Blue Ridge Parkway

… an elongated park with a scenic motorway following the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. It averages more than 3,000 ft. above sea level. There are a number of wayside parks, marked historic sites (including cabins and farm buildings), a mineral museum, scenic overlooks, and other points of interest along the way. Construction began on September 11, 1935, and was completed in 1987 with the opening of the Linn Cove Viaduct, which see, around Grandfather Mountain. Extends 469 mi. The parkway enters North Carolina in NE Alleghany County and extends SW for 252.1 mi.