Linn Cove Viaduct | |
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| Coordinates | 36°05′42″N 81°48′44″W / 36.09513°N 81.81223°W |
| Carries | Blue Ridge Parkway |
| Crosses | Linn Cove of Grandfather Mountain |
| Locale | Avery County, NC |
| Owner | National Park Service |
| Maintained by | National Park Service |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Segmental bridge |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 1,243 feet (379 m) |
| Width | 39.5 feet (12.0 m) |
| Longest span | 180.1 feet (54.9 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | Figg & Muller Engineering Group |
| Constructed by | Jasper Construction Co. |
| Construction start | 1979 |
| Construction end | 1983 |
| Construction cost | $10 million |
| Inaugurated | September 11, 1987 |
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| References | |
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The Linn Cove Viaduct is a 1,243-foot-long (379 m), concrete segmental bridge which snakes around Grandfather Mountain in western North Carolina. Completed in 1983 at a cost of $10 million, it was one of the last major construction projects on the Blue Ridge Parkway which runs 469 miles (755 km) linking Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Built mostly along the spine of the Blue Ridge, the parkway was fully completed and opened for through traffic in 1987.[2]
- ^ Mitchell, Monte (September 11, 2012). "25-year-old Linn Cove Viaduct floats around Grandfather Mountain". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on January 26, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ "Linn Cove Viaduct". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.