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Summary
Significance: The largest bridge on the Rockefeller carriage road system, Amphitheater Bridge carries the Amphitheater section of the Sargent Mountain road over Little Harbor Brook in one of Acadia National Park's most scenic sections. The structure is significant for the attention devoted to landscape concerns during its planning and construction.
Survey number: HAER ME-41
Building/structure dates: 1932 Initial Construction
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Tags
concrete arch bridges
transportation
bridge construction
carriages
seal harbor
amphitheater
bridge
amphitheater bridge
harbor
brook
little harbor brook
amphitheater road
hancock
hancock county
maine
arno b cammerer
historic american engineering record
a h lyman
richard h quin
s f ralston
john d rockefeller
paul d simpson
charles w stoughton
inc vanasse hangen brustlin
john b wosky
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Stoughton, Charles W
Simpson, Paul D
Rockefeller, John D
Ralston, S F
Cammerer, Arno B
Wosky, John B
Rockefeller, John D
Lyman, A H
Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc
Quin, Richard H, historian
Location
Seal Harbor
,
44.30332, -68.24000
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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