America’s Historic Roads
Puzzle 58 · Parkways and Scenic Engineering · Page 84 in print
Natchez Trace Parkway
The Natchez Trace Parkway grew from a campaign to commemorate an older travel corridor. Supporters won a survey in the 1930s, but the final section of the modern parkway was not completed until 2005.
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Alkali
Cement component involved in the damaging reaction.
Double Arch
Two-arch form of the bridge at Birdsong Hollow.
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Embankments
Built-up earth supporting parts of the road.
Expansive Clay
Soil that changes volume and affects road stability.
Jeff Busby
Congressman who introduced the successful survey bill.
Overpasses
Bridges carrying local roads above the parkway.
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Pull Offs
Places to leave the travel lanes and visit roadside sites.
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Recreation
Purpose for which the parkway was designed.
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Retaining Wall
Wall supporting earth beside the designed roadway.
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Roane Byrnes
Roane Fleming Byrnes, advocate for the parkway.
Silica
Aggregate component identified in the deterioration mechanism.
Split Rails
Fence elements used along the parkway.
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Subgrade
Underlying earth layer whose movement affected the pavement.
Tupelo
Community associated with the pre-parkway homestead houses.
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Wooden Signs
Older interpretive and directional fixtures along the parkway.
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Sources
- Natchez Trace Parkway Road ReconstructionNational Park Service
- Design - Why Does the Parkway Look Like it Does? - Natchez Trace ParkwayNational Park Service
- Champions of the Trace (exhibit video and transcript)National Park Service