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Skyline Drive is a 105 mile (169 km) road that runs the entire length of the National Park Service's Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia , generally along the ridge of the mountains. The bucolic drive is particularly popular in the fall when the leaves are changing colors. Annually, over two million people visit the Skyline Drive, which has been designated a National Scenic Byway and an All-American Road . Some of the entry points are:
At Rockfish Gap, the Blue Ridge Parkway begins, and continues a similar path along ridge tops through Virginia and into North Carolina . {Link without Title} Begun as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project during the Great Depression , construction of the Skyline Drive was both difficult and dangerous. Huge cuts were made into the sides of knolls and peaks to allow for a road wide enough to handle traffic. The work began in 1931 , and the final section (from Swift Run Gap to Rockfish Gap) was completed and opened in 1939 . Since user fees are charged at entry points, the Skyline Drive is technically a form of Toll Road . ''For history, and other information, see main article Shenandoah National Park '' SEE ALSO
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