The Blue Ridge Parkway leads to many exciting outdoor adventures in the Appalachian region, and we're lucky enough to host one of the most interesting parts of it, the Linn Cove Viaduct.
As the Parkway was being constructed, there was a 7.5 mile section left to be completed. Because this distance between Blowing Rock and Linville included building around Grandfather Mountain, extra time had to be taken to come up with a plan that wouldn't hurt environment. The usual construction of mountain roads would leave Grandfather susceptible to rock slides, so a new bridge structure would need to be built. In 1979 construction started, as the bridge would take 153 segments, each weighing 50 tons.
After building for three years, the bridge was completed. It cost $9.8 million in total, but has won 12 national design awards and is the most popular section of the Blue Ridge Parkway.
To find the viaduct, head onto the parkway towards milepost 304.6. Also, there are trails underneath the viaduct that should how truly amazing the structure is.
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