We Engineer America's Scenic Highways
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Wrd E/icjifw&TAmerica's Scenic Highways Double Arch Bridge, Natchez Trace Parkway Williamson County, Tennessee Our Nation's first segmentallv constructed concrete arch bridge. Pastern Federal Lands • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation • Sterling, Virginia 2(1166 Blue Ridge Parkway /Year Floyd, Virginia This 469-mile-long scenic parkway in Virginia and STAMP North Carolina spirals and winds ils wa\ from the valleys to the mountain tops. s- _ =• — ! £ Pastern Federal Lands • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of'Transportation • Sterling. Virginia 20160 The Gatlinburg Spur, Foothills Parkway Great Smoky Mountains National Park This connector road, which proceeds through a STAMP tunnel and crosses a bridge, was reconstructed 3 ft below its former grade to improve safety. a =: I - r Eastern Federal lands • Federal I lighway Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation • Sterling, Virginia 201 f>f> Cumberland Gap Tunnel, Tennessee Portal Cumberland Cap National Historical Park This tunnel, which runs from Cumberland Gap, STAMP Tennessee, to Middlesboro, Kentucky, was constructed to permit restoration of the historic Cumberland Gap to its 17()0's appearance and to improve traffic safety. -.:•. Eastern federal Lands • federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation • Sterling, Virginia 20166 Forehand Hollow Bridge, Natchez Trace Parkway Williamson County, Tennessee This 900-ft-long bridge rises 100 feet above the STAMP basin floor as it curves gracefully into the woodlands. B I .-•J; - < 5ft •O« ::Q.. ••:: C; £ Eastern Federal Lands • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation • Sterling. Virginia 2016b Cherohala Skyway Nantahala Forest, North Carolina This picturesque forest road follows the mountain STAMP ous ridges of Tennessee (Cherokee National Forest) and North Carolina (Nantahala National Forest). B -CI ? -: Kastern Federal Lands • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation • Sterling, Virginia 20166 Clara Barton Parkway Montgomery County, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. This roadway preserves a park-like setting despite STAMP accommodating high-volume vehicular traffic. - - Pastern Federal Lands • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department ofTransportation • Sterling. Virginia 20166 Double Arch Bridge, Natchez Trace Parkway Williamson County, Tennessee Two precast segmental arches are used to support STAMP the bridge superstructure as it crosses TN Route 96. - - -=-C:: I z t Eastern Federal Lands • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of'Transportation • Sterling, Virginia 20166 Voyageurs National Park International Falls, MN Now 3.2-mi ontranoo road to the Ash Rivor Visitor STAMP Center, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota. The waterways of the park were vital to the voyageurs, who were French-Canadian canoemen actively engaged in fur trading in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. =Tt Eastern Federal Lands • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation • Sterling, Virginia 20166 Linn Cove Viaduct—Blue Ridge Parkway Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina This viaduct crosses a huge boulder field and is STAMP precariously perched on the south face of Grandfather Mountain. The viaduct completes part of the missing link of the Blue Ridge Parkway that extends 470 miles from North Carolina to Virginia. c ': = _ -: •• -.:;•. /'.£- £ Eastern Federal Lands • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation • Sterling, Virginia 20166 Canaveral National Seashore Brevard County, Florida Because of its close proximity to the Kennedy Space STAMP Center, this road leading to Playalinda Beach was closed at times due to Space Center activities. As a result of the road relocation, the road now provides access to the beach year round. ;s: a. t Pastern Federal Lands • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation • Sterling, Virginia 20166 George Washington Memorial Parkway Arlington County, Virginia This scenic, parkway, a commuter route into the STAMP Nation's Capital, follows the Virginia side of the Potomac River opposite historic Georgetown in Washington, D.C. Stone bridges and guardwalls help preserve the parkway setting. s •:: - I z Kastern Federal Lands • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation • Sterling, Virginia 20166 Shenandoah National Park Skyline Drive, Virginia This 105-mile-long park road offers scenic STAMP panoramic views and is enhanced with natural stone guardwalls, crash tested for the safety of the traveler. SK a •c •-. O Pastern Federal Lands • Federal Highway Administration • U.S. Department of Transportation • Sterling, Virginia 20166 .