Grand Loop Road Historic District

Infobox_nrhp | name =Grand Loop Road Historic District
nrhp_type = hd

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caption =
location= Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
lat_degrees = 44
lat_minutes = 38
lat_seconds = 16
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 110
long_minutes = 36
long_seconds = 54
long_direction = W
locmapin = Wyoming
area =
architect= U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; National Park Service
architecture= Other
added = December 23, 2003cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = National Park Service
refnum=03001345

The Grand Loop Road Historic District encompasses the primary road system in Yellowstone National Park. Much of the 140-mile system was originally planned by Captain Hiram M. Chittenden of the US Army Corps of Engineers in the early days of the park, when it was under military administration. The Grand Loop Road provides access to the major features of the park, including the Upper, Midway and Lower geyser basins, Mammoth Hot Springs, Tower Falls, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Lake Yellowstone. [http://wyoshpo.state.wy.us/NationalRegister/site.asp Grand Loop Road Historic District] ]

A number of other historic districts adjoin the Grand Loop in Yellowstone, including Mammoth Hot Springs, North Entrance Road, Roosevelt Lodge, Lake Fish Hatchery and Old Faithful historic districts.

The Grand Loop Road includes unsigned portions of US 20, US 89, US 191 and US 287, all of which traverse the park.

References

External links

* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.wy0176 Yellowstone Roads & Bridges, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, WY: 12 drawings, 86 photo, 255 data pages, 7 photo caption pages] , at Historic American Building Survey