Photograph labeled to show geographic features and the location of the swinging bridge and new road extension on Grandfather Mountain, NC.
This illustration appears in the June 12, 1952 issue of THE ELIZABETHTON STAR and the June 28 issue of THE STATE magazine with the caption, "GOING UP.--A new road is now under construction on Grandfather Mountain, one of North Carolina's principal scenic attractions in the Blue Ridge Parkway country, which will make accessible for the first time to motorists the spectacular views from the crest of its rugged peaks. The new road, which is an extension of a road leading to the base of Linville Peak, will be open for travel around July 1."