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North Entrance Road, Between Little Park & Bright Angel Point, Grand Canyon, Coconino County, AZ

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North Entrance Road, Between Little Park & Bright Angel Point, Grand Canyon, Coconino County, AZ

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Summary

Significance: North Entrance Road is significant as an early example of the cooperative agreement between the NPS and the BPR to build quality automotive roads within national parks. Although most road-related structures reflect utilitarian reconstruction of the 1980s, it retains its 1928 rustic log entrance station, original 1931 alignment, and 1939 entrance sign.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N274
Survey number: HAER AZ-43
Building/structure dates: 1930- 1931 Initial Construction

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Date

1931 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Bureau of Public Roads
Hodgman & McVicar
Lindberg, O A
Thirion, Rudolph
Civilian Conservation Corps
Concrete Construction Company
McLaren, Robert E
Hurricane Sand & Gravel
W R Skousen Contracting
Anderson, Michael F, historian
Grogan, Brian C, photographer
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Location

Grand Canyon (Ariz. : City)36.05444, -112.14011
Google Map of 36.0544445, -112.1401108
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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