North Entrance Road Historic District
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The North Entrance Road Historic District comprises Yellowstone National Park
's North Entrance Road from Gardiner, Montana
to the park headquarters at Mammoth Hot Springs
, Wyoming
, a distance of a little over five miles (8 km). The North Entrance Road was the first major road in the park, necessary to join the U.S. Army station at Fort Yellowstone
to the Northern Pacific Railroad at Gardiner. The road includes the Roosevelt Arch
at the northern boundary of the park and winds through rolling terrain before crossing the Gardner River
and joining the Grand Loop Road
. The road was planned in 1883 by Lieutenant Dan Kingman
of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and later on improved by Captain Hiram M. Chittenden
of the Corps.,. It replaced the old Gardiner High Road which went from behind the Mammoth Hotel north over the ridges west of the river to the town of Gardiner. The first permanent entrance station to house rangers checking vehicle entering the park was constructed in 1921. It replaced temporary tents used by rangers at the Roosevelt Arch.
The North Entrance Road is an unsigned portion of US 89.
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
's North Entrance Road from Gardiner, Montana
Gardiner, Montana
Gardiner is a census-designated place in Park County, Montana, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 851 at the 2000 census....
to the park headquarters at Mammoth Hot Springs
Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District
The Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District in Yellowstone National Park comprises the administrative center for the park. It is composed of two major parts: Fort Yellowstone, the military administrative center for the park in the years immediately following its founding as the world's first...
, Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, a distance of a little over five miles (8 km). The North Entrance Road was the first major road in the park, necessary to join the U.S. Army station at Fort Yellowstone
Fort Yellowstone
-See also:* Grand Loop Road Historic District* Lake Fish Hatchery Historic District* Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District* North Entrance Road Historic District* Roosevelt Lodge Historic District* Old Faithful Historic District* US Post Office-Yellowstone Main...
to the Northern Pacific Railroad at Gardiner. The road includes the Roosevelt Arch
Roosevelt Arch
The Roosevelt Arch is the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana. The arch's cornerstone was laid down by President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt in 1903...
at the northern boundary of the park and winds through rolling terrain before crossing the Gardner River
Gardner River
The Gardner River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately long, in northwestern Wyoming and south central Montana in the United States. The entire river is located within Yellowstone National Park...
and joining the Grand Loop Road
Grand Loop Road Historic District
The Grand Loop Road Historic District encompasses the primary road system in Yellowstone National Park. Much of the 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 road was planned in 1883 by Lieutenant Dan Kingman
Dan Christie Kingman
Dan Christie Kingman was born in Dover, New Hampshire. He graduated second in the United States Military Academy class of 1875 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers. He served as an instructor at the Military Academy and as the engineer officer of the Army's Department of the Platte...
of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and later on improved by Captain Hiram M. Chittenden
Hiram M. Chittenden
Hiram Martin Chittenden was the Seattle district engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers for whom the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle, Washington, were named.-Early Life:...
of the Corps.,. It replaced the old Gardiner High Road which went from behind the Mammoth Hotel north over the ridges west of the river to the town of Gardiner. The first permanent entrance station to house rangers checking vehicle entering the park was constructed in 1921. It replaced temporary tents used by rangers at the Roosevelt Arch.
The North Entrance Road is an unsigned portion of US 89.
See also
- Fort YellowstoneFort Yellowstone-See also:* Grand Loop Road Historic District* Lake Fish Hatchery Historic District* Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District* North Entrance Road Historic District* Roosevelt Lodge Historic District* Old Faithful Historic District* US Post Office-Yellowstone Main...
- Grand Loop Road Historic DistrictGrand Loop Road Historic DistrictThe Grand Loop Road Historic District encompasses the primary road system in Yellowstone National Park. Much of the 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...
- Lake Fish Hatchery Historic DistrictLake Fish Hatchery Historic DistrictThe Lake Fish Hatchery Historic District comprises nine buildings built between 1930 and 1932 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the National Park Service Rustic style. The buildings exhibit a consistency of style and construction, with exposed gable trusses and oversized paired logs at the...
- Mammoth Hot Springs Historic DistrictMammoth Hot Springs Historic DistrictThe Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District in Yellowstone National Park comprises the administrative center for the park. It is composed of two major parts: Fort Yellowstone, the military administrative center for the park in the years immediately following its founding as the world's first...
- Roosevelt Lodge Historic DistrictRoosevelt Lodge Historic DistrictThe Roosevelt Lodge Historic District comprises the area around the Roosevelt Lodge in the northern part of Yellowstone National Park, near Tower Junction. The district includes 143 buildings ranging in size from cabins to the Lodge, built beginning in 1919. The Lodge was first conceived as a field...
- Old Faithful Historic DistrictOld Faithful Historic DistrictThe Old Faithful Historic District in Yellowstone National Park comprises the built-up portion of the Upper Geyser Basin surrounding the Old Faithful Inn and Old Faithful Geyser...
External links
- North Entrance Road, Between Gardiner, MT & Mammoth Hot Springs, WY, Gardiner vicinity, Park County, MT: 11 data pages, 1 photo caption page, 1 color transparency, at Historic American Building Survey
- Gardner River Bridge, Spanning Gardner River at North Entrance Road, Yellowstone National Park, Park County, WY: 3 drawings, 12 photos, 1 photo caption page, 9 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey
- National Park Service Video - Old Gardiner Road
- North Entrance Road Historic District at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office