Carriage Road system

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The Carriage Road system is a historic network of crushed-stone roads and stone bridges in Acadia National Park, originally financed by John D. Rockefeller Jr. for horse-drawn carriages and now popular for walking, biking, and skiing.

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instanceOf historic transportation infrastructure network
road network
tourist attraction
accessPolicy closed to private motor vehicles
associatedWith American conservation movement
Rockefeller Foundation
surface form: Rockefeller family philanthropy
constructionEnd 1940
constructionStart 1913
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse bicycling
cross-country skiing
hiking
horseback riding
walking
developedBy John D. Rockefeller Jr.
era early 20th century
financedBy John D. Rockefeller Jr.
hasBridgeType arched stone bridges
hasComponent gate lodges
stone bridges
stone gate posts
hasDesignFeature motor-vehicle-free
rustic landscape architecture
scenic viewpoints
stone culverts
hasLength approximately 45 miles
hasRegulation bicycles allowed
horses allowed
no private cars
no snowmobiles
hasSurface crushed stone
hasViewOf Eagle Lake NERFINISHED
Jordan Pond
Penobscot Mountain
Sargent Mountain NERFINISHED
heritageStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Acadia National Park
Hancock County, Maine
Maine
Mount Desert Island
maintainedBy National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
notableFor extensive stone masonry
integration with natural landscape
originalPurpose horse-drawn carriage travel
partOf Acadia National Park carriage roads
surface form: Acadia National Park historic resources
seasonalUse year-round
tourismType outdoor recreation
winterUse groomed for cross-country skiing

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Acadia National Park contains Carriage Road system