Going-to-the-Sun Road, West Glacier, Flathead County, MT

Significance: Going-to-the-Sun Road is a 51-mile stretch of scenic mountain road in Glacier National Park. The road is significant as a unique engineering accomplishment of the early twentieth century, in that approximately twelve miles of its total length was literally carved out of the precipitous mountainside, with a minimum of powered equipment. The road is also significant as the first product of a 1925 cooperative agreement between the National Park Service and the Bureau of Public Roads. The road set a precedent in the National Park system, and demonstrated the principles of successfully integrating man-made features into the natural landscape.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-15
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N814
Survey number: HAER MT-67
Building/structure dates: 1911 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1921-1924 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1925-1928 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1931-1932 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1933 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1933-1937 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1937-1952 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 97000345