Blue Ridge Parkway
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Contact Information:
Blue
Ridge Parkway
199 Hemphill Knob Road
Asheville, NC 28803
828-271-4779
Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway
Location: The Blue Ridge Parkway extends 469 miles along the crests of the southern Appalachians in Virginia and North Carolina, linking two eastern national parks -- Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains. The motor road is marked every mile by concrete mileposts beginning at MP 0 near Shenandoah NP and ending at MP 469 at Great Smoky Mountain NP.
Description: Following the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this scenic parkway ranges in elevation from 649 to 6,047 feet above sea level and embraces several large recreational and natural history areas and Appalachian cultural sites in North Carolina and Virginia.
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History: Initial construction funds for the Blue Ridge Parkway were allocated under authority of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933; National Park Service administration authorized on June 30, 1936.
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