Acadia National Park carriage roads

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cultural landscape historic transportation infrastructure network recreational trail system

The Acadia National Park carriage roads are a historic network of motor-free, stone-dust roads and granite bridges on Mount Desert Island in Maine, renowned for their scenic design and integration into the natural landscape.

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Label Occurrences
Acadia National Park carriage roads canonical 1
Acadia National Park historic resources 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural landscape ⓘ
historic transportation infrastructure network ⓘ
recreational trail system ⓘ
constructionEnd 1940 ⓘ
constructionStart 1913 ⓘ
designedBy John D. Rockefeller Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
fundedBy John D. Rockefeller Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic closed to private motor vehicles ⓘ
curvilinear alignment ⓘ
designed for horse-drawn carriages ⓘ
gravel base ⓘ
integrated into natural landscape ⓘ
limited grades and gentle slopes ⓘ
motor-free ⓘ
scenic design ⓘ
stone-dust surface ⓘ
used by bicyclists ⓘ
used by equestrians ⓘ
used by pedestrians ⓘ
hasPart drainage ditches ⓘ
gate lodges ⓘ
granite bridges ⓘ
scenic overlooks ⓘ
stone coping walls ⓘ
stone culverts ⓘ
locatedIn Acadia National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
locatedOn Mount Desert Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
managedInCooperationWith Friends of Acadia NERFINISHED ⓘ
material broken stone ⓘ
granite ⓘ
stone dust ⓘ
notableFor historic preservation of early 20th-century road-building techniques ⓘ
rustic design aesthetic ⓘ
views of mountains, lakes, and coastline ⓘ
numberOfBridges more than 15 granite bridges ⓘ
partOf Acadia National Park transportation network NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mount Desert Island cultural heritage ⓘ
primaryUse recreation ⓘ
seasonalUse bicycling ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
horse-drawn carriage tours ⓘ
horseback riding ⓘ
totalLength approximately 45 miles ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
winterUse cross-country skiing ⓘ
snowshoeing ⓘ

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Olmsted Brothers → designed → Acadia National Park carriage roads ⓘ
Carriage Road system → partOf → Acadia National Park carriage roads ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acadia National Park historic resources