Anyone who has ever driven the meandering 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, or any portion thereof, will tell you that it is one of the most amazing drives of their life. Although construction of the Parkway started in 1935, the final missing link of the parkway wasn’t completed until 1987 when the Linn Cove Viaduct was opened to the motoring public. Watch the video below to get a first-person experience of driving the viaduct from each direction.
Successful completion of one of the most complicated concrete bridges ever built required the coordination and cooperation of many civil engineers. The pre-cast concrete segments were designed, built, and installed in a manner to minimize the harm and impact of the natural environment on Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina. Each of the PE exam disciplines were well-represented on the team to complete this segment, including those involved in the investigation and mitigation of water resources and environmental effects, evaluation and design of the geotechnical aspects necessary to support the facility, the design of the complex and unique structural components, construction of the roadway, and transportation elements to guide drivers along the roadway.
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