Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Clingmans Dome Road, Between Newfound Gap Road & Clingmans Dome, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN
Summary
Significance: Clingmans Dome Road provides access to Clingmans Dome, the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at 6,642'. The road follows the main ridge of the Smokies, offering views into the valley of Deep and Noland creeks. The transportation system of Great Smoky Mountains is representative of NPS park road design and landscape planning throughout the country. Much of the work was undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
Survey number: HAER TN-35-B
Building/structure dates: after. 1930- before. 1939 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Bureau of Public Roads
Arundel Corporation
Ludgate, Roswell
Peterson, Charles
Albright, Horace
Cammerer, Arno
Broome, Harvey
Mackaye, Benton
Marshall, Robert
Eakin, J Ross
W C Norris company
Lupyak, Edward, field team project manager
Croteau, Todd, project manager
Quin, Richard, project manager
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, sponsor
National Park Service Roads and Parkway Program, sponsor
Federal Lands Highway Program, sponsor
Location
Gatlinburg, 35.71426, -83.51016
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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