Blue Ridge Parkway

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National Parkway protected area scenic highway

Blue Ridge Parkway is a renowned scenic highway in the Appalachian Mountains, celebrated for its sweeping vistas, outdoor recreation, and connection between Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia segment)	1
Blue Ridge Parkway (nearby access)	1
Blue Ridge Parkway corridor	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Parkway ⓘ protected area ⓘ scenic highway ⓘ
category	Scenic Byway ⓘ
completed	1987 ⓘ
connects	Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ Shenandoah National Park ⓘ
constructionBegan	1935 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designation	All-American Road ⓘ
designedAs	Depression-era public works project ⓘ
follows	Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
governingBody	National Park Service ⓘ
hasActivity	camping ⓘ cycling ⓘ hiking ⓘ picnicking ⓘ scenic driving ⓘ wildlife watching ⓘ
hasFeature	Craggy Gardens ⓘ Linn Cove Viaduct ⓘ Mabry Mill ⓘ Mount Mitchell State Park access ⓘ Peaks of Otter ⓘ
hasSeasonalClosure	winter weather ⓘ
highestElevation	1,845 meters ⓘ 6,053 feet ⓘ
highestPoint	Richland Balsam Overlook ⓘ
knownFor	fall foliage ⓘ hiking ⓘ historic sites ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ overlooks ⓘ scenic vistas ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ
length	469 miles ⓘ 755 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Appalachian Mountains ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Virginia ⓘ
lowestElevation	about 649 feet ⓘ
maintainedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
nearbyCity	Boone, North Carolina ⓘ Waynesboro, Virginia ⓘ
opened	1930s ⓘ
partOf	United States National Park System ⓘ surface form: National Park System of the United States
passesNear	Asheville, North Carolina ⓘ Roanoke, Virginia ⓘ
passesThrough	Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ George Washington National Forest ⓘ surface form: George Washington National Forest (adjacent areas) Pisgah National Forest vicinity ⓘ surface form: Pisgah National Forest (adjacent areas)
region	Appalachia ⓘ surface form: Southern Appalachians
roadType	two-lane paved road ⓘ
speedLimit	45 mph (typical maximum) ⓘ
state	North Carolina ⓘ Virginia ⓘ
terminusNorth	Rockfish Gap, Virginia ⓘ
terminusSouth	Cherokee, North Carolina ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Skyline Drive → connectsTo → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

Blue Ridge Mountains → contains → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

Blue Ridge province → contains → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

this entity surface form: Blue Ridge Parkway corridor

Rockbridge County, Virginia → hasAttraction → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

Natural Bridge → hasNearbyAttraction → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

Amherst County, Virginia → hasProtectedArea → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

this entity surface form: Blue Ridge Parkway (nearby access)

Virginia → hasScenicRoad → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

National Parkways → includes → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

subject surface form: National Parkway

Asheville, North Carolina → near → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

Lenoir, North Carolina → near → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

Blue Ridge Mountains → notableScenicRoute → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

Nelson County, Virginia → traversedBy → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

western Virginia → traversedBy → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ

subject surface form: Western Virginia

this entity surface form: Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia segment)