Mobile crane working on cut slopes, Gatlinburg Bypass, Tennessee, 1963
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
An extreme example of the deterioration of the once stable material on the cut slopes. Fallen rocks and fine material have filled roadside gutters and partially blocked the roadway. Frequent removal of this debris, after each heavy rain, was necessary to keep open the drainage and not cause further saturation of the large fills. Work Order No. P-9 Slope stabilization.FOOTHILLS PARKWAY PROJECT 8G3 Slope stabilization, II-R-FHP-6783, Physical Facilities - Roads - Foothills Parkway, Gatlinburg Bypass', Gatlinburg Spur
Cut slopes before re-sloping work, Gatlinburg Bypass, Tennessee, 1963
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
After providing a bench on the eroded fill slope, the excess material removed from cut slopes was placed on the benches and compacted by moving equipment. Work Order No. P-9 Completion report photo,Foothills PARKWAY PROJECT 8G3 Slope stabilization, II-R-FHP-6782, Physical Facilities - Roads - Foothills Parkway, Gatlinburg Bypass', Gatlinburg Spur
Filling after Benching, Gatlinburg Bypass, Tennessee, 1963
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Benching a fill slope to provide a key for bonding new fill material to the original material. Note the dark area at top of fill slope--the fill material removed by a slide. Work order No. P-9 Completion report photo,Foothills PARKWAY PROJECT 8G3 Slope stabilization, II-R-FHP-6781, Physical Facilities - Roads - Foothills Parkway, Gatlinburg Bypass', Gatlinburg Spur
