Georgia.HM Number | HM2LIX |
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Series | This marker is part of the Blue Ridge Parkway series |
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Placed By | National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Saturday, October 5th, 2019 at 8:02pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 408825 N 3971468 |
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Decimal Degrees | 35.88323333, -82.01011667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 52.994', W 82° 0.607' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 52' 59.64" N, 82° 0' 36.42" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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