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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, The Loop Over Bridge, Newfound Gap Road 8.6 miles from park entrance, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN
Summary
Significance: The Loop Over Bridge is a significant component of the transportation system in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Providing access to the first national park in the southern portion of the United States, this network of roads and bridges is representative of NPS park road design throughout the country. Following its completion in November 1935, the Loop Over Bridge became an attraction in itself and has been featured on numerous postcards and souvenirs. For more information on the Loop Over Bridge, see HAER No. TN-35, historical overview pages 113-115.
Survey number: HAER TN-35-Q
Building/structure dates: 1935 Initial Construction
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Peterson, Charles
Bureau of Public Roads
C Y Thomason Company
Civilian Conservation Corps
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
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
