Beaucatcher Tunnel, under construction.

Beaucatcher Tunnel, under construction.

Asheville (N.C.)

Asheville (N.C.) -- Description and travel

Beaucatcher Mountain

Roads

Roads -- North Carolina, Western

Transportation

Tunnels

Roads -- Design and construction

Interior of Beaucatcher Tunnel, which carries US 70 through Beaucatcher Mountain, under construction showing wooden reinforcements. A two lane road was made by blasting through granite rock which opened to traffic in 1929.

D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina Asheville

2005-04-30

c. 1928 - 1929

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3111

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