Blue Ridge Parkway
Appalachian scenic drive
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a scenic highway running 469 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains, connecting Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina.
Known for its winding curves, overlooks, and fall foliage, it's one of America's most visited stretches of road: We drove the Blue Ridge Parkway at leaf-peeping season.
- Civilian Conservation CorpsDepression-era youth employment program
- Appalachian cultureTraditions of eastern mountain people
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- hikingRecreational trail walking
- valleysLow areas between hills
tunnels · winding roads · camping · scenic byways · scenic overlooks · forests · folk music · mountain music · photography · ecosystems · trails · oral histories · picnicking · pioneer settlements · architectural styles · overlooks · rivers · museums
Blue Ridge ParkwayI-95
Eastern US highway
I-40 · interstate · freeway · expressway · toll road
Blue Ridge Parkwayrush hour traffic
Congestion during commute times
gridlock · industrial corridor · truck route · I-95 corridor
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