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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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Blue Ridge Parkway canonical 41
Blue Ridge Parkway (regional vicinity) 2
Blue Ridge Parkway corridor 2

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 (50)

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

Virginia → hasScenicRoad → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Lenoir, North Carolina → near → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Asheville, North Carolina → near → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Amherst County, Virginia → hasProtectedArea → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue Ridge Parkway (nearby access)
Nelson County, Virginia → traversedBy → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Blue Ridge Mountains → contains → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Blue Ridge Mountains → notableScenicRoute → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Rockbridge County, Virginia → hasAttraction → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
National Parkways → includes → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
subject surface form: National Parkway
Skyline Drive → connectsTo → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Blue Ridge province → contains → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue Ridge Parkway corridor
Natural Bridge → hasNearbyAttraction → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
western Virginia → traversedBy → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
subject surface form: Western Virginia
this entity surface form: Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia segment)
North Carolina Highway 128 → terminusSouth → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
North Carolina Highway 128 → connectsTo → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Pisgah National Forest vicinity → near → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
western North Carolina → contains → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
subject surface form: Western North Carolina
Southwestern Virginia → hasAttraction → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue Ridge Parkway (segments)
Waynesboro, Virginia → isGatewayTo → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Waynesboro, Virginia → hasNearbyScenicRoad → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Mount Mitchell State Park → accessedBy → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Rockfish Gap, Virginia → gatewayTo → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Dark Hollow Falls → partOf → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue Ridge Parkway region
Richland Balsam Overlook → locatedOn → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Mabry Mill → locatedOn → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Craggy Gardens → partOf → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Craggy Gardens → accessedBy → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Peaks of Otter → partOf → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Peaks of Otter → accessibleVia → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Roanoke, Virginia → near → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Boone, North Carolina → locatedNear → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Lovingston, Virginia → hasNearbyAttraction → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue Ridge Parkway (regional vicinity)
Linn Cove Viaduct → locatedIn → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Linn Cove Viaduct → roadNumber → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Linn Cove Viaduct → partOf → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Virginia State Route 130 → passesNear → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Nellysford, Virginia → hasNearbyAttraction → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Crabtree Falls, Virginia → near → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Roseland, Virginia → nearbyAttraction → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Patrick County, Virginia → contains → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Patrick County, Virginia → hasScenicByway → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Waynesville, North Carolina → nearbyAttraction → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Northwestern North Carolina → contains → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Portions of the Blue Ridge Parkway
Sylva, North Carolina → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Buena Vista, Virginia → locatedNear → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Fairview, North Carolina → hasAccessTo → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue Ridge Parkway (regional vicinity)
Weaverville, North Carolina → locatedNear → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
U.S. Route 221 → hasJunctionWith → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Rockfish Gap → traversedBy → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
Rockfish Gap → partOf → Blue Ridge Parkway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blue Ridge Parkway corridor