America’s Historic Roads
Puzzle 63 · Parkways and Scenic Engineering · Page 89 in print
Skyline Drive
Skyline Drive’s roadbed was built separately from much of its landscaping. Civilian Conservation Corps workers shaped its surroundings, building overlooks and walls, planting vegetation, and grading roadside slopes.
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Apple Pickers
Workers affected by the drought who were eligible for road work.
Bituminous
Asphalt-containing type of road surfacing.
Chestnut
Wood used for the original log barriers.
Compton Gap
Boundary between northern construction contracts.
Front Royal
Northern endpoint community.
Marys Rock
Mountain feature bored through for the road tunnel.
Overlooks
Places built for viewing scenery from the drive.
Plantings
Trees, shrubs, and grass established by CCC workers beside the drive.
Relief Funds
Money allocated to provide work after crop losses.
Rockfish Gap
Southern endpoint gap.
Skyland
Mountain resort visited during the early planning.
Stone Walls
Masonry barriers built along the scenic drive.
Swift Run Gap
Southern limit of the first opened section.
Thornton Gap
Northern limit of the first opened section.
William C Gregg
Committee member who proposed the ridge-road idea.
Sources
- The Greatest Single FeatureNational Park Service